The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-02-17
s elett StOrp..
MISS MASON'S FIVE DOLLARS
From the New York Times.


own suggestion His daughter shook her
head. She was standing before the crate
fire. with one foot resting on the fender,
her wraps thrown back and her hands
stretched toward the CHEEKY blaze. She
made pretty picture the Major realized,
with the freight playing over her trim
figure aud furnishing the gold OF her hair,
and with the little touch of languor about
her which came as the reaction after brisk
exercise in the open air.
''You re a victim OF circumstances, cer-
tainlv. he went on. Naturally You be
lieyed yuurself protected hy the iualiena.
he feminine rights Of life, liberty, and ia,
pursuit Of bargains; logically you supposed
that the 81 bill YOU found on my desk
was meant to furnish the sinews of wal
for your raid on the dry good, stores
I'm afraid You didn notice the magnify
/ ing glass living near the bill Well. as II
happened, had been inspecting the note
/ and had discovered that il WAS not zen
uinc How lid You succeed in passIn.
/ it2'
There was not the slightest difficulty,
his ,hughtcr answered. Il hldn a hl
4 Of change with me. aud the street ga
conductor took it. He was So clever aud
I oblciuc. too. Honestly. was the bil
( bad2 Please don Joke about IL. he va
,uch a sioe youug man
II aIs not joking II was a counter
felt. and very dangerous one II dce'ive'
nae at irs Probably your Trend has ="
/ ril of Il lsog before this
Eat If he ha>n suPp.oo the com
+ Tauy detected It, when bee turned ia hl
rcygip,- woetl hc have to stsnd th'
F.. l-ss
( cyrec; he would But don v"v
r, about b. II had pcuuUs are sun q
luru up again. thrae pr,ei b, ua fear tha
+ taI 50 b,lj- wun ,omr b5pe fl-
/ enough.
That may b.. bu' vbsg eau Ibe ,on
Z iuetar do Tie do,-b knov who I am
suI may uet rude "n his ear again u
months
I ..Vcr. true sail the MAJOR. e au
var, a.yry C.r Lim. sf elursr. bat. aite
80 he hs, la blame himself Yua an
4 .ntirrly iunoecut ii vrun. intent and II !
/ hs. Ls-luszs- t5 kn,,y .,,.-i rnaacy from bad
I + imagine. though. be ha. passed. the bjI
E s.,-iiy II he hasa {, ani If lee ever ASA
mt r. redeem it, Iu du - Isn't tha
+ fair Now. ruu along aud .,,t F,ady e.
.iirrer Tom Hrrrirk dimes w.th A. 10
ni.hr ves knoH
rr, uell. papa. l-il .so. the sirl r.
rl.a.f Rut m mar satisfied not q
sl ~he added. as she lrit the r,ao.
On the whalc. 4 "a glsd sbv ISN'T,
. tbe father ra,.te,l III Ike g. ssg a So
u,, -.ryt,ula,l. about such thinas. dsr
ssy she ID iasher her head over it Tor
isY .rsw,. bat Il can t,. helus,d Ncre
+ kgew .s..l wotuaa ,hars.aahly happr
eub.,f 0.ms,hin. e. warr, slaas a1a IL.
. tb.n gssiI,. she'll o,uflc in Ucrrick
.sd-velI wcr, bis a-r. sb.uldu-
ak ANYTHING better than coal,,rsiu, .ir
+ III. Kate Wen b.. satisfied al ar1ani
T Ani. thas phii.safhie.silv ,lisp.sin. Il ID.
suliecs she Major -oarh, his dressing
r.ln-
T,u H,rr;,k intimacy vith Major Ma
.o, and HI. dau-h,er was Que af the yoau.
,u,p cherished PRIVILEGES lie could re
u,,al,.r oal, hearty frscn,lliutS, in tha
h5,.... Sometime. AZ lsir. he had al
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N ,t,,f ,be Major
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i,t.iy ip,. the habit Of doin. thi, upou
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tLry v.mII ingar,s him If m. fact ii.
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{ IN, s,,.sy aud ,Ia-,,-. IN 4,;n,, lis
or.l.r
/ uT.ll me ,l.,u v.ar WORK s,id .be
n, y,,, find tb,.r,. i r.,iI, 8, much .or
c.yi,s ,r,,,a IN. r-s.r - tb. new-r,r..r,
s,y ,h.r, isy
/ ..The ,-,-- is even worse. said Her
ricE For the last two months he ha,
given m,rt of his time ta the rreat chart,
I .r.,piz,iiaDs If the city. uf,p which
-,,,,p II industrial ,l.,r,,..isa had cas-,
burden such as il had never before beet
called mon Ia bear. IT seems out Of III,
ope.tion Ia try tn meet the demands upal
rs by furnishing employment The mum
ber of applicants has quadrupled, an,
many Of them are absolutely destitute
/ We need money. money. money
dozen times TODAY | wished myself rici
nan-the little could do seemed 80 pal
try.
But, Tom, you re doing more thar
your share-far more Don tell me yol
are not, sir-I know YOU too well to credi
any denial "
If you had seen such terrible poyert,
as nv cases present YOU wouIln't speak al