Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-02-05
HlI1SBoRO, N. G.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5,l9e3 NEW
ashamed and grieved to observe the
grasping eagerness With Which he pur.
sued Joe for the payments.

grasplng eAgernesS With which he pun.
sued Joe for the payments.
|. Month after month the efofts to pay
Bcsne came Harder. for there were
the painters and carpenters to pay. .
bathroom had been built, Into the cot
tage. and the plumbers bill was a eau
tion. To make matters harder for
Joe. The little Stewarts began to ar
rive, and when the time came to pay
the young husband saw that he'd have
to "stand eH' either the doctor or
Boynes He paid the doctor. His
father-in-law bounded him at the Of
flee, at the house. waited For him at
the street corner, and then scrawled a
letter In which he threatened to fore
close II the note past due wasn't paid.
Marcy almost broke her heart when
she found out the truth, but when
Dad called she pleaded with him to
give them a little more time. She
showed him her pretty baby and prom
ised that they would now begin to
economize in earnest.
Old Boync promised an extension,
but harped upon the need of economy
until she felt like striking him. It was
the same every time new note came
due. He was insatiate, gave them
neither peace nor hope of leniency, Ices
tured her. scolded Joe even when the
hardearned money was forthcoming.
1t was necessary to reduce all their
expenses. Joe quit smoking and be'
gan to carry his lunch in collarbox.
When he contrived to have the money
ready for the recurring notes he sent
it by check to avoid meeting the miser-
| ly Boyne. BY mutual consent they
| quit mentioning his name. Sometimes
when he called during the day to see
Marcy and her baby she wouldn't let
him in, feigning to be out. and thus es-
Gaping the everlasting homily about
| economy" 1t was cruel. and she
cried n good deal. but she knew Joe
| would fret and fume if he knew that
Boyne had been harrying her. And
so the: came to have such Il terror of
! his visits that Stewart bent all his ef-
forts to forestall the impending pay.
ments and thus keep the despised old
| drayIuan from showing his Griz.led
| face either at the office where Joe
worked or ut the little home where
Marcy toiled With no less patience and
far more cheerfulness.
And when the last note was paid
| and old Boyne and his hateful ways
| were commencing to be forgotten by
the estranged daughter and the unfor
giving Stewart. the young pair had !
kind Of informal celebration. Little
| Joe in his best blouse and baby Mar
! garet i'll high chair We're sitting n
, table. their pretty mother a-bloom il
her pink kimona. when Joe came home
with the lastnotc--and q big EoTQue
0: oses for tic tea table
We'll. Marcy. we're done with ths
old skinfiint. eh? Excuse me- SIR
For the old man was sitting by tht
fireplace. and when he CAME over tt
shake hands the old face was so radi
ant that Joe couldn't help takin:
Boyne's bony hand.
Hes given Die back all you PAL,
him. Joe cried the wife, shaking
| budget of hank notes at them; she wa
only foolin@ us-roolins US into bcin:
economical"
Il tell YOU Joe Stewart began tn
old dravman when they sat down t,
supper. there's 10 use to make none,
if ycu don't save it. When 1 wa
your age
And then for the first time oil,
Boyne's Lecture Oh economy seemed in
teestiog TO them all.-Chicago Reco~1
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