Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-03-27


81 could not" Jack Henly answered,
with the solemnity of the funeral serv-
ice.
"Nor $50? Just enough, dear, to show
him that you would not be afraid Of
work"
Neither fifty nor one"
She stretched her blue eyes in dis
tress. Not a single one, Jack"
"Not a. Jack breathed a paren-
thetical swear word. Aloud he finish
ed-"sinGle one"
She folded her smooth white hands
composedly on her lap and looked hon
estly into his troubled eyes.
"Then | am afraid, Jack, it is all over
with us, and will have to keep my
promise to papa"
What promise"
Never to marry q man who could
not get job of any sort even if my
daily bread depended on it,
But I've never needed job. can
give you all the daily bread. and cake,
too, that you could possibly consume
without job"
THAT has no bearing whatever on
the subject. You know, Jack, riches do
take wings. | have never seen the
wings, but | suppose we must take
them on faith
That is what your father ought to do
to me"
Take you on faith? He will never
do it, Jack. You see, dear, l know such
q lot of things
Among your accomplishments"
Jack interrupted bitterly, don't forget
to enumerate the fine art of pulling
man around by the nose until you
make an idiot of him and then fiinginG
him over the fence"
She reduced him to pulp by wither-
ing inspection extending over six feet
OF muscular manhood, incidentally TAX
ing in q pair Of handsome eyes, full
Just then of moody discomfort.
''The idea Of my throwing you over
a fencel Don't be inelegant, Jack, or
shall go over to papa's side altogether"
you are there now"
She flashed a ray Of hope into his
darkened soul. But not TO stay"
No?
"Only until you get a job. New
Years is coming. You must-please do
20 to work and show papa what you
can do. But to return to the things l
learned, just to have them handy, you
know, in case papa's riches should take
unto themselves wings
'Tf he holds on TO his riches as close
ly as he holds OH 10 his greatest earthly
treasure-you-the bankrupt courts
won't know him soon"
mo taffy, thank you. In these utili'
tartan days it is not enough for man
to be good looking and well dressed
and to know how to lead the german
and to have a proper sense about flow
ers and things. He must know how to
do something. You see, | am talking
TO you quite like q mother or an aunt
or a sister can always be that to
you, Jack"
Yes; oh, yes, of course" said Jack,
with a tired smile.
THAT is the way papa had me
taught"
ITO be q SISTER to fellows without
Jobs"
ITO know how so do things" she an
swered loftI1y Il learned stenography
and typewTiting. Who knows" she in
terpolated meditatively. but what
may some day decorate great law
yer's office: And ! learned dressmak'
lug and cooking and bookkeeping. Oh
| assure you. Jack. j am very learn
ed
-Dreadfu w. .laek Gasped.
And. vo. see. il would be little un'
even. ana rsIpa says he'll be double
Juiupe, Ut WI .c.I is his most violent
oath. If he'n ever give his daughter, hi
only one. Jack. to any man who canno
show a dollar earned by his own homes
toll"
Jack lifted his six feet of masculine
uselessness from the chair by her side
"Goodby, Edith There was sat
note Of tinality i'll his farewell.
Are you going, Jack?'
There doesn't seem to be anything
else left for me to do
mo, / suppose not. Goodby Jack.
Their hands met in a brief and form
| al contact The next minute he wa
| striding toward the nearest car line
/ Slse was dampening her pocket hand
! kefchief with salt water.
The big car strike was on. Perhap
never before had pedestrianism been 5
extensively practiced. Edith took yer
little interest in it beyond prayin
that the strikers would not do her ia
ther who was president of the stree
car company any bodily harm.
| Since Jack Henly had disappcarc
| completely out of her life, with n
A promise of turning over the new lea
i she had suggested, a good deal Of color
4 ing had gone with him. Still youn
n woman who had iearned such a dread
4 full lot of things could never find hel
self quite resourceless. SO she lived Q