The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

| candle. Yes, It's true She looked
| like you when 1 met her in the New
Forest What dye want?"
Food and shelter" replied the girl,
CURLY. But you'd better shut this
door; it might be bad for your reputa-
/ ton if any passer-by saw you speak
/ ing to woman at this time of night
/ My reputation chuckled Jacob,
/ closing and boiling the door. Lord
| that's past spelling If you knew how
| bad 1T is, you wouldn't come here"
"Oh, l can look after myself, Mr..
! Dix, especially as you're old enough to
be my great grandfather twice over
! Come come! Civil words, young
woman"
I'm civil to those who are civil to
me-" retorted Hagar, taking the candle
+! out of her hosts hands. eco on, Mr.
Dix, show me in; I'm tired; I want to
sleep. I'm hungry. and wish food
You must give me bed and board
Internal insolenCe, young womanI
Because I'm kin to your dead Ha-
gar
AYE, aye, there's something in
that" muttered Dix. and dominated, in
! spite of his inherent obstinacy. by the
| imperiOuS spirit of the girl he led her
into the dingy parlor Here she re
moved her cloak and sat down, while
Jacob, in an unusual spirit of hospital
| 1ty, induced by the mention of his late
/ wife, produced some coarse victuals.
W 1lnOul Il WOIO ne DIdCeQ the FOOD
before his guest; without a word she
ate, and was refreshed. Jacob marvel
| ed at the self-pOssession of the gypsy.
and was rather pleased than other
| wise with her bold GOODNESS. Only
/ when she had finished the last scrap of
| bread and cheese did he speak His
first remark was curt and rude-de-
| signedly so.
You can't stay herer' said the ami
able old man.
The girl retOFted in kind: Il can
and 1 shall. Mr.. Dix.
For what reason, you jade?"
For Several-and all good ones"
said Hagar, leaning her chin on her
hands and looking steadily at his
Wrlnkled face. Il know all about YOU
from ROmany chal who was up here
six months ago. Your wife is dead;
your son has left you; and here you
| live alone, disliked and hated by all
You arc old and feeble and solitary.
gentle ROmany. For that reason. and
because L am of your dead ranPs
blood, l have come to look after you"
"Jezebel. That is, if I'll let your
"Oh, you'll let me fast enough re-
Piled the woman, carelessly. You are
miser, 1 have heard: so you won't
lose the chance of getting a servant for
nothing"
"A servant! You?' said Dix, admir-
ing her imperial air.
Even so, Mr.. Dix. I'll look after
you and your house I'll scrub and
cook and mend If youH teach me
your trade, I'll drive a bargain with
anyOne-and as hard and fast a. one AS
you could drive yourself. And all these
things I'll do for nothing"
There's food and lodging. you hus-
sy.'
Give me dry bread and cold water. |
your roof to cover me. and a bundle of
straw to sleep on These won't cost
you much, and / ask for nothing more
-Skinfint.'
How dare you call me that, you
wildcat!'
It's what they call you hereabouts." |
said Hagar with a shrug Il think it |
suits you. Well, Mr.. Dix, have made
my Offer
Il haven't accepted it yet" snapped
Jacob, puzzled by the girl why do
you come to me? Why don't you stav
with your tribe?"
Il can explain that in five min
utes, Mr. Dix. We Stanleys are lust
now in the New Forest. You know
it2''
Truly, lass. said Dix, sadly. Twas
there l met my Hagar.''
And it is from there that I, the sec
ond Hagar, come, replied the girl. Il !
was with my tribe, and 1 was happy
till Goliath came "
GOLIATH" inquired Jacob. doubt
fully.
He is half a Gorgio and half Ro-
many-a red haired villain, who chose
to fall in love with me. 1 hated him
hate him stillT'-the woman's bosom
rose and fell in short, hurried paintings
land he would have forced me to be
his wife. PharaOh-Our king, YOU
knoW-would have forced me also to be
this mans rani, so I had no one to pro-
tect me, and / was miSera BILE. Then I
recalled what the chaI had told me
about you who wed with one of US: so
| fed hither for your protection, and to
be your servant
But GOliath-this red haired
brute?"
He does not know where I have
gone; he will never find me here Let
me stay, Mr.. Dix, and be your servant ,
have nowhere to go to, no one to !
seek, save you, the husband of the
dead Hagar, after whom I am named ,
Am 1 to stay or go. now that 1 have !
told you the TRUTH"
Jacob looked thoughtfuIly at the girl. ,
and saw tears glistening in her heavy ,
eyelashes, although her pride kept |
them from falling Moved by her help
leSSneSS, mindful of the wife whom he ,
had loved so well, and alive to the adj !
vantages Of possessing a white slave ,
whom he could trust, the aStute an | ,
cient made up his mind ,
Stay" said he, quietly. 81 shall see {
If you viii be useful to me-usefuI and ,
faithful, my girl. If so, bread and bed :
shall be yours" :
It's a bargain" said Hagar, with a ;
sigh of relief And now. old man LET ! ,
me rest in peace, for [ am weary. and :
nave walked many long mile this c
lay" :
So i'm this fashion came Hagar to the
pawnshop; and 1t was for this reason | +
that Nark. to his great establishment. ,
found Woman-and what is more a
young and beautiful woman-eatab- =
ished in the house of Jacob Dix. The :
news affected the neighborhood like s
l miracle, and new tales were .repeat ted ! i