The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-02-03


young people talked thoughtlessly, as
young people do, of the affairs belong
ing TO their own little circle He had
thought pine and forest and the trail
so long that he found these square ell
bowed subjects refusing to be jostled
aside by any trividlities.
He took Helen back to Mrs. Rem
wick's about 10 o'clock. They walked
slowly beneath the broad leaved ma
pies, whose shadows danced under the
tall electric lights, and talked.
How have you done, Harry?' she
inquired anXiously. "Your letters have
been so vague"
"Pretty WELL" he replied. "If things
so right l hope some day to have
better place for you than this
Her heart contracted suddenly. 1t
was all she could do to keep from
bursting into tears The indefiniteness
of his answer eXasperated her and fill
ed her with sullen despair She said
nothing for twenty steps. Then:
Harry" she said quietly, can you
take me away from Mrs. Renwick's?"
hOn kllOM. IAclGD. Gun zen
yet Not just now, at any rate
Harry" she cried, you don't know
what you're doing. l tell you l can't
stand Mrs. Renwick any longer. |
know you've worked hard and that
you'd give me more if you could. But
so have l worked hard. Now we ought
to change this in some way. | can get a
position as teacher or some other work
somewhere. Won't you let me do thatT'
Thorpe was thinking that it would be
easy enough to obtain Wallace Carpen-
ter's consent to his taking 81 900 from
the profits of the year. But he knew
also that the struggle in the courts
might need every cent the new COM
pany could spare. 1t would look much
better were he to wait until after the
verdict. If favorable, there would be no
difficulty about sparing the money. If
adverse, there would be no money TO
spare. And so until the thing was alb
solutely certain he hesitated to explain
the situation to Helen for fear of dis
appointing her.
81 think you'd better wait, Helen"
said he. There III be time enough for
all that later when it becomes neces~
sary."
"And in the meantime stay with Mrs.
Renwick?" flashed Helen.
Eyes. hope it will not have to be for
very long"
"How long do you think, Harry?"
pleaded the girl.
"That depends on circumstances" re-
piled Thorpe.
"Oh!' she cried Indignantly.
Harry" she ventured after n time,
"why not write to Uncle Amos? His
wanting US to come to him seems to me
very generous"
"You will Go nothing of the kind"
commanded Thorpe sternly. "Amos
Thorpe is an INSCRIPTIONS man who
became unscrupulously rich. He DELHI
erately used our father as a tool and
then destroyed him. 1 consider that
any one of our family who would have
anything to do with him is n traitorp'
The girl did not reply.
Next morning Thorpe felt uneasily
repentant for his strong language. Aft
er all, thu girl did lead q monotonous
life, and he could not blame her for re-
belling against it from time TO time.
Her remarks had been born of the re-
bellion; they had meant nothing in
themselves. He could not doubt for Il
moment her loyalty to the family.
That night he wrote Wallace Carpen-
ter for 81 eco.
Wallace Carpenter was not in town.
Before the letter had followed him to
his new address and the answer had
returned week had passed. OF course
the money was gladly put at Thorpe's
disposal. The latter at once inter
viewed his sister.
Helen" he said, 81 have made ar
rangements for some money. What
would you like to do this year?"
She raised her head and looked ut
him with clear, bright gaze. If he
could so easily raise the money, why
had he not done so before? He knew
how much she wanted 1t. Her happi-
ness did not count. Only when his
quixotic ideas of family honor were at
tackled did he bestir himself.
II am going to Uncle Amos" she re-
piled distinctly.
what" asked Thorpe incredulously.
For answer she pointed to letter ly-
Ing on the table. Thorpe took It and
read:
My Dear Niece-Both Mrs. Thorpe and
myself more than rejoice that time and