Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

er rs well known. He Is M, a gentleman
IKE the son is-not bit of a gentleman
but proud, hard man, without a mor-
sci or love for his own boy"
You must have had all this stuff FROM
reuben. He talks against his father all
day here, / see."
lie never mentions his name. Once
when l spoke of his father he was very
! angry with me-"
And who are your" he reioined.
"A poor girl whom he tried to rescue
from the streets-his second-cousin-very
much below him in the world, who was
nrst afraid of him and doubtful of him,
out who has learned to love him very
much for all his kindness If l am ever
saved" she cried enthusiastically-"an
Lucy thinks | shall bet will be Cous
IN Reuben who led me to the light, when
there was nothing but darkness about my
aWful life. He want time to turn
round! she cried scornfully, "why, he's
above all help from mortal man, sir"
lie saved you, and you are his second
cousin. What's your name?' he said
sharply.
Sarah Eastbell."
The girl who tried to pass bad money
down in Worcester"
"Ah-yes! That's true, sir, most of
It."
but not all of it," said the thin hard
| voice of Lucy Jennings, who had come
downstairs noselessly 'There was no
guilty knowledge. The money was given
| her to pass by a scoundrel."
1T is the usual story-every one
| trumps up that excuse"
Her story will be believed; it has been
already believed" said Lucy.
Il don't care whether it is or not. 1t
is no business of mine," replied Simon
| Culwick
His head began to move again amid the
| creases of his thick black stock in it's old
| mechanical fashion, and the eyes were
| upturned to the picture once more.
DO you want to sell that thing?" he
said to Lucy. "That old painting over
the looking glass"
us it worth anythingw asked Lucy
curiously.
"A couple of pounds, perhaps, If it
were touched up. l would not mind Civ
ing couple of pounds for it, as a specu-
| lation."
"Its worth considering" said Lucy.
ed affecting his mind; he woke up to so
much interest and anxiety concerning
| John Jennings one specimen. He had
met with a surprise here, and it had
| taken the thoughts of his son out of his
head, till Lucy recalled him to himself.
IF you will go upstairs to your sons
room and wait for him, l will bring the
picture to you"
| NJr tnIx ar Of
with difficulty up the stairs, like MAJ
anxious to be rid of Objectionable com.
| pany. He went into his sons room,
| where the appointments surprised him by
| contrast with the room which he had
| quilted; where there was evidence of
| comfort, if not of luxury, and where there
were many shelves of books. He walked
to the table and looked down at the let
| ters and papers; he walked to the window
and looked out into Hope street; he walk
| ed to the mantelpiece and peered in a
short-sighted way at a photograph, from
which he suddenly bobbed his head back
as though he had been stung 1t was
| the portrait of his wife, reverently en-
shrined in a gold frame. There was q
huge armchair in the room, into which lie
cautiously lowered himself, and set his
hat by his side; but he rose with the
alacrity of youth again as Lucy came
| in with the picture in her hand.
| 81 hope it will amuse you till your son
returns" said Lucy, land l give him the
good news that you are waiting for him.
| 1t will be good news, surely, for you have
come to this house in a contrite spirit, to
forgive him, and to ask forgiveness in
return for your own hardness of heart
to forget the past, and be friends"
Pooh! Nothing of the sort"
ITO be continued