The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-17

at his home with two doctors In COM
slant attendance, and to Tom fell the
tssk of managing tbs slm9st mex.
tI3enble conditiSn M &taiSI sAudf
oily from qjst SnacSmdA hi had
assumed an airgpfs general aA4ge1s]
and gave his orders and wSntsAbout
his work as if it was his own. And
how he strove. Two, three and four
weeks passed and the Insurance had
been settled, q warehouse chastity
erected, new goods bought, and plans
Tor a much more pretentious- store
of;brisk csnsideredsandks eleetede A.
90 No Nilsiili y "a =
commenced and everything that
|gould be done ~assdone, and aafyshis
lime Josiah Jameson Suldsnot npve
hand or foot, bu8.laX in bis hlme
bnd thanked heaven thst such nan
Us Tom BurroNrssliS I'D. Elm tie offfSe
new bookkeeper sat diligently faith
oming the mysteries of the files Of
statements and sheets of figures, and
when Tom came in after his days
work and examined the efforts of
his viunioG,,, and oftshtimes with
studied sesesitI Gurreessd this or dis
entangled that, Jean Jameson
blushed and held her face closer to
the books. Thus they spent night
f T2ss : letter ss.,s ,;s l'Il'! from
home. and it contaih{ AslWsYs Y tsmuch
import TO him. His fasSe " some
lucky disposal of property, had tided
over the depression andsRas again in
fsApAna3al position to assist his son,
and even dictated what that son
should at once do. All JAY he mood
lily pondered over the contents which,
strange to say, had brought no JOY
to him, but in the evening he threw
his whole mind into the office work
with such fervor that Miss Jean had
to stand idly by in wonder. At last
the task was completed and he turned
about and looked his helper squarely
in the face. With weman's per-
ceptiont she read trouble in his gaze
and her cheeks blanched to whittier
hue. The deep traces of the unaccus-
toned worry and toll were painfully
apparent.
Miss JEAN" he began, looking
away into space, II have news from
home to-day, and perhaps it is bad
news for somebody, too. You can
get johnson from the store to take
my place as he knows the affairs
more clearly than any Of the rest,
and then as spring comes on and your
father gains in strength, you can va
cate this howell and enjoy we'll
earned vacation"
Burrows could not repress feeling
of humiliation almost akin to shame,
as he repeated this last sentence, and
also discefned a tear slowly gather
ing in those saucy blue eyes out Of
which the fire had well-nigh burnt
itself.
perhaps we can get along without
you, Tom-or Mr.. Burrows should
say" she repeated absently. Then,
with sudden return of her old spir-
it, she stamped her pretty foot. IF
I were only a man-just for one year;
but I can't master those horrid
books and my head aches and I'm
sick, too
"A sob had broken in upon her
Espeech and she laid her golden head
aR rasts ~ sait i sspsilsssis
a sound kicking. Instinctively He
placed his hand upon her. hair and in
a fatherly way he stroked it sooth-
'IIlngly: t3e7aa+ i4:''t';2 .aii' = q
TIA few minutes of silence passed
aAd then she was herself again., and
a8sshe regained her, cpmposure her
&gry eyes SHOT dangerous gliainces..
'Kou may so away i, you like, and We
cAn i've without you. We did SO be-
fnTe you came and we will do So
again as long as I can see to write -
| HA smile crept into TOMS face 81
j fhe defiance and he almost syhis.
pered, 'sDo'you want me j, to.srstay;
Il geAnTS :fsits.T !. set<gol: a4oae,I - .i7
mo, you horrid beast Of man. ma ii q
thpnsand times no. The, words were
Strongly put, but the face belied the
Naming, and Tom caught Her III his
strong arms and there after mos
m4ntary struggle, she Allowed herself
SNstay, while he. asked her toares
INT that Observation-Disclosures &c ~
Then,youp stays Tom 22iiinsAer asked
4 Mwell-feigned surprise. IN,
hs ansYs :s9} al end ushs higs rs 81
&@ ~ :,t;2IaE BIC ssGa'l :. Has 13g J
Hnd so Tom Burrows had found
Ca niaahdiahi I'M Ma s;asine!!o 10 ass
- Il. e .5f.s e, IS l.aai
He Reasoned Wrong. y.snnc,
E4t'ss all, .ltnowiiag 4Qwrt9aF eejaa ssso BE- !
ths RittsRSEg maRt a. Is sighed 8
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III vas EaasssikSe tttin hgood rgHlta4455 r Iit,
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