The Republican journal., 1907-08-22
r. SPECIAL PROVIDENCE

de Il HAL WHO WAS SlOuc0eu
4 King to the man before him.
was low and indlstinct, but
lie man spoke rather quietly,
5 certain penetrating quality
te which carried each word
ears. As she sat, al
= him, she glanced carelessly
I'd saw a wholesome, kindly
melancholy brown eyes. He
.-. though" she thought, as
the radiating lines at the
rrs of the eyes. She looked
4er mind went back to her
tlred and discouraged. She
,ng beyond her strength all
and yet she could barely
ends meet. Her clothing
~ and inadequate for the
uJer, and how was she to get
rlter: Moreover, she felt
dreadful colds coming on.
ID with dread, then some
nam before her was saying,
attentlon and she listened
re- got a good farm-l50
5 as good a sap orchard
the State, and a good APP
TOO. Eve left things in
urlghbor while | am down
oug am l going to stay:
snow The children made
-u row about my being
through the winter that |
10 please 'em. Yes, they
led. I'm staying with
YES, I'm an old man." he
some bitterness. I'm
llaybe l am too old to run
there is one thing about
around here all winter I'll
= to work at. | won't sit
nothing, but it does make
NIX of the smell of a shoe
: that: More money in
tell you, Frank, you earn
It on the farm when fall
n look into your cellar and
to live on till spring.
VII vegetables and apples,
d wholesome, home raised
$50 generally kill a beef ami
Nod if you earn a dollar it's
god don't have to give it to
IS nan. You can get your
place, too. l only wish l
ne of my children see that
way to live-but, no, they
Z el-y with all its noise and
ing on the farm withGod's
rrathe." He signed weari-
uelancholy look deepened in
-opped at the end of the
wy one got up to 60 out. In
crowd Phoebe somehow
ing, and felt herself falling
aps.
ned her eyes and looked
about her. 1t seemed to
dd awakened from a long
,Ieep. She was lying in a
urd in a hospital and a
aarse was telling her that
D. very quiet and not talk.
weak, and she looked in
her left arm, which felt
.e nurse smiled reassuring-
td a fall and broke your
all right now, and it is
l-tAer beautifullyn
30 days she asked no ques-
mpIy rested and was minis
and as she was told. Then
-ked, looking wonderingly
aeside her bed: Where
-tty flowers come from?
$ 20 be new ones every day
miled. "a friend sends
nd you must hurry and
ugh SO that be can come
plrbe. puzzled. and she
4 time. Then she seemed
flowers and a look of
a- INTO her face. How can
.pr ali you are doing for
ed. Il can't afford to be
nv dear" said the nurse,
This institution poor peo-
~ any more than they can
proved rapidly, and in a
sat up. 81 don't see why
nF arm should make me so
sa5d.
see you had an attack of
IS with it and that compli-
said family.
: to let your friend come
~ t0day," said the nurse the
~ Phoebe sat up. A few
.--r the man with the melan-
anne in and the nurse left
r}.ew was short. The man
r t0ok her thin weak hand in
asp and Phoebe thanked him
Nsrs. He told her not to
TO get we'll as fast as she
d Ia a few minutes he went
~ day after that he came
It call, and although little
ol these occasions Phoebe
t-.t better for seeing Aim,
tU and courageous.
going to stay here a week
told him one day.
ghted up. THAT is good"
new you were improving
ooked troubled. "Oh, you
W how worried | am" she
get tired so quickly, and
50 stiff and awkward, it
.ahs before l can work, and 1
" what will become of me-"
ID her eyes and she covered
.ta her hands, so that she did
r ook in his eyes.
fa Tor her to get control of
en with gentle force he took
away from her face and held
MS own. She looked up at
and caught her breath
lie gasp. And as she looked,
ireded his few manly, straight
'9'ds to tell her that he want
Il Ter his wife and take care
he rest of her days. And
'onfessed that somehow she