The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-21

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te4low worker on lie same spot oppo-
size the same Shop, was TO realize mat
t!le man whose me Was So illonotOlOuS
MAS indeed in need OF sympathy. And
truly lale had been KIND To George
Cie.nenLs-unui lately. The alter-
thouaAt OF until lately is the addi-
ton ne himself Mould nave made il amy
enc nad so spoken to am.
berell OF hls mother and with a IA
ther rendered nOpeleSSly by
All accident. he had been thrown at AN
early age on his own r%eSources. A
clerkshlp in a London firm, very long
hours with Very small pay. had been
his lot SINCE lleN, and lnat WAS tit-
teen years ago. He had lapored hard
ior all those fifteen years with scarcely
rib!y SLOW, and the dram OH his purse
heavy, for he and his married sister
III the north Shared he expense OF
supporting the poor old father IN some-
thing like comfort. They came OF an
Independent family, and 20 it came
about that after fifteen years of LABOR
10us work George Clements had still no
money i'll the savings bank.
ABOUT thirty monlhS before this time
he had taken u trip into the country
his n holiday--and there he had fallen
IN with Two companions, who it APP
peared We're distant relatives. They
palruniZed him rather, il is true, but
10 him anything was better than the
deadly monotony of the same morning
walk. the same high office stool, which
was beginning 10 eat into his SOUL, and
II was on his return that his life, as he
put it, began.
For now lie noticed another who came
out OF a house a few doors below his
own. walked up The street at the same
time as he did. crossed at the same
corner. 1t was a girl i'll her twenties,
IN a Simple black dress--how neatly ar
ransed-with soft, brown hair, Il pale,
tireu face and a certain sweet dignity
OF manner--for Jerny-dear, gentle
pehnlless, who worked for a living
wage.
Chance threw them directly in con-
tact with each other one day, and an
acHuaintance was formed which soon
developed into Il friendship, and this
SUN sooner INTO an aNoweL love. For
Clements was too poor to marry. and
Jenny could bring nothing toward a
nome. Still 1t hud come 10 be tacitly
understood between then, that when it
was possible they would join their lit
Tie, sad fortunes: and SO. perhaps.
George Clements was not SO poor"
after all. He would not bind her. for
nc was Independent and honest. and
Jenny must ae free to make Z, better
marriage as was only her due. so he
erwise. "N''
the toiling clerk.
There came to the boarding house
where he lived a breezy old gentleman.
Kind Of eyes; a dictatorial old gentle
man who laid down che law to the
hlldiady TILL she WAS quite bewildered.
and then filled her chil1ren's pockets
Win sweets. An eccentric old gen.le-
aa..l. VINO tipped the crossing swaep-
ers and helped nervous ladies a..oss
the street. He installed himself ir the
house, this hale. b,utf. hearty old ,,,an-
turned everything upside down unit; he
was thoroughly comfortable. wfich. GU
.icusiy at t1e same time mad. every
body else thoroughly comfortable and
thcn settled down to an indefinite stnv
ne seemed to take a fancy to poor
Geal'ge Clements" and was aly.ays
ready to scold him. @lectlre him. ADVISE
MN, him. cheer him. :5nd
MS gray, ~u2cVentfulI life.
Ii was some three months a.ter h,s
arrival that n evening he called the
younger man into hts room and then
proceeded t" double lock the door and
draw a heavy curtain across it.
sit down, my boy. sit town." said
ne, heartily. And Clements obeved,
feeling considerably puzzled. "Yon
aidn't know said the OLD man after an
embarrassed pause. that was a 1ela-
tlen or yours. thought not. No, don't
eNA HS LSih UP Ills mana lflJ.era-
= yet ! am a sort II uncle to you.
4 nave hunted il all out, and Vet fc11r.
months ago w evAl heard Of vo,,r
existence. I a livel all my lite in
America, far out in the back woods for
many years, and the country has been
by the sackful. And Now this is how
l found You out. You passed a holt
day two years ago at Cavemore. didn't
you! Yes, l thought soup wcnt The
hano agaln-"and met w of your rel
atives there, very cock .a-hoop vo1ne
men. Wen. I was thera a few months
BACK. and those same two soon hunted
me up. Oh, yes. il was Cousin Dawes.
cousin Dawes from morning till night.
Iousln Goldbass was what they meant.
l. ,o!a Ihe'1 at iast-ha, IA! that roor
relations OF mine should never t. uch
my dollars, and 1T was wonderful low
they proved to me that they uare fine
young gentlemen farmers. Ard from
tnem learned Of you, my lad--that
nlh1 ABOUT the poor relations had put
them off the scent--and so can c to
THIS mousse Just to see you my boy"
lie clapped the other on the shoulder
blew his nose loudly, and then went en-:
And why did want 70 see you? To
mo out whether l nred you well
enough to-. My boy. Pm a v.iy rich
old chap. and l haven't rot an he1i and
l want someone who will be a son tc
me. Well. what do you think of it?"
He brought out his great proposal sc
abruptly and boldly at the end that fol
e few minutes Clements sat stunned
What, no more drudgery. no more de.
ferred hopes, and Jenny-dear, sweet
Jenny-to be his at last; his to sur.
round with comfort and beauty. his t.
protect against all pain and evil as his
heart had often ached to protect her.
h old man turned back from thu
window, where he HAD been gazing on
on the street.
We'll. my boy?" he said. Georg.
looke up His eyes were full OF tear.
Ink his hands trcmbled.
Sir" he gasped. thank you! Coo
bless you--." and here his voice failed
His benefactor fdgeted about tn;
room. altering the ornaments, movin;
the chairs, even opening md shutting
the door; but at last. coming to a hal
IN IRON Of his visitor, he broke out ii
his gruff voice and most dictatoria
manner:
But I must make some conditions.
Dear Mr.. Dawes" cried Clements
who had somewhat recovered himself
what could l refuse you? Your grea
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