Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-09
CHAPTER Ky.

The mothers fearful protestations
hardened the girls heart. She would
have asked for bread and they gave her
a stone. The mere right to live without
labor, with reproach for the wages Of
idleness. had no enticcment for her, and
the mannnr Of giving the stone was us
sterile of feeling as the gift itself.
els this all you have to shy to meY'
she asked. with defiance In the tone and
In the eyes.
"Whnt dye expect we should have to
say to your" asked her father. "Say as
we're glad to see you chucked over by
your husband. and sent back to be u
weight on our old agei'
II should never be weight on your
old age" she answered. II will work
for myself and never ask you for Il
crust"
you'll make n nice hand at workn'
for yourself" said the mother.
From the parents point Of view II
was absolutely necessary that Mary
should be convinced Of her own unwor-
thiness, and should demand aid before
they were justified In giving Il; and. ia
do them justice as they deserve. the cou-
ple were much reader to give oil the help
that was required than they prOfessed ia
be. But they had made It u condition
that the help should be asked for. and
their daughter had made It a condition
On the other side that II should be offered
before she would accept II.
~ shall never ask anything from you, "
she said.
Howarth's heart was n little touched
al this, and he was almost on the point
of saying that the help might be had
for the asking. But he deferred that
kindly impulse, and the girl went on,
with flashing eyes and heightened color;
II have done no wrong. II wrong has
been done ut all am the sufferer by II,
aud you have no right to come here and
talk to me as IL were left alone In the
world by any fault of mine"
pride and hunger" said the mother.
"nre poor companions, Polly. and You'll
dnI that out afOre long. don't see
as we've made much by coming here,
John" she added. addressing her hus-
band, "and think we may as well 90
home again."
This vancouver was designed to do
nothing more than to bring Mary Mt once
70 terms. 1t had contrary effect. for
Howarth rising, to point his wife's
speech by show Of willingness to obey
her, Mary advanced to the door with
more than actually necessary vehemence,
and throwing It wide open. stood on one
side. with heaving bosom and pale face
and scornful eyes, as her parents left the
room.
"Hcr won't he long o. that mind,
John" said the mother, rs the two came
upon tho street together.
Herd better not be, for her own
sake" the builder answered.
And so they made their consciences
tolerably easy, and waited for the next
ovcrtures for peace to come from their
daughter. under the profound impression
that they had made offer of the olive
branch and that the offer had been re-
fused.
In the meantime the little maid, hav-
Ing received permission to go home. start
ed off to apprise her mother OF the fact
that she had lost her place. The maid
was garrnlous, ms maids are at times,
and she had such budget of news 10
open as she had never Carried before.
She told the wondering old woman, her
mother, how Mr.. Hackett had run away
nobody knew whittier, and now Mrs.
Hackett had no money left, she was
quite sure, and how the shelves We're
puIe III the WEucT' uhu HoW' WHeh BIC
had asked II she should call on the
baker or the butcher or the grocer with
orders, her mistress had answered quiet
~ in the negative. And it CHANGED that
while the maid was telling this doleful
story llepzibah arrived upon the scene in
search of further consignment of fruit
for preserving, and was at once made a
partaker of the news.
do you mean to tell me-" asked Hep.
Eibah. shat there's nothing TO eat In
the house?"
There's barely as much" said the
maid. "as'll serve for tea time"
The kindly Hepzibah sat miserably a.
tonished at this intelligence for nin'
Sts, aud then frightened.