Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-19
CUAPTER 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 TO enticement for her, and
the manner o. giving the stone was as
sterile of feeling as the gift itself.
rs this all you haze to say to me?"
she asked, with defiance in the tone and
In the eyes.
What 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
weight on our old agey"
II should never be a weight on your
old age" she answered. II will work
for myself and never ask you for
crust"
you'll make a nice hand at workin'
for yourself" said the mother.
From the parents point of view it
was absolutely necessary that Mary
should be convinced of her own unwor
thines5. and should demand aid before
they were justified in giving it; and, to
do them justice as they deserve the cou-
ple were much reader to give all the help
that was required than they professed to
be. But they had made it condition
that kthe help should be asked for, and
their Ndaughter had made it a condition
on the other side that it should be offered
before she would accept it.
Il shall never ask anything from you"
she said.
H0warth's heart was a little touched
AT this. and he was almost on the point
hot he HaI ivb% he ha1
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. If wrong has
been done at ali l am the sufferer by it,
and You have no right to come here and
raIk TO me as if | were left alone in the
world by any fault of mine"
Pride and hunger" said the mother.
"are poor companions, Polly, and you'll
fnI that out afore long. | don't see
as we've made much by coming here.
John" she added, addressing her hus-
band. land | think we may as well go
home again.
This Vancouver was designed to do
nothing more than to bring Mary at once
10 terms. 1t had contrary effect, for
Howarth rising, TO point his wife's
speeeh by show Of willingness to obey
her. Mary advanced TO the door with
more than actually necessary vehemence.
and throwing il wide open. stood on one
side. with heaving bosom and pale face
and seornfal eyes as her parents left the
room.
Her won't he long o that mind.
John.~ said the mother, the two came
unon the street together.
Herd better not be, for her own
sake the builder answered.
And SO they made their eonseienees
tolerably easy and waited for the next
overtures 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 70 home. start
ed of 10 apprise her mother of the fact
that she had lost her place. The maid
vas rarrulons. as maids are at times
and She had such budget of news to
omen 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
bare in the larier: and how. when she
had asked if she should call on the
baker or the butcher or the grocer with
orders. her mistress had answered quiet
ly in the negative. And il Glanced that
while the maid was tellir this doleful
story Hepzibah arrived Y son the scene in
search OF a further COZ Agnment of fruit
for preserving. and was at once made
partaker of the news.
DO you mean 10 tell me-" asked Hep
zihah. that there's nothing 10 eat in
the houseE'
There's barely as much.'' said the
maid. ASH serve FOR tea time"
The kindly Hepzibah sat aliserahly as
tonished NJ this Intelligence fer min
ute. and then frightened.
Its lucky for him." she said. II spoke
nv mind TO old Jack HOwarth already
this morning, for il l hadn't I'd ha' had
70 ha' gone TO him now. for all so big
as be thinks himself. But look here. my
dear she added, growing suddenly con
idential. '.this affair Of Mrs. Hackett's
amt thing TO be talked about"
No" said the maid soiemnly; she
would not breathe a word.
The maids mother. who was perhaps
the most inveterate gossip in TIE town
shin. promised a similar secrecy.
And now" said Hepxinah. have you
left your pla,'e, or are you going back
AGAIN.
I've got to so back for my things"
said the maid, and I've come to get