Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-07-21

IL, L Salu. why should you waste
your talents here?"
"Wastew cried Mrs. Mavor indig-
nantly.
well, bury if you like it better"
replied.
1T would not take much of a grave
for that funeral" said Craig, smiling.
"Oh," said Mrs. Mavor, you will be
great man, | know. and perhaps you
ought to go now.''
But he answered coolly: "There are
fifty men wanting that eastern charge,
and there is only one wanting Black
Rock, and | don't think Black Rock
is anxious for a change, SO l have de-
awhile
Even my deep disgust and disappoint-
ment did not prevent me from seeing
the sudden leap of joy in Mrs MAYORS
eyes, but she, with a great effort. an
swered quietly:
"Black Rock will be very glad and
some of us very, very glad"
Nothing could change his mind. There
was no one he knew who could take
his place just now, and why should he
quit his work? 1t annoyed me consid-
erably to feel he was right. Why is it
that the right things are so frequently
unpleasant?
And if l had had any doubt about the
matter next Sabbath evening would
have removed it, for the men came
about him after the service and let
him feel in their own way how much
they approved his decision. though the
self sacrifice involved did not appeal to
them. They were too truly western to
imagine that any inducements the east
could offer could compensate for his
loss of the west. 1t was only fitting
that the west should have the best,
and so the miners took almost as mat
ter of course and certainly as their
right that the best man they knew
should stay with them. But there were
those who knew how much of what
most men consider worth while he had
given up, and they loved him no less
for it.
disposed of. 1t came close upon the
other and stirred Black Rock as moth.
ing else had ever stirred it before.
l found her one afternoon gazing va
cantly at some legal documents spread
out before her on the table and evil
IDENTIFY overcome by their contents.
There was first a lawyers letter in
forming her that by the death of her
husbands father she had come into
the whole of the Mavor estates and all
the wealth pertaining thereto. The
letter asked for instructions and urged
an immediate return with a view to a
personal superintendent of the es-
tateS "A letter, too, from q distant
cousin of her husband urged her imme-
date return for many reasons but
chiefly on account of the old mother
who had been left alone. with none
nearer of kin than himself to care for
her and cheer her old age.
With these two came another letter
| from her mother-in-law herself. The
Grabbed trembling characters We're
even more eloquent than the words
with which the letter closed:
81 have lost my boy, and now my
L
man. | have many servants and some
| friends. but none near to me. none sc
near and dear as my dead sons wife
My days are not to be many. Come t.
me, my daughter. 1 want you an(
Lewis child"
Must l go?" she asked, with Whit
bps.
''Do you know her well?'' | asked.
81 saw her only once or twice." sh
answered, "but she has been very goot
to me-"
'She can hardly need you. She ha
friends. And surely you are neede'
here"
She looked at me eagerly.
''Do you think 500" she said.
"Ask any man in the camp-Shaw
Nixon, young Winton, Geordie. AS
Craig" l replied.
Eyes, he will tell me-" she said.
Even as she spoke Craig came up thu
steps. l passed into my studio ant
went on with my work, for my days a
Black Rock were getting few, ant
many sketches remained to be filled in
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Mavor lay her letters before Mr.. Craig
saying, 81 have a call too" The.
thought not of me.
He went through the papers, careful
ly laying them down without wore
while she waited anxiously, almost i'm
patiently, for him to speak
'Well," she asked, using his owl
words to her, should go?"
81 do not know" he replied. "Tha
is for you to decide. You know all TIL
circumstances
1.-THE letters tell all"
Her tone carried a feeling of disaI
pointment He did not appear to care
'The estates are larger he asked.
Eyes, large enough-twelve thousan
year."
"And hos vour Misunderstanding an