The Yale expositor., 1904-10-14

spat with a certain periOdlclty into the
center of the aisle. The younger
stretched back lazily in an attitdue of
ease. Sometimes he smoked a pipe.
Thrice he read over letter. 1t was
from his sister and announced her ar
rival Mt the little rural village in which
he had made arrangements for her to
stay. at is interesting now" she
wrote, though the resources do not
look as though they would wear we'll.
/ am learning under Mrs. Renwick to
sweep and dust and bake and stew and
do multitude Of other things which
always vaguely supposed came ready
made. j like it, but after have learn
eli it all I do not believe the practice
will appeal TO me much. However,
can stand it well enough for Il year or
two or three, for l am young and then
you will have made your everlasting
fortune of course
''She's a trump" said Thorpe to him
self, land she shall have her everiast-
ing fortune If there's such a thing in
the country"
He jingled the $500 in his pocket and
smiled That was the extent OF his ev-
erlasting fortune at present.
The lettcr had been answered from
Detroit.
Il am glad you are settled" he wrote.
"At least I know you have enough to
eat and roof over you. I hope sin
cerely that you will do your best to fit
yourself to your new conditions. |
know it is hard, but with my lack of
experience and my ignorance as to
where TO take hold it may be a good
many years before we can do any
better"
When Helen Thorpe read this she
cried. Things had gone wrong that
morning, and an encoura ging word
would have helped her. The somber
tone OF her brothers communication
threw her into Il fit OF the blues from
which for the first time she saw her
surroundings in a depressing and dis
tasteful light. And yet he had writ.
ten as he did with the kindest possible
motives.
Thorpe had the misfortune to be one
OF those individuals who, though care
less Of what people in general may
think of them, are in Il corresponding
degree sensitive to the opinion Of the
few they love. This feeling was fur
thcr exaggerated by constitutional
shrinking from any outward manifes-
tation of the emotions. Perhaps for
this reason he was never entirely sin
ccrc with those he loved
After the disgrace Of lis father Har-
~ Thorpe had done a great deal Of
thinking and planning which he kept
carefully to himself. Tie considered
in turn the different occupations TO
which he could turn his hand and neg
ativCd them one by one. Few business
firms would care to employ the son Of
as shreWd an cmbeZzlcr as Henry
Thorpe. Finally he came to q decision.
lie communicated this decision to his
sister It would haze commended it.
self more logically to her had she been
able TO follow step by step the consid-
Grafton that had led her brother to it.
As the event turned, she was forced to
accept it blindly. she knew that her
brother intended going west. but as to
his hopes and plans she was in iguo-
rance. a little sympathy, little ma
tual understanding, would have meant
great deal 10 her, for girl whose
mother she but dimly remembers turns
naturally TO her next of kin. Helen
Thorpe had always admired her broth
er, but had never before needed him.
She had looked upon him as strong,
self contained, little moody.
At the beginning of the row in the
smoking car Thorpe laid aside his let
ter and watched with keen apprecia-
ton the direct practically of the train
mems method. When the bearded man
fell before the conductors blow. he
turned to the individual at his side.
ITO BE CONTINUED