The Jasper news., 1906-12-27

His uncle, an ardent churchman,
had chosen to forget young CAROLS |
existence when the latter chose news |
paper work in preference to a high |
stool In the avuncular bank. Other
folk followed this relatives example. |
Young Carroll realized that he had
given up great many things worth
while for beggarly pittance and IL
hours labor each day, not to mention
the unspeakable Klunk.
Klunk was the city editor. He was
a small, mean man with ferret eyes
behind steel-rimmed spectacles. His
stature was miniature and so was his
mind; but he had served on the Morn
ing Transcript in every capacity from
@copy-boy to his present position.
No New York newspaper was this
Morning Transcript; but one Of the
leading dailies in city not 200 miles
south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
The city editor had treated Carroll
rather decently at first under the mis-
apprehension that the youth was do
ing this work more as freak than
anything else. When Klunk realized
that Carroll was without means OF
subsistence except the wretched sal.
airy that the Transcript paid him, his
hatred for the man who was what he
was not broke out, and he chose to
make Carroll the office scapegoat and
butt.
The chivalry that was Unborn. a
part of the man, would not permit Car
roll to disregard the mute appeal OF
the woman WHO had toppled and fallen
in a heap before the house where he
had his cheap rooms. In the light of
the gas-lamp, he saw that she was
dirty and frowsy. He spent some time
trying to rouse her. but found 1t I'M
availing.
There was no policeman in sight
With sigh of disgust, he picked up
the limp bundle and carried the
woman into the house and up the
three flights of stairs; then he reused
his housekeeper and told her about it.
This busy woman had a vast amount
of respect for young Carroll. While
she went upstairs to look after the
woman, Carroll went for the doctor,
who having now arrived, pronounced
it clear case Of alcoholic exhaustion
and said that to move the woman
might prove fatal. So Carroll gave
over his room to her and took another
one.
Next day he found her crying softly.
why are you so good to me-" she
IL ID
"Oh! l say now" he protested. He
looked at her with more care, and
noted that she had been pretty once.
She told him her story-of having
been married to man who had grown
tired Of her, and who abused and beat
her. Discouraged and weakened, she
became dissipated. Her husband
forced her from her home, and threat
ened her against the use of his name.
Frightened. she promised to obey his
wishes; after that she never saw him
again. She had gone down-down-
until
"Oh! want to live" she said,
"just to do things for you. Mr.. Car.
roll. want to do something for you
" Sho" you NJ" SioSciu Gill
She did not know then that she
would never recover, but finally she
learned It. Realizing that she was
about to die. she wanted to speak to
Carroll; and in doing SO she put lit.
tie package into his hand.
"Him-he's got money now, He'll
give you money If you give him those.
He can pay-make him pay the
brute! He beat me-he don't want
people to know-that l belong to
him"
She choked spasmodically.
His manner"
Carroll bent over her and heard the
whispered syllable. When he realized
what she had said, the papers dropped
from his hand and he clutched the
bed. He looked at the woman, and
saw that she had died, quite peace
fully.
Carroll left the house and returned
to the Office.
Well" snarled Kunk. "Why didn't
you get here before? There's a big
story that you've got to get-see?
One of your fine friends has made
q fool out Of himself-married a
chorus-girl secretly and the things
just got out. They've been married
aaaratIy for NEARLY q voar Jfo yuy,,e,a