The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26

Thrice he read over letter. It was
from his sister, and announced her ar
rival at the little rural village in which
he had made arrangements for her TO
stay. 1T is interesting-noW," she
wrote. though the resources do not
look as though they would wear well.
/ am learning under Mrs. Renwick to
sweep and dust and bake and stew and
do u nfuhit1de Of other things which !
always vaguely supposed came ready
made. / ike II; but after l have
LEANED it all, do not believe the prac-
tice viii appeal TO me much. However,
l can stand il well enough for a year
or two or three. for I am young; and
/ then you viii have made your everlast-
ing fortune, of course
she's a trump said Thorpe to him
self, and she shall have her everlast-
/ ing fortune. if there's such thing in
I the country"
He jingled the $3.50 in his pocket,
and smiled. That was the extent of his
/ everlasting fortune at present.
The letter had been answered from
Detroit
Il am glad you are settled" he wrote.
''At least I know you have enough to
eat and roof over you. I hope sin
cerely that you will do your best to fit
yourself 10 your new conditions. l
know it is hard, but with my lack Of
/ experience and my ignorance as TO
/ where to take hold. il may be a good
many years before we can do any bet
/ ter"
When Helen Thorpe read this she
cried. Things had gone wrong that
morning, and an encouraging word
would have helped her. The somber
tone of her brothers communication
threw her into a fit Of the blues, from
which. for the first time. she saw her
surroundings in a depressing and dis
tasteful light. And yet he had writ
ter as he did with the kindest possible
motives.
Thorpe had the misfortune to be one
of those individuals who, though care
less of what people in general may
think of them. are in a corresponding
degree sensitive to the opinion of the
few they love. This feeling was further
exaggerated By a constitutional shrink
ing from any outward manifestation
of the emotions. Perhaps for this rea-
son he was never entirely sincere with
those he loved.
After the disgrace of his father. Har-
~ Thorpe had done a great deal Of
thinking and planning which he KEEP
carefully to himself. He considered in
turn the different occupations to which
he could turn his hand. and negativeC
them one by one. Few business firms
would care TO employ the son of as
shreWd an embeZZler as Henry Thorpe
Finally he came TO a decision. H'
communicated this decision 10 his sis
ter. 1t would have commended itsel
more logically TO her had she beer
able to follow step by step the con
sideration that led her brother TO il
AS the event turned. she was forceC
TO accept it blindly. She knew that he
brother intended going west. but a
10 his hopes and plans she was in ig
norance. a little sympathy, itti
mutual understanding would hav
meant a great deal TO her, for cir
whose mother she but dimly remem
bers. turns naturally TO her next o
kin. Helen Thorpe had always admire,
needed him. She had looked upon hin
: as strong. self contained, a littl
moody.
2 At the beginning OF the row in tn
= smoking car. Thorpe laid aside his let
T ter and watched with keen apprecia
{ ton the direct practically Of the train
! mems method. When the bearded ma
, fell before the conductors blow. h
} turned to the individual at his side.
: He knows how TO hit. doesn't ne?
Z he observed. That fellow was knocke
4 well of his feet"
e He Does agreed the other. dryly.
= They fell into a desultory converse
: ton of fits and starts. WOodsmen {
e the genuine sort are never laxative
q and Thorpe. as had been explained, wa
}. cOnstituuonally reticent- In the cours
{ OF their disjointed remarks. Thorpe *
: planned that he was looking for wOr
: IN the woods. and intended, first of al
TO try the Morrison & DAILY camps q
& Beeson lake.
e Know anything about logging?' II
quired the stranger.
2 Nothing" Thorpe confessed.
r ~Ain't much show for anything b.
4 lumber jacks What did you think {
: doing?'