The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Hagar of the Pawnshop

VOC io" Two years since Hagal
mad presented herself to the astonisbef
eyes OF Jacob Dix, and one wear since
the death Of the old miser had left
her IN sole charge of the pawnshop
during all these months she had striv.
en- hard to do her DUTY. for tba sake
or the man who had taken nitv ON
her poverty. She had toiled early and
idte' she mad neglected no opDortunitv
10 make bargains, and she had lived
pehufiously the meanwhile All mon
eys accruing from the business she
had PAID into the bank, and all ac-
counts or receipts and payments she
had placed in the hands of Vark. the
lawyer AT any time that Goliath
chose 20 arrive she was ready to hand
p H lhe. pawnshop and property to
NM after which it was her intention
TO leave.
AS yet she had no idea in her head
what was to become OF her when the
ARRIVAL or the lost heir reduced her to
tue position OF pauper. 1t had, in
ueeo' occurred to her that it would
De pest TO return to her tribe again,
ana take up the old gypsy life On
account OF Goliath she had exiled her.
ser from the ROmany tents, SO when
ne came into his inheritance she would
- - ~ 4Nlulu lllcIclOs AS q wealthy
man, Jimmy Dix, alias Goliath, would
not care to spend his life in roaming
the country with Migrants and thus
sne would be relieved of his presence.
Hagar was getting tired of the shop
and the weary life of Carby's cres-
cent and often the nostalgia of the
roads came upon her. Several times
OF late she had wished that Goliath
would claim his heritage, and relieve
her OF the irksome task which she
had taken On her own shoulders out
of gratitude to Jacob Dix Blu as
yet the absent heir had net made his
appearance
Hagar knew very we'll that Eustace
Lorn was looking for him. Pursuant
10 the promise he had given her, and
expecting the reward of her hand on
his return, Lorn had been these many
months on the trail of the missing
man. All over England and Scotland
had he traMped, inquiring of every
gypsy every Vagrant, every town
scamp, the Whereabouts of Goliath, bat
all in vain, for Goliath seemed to have
vanished completely. Indeed. Eustace
began TO fear that he was not in the
United Kingdom, else he would Ger
tainly have heard of him. or the man
would have seen in the newspapers the |
advertisement inquiring for his where |
abouts. From time to time Eustace |
wrote TO Hagar of his ill success. and |
received replies wherein she expressed !
her d5Lesl8*ion of the shop. and bid
ding him continue his search. where
upon encouraged to fresh exertions.
Eustaee would resume his wanderings.
His adventures while thus engaged were
many and various, and in the end his
efforts We're crowned with success.
One day, while Hagar was seated
rather discoasoiately in the back par
Tor, the side door which had been used
by Dix for such of his friends as
wished 10 dispose Of stolen goods
form If business which Hagar had Il
abandoned-waS opened boldly, and q
tall man strobe into the room Hagar
rose Indignantly TO repel the intruder !
VINO had no right to enter by that way.
when suddenly SIZE saw his colInte-
nance, and fell back a step. Z
Goliath" she said, with a pale face. 4
The tail mamie was alroost a giant
IN point Of height and size-nodded ]
and smiled. He had closely cropped
red hair and rather brutal cast of ]
countenance, by no means prospesses-
ing. Again Familiarity nodding to Ha- {
gar. who recoiled from him in aver f
sion, he seated himself in a large arm I
chair by the fire, which had formerly Y
been used by dead Jacob Dix.
My fathers chair" said he with /
grin. II have come to take possession f
Of it, my dear" c
i an very glad to hear it," replied
Hagar. recovering the use of her p
tongue. Certainly it is about time, | h
MFR. Dix" 7
Don't call me mister, or Dix, my F
1ear! To you l shall always be Co n
iath-your Goliath" a
Indeed you shan't," retorted Hagar. N
n spirited manner. II hate YOU now :,
lust as much as I did when you forced
ne 10 leave my people" a
That is uncommon cruel Of you, see
ng as you have been wearing my shoes q
Ill this timei" y
Il have been wearing your fathers II
ihoes, you mea I, and for your benefit .,
'olely. / did so simply because your a.
ather was good enough to take me i'm, f.
tfter you had exiled ne from the Rom ~
my" y
-"0h, 1 know all about that, Cousin a
Iagar. We're cousins, amt we?" a. a.
Yes, and we are likely TO continue -
ousins But I'm tired Of this sparring. .,
ioliath. Where have you been all this .,
me, and how did you learn that your o.
ather was dead?" ~ ~
eplie1 Goliath, rendered surly by the -
ttitu6e of Hagar, "and as TO how I -
moved the old 'un was gone-whv. s.
cove called Lorn told me just after -,
got OUT %
Got OUT" cried Hagar noting the =,
ueer wording of the phrase: so you L'
ave been in prison Goliath"
You're sharp one, you arel" 80 -.
rinned the red haired man Eyes, I've VI
cen in quod, though I didn't intend GO
} tell you so vet. I was No IS till a
eek ago, and they ticketed me for !"
orse coping. l got two years, and -,
as took just after you gave me the III
Up In New Forest; so now you know
DIV l didn't see your nOospaper no oIl
&c about the old 'un kicking the III
-kfet L
You might speak of your father na
it'll more respect" said Hagar, in a
tone; but what can one ex- OF
act from a convict >" en-
Come, none of that, cousin. or I'll IN
visit your neck" mi
You dare TO lay finger on me and a
Il kill you'll" retorted Hagar fiercelv De
YAH You're as much a spitfire as 20
'e-i"
More soto you!" replied the girl "a
Late you now as l did when 7 left
Y tribe. Now you have come back. me
i CO. no
"And who is to look after the shon?" lea
THAT is your business. My task here an
ended. Tomorrow I'll show you all ma
o appouptS-" Sh,