The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-24

Far belot0 her uoice aoas heard crying to
Beecot TO Come on"
everything you told in your lover way
she told her old silly Debby. 1 SEES
to Bart if you loves me, Bart, so down
to Wargrove, wherever it may be-if
In England, which 1 doubt-and If he
meaning yOu-don't tell the truth, out
he goes if / have the chucking of him
myself and n police court cummings
over it. So Bart goes to Wargrove,
and he find out that you speaks true.
which means that you're a gent. sir.
if ever there was one, in spite of your
frantic pa, so l hopes as you'll marry
my flower and make her happy-bless
your And Deborah spread a large
pair of notified arms over Paul's head.
Its all true" said he good natured-
ly; my father and l don't get on we'll
together, and l came to make a name
in London. But for all you know,
Deborah, 1 may be scamp"
THAT you are not" she burst out.
''Why, Bart's been follerin' you ev-
to be his lawful wife and master
knows all about you and that there
place in Bloomsbury, and where you
go and where you don't 60 And let
me tell you, sir" again she lifted her
finger threateningly, 'if you WASN'T
what you oughter be never would you
see my pretty one again-no, not
If l had to wash the floor in your
blue blood-for blue it is, if what
Bart learned was true of them stone
fggers III the church." and she gasped.
Paul was silent for a few minutes,
looking at the floor. He wondered
that he had not guessed all this.
Often it had seemed strange to him
that so faithful and devoted a couple
of retainers as Bart and Deborah Junk
should favor his wooing of Sylvia and
keep it from their master, seeing that
they knew nothing about him. "All
the same" he said aloud, and follow
ing his own thoughts, its strange
that you should wish her to marry
me"
Miss Junk made a queer answer
I'm glad enough to see her marry
any one respectable, let alone a gent
Mr.. Beecot, twenty year ago, q slip
of ten. | come to nuss the baby as was
my loving angel upstairs, and her ma
had just passed away to jine them as
lives overhead playing harps. AL
these years Eve never heard young
step on them stairs, save Miss Sylvia'S
and Barts, him having come five years
ago, and u brat he was And would
you believe it. Mr. Beecot, l know nc
more of the old man than you do. He's
queer, and he's wrong altogether, and
that frightened of being alone in the
dark as you could make him a corr
with a turnip lantern"
What is he afraid off,"
"Ah." said Deborah significantly
what indeed? 1t may be police ant
it may be ghosts; but, ghosts or police
he never SEES what he oughter say il
he's respectable man, which l sadly
fear he amt"
| He may have his reasons to-
Miss Junk tossed her head and snort
ed again loudly. "Oh. yes-he has his
reasons" she admitted. and Old Bal
ley ones they are. dessay But there:
somethin' angling over his head. DOM
ask ME what it is, fur never shall yor
know, by reason OF my being ignorant
But whatever it is, Mr.. Beecot. It's
something wicked and shall see my
own pretty in trouble?"
How do you know there will BIZ
trouble?" interrupted Paul anxiously.
I've heard him pray" said Miss
Junk mysteriously-'yes. you may look
for there amt no prayer in the crafty
eye Of hiu-but pray he do, and asks
to be kept from danger
Danger"
Dangers the word. for won't de
ceive You. no, not if you paid me better
wages than the old man do give ant
ae's as near as the pairing of an onion
/ So ses TO Bart, if there's danger ant
trouble and Old Baneys about, thu
4 sooner Miss Sylvia have some deal
/ man TO give her decent name anC
perfect her the more happy old Debo
/ rah Will be-"
/ Yes, yes, 1 see. Well. Deborah. yol
/ can depend upon my looking after you
+ pretty mistress. If l were only recon
eiled with my father I would speak II
+ Mr. Norman
Don't. sir-don'tr cried the woman
fercely. and making a clutch at Paul:
arm; he'll turn you out. he Will. no
being anxious fur any one TO hav'
my flower. though love her as h,
oughter do, he don't, no." cried Deb
orah. nor her ma before her. wht
died with a starvin' cart. But yoI