The Republican journal., 1903-05-28
6OODWIN'S EASTER

q. Us YEA my WV tloIiS VA htoy
.., yon have heard the sad
,,aret." said a voice at her
.,ioin turned and looked into
NJ l-rold friend and neighbor,
,ou who stood leaning on
ms long white hair blown
fire wind.
..vs. James?" she inquired,
4 nave been so taken up with
Hsh cares that | have not
soul in the village for the
p old story Of a good man
Il n bad one left to fill his
gered James Wilson. mo
.oi MS having dealings with
lar. eh, Margaret? We know
b.. wolf in sleeps clothing"
r mean to tell me that Henry
.-ads" said Mrs. Goodwin in
40 voice. He stopped at my
night on his way home from
.r40s. aud he told me that he
better in his life. | must see
nee /"
NJ sons faded blue eyes took
his neighbours confusion.
fl veil, now, l wouldn't, Mar
II that ne'er-do-we of a
here, | would run my poor
to drop a tear on his hand.
u morning, Margaret;;' and
5.~u tottered off.
. uNu stood where he lett her,
d the snow that was begin
ud the wind that made the
. le big trees creak. With
nplity her mind was going
.... IFS If the last twelve hours.
mad heard that she had
ut which was all that her
,it her at his death two
uus. and the object of his
Boz make friendly inquiry
us tor the future. Ia the
conversation Mrs. Good
IAN of a matter that was
not a little. The Well-to-
..a had bought her house,
.. nj paid her for it in cash
uu There was no bank III
f.I tn order to deposit it she
.u 20 to East Andrews the
M MID small Inconvenience.
.. vas very nervous at nav
money i'll the house, even
out on the State road d
uu murdered in her bed a
APP ..iure.
anxiety Henry Wilbur
tr the money home with
gift and, as business called
andrews the next day, to
nu ner. And now Henry
lead. and there was no way
.tp that she had ever given
ITO his possession. An APP
Wilbur would be worse
u.s.. nevertheless, as soon as
united she would call upon
.uiu shivered and drew her
. ape more closely around
,ai.Ied hands and benumbed
ned again on her way to her
$50 small back rooms at the
Wis. O, why had Henry not
-4to live till he had deposited
But what was she, to ques-
,dom of the Almighty? Her
.l 4 silent prayer for grace,
rgive Thy servant, for she
woman. O Lord, help her
.Hat if the way grows hard it
alse she is nearing the sum-
. Size can see the land of
ul praise Thy name, be soon
aoon after Henry Wilbur's
and Mrs. Goodwin in John
lN 9iiice. When she met the
Is cold eyes her heart died
Fbe eyes had not changed
,.,n since as one of her
rr schO0lhouSe at the Cor
D.. daily outwitted her. Her
ej to that time, and she I'M
udressed him in the man
.twod.
ave lost as good a father
l Johnnie"
40 Strengthened up his thin
md frowned. Johnnie"
u5 we'll with the added dig
come to him with the
nther.
liat your father and my
ri and | had most of our
0e-t. En-" Mrs. Goodwin con-
wUslY lingering the ribbons
rr lifted a pad of paper
r-b and turned the cover back
N. II Mrs. Good win had come
rrminiscences of his father
Il va, we'll to give her a hint
al 10 time for such trivial
o., Indignation flashed from
wins still brilliant eyes. She
unoling with her ribbons.
-Jrand this morning is a bust
Your father was kind enough
me the evening before his
eu may have heard that
Back bought my home; that
he had paid me for it in cash.
II father how fretted | was
Ieht Of keeping it in the house
and he offered to take the
IA rim to deposit in the East
jauk the next day. You must
across the bills in his safe.
r. amount was three thousand
",Win eyed John sharply dur
-titaI, and she observed with
I'D the color that came in his
eks when she mentioned the
rI OF the money to his father.
'uylnced that John had found
'e give me the money this
lohu3" The calm assurance
oodWins voice gave no token
5rs that were weighing her
n bring the receipt with your"
Wilbur. "Of course my
'e You one"
d know that he did not, John.
J want of a receipt from an
like vnur fatharo How were