The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18

% his home with two doctors In cor
slant attendance. ami to Tom fell the
task Of managing this almost mex
tricable condition Of affairs. Sud-
denly from a quiet ofice-man he had
assumed an air Of general manager
and gave his orders and vent about
his work as IL il was his own. And
how he strove. Two, three and -four
weeks passed and the insurance had
been settled. a warehouse hastily
erected, new goods bought, and plans
for a much more ~pretentious store
of brick considered and selected. As
soon as possible business had been
commenced and everything that
could be done was done, and all this
time Josiah Jameson could not move
hand or foot, but lay In his home
and thanked heaven that such a man
as Tom Burrows lived. In the Office q
new bookkeeper sat diligently faith
| omrng 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 Junior, ana oftentimes with
studied severity corrected this or dis
entangled that, Jean Jameson
blushed and held her face closer to
the books. Thus they spent night
after night.
Then a letter came TO Tom from
home, and il contained news OF much
import to him. His father. by some
lucky disposal Of property, had tided
over the depression and was again in
a financial position to assist his son,
and even dictated what that son
should at once do. All day he mood.
ily Wondered 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 q woman's per
ception she read trouble in his gaze
and her cheeks blanched to q whittier
hue. The deep traces of the acc
toned worry and toll were painful.
apparent.
: Miss JEAN" he began, looking
away into space, II have news from
! home to-day, and perhaps it is ba'
news for somebody, too. You ca
: get johnson from the store to tax
, nv place as he knows the affair
: more clearly than any OF III RESI-
q and then as spring comes on and you
5 father gains in strength, you can va
$ cate this howell and enjoy a wei
e earned vacation"
: Burrows could not repress a fcehn
4 of humiliation almost akin to sham
as he repeated this last sentence, an
. also discerned a tear slowly gathel
4 ing in those saucy blue eyes out {
q which the fire had well-nigh burr
itself.
a "Pcrhaps we can get along witho'
q YOU. Tom-or Mr.. Burrows l shou
: saw" she repeated ~abscntly. The
= with a sudden return of her old spi
it, she stamped her pretty foot. "
- were only a man-just for m yea
but 1 can't master those horr
books and my head aches and 1
Is sick, too"
"A A sob had broken in upon n
NJ speech and she laid her golden he
upon her arm.
- Tom felt ms il he would apprecia
La sound kicking. Instincsiveiy
placed his hand upon her hair and
a fatherly way he stroked it SCOT
N, ingly.
a., a few minutes of silence pass
g. and then she was herself again, q
he as she regained her composure
~ angry eyes shot dangerous glanc
re you may GO away II you like, and
r. can live without you. We did so
IT, fore YOU came and we will 90
10 again as long as l can see to writ
A smile crept into Toms face
-. the defiance and he almost WI
!, pered, do you want me to st
~. Jean?"
NO, You horrid beast OF a mar
III thousand times no." The words W
- strongly put. but the face belied
meaning. and Tom caught her In
- strong arms snd there after a !
mentary struggle. che allowed her'
=. to stay, while he asked her to
"a neat that again il she dared.
"Then you'll stay. Tom?' she as
In well-fcigncd surprise.
"Yes," he answered. and she kis
- him then and there and that set
the bargain.
l And SO Tom Burrows had 10
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