The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-22

''Gussie said MIR. Spriggs, rising IN
disorder.
Mr.. Price drew his legs into the room.
and clesiu. the door with extraordinary
care, passed the cuff Of his coat across his
eYts. and surveyed them ieuderly.
I've come home to die, he sali slow
Is. and, totterIn- across the room. en-
Lrsee,l his sister with much unc,ion,
"What are sou going Go die Of in-
qairei Mr. Spri-.s. reluctantly accepting
the extended hand.
Broken art. Geor-n, replied hIs
brother -iu-llw. sinking into a chair.
Nr. Sprig..s srunted and, moving his
chair ittle farther away. watched the
intruder as his wife handed him a plate.
4 troubled glance from hi, wife reminded
him of their eirarransolaente Tor the ocs-,sioa,
aud he cleared his throat several time, jH
yaIn attempts ta begin
Il IN sorry that We can ask you to stay
with "a, Gu>sie, specially q, you rc 20
III, be said a, last. ''hul per aps you u
bc better after picking h.'
Mr.. Price. who was about 60 take a
>lcc Of bread and butter. refraiDed, and
glasin. hi, cycs uttered a faint moan.
,haa las the night. he mu,tcgol
That's Just t. said Mr. Sp,lsss,
eagerly. 'you -cr. E,hel ). gaiu- 50 he
married 10 fortnight. and IL yau dlezl
herr that would pa; lg pf
Il A - q .-r..- e. - -.
ot. -ail ,he other. opening his cyes
Md hcsiig-. Eshrl l.a kuaa whcre
yyu Sc bcgu, coa,iuucd Nr Spr-~
We todd er Jhst y9u bad gone g. Aus-
,ralsa. She going g. marry a very par
ticu'aT Young chap. zrocsr. and ii be-
tsauI aat it might be- sr.srJ
MIR Puer el.e,,i BIZ eyes again bat ,hs
bl- qaiscr,l
Is took in -.ue tlno go ,ei over ule
being a bUeShyer puT,aci Mr. Spri-es
" hat Dee j say 60 yug----
Teh im 4 Sc co'ne back from Au>tra
ia IL yaa Ike. SAID Nr r5tcc family
"A I.a mind
Mr. >pri.gs cleared bi. throat again.
" Bu, ysu -cc We s.lj Ethel A. yaa sat
doing sell oai there. be said with au en.
isrra--si laugh, aud zir. ike. aud Al
gTyyi talking a -uol deal about hi> rr@4
iions, shc--.he ma.lc the most It b,
Il don matter. SAID the complaiSaaE
Mr. rucc. .yoa -ay what yoa Ike,
shan interfere vi'h sou
Eat you see yoa ioa look a. though
yoa Sc been making money said hl, SIS
ter .mpas'cogly. Look AT your clothes
Mr ruce belI up hs, hand That
easy .as over. be- remarked, "whilc Il
having = b., uf Tea, t,eorgc can ~ out ans
buy tue somc ucw ONES You ~, what
you thiuk I should ls-,k rirh,-, in, Gcore,
"a black iaa c,at would be best. ,hoale
tbink, bat leave "a yoa biz 81 q fancy
wai,tegat per aps. hsh,i-h trousers and 4
yair Ricc beot.--s'asy seven.
he sat upright ia hi, chair, aud jsuor
ins the ll.,k ST c1n>tsrnatilu that passed
between husband aud wife, poured him
self a cap of ,ea aad took Shee ot cake
''Iiave yoa ~; any money SAID Mr.
Spis.-. after a long pause
Il lefa H behind ue--in Australia,
said MIR Price wi;h III timed iacetioasne,s
"Ge'ting better, ain YOU said hn
brother IN law sharply How that
broken art getting GA.
"Itu 20 all night under 4 fancy waist
cs1at was the reply, and while sou N
about 1t, GelrSc yGs, i better -, me 4
scarfpin, and, If you could run to a soia
watch aud chain
He vas interrupted by treuEied out
burst from Mr. Sprig--, somewhat ia
coherent summary Of Mr. Price past,
coupled with unlawful and hea,henisl
hopes for his future.
You re wasting time. said MIR Pric,
calmly, as he paused for breath. Don
ec, en- II you don want to. I'm tryin.
to help you. that all don, mind any
body knowing where I've been; | wa
innocent. If YOU will give way to siniu
pride, you must pay for 1t. y
Mr.. Sprigss By great effort regime,
his self control ''Wil yoa 20 away it
give YOU a quid /? he asked, quietly.
No, said Mr.. Price, with a plaei
smile. I've got better idea of 10
value Of money than that Besides,
want to see my dear niece, and see whethe
that young man good enough for her.
''Twoquid p suggested his brother in
law.
Mr.. Price shook his head II couldn'
do is, he said calmly; IN justice to my
self | couldn't do it You'll be feelin
lonely when you lose Ethel, aud I Il sta
and keep you company.
The bricklayer nearly broke out agur
but, obeying a glance from his wife, close
/ his lips aud followed her obedieutly NJ
stairs Mr. Price, filling his pipe from
paper of tobacco ON the mantelpiece, winke
at himself encouragingly in the glass an
SMILED gently as be heard the chmking
the coins upstairs.
Be careful about the size, he sait
as Mr.. Sprig.s came down aud took h
hat from nail, about couple of inch,
shorter than yourself, and not near ,
much round the waist
Mr.. Spriggs regarded him sternly for
few seconds. and then closing the do,
with bang, went off down the stree
Left alone, Mr. Price strolled about Il
room investigating, and then drawing {
easy chair to the fire, put his feet on Il
fender and relapsed into thought.
About an hour later he sat in the sau
place, changed and resplendent beiu!
His thin legs were hidden in light checkt
trousers, and the companion waistcoat
Joseph's coat graced the upper part Of b
body. \ large chrysanthemum in Il
buttonhole of his frock coat completed Il
picture of an Australian millionaire as u
derstood by Mr.. Spriggs.
i ga nice watch and chain, and a lit