The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-19

door The cheapness of her black
skirt, her worn jacket and faded straw
hat impressed itself upon her. Her
ungloved ahd trembled as she laid 1t
on the shining brass door knob.
In the room she entered half a
dozen clerks were at their desks and
there were other clerks In a room be-
yond. A boy in livery came forward
and asked her whom she wanted to
see,
"'Mr. Gye," replied Martha.
"He's busy" was the reply.
IL could walt" said Martha.
'Have you a card to send inf"
EMO" replied Martha, with a blush.
you'll have to send In your name
first"
"My name is Martha Coombs."
The boy motioned toward three or
four chairs near the door.
"You can sit down and wait, and
I'll take in your namo when Mr.. Gye's
present caller goes"
Martha waited an hour and q half,
during which time she regained her
self possession. Other persons who
came in and asked 70 see Mr.. eye were
told to walt. and they, too, sat down
in the row Of chairs near the door.
At the end OF an hour and q half
] the boy came up to Martha and said:
"Mr. Gye says you can come In."
She passed into the private room. A
portly, pompous looking man sat at a
rosewood desk. Els manner WaS al
most harsh, as he said:
"You wanted to see mel"
ayes, SIR"
II am extremely busy and can give
you but fcw minutes. What do you
wapt?"
II came from Osborne, which is sew.
eral hundred niles from here, to bring
you this"
Martha walked forward and handed
Air eye the old, faded, outlawed note.
She stood quie4 by his desk and,
" STbere I is IsaEZsssSz4asyssen on the
other side. SSSS-S~~l.c,fNy, when
| ne uuu reu - y ana letNtt Aeii'
He Joe - 't@.J and read her gathers
words on the back of the noteA--ajs-
hand trembled and his eyes were
downcast when the note again fell to
his desk.
Martha fancled that he looked a
little pale, aud she saw him bite his
lip under his gray mustache. He put
one hand over his eyes. His other
arm fell heavily at his side. There
was silence In the room for fully q
minute; then, with his hand still be-
fore his eyes, he asked, in q husky
voice:
"Where did you get thls?"
II found 1t among some old papers
Of my fathers, SIR"
"Are you Jared Coombs' daughter?'
Eyes. SIR"
"And he is living YETI"
mo, sir. He died five days ago, and
l brought the note to you because he
died so poor that 1 have not q dollar
for the support Of my sister and my
three little brothers, and | want to
keep them together IL l can l read
In a paper about how prosperous you
were, sir, an6 although the note is
outIawed,' ;elt that you might feel
wiling to pay something on It."
He took his hand from his eyes and
offered 1t to her.
"You did right to bring It to me-"
he said. "Sit down ON this chair and
tell me about yourself and your father.
He was good man."
"He was, indeed" said Martha, with
tears in her eyes.
There were tears too, In the eyes Of
the man as she told him Of her fathers |
disappointment, and of the poverty In
which he had left his children.
"They told me in Osborne" she said
In conclusion, that 1t would be use
less for me to come here with an
outlawed note, but did not think So"
You were wiser than they be said
gravely, but with tssnile, 'for I shall
pay every dollar &l pote, with in !
terest in full, aid .6 this will not
atone for M 4f duty in not
finding yQuf 3dshs nd paying the
note 'fe ~ tball see to 1t that
hIs a n \ pan lack nothing that
rhnr h, 1tiIfier,"
Itllt excitement in Os. |
9ttha returned with thl
''N and her brothers and |
10 so to Loulsborough 70
Bme Of their own.
IN& are splendid schools there
4N 8Ns eye win be friend to us.
''|Ft tell You how kind he was, and
'HAn never ne thankful enough that
yent to him with that outlawed
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