The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

present during the IN erview. 8 silent
ibus watchful listener, the latter said:
That man is chock full Of mystery.
lie was lying when he gave his pa
DO you think 50 ?''
II do
"If I thought So" said his COM
panion, seemingly startled, IS "I-but,
oshaw! you must be mistaken. He
y stupid and harmless. but will not
Perlny go to see him. !.
Was Perley crying about that this
'les. and he appealed to his moth
err. but she very sensibIy refrained
| from taking his part
| Any one can see the man has no
anlbir,on, remarked Mr.. Carter.
Yes. 1t was very evident, as Mr., Car
ter said, and also as evident that he
was very unhappy, not to say hopeless.
Always detected in manner, with a
melancholy, questioning look In his
large dark eyes, q new misery seemed
| to have crept into them during the
tire since the ex-cashierss return.
Mrs. Fry pitied him more than, ever.
She petted him and fixed Sup bitter
doses for his liver, as she said. and
cooked tempting dishes till her sons
began to joke her for her preference;
but this made no difference tx E Z
l.
rest of the boarders. i feel sorter
| tender to'ards i'm, hes sech "a poor
creetur, somehow, SO kinder harmless
an sufferin. jest as 1.-THE sworld had
| been kinder rough on i'm alWuz. Ills
| on some"
She did not explain her! meaning
fully to Dan, but she did to Mr.. Ham
merly that very day, calling at the par
| sonage for hespurpose. Mr.. Hammer
| ly,Na little more pallid. but gentle and
kind In speech as ever. soon came out.
of his study to speak to her, and she
Immediately preached her errand.
It's about a poor man that boards
with me-" she said. ''Primus Edes, his
name isl
Eyes, think I have remarked him
at church. sitting with your son. Is
mo, not that; but he's worried
Almost to death about something.
| 'Tenny rate, he groans nights. and
| don't eat the value Of an aig day,
tho I fry an boil an poacf 'em, not
to speak OF the other dishes I fix to
| tempt his appetite"
Fry? 81
around and speaking in, a low tone.
hes a poor creetur, an I'm drefful
! 'fraid he's set his heart on Mis- Ham
ilton, cause he was well enough be-
fore her husband came back"
You don't mean to say" and the
minister's face flushed, "thatshe would
be 50 wicked and fooltshas that.''
Yes, do: but it wouldn't be wicked
an foolish in him, for he is different
from some, don't seem to realize as
some would. You mustn't be hard in
/ merry" ~
mo. I won't be hard on him." an
l II a WV n,>lxy t. - 49,
7 am sorry for him. I think heard
something about this long ago.
Yes, Mis- Hamilton was kind to
! him, an he jest got to Worshippin' her
| fore I knew it. Thenl's my notions.
Now wish you would talk with him,
an an explain IT all out to him; jest how
foolish It is. an how wicked, too, now
he's come back. You see, pity him,
an / don't dast say sech things myself
to the poor man.. But 1t would be diff
ferent In you. bein' a. minister, SO. I'm
almost afraid he'll make way with
himself
Fss; Have you spoken Of this to- any
one else %
1 NO I hain't, not one. word about
her, not even to Dan, an L sha'n't.''
/ That's right. 1t would not do to
mix a lady's name up in a matter like
that. | will try to find an opportunity
to speak to Mr.. Edes' . AZ
i CIV Will Ills ass uTance, and .cOnSid-
erabiy l1ghtened in her mind, the. kind
i hearted woman took her i,on1eward
thought. lss4lGII 5S,i - -. 7 =
the love of woman is a. sJ strange,
thing, he unused. ut strikes the
nlghest and the lowest. A woman like
Constance Hamilton ought not to be
a snare and a delusion to mems souls
butsshe is. Her husband is not hapny
Il can see that; Edes is 3wretched, and
Il - 2at5 - 81 z - lt>.s ~ t aiiu
i 80 arose and paced the. apartment
brightness Of her smile, the light OF
her eye, and, doubtless. she was kind
to the poor fellow in the same Way
that she was to me.
sweet, thou hast trod on a heart. n
Pass! there's a world full of men,
And women as fair as thou art
Must do such things now and then, ..
he recited aloud. yes, Mrs. Brown.
Ing was right Women as fair as she
cannot help the mischief they do.
made fool Of myself, and how can j
blame him ?''
Mr.. Hamrnerly called to see Prirn,,s
4 Edes one night after his days work
was ended. and found him softly play
4 ing the violin In his own. room, sfttine
quite like a gentleman In dressing..
gown and slippers, thought Mrs. Fry
as she conducted the minister into the
apartment. ~. =
Il what was said at the interview no
one knew, but Mr.. Han1merly came
} forth exceedingly thoughtful, and Edes
played far into the night, but with
closed windows 1,=.e =
Go be continued Monday
GIANT RACE