The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29
CHAPTER xxxv1I1.
FFienslh IN Need. !


CHAPTER xKxv1I1
HI Friends In Need. Z
Infinitely disturbed by the thoughts
which the discovery Of the fire had
reused. Olive walked steadily through
the dawn for several miles before she
passed 0 q s. sin gle inhabited cottage
}Merridew5 had been right IN his de-
sscription OF the district, and the fact
increased B her thankfulness for her
escape. + ff5j
No one was yet abroad, and as
there was Just aSchance that she mi ght
be connected In some way with the
fire on the moor she was anxious to
put as great distance as pc ssible
between her and the house before she
even asked question as to where
she was. I. an
Then, she cnmo out on to a high
road, and a mile or two further on
saw q 81 gn5 post SF The letters were.
nearly obliterated, but she made them
out to be ITO Bodmin." The distance.
was given. but was too, faint for er.
to decipher its.
able Ito give some account OF herself
and to say at least where she had
come from. The sign post gave her
the cue. She could say she had come
from Bodnnin. So she turned In her
tracks, repassed the end OF the by-
| road along which she had walked
from the moors, and resolved to stop
lat the frat cottage she found open
and get ONE breakfast.
! 8a3 She WAS no healthily hungry hay-
ling eaten nothing since dinner on. tho
Iprevious lay. Then for the first time
! IT occurred to her that she was penni-
less and had not a thing which she
}.could sell. IN making the change OF
|dress she had orgotten to keep her
4 purse! saS u IKE 81 { 5
She faced the new trouble With q
laugh. however. It was desperate
plight. but she would find some way
out OF it, There were worse troubles
even than hunger. as she had had ter
rtble proofs. Il there were some .vil-
4 famous scoundrels in the world, there
Z were also thousands OF kind, generous
i people, and she would And soma one
) with a heart ready to 4 help her.
9 &g She soon began TO meet the early
4 workers. and many OF them babe her Q
CHEEKY cd morning,' and this was
almost as good to her as meal. n She
I had not for many days set eyes on 8
I w-creature---except the young sec.
y Rotary, VII Q she now thought of.witt
u a 7smile--who had not been an enemy
Il In her eyes as she eturned these greet
!Ilngs made more than one Of those hi
J, Ipassed turn and look back Sat{ her. e 56S;
| I8% Presently she came to a farm house
4 where a woman was busy Inst the yard
!. She went up and asked her for som,
) food. But the woman turned with
) scowl, and told her to be- off. THE,
4 didn't want any Il trolloping beggar
) there" But as she was moving ava,
1laE fav bo zinc. rhon
Z the rebuft. He spoke sharply 81 to hi
) wife, ind called Olive back. and offere,
her some copperB. 5!l 8#. X 353 hi
t 81 don't want money, thank y GU, :" sh
3 replied. "1 asked for food y *
i, $ wv att" he said and fetched her hal
d a8loaf, q hunk Of cheese and q bottl
! OF milk. you can rest In the barr
Il II you've a mind to, and eatEit there.
s and himself led the way to 1t, and mad
( her q conf or tab BILE heap OF hay.
q olive thanked him, and asked hi
+ name. saying she would repay him. i H
q told her his name with laugh an
Q said she needn' I mi ID. as q bit Of brea
E and cheese were OF no account to an
0 one.5 S4 EIe just wished her well out 9
1, her troubles. II y III
s She ate her breakfast witt, relisl
o and was preparing to start when, tn
s wife came into the barn. E She wa
II
d something had put her out that morn
e Ing. 81. s$l 4 4,
(, ST didn't SEQ your face, either st
g added. ~ CURE over ~ Dung to be
n this Pill ht. Deary, deary, you're onl
a grill and her ey es sshone with con
h passion. liis} II 5 sgi 80 y n
j. Its only for = time, thank YOU
III have friend when ! can get to them
le land She rose to leave. 5 S{59
s, d IT d ont want to ask Al uestlons, II b,
y it's easy to see 4 you N don't I'll belong !
g these parts. Y our talk shows that.
q. I'm from the II 9 Their side 3 Of l EIrlt
n Ian III d K ,83S IN s y
d 4 The woman n threw, Up her hand
le! you look above that" she added, awlt
g. a touch OF suspl cion, Isl
nt SSss""And begging, as you say."'' re PILE
ID olive, With o smile. 5TS
KS Why don't you turn and a do son
d. honest work for a. living q. .st
le 8!"Ahl there's plenty OF wor x ,wal til
IN for mo at the end ofEnlyF ira mp T llaI
ut you for! the meal, and also for the rel
h. must get \ now. S$ M WI
40 4$s!''And what arc you w hen you fi,
ut work ~ 81. i55 f.. sE
Of M IT can sing, y swered Olive. n Did,
re you hear OF H the 6st thea trical Il compal
REL that failed In; Bodmin RI II ever y,
$t see che name Of Ice Carstapg In
Up opera W v can re m ember this area
re- fast we q 81 ven m 9. y Nh 8S5
er, IT ell tile " truth she dared not, {le
ne any lev shout { be ven II cas-
es Indirectly to m! slead the good soul