The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-13

mostly IN the yard" He was eontin~
he gave really valuable assistance In
the composition OF letters replying to
| Inquiries, etc.. he was OF value also
during intermlnable pnrleys with build.
! ers. house cgents, ETC., who were con-
sidering the purchase or lease OF the
ground plots; and he was. as Mr.. Dow.
ling often said, almost Invaluable as a
patient, good tempered Snowman wher
| visitors ware going over the ground tt
self. After n time q place was allotted
to hin, In the big working-room at the
Cottage; the table and desk between
the lobby door and the window were
known as mr.. yincents place" He
| was In his place for SO many hours OF
| the day that soon 4. became convent.
! ent to permit Mr.. Vincent to take q
| share In the two family meals OF din
ner and tea. There had been awk-
! wardness and embarrassment for ali
when, at the sight OF Mrs Price or
| Mary entering with dishes and plates,
the perhaps hungry clerk was COM
| PEELED to take his hat from the peg.
and stink away from the appetizing
| odor OF hot meats or the cheering fra
! GRANGE OF new-made tea. Mr.. Vincent
thankfully accepted the invitation to
leave his hat on the wall and bring his
chair to the table.
\ But sir" he said to hi. host. III
| you're kind enough to give me my
grub. you must knock something sub
stantinl Off my weekly screw. 1t wasn't
/ in the bargain"
I "No, sir said crunden grufiiy. but
cordially. You're welcome. But
understand your pride-I mean. your
natural pride. II you choose to take
! 1t as small raise in salary---well. you
1 may take 1t that you've earned tho
raise"
you're paying too much as It Isl
NO. sir. That's not the case. II
| you make NEWELL. don't mind say
It: / Judge by many signs that
you've been good bargain"
THANK you. sir" and the face OF the
4 clerk flushed with pleasure. These ware
the first words of praise or approval
that he had received from his en-
ployer; they were words pleasant OF
| sound.
In this manner. aa most convenient
to everybody, 1t came about that Mr..
| Vincent was admitted at meal time an
/ honorary n,ember OF the family. lie
never said Sir at dinner or tea--or ct
supper. to which he came only by spe-
cial invitation. generallS when Mr..
4 Bowling was also invited. at suppar
Mr.. Vincent was friend like Mr..
/ Dowling-a friend OF vastly superior
rank treated by old crunden with
/ ceremony and Difference. But at I'll
other times. and more especially when
strangers were present, Mr.. Vincent
said Sir. At all other times. in fact.
Mr.. Vincent was just a paid clerk.
doing his work. and no one need take
any notice OF him.
Lizzie Mt her place-which was the
1 table by the burean--need never give
him thought outside OF the business
that brought him here. Lizzie was
/ gaining speed and proficiency with her
4 new typcwriting machine. and indeed
in her labor maintained such a clacE.
ciack and clong- ciong. that conversa-
tion would have been impossible. Thus
strangely matters had at last adjusted
themselves. Lizzie some times ga
busily working. with all her heart in
her work: while only few yards 81
there sat also busily working. the
4 hero of her vanished dreams.
CHAPTER XIV.
i .He shed his blood for your father.
Miss Lizzle You must never forget
that"
: one staunchly fervent admirer to Siiau1
he was still all a hero. This was Mrs.
Price. Whenever Mr.. Jacks conduct
. was called in question, she spoke II
i the fight. "He fought for you, sir
for to teach them not to make guys
of their betters. should remember
that II was YOU"
In regard to the great business en-
terprise all seemed going we'll Mt Mr..
Crunden's house. yard and estate. An
other section of the new road with
branch to right and left had been laid
a down; on the outskirts of the land MIR.
a crundcns two rows of cottages We're
nearing completion; three more rows
were to be built by builder from
4 u IL h hi mn may
villa plots out of the 206 mapped by
:. Mr.. Bowling had been disposed OF on
lease: pleasant little patches OF red.
/, marking these early successes. had
, been painted on the big show maps.
There was plenty of work to occupy
everybody's thoughts. and no neces-
s!ty for Lizzie to begin thinking about
[ her fathers clerk; but people-hrst
/ one, then another-made her do SO.
: Now 1t was Mrs. Price. stopping the
:. well-sustained clack-clack OF the type
i writer to prefer the request that Lizzie
{ would take more interest In Mr.. Jack.
influence him to his ultimate advant-
t age, and generally act the part Of good
; angel.
Mrs. Priro considered herself as one
) good angel. but you could not have
too many good angels-when there
were so mary bad angels about. She
was in fear lest Mr.. Jack might be
? /; falling again under sinister Influences,
, If not into evil ways. With admira-
II ton undimmed. watching him CLOSELY
/, she regretted to observe that he was
> not working so we'll, not looking so
!. we'll Gin his health" not going on $50,
! brave and noble as he done at first.
5 The master was annoyed with him
& the other day--found him in the Sta,
t ltion bar. when he ought to have been
: unloading a truck of Yank doors, VIM
e dow frames, and wall sktrtlngs. Tho
; railway station was u dangerous place
: for Mr.. Jack: there lurked such puffy.
i blown-out, bad angels as Mr.. Lardncr.
/. And further. Mrs. Gates, Jacks land
t lady, while charing for Mrs. Price, told
= of other perilous Influences Mrs. Gates
E 2relateds how that Miss Barter" came
t up of an evening to call for the lodgec.
< and take him out for aljwalk down
e town. Mrs. Gates thought such VISIT