The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

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brows that curved far down along thl
temples and eyeIashes Of q darkness Il
contrast to the prevailing note Of BIZ
complexion combined to lend him {
rather brooding, soft and melancholy
air which very cursory second ex
animation showed to be fictitious. Hi
eyes. like the woodnan's, were steady
but ihquiring. His jaw was square ant
settled, his mouth straight. Unlike the
other inmates Of the car he wore ar
ordinary business suit, somewhat worn
but of good cut and o style that showed
even over the soft flannel shirt. The
trousers were, however, bound inside
the usual socks and rubbers.
The two seat mates had occupied
their time each In his own fashion. The
elder stared straight before him and
spat with a certain periodlcity into the
center Of the aisle. The younger
stretched back lazily in an attitdue Of
ease. Sometimes he smoked q pipe
Thrice he read over a letter. It wal
from his sister and announced her ar.
rival at the little rural village in which
he had made arrangements for her b
stny. 1T IL interesting now," she
wrote, though the resources do NOT
look az though they would wear we'll
I 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. like II, but after I have learn
ed It oil do not believe the practice
will appeal to me much. However, !
can stand It well enough for year OF
two or three, for I am young, and then
you will have made your everlasting
fortune, Of course"
"She's trump" said Thorpe to him
self. ''and she shai! have her everlast-
ing fortune IL there's such thing in
the country"
He jingled the $3.G0 in his pocket and
smiled. That was the extent of his ev-
erlasting fortune at present.
| The letter had been answered from
Detroit.
II am glad you are settled" he wrote.
"At least know you have enough to
eat and roof over you. hope SIN
cerely that you will do your best to fit
yourself to your new conditions. I
know II is hard, but with my lack Of
experience md my ignorance as to
where to take hold 1t 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 encouraging word
would have helped her. The somber
lone of her brothers communicat ton
threw her into fit of the blues from
which for the first time she saw her
surroundings in 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 n corresponding
degree sensitive to the opinion of the
few they love. This feeling was fur
ther exaggerated by constitutional
shrinking from any outward manlfes-
tation of the emotions. Perhaps for
this reason he was never entirely sin
cere with those he loved.
After the disgrace of his father Har.
ry Thorpe had done great deal of
thinking and planning which he kept
carefully to himself. He considered
in turn the different occupations to
which he could turn his hand and neg.
atived them one by one. Few business
firms would care to employ the son OF
as shrewd an embeZZler as Henry
Thorpe. Finally he came to a decision.
He communicated this decision to his
sister. 1t would have commended 1t.
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 tC
accept It blindly. She knew that her
brother intended going west. but as to
his hopes and plans she was in igno.
rance. A little sympathy, little mu.
tual understanding, would have meant
great deal to her, for a 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 practicality of the train
mems method. When the bearded man
fell before the conductors blow, he
turned to the Individual at his side.
"He knows how TO hit doesn't her'
he observed. "That fellow was knock.
ed well of his feet'
"He does" agreed the other dryly.
They fell into desultory converse.
tion of fits and starts. WoOdsmen Of
the genuine sort are never laxative
and Thorpe, as has been explained
was constitutionally reticent.' In the
course of their disjointed remarks
Thorpe explained that he was looking
sfor work In the woods and intended
first of all to try the Morrison q DAILY
camps at Beeson lake.
"KnOw anything about logging" in.
Quired the stranger.
Nothing" Thorpe confessed.
Saint much show for anything but
lumber jacks. What did you think Of
doing"
II don't know" said Thorpe doubt.
fully. II have driven horses Q good
deal. thought might drive team"
The woodsman turned slowly and