The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-11-29
BY MRRY j. HOLMES


Possibly 1t Is the same," returned
George. Anyway, he Is very fine look
ing, and fine fellow, too, besides being
an excellent scholar"
The next day, when Billy CHANGED to be
alone, George approached him, and after
making some casual remarks about the
books he had borrowed, etc., he said,
"Did you ever see Jenny Lincoln in Chic
opeep
"Oh, yes," answered Billy, Frightening
up, for Jenny had always been, and still
was, great favorite with him; "Oh
yes, know Jenny very well. | worked
for her father some years ago, and be-
came greatly interested in her."
/ Indeed? Then you must know Hen
ry LincolnT'
Eyes, l know him." said Billyi while
| George continued:
"And think but little of him. Of
courseY
On this subject Billy was non-commit-
tai, He had no cause for liking Henry,
| but would not say so to q comparative
stranger. George was about moving away
when, observing a little, old-fashioned
book lying upon one of the boxes, he took
1t up and, turning to the fly-leaf, read the
| name of Frank Howard"
| Frank Howard! Frank Howardp' he
repeated; where have l heard that
name? Who Is he, BenderT
"He was a little English boy l once
loved very much; but he is dead now," an
swered Billy; and George, with a sud
denly awakened curiosity, said;
''Tell me about him and his family,
will your
Without dreaming that George had
ever seen them, Billy told the story of
Franks sickness and death--of the noble
conduct Of his little sister, who, when
there was no other alternative, went
cheerfully to the poorhouse, winning by
her gentle ways the love Of those unused
to love, and tanning the wild mood of a
maniac until she was harmless as child.
| As he proceeded with his story George
became each moment more and more in
| terested, and when at last there was a
pause, he asked, "And Is Mary In the
| poorhouse nowY
81 have not mentioned her name, and
pray how came you to know itT' said
Billy In some surprise.
| In few words George related the par
ticulars of his acquaintance with the
Howards and then again asked where
both Mary and Ella were.
Billy replied that for few years back
Mary had lived with a Mrs. Mason,
while Ella, at the time of her mother
death, had been adopted by Mrs. Camp
bell. But" said he, 81 never think OF
Ella in connection with Mary, they are so
unlike; Ella is proud and vain and silly,
and treats her sister with the utmost
| Oh ta fa,.
able and intelligent and as | think the
best looking"
'She must have changed very much,''
answered George, "for IL l remember
rightly she was not remarkable for per-
sonal beauty"
He was going to say more, when some
one slapped him rudely on the shoulder,
calling out How are tou, old feller, and
what Is there in Boston to interest such
a scapegrace as l ann"
Looking up, Billy saw before him Hen
ry Lincoln, exquisitely dressed, but bear
ing In his appearance evident marks Of
dissipation.
"Why, Henry" exclaimed George,
''how came you here? l supposed you
were drawing lampblack caricatures of
| some one of the tutors in old Yale.
What's the matterl What have you been
doing7"
"Why, you see" answered Henry,
drawing his cigar from his mouth, lone
| of the sophs got his arm broken In row.
and as l am so tender-hearted, and
couldn't bear to hear him groan, the fac
ulty kindly advised me to leave, and sent
| on before me a recommendation to the
| IL p.,AT i - 1
was in Boston, whereas he's In Chicopee,
so 1 just took the letter from the Office
myself. 1t reads beautifully. Do you
understands
All this time Henry bad apparently
taken no notice Of Billy, whom George
now introduced, saying he believed they
were old acQuaintances. With the cool
est effrontery Henry took from his pocket
a quizzing glass, and, applying 1t to his
eye, said, I've absolutely studied until
I'm near-sighted. How long have the old
folks been In Chicopee?"
Several weeks, l think" answered
George; and then, either because he want
ed to hear what Henry would say, or
because of reawakened interest In Mary
| Howard, he continued, by the way,
Henry, when you came so unceremoni-
ously upon us. we were speaking of a
young girl In Chicopee whom you have
| perhaps ferreted out ere this, as Ben
der says she Is fine looking"
Henry stroked his whiskers, which had
receixed far more cultivation than his
brains, stuck his hat on one side and
answered why, yes, / suppose that in
my way I was something of a b'hoy with
the fair sex, but really l do not now
| think of more than one handsome girl
in Ohicopee, and that is Ella Campbell,
but she is young yet, not as old as Jenny
altogether too small fry for Henry Lin
coin, Esq. But who is the girl?"
Billy frowned, for he held Mary's name
as too sacred to be breathed by young
man of Henry Lincoln's character. while
| George replied:
! "Her name 10 Mary Howard"