The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-12

old. He looked, too, as If he had been
walking along a dusty road. Miss
Jessie drew rein and passed slowly by.
Then, suddenly making up her mind
that this was the man she sought, she
turned about and stopped beside him.
Are you looking for work, my good
MANI" she asked.
The young man turned toward her.
He removed his cap and the cigar he
was smoking before replying. III it
is anything can do, madam" he said.
"You can hoe and weed the gardenT
II think So"
"And run lawn mowerT"
eyes"
"And there may be other little odd
jobs about the place. have just dis
charged our man for intoxication and
laziness. 1 want some one to take his
place until my brother Fred gets home.
What wages do you ask?"
"You may name the figure" he re-
piled.
evil So per day be enoughY
II will do my best to earn that
amount"
Are you ready to go now"
The man could not drive back with
her, but would follow within couple
of hours. Oh, yes, she could depend
upon him. He had been out of work
a long time and was pleased to get
Job. Miss Jessie was satisfied. She
had caught a queer twinkle In his eyes
two or three times, but in her gratif-
cation at having hired man with so
little delay she forgot the wrinkles.
81 told you could. and l have" she
announced as she rushed into the house
on her return.
"You mean you have hired man|
queried the mother.
"Of course. He'll be here within two
hours. l must now go out and tell
White to CO."
BE gentle with him."
White was sober enough to under
stand that he must go.
Meanwhile the newly hired man had
been making ready to follow his en-
ployer. He had made a number OF
inquiries of the village innkeeper, over
hauled his trunk and made up bum
die of clothing, but he had not shaved.
He arrived at the manor just in time
to face an emergency. The discharged
man was at the kitchen door demand
ing a months extra pay and telling
what he would do if 1t was not forth
coming
Bailey had the remedy at his finger
tips. He placed his bundle on bench
and advanced upon Mr.. White, picked
him up and carried him to the roadside
fence and threw him over. As he re-
turned to his bundle Miss Jessie smiled
at him.
The newly hired man was given a
room over the kitchen. He and the ad-
hiring cook ate dinner at the Kitchen
table. She wanted to know all about
him. Bailey didn't say he had tramp
ed 1t, but she inferred as much; he
didn't say he had resolved to reform,
but she decided that he had, and she
encouragingly said to him as she cut
him a big piece of apple pie for
windup:
Never mind how low down you have
been; there's chance for you. If you
are sober and steady, who knows but
you may come up to marry cook who
has got 5000 saved up and is the own
er of loving hearth
Bailey weeded out the cucumbers
and lettuce and tomatoes and carried
in coal for the cook. AS he had been
hired by the day he looked for the
''boss" to replace him after four or
FIVE days, but she was only anxious
to have him stay on.
Ten days had passed, and not WORD
had been said on either side, when
Fred Deering suddenly made his APP
pearance. it was midafternoon, and
Bailey was hoeing the young sweet
corn. No one saw him go, but as
soon as he caught sight Of young Deer
ing he vanished and was hunted for
In vain.
"He's stolen the family silver and
absquandered, and that's just what !