Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

,r,o from school to his faith
nck came n I'D he never went back again.
Is funeral .S aLf had to make a hgnt Tor
4, and bis I liners friends did little 1or
ii The III nOy managed to get a little mouse
d, al t.., Sn' together and to let LODGINGS 70
hraituIs nd ,J7 50 to make both ends preao
IN esEA3 an lack, thanks to the same peo-
I'd Gles11E' who had known the oneuleys
't-PeoPt". botter days was luchy enouSn
obtain a So, 1,as really only a superior err
mixer DE "4s% ret but he was paid ten
gd boy d. a,ooE and that was a wonderful
5l.agS d ,idow in her struggles with the
sg % Tue tbp rate collector, not to men
.,iord anu anu, ''l ond the butcher.
s5l t1e OaAEl handsome boy and an amlable
Jack wa bean q fayorite at school, ana
|sg be nau fayorite with his employers.
vas s SUI, bright and industrious, and al
@FssquICIh9,, a nan After he had been in
nT se Ito ears he was a clerk and had
be once wv and when he was tWenty-one
Is VEAL clerk and had El5O.
vas ' ;,!st when he came of age that
It was gus, died and then Jack having
B mother u lille estate. went into lodg-
Ulld Up , 1er in the elegant phrase of
1g anu 90" entirely on his own hook.
BE- PeIOui, for young Smedley, before his
Fo ftllaY'a' his loneliness, his handsome
aittPPeD9' sis charming manners had led him
be aIl 1 laT by-paths of London life,
ito t1s ,S ua.9 head and ears in love with a
b 5I U',r lady who lodged with her
ras 'T IN the house. Rose Leacrott was a
ll1u1 Her ,,r Dapa had been a lieutenant IN
10y, ,r Nv He had died Of malarlal FEVER
" Ia: dreadful foreign seaport, ana Ie1t
% ysio and little daughter about 3l5o
~ ". WY Mrs, Leacroft liked the handsome
gan stockbroker they called JACK very
E .a' indeed. He was a gentleman ana
l.I . NV we're known" and Mrs. Lea
laa aanabt = great deal of family. Peo-
'!. w snOG o0no down in the world generally
WV IL great consolation to them in
y t.. oororty to know that no shabblness,
Ky ls, Et' commons. no indignity on the part
i.n5ords or tradespeOpIe can rob them
y laDr'' brtbright. They may be poor, but
q l' a,o well horn" Their clothes may
y ~ t,s worse for wear, they may ride in
..rIrsas and they may not always have
s.,S.r,s meat for dinner. but still they are
sFs; and gentlemen by birth.
nm Tbsn Mrs LeaCr0ft found that Jack
S-sisy was a real" gentleman, she smiled
man him and was gracious, and she dis
+.,,sJ that her people" had in some
Wv, aore nv known some of his people,
IA s6q was able to tell him whom his
r,,t annts married and what relation he
Y, by marriage to several people who
ssssonaIly figured in the list of presenta
1rs 70 Her Majesty and among the guests
# The balls and receptions of the season.
And when Jack and Rose discovered that
iv we're in love with each other, Mrs.
Lscroft was glad Mr.. Smedley was a ris-
IN Young man. He was sure to attain
nd position in the city, and though bust
ms man he was the scion of county
hniy"
It was not a very long COurtship. Six
Months after they were engaged Jack and
hq we're married, and they took a tiny
fae house in the CamdeD-road and had
ee little maid-of-all-W and were very
sroncal. for they had determined to save
Ill they could and never never to get into
aA or to launch out beyond their means.
L vas happy little home, and it grew
aflbr as Jacks position improved and they
hi big grOWn-up servant, and the little
t7Ting room began to fill with elegant
lE1acks and Rose had prettier and more
G9nsge dresses, and they could give mod
s. little dinner parties and take their holt
tE comfortably at the seaside, not in lodg-
fN but at the best hotel.
Then they moved to a bigger house and
Id stalls at the theaters and at the opera,
Gi a hired brOugham took them and
Ealsht them home and they soon began
% taste the pleasure of being well do"
Everything prOspered with Jack after his
1Ii.age The firm had been pleased with
ln before. They were delighted with him
Low, He was married, and that removed
u last drawback to their complete conf
gas IN him. A handsome young fellow
o,3;s-a1d-twenty is not so desirable as a
:. 5ls s clerk as young married man
G he same age.
3 perfect was the firms faith in Jack
-1 Eae1 the head clerk started in bust
~ ~ oF himself, Jack took his place, and
y mat moment was absolute. He saw
\; a. PaacpaI clients, managed the biggest
IN signed checks in the firms name. and
NJ q g.sr the entire command of the ship;
n n .e partners, who were growing old and
i-,, maze their pile" gradually left the
~ sS9t y, more and more to him, until at last
~ ~ "a as he told them, instead of telling
: S-s' ne was to do for them. And