Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-06-19

with a sigh. She's proud, as. is nat
ural, ana she won't like to be depend
ent, as she'd call it. l wish l hadn't
got that two hundred for them. They'd
have to stay then"
Wonders do not last nine days now
Long before that period of time Sam
ual DalJon's sudden ruin and death
were forgotten save by the lawyers,
who quarreled over the remnants of
the dead mans wealth.
Mr.. Boxall continued as he had be-
gun, and took upon his shoulders the
whole of the worry of the funeral and
the winding up of the affairs, and
long before the four weeks had passed,
financier, and to take any interest in
his sudden rise and downfall
All this might we'll seem like the
trouble phantasy of a dream. to May
as she sits before the fire, listening to
the nruffin-bell.
"A penny for your thoughts, May"
says Carrie, leaning back, with her
hands folded behind her head.
81 won't rob you,'' says May, with a
smile. 81 was wishing that l were a
man.
Carrie laughs You wouldn't make
a bad sort of a man, May No, you'd
make one of those hideous creatures,
"a pretty man. like the figures in the
hairdressers' windows. Why do you
want to be man, May?''
May laughs softly.
Because / should like to be a use
FIJI animal; because a man can do so
many things to earn his hving-sweep
a crossing or break stones. 1t is twice
as hard for woman to live as man;
it's because the world can better
spare us than the lords of the creation.
Of course, we can't stop here, Carrie"
''No," says Carrie, staring at the
fire ruefully.
NO. says May, arising and walking
to and fro, her hands clasped behind
her back, her head erect, and her
dark eyes dreamily meditative. eve
have stayed too long already
mot too long for Them says Car
RE, meekly.
NO observes May, gratefully
mo, they would keep us if we would
say; | know that-but we could not
do it! Besides, we are not penni-
less
How much have we got?" asks
Carrie, whose pretty face is as grave
as judges.
May pulls out her pocketboolz, and
emptyirg the contents on to the table,
proceeds to calculate:
Zone hundred and eighty-twO
pounds, three and two-pence farthing
no, that's a and-and there
is our jewelry. That would fetch
let me see!"
ooh, May" exclaims Carrie, aghast.
May laughs softly, but with a little
flush Of shame.
"Jewelry is as good as money, Car
rie," she says. We'll say two hun
dred and fifty pounds; but that's cap
ital, an1 everybody knows that to live
upon ones capital is like saving off
the branch you are sitting on; it
means destruction, ruin, downfall.
Capital
ooh, don't!" pleads Carrie, piteous-
ly; 81 Can't bear to hear you talk like
that; it's just as-as poor papa used to
talk, and I never-never understood
him"
May laughs, and strokes the golden
head caressingly.
we mustn't exhaust our nest egg; we
must save that in case Of dire neces-
sity. We must work. Carrie mine"
Work." repeats Carrie, looking
around helplessly. Eyes, but what
at? DO you mean to sweep a cross
ing May? And shall l hold the little
tin mug at the side of the pavement"
"Ahemi not bad idea. There was
man once who swept crossing near
the bank. He made fortune. He
used to sweep away all day in rags
and tatters, and at night went home
to grand house in Belgrave Square.
He got tired of his crossing at last,
and sold it to a cats-meat man for five
hundred pounds"
Carrie laughs, which is just what
May wants
Notwithstanding, 1 cont think a
crossing will suit us, Carrie. For
one thing, we have both an absurd OBJ
lection to rags; and, for another, we
look too we'll fed Seemingly. Carrie
there is only one thing open to us.
can't sweep a crossing, but l can
sweep the cobwebs out of children's
brains, I can teach school,"
ooh, May" gasps Carrie ''You
don't mean-to-to-go back to Mrs.
Browns! You-you won't leave me?"
May smiles, and gives the suddenly
pale cheek a soft Pat.
Not exactly, Carrie. No; We'll
cling together while a spar remains,
the song says No. l was thinking
that perhaps | might get an engage
ment as school-mistress at some school
IN the cOuntry-shOuId you like that,