The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-08-17

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that vera disclosed were deeply sunken
eyes; the face that was revealed was
thin and haggard, though covered with
scattering red beard. Both physical
weakness and mental depression were
stamped upon his countenance.
II couldn't git eff in the daytime"
Pster Poore began, ''and SO I've got to
bother you outside o bank hours. You
k2ow my note falls due next week, and
I'm sorry to say I'll have to get it renew
ed another time.'
II will try to accommodate you, Pete,
as always do" answered the banker,
Dandy but in lower tone he added,
ION the same terms as usual, of course"
''But there's jest where the trou-
BILE comes in, Mr. Grabbe," replied Peter
hoarsely, II couldn't a. raised enough
even to pay this ninety-dsy interest If
hadn't struck job in takin' care O. stock
at fifty cents day, these short days,
|lesvin' Mary to do all the chores to home'
which is terrible hard on her. We
thought you'd be willin' to renew it this
once without any bonus, seein' we've
paid you so much already" Apd the
sad, sunken eyes looked pleadingly into
the face of the young moneylender; but
he did not see that piteous lcok, for he
vas gazing vacantly upon the floor.
"I'd be awful glad to do it, Pete" at
length the banker answered in Ian under
tone "but you see I've got to follow the
rules of the bank, and they won't allow
me to stand such a disappointment with
out some compensation. Yet I won't be
hard on you. Pete. I'm willing to in
clude the renewed expense in the new
note, providing you'll give me little
more than usual for having to wait for
IT,
swell, If have too, must, s'pose,"
replied Peter, :.hesitatingly, and at the
same time glancing despairingly toward
William Hartman. "But tell you, it's
fearful hard!"
"And, of course, 1 shall want a little
increased security" added the banker in
whisper.
"a little more increased security !" ex-
claimed Peter, excitedly. "Why you've
got mortgage on every stitch of prop
erty I've got on earth good fifteen
hundred dollars for four hundred"
"Whst If have !" returned the banker,
his lips curling perceptibly. "You can't
expect me to carry you from year to year
without good security for my money"
81 don't ask no sech thing and you
know it !" exclaimed Peter, in as loud
tone as that to which bis hollow voice
could be raised. 1.-THE fact is, Pm help
in to carry you, If know what carryin'
means. By righte, Il don't owe you a
dollar, Jonathan Grabbed Two years
and half ago, give you nay ninety-dav
note for four hundred dollars, and got
back three hundred and sixty. Sence
then I've paid you in bonuses jest nine
times forty dollars, not countin' the one
I've got to pay you now, besides hun
dred and eight in Interest ; and Mary she
figured that that WAS enough to pay
back all that 1 ever got from you, and
Interest on 1t all at the very highest rate
the law allows. And still owe you
four hundred dollars and twelve dollars
interest, and you've got your clutches on
me and Mary has saved up in
Our lifetimes, and now you want more
You're stempin' me and mv family into |
The ground, Jonathan Grabbe! That's |
what you're doin'. But tell you right /
here that you shall have your bonus just |
The same, If die In tryin' to raise it,"
And so saying, he burst into fit Of
and darted through the doors |
and into the street without waiting for q
reply.
Let it not be supposed that Peter
Pcore was the vagabond that he seemed.
Ragged eavesdropper though he had be-
,ome, his energy and perseverance had
not been exceeded by even such as had
been displayed by the young banker
himself. Only little more than three
years had passed since he and bis faith
'ul wife, with the brightest hopes and
ARREST prospects, had settled on their
government homestead put under cul-
ivation nearly all of its broad acres,
,uilt comfortable cottage, and gathered
ogether an abundance of such live stock
md implements as are always necessary
o the successful management of such
arm. All this they had done, besides