Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-15
HELENA IS PUPIL.

was organized against her to force her
ITO give up her interesting pupil, she
closed her pretty teeth hard, and all the
fighting blood of her cavalier ancestry
asserted itself in thorough willingness
to fight it out to finish.
She certainly would not give up James
Iangdon, who, with logged perseverance
and energy, was getting on wonderfully
One evening, sitting at the study table
under the bright light OF swinging
lamp, and figuring out mathematical
problem, Helena suddenly raised her
eyes to see if her pupil was following
her explanation.
But James Langdon, his arms resting
ON the table, was looking distracted and
yet with a keen thoughtful scrutiny, at
the bronze hair on which the light fell,
bringing out golden CLEANS, at the fine
oval of the face bending over the book,
at its delicate, high bred features, and
at the straight, long lashes which added
so much beauty to the eyes now raised
to his
''Do you understand how it is done y
Helena asked.
was not llSttIiISy ldHShoh an
swered composedly. 81 was looking at
you. and wondering how much you be-
lieve of the things they have told you
against me. l was wondering whether
you will give me up"
well? - Helena asked smilingy.
''Well. | don't believe you will. You
are too straightforward and brave, and
too square You don't mind a fight a
bit, do you!- It's in your Blood
| Helena laughed and nodded.
$50 I thought" Langdon said grimly.
what have they told you? That l am
dangerous and disreputable? That you
should not do me the charity to help me
get rid of some of my ignorance?
thought so, Did they tell you | once
killed a MANI"
"Yes, but | do not believe it" she an
swered quietly, and a look of immense
relief swept over Langdon's face and a
| flush surged up to his short brown hair.
Leaning forward and looking steadily
at her. he said: "You are so different,
and so far above anyone l have ever
known You would never betray trust.
| 1t was Joe Aliens father who shot the
man. / saw him when he fired the shot.
/ He is dead now, and the mortal fear that
it would be found out shortened his life.
His poor old, bed ridden wife knows all
about it. Allen owed the man money.
She begged me to swear | would never
tell, because it would stand against her
| boy joe Joe is wild, and always in
trouble, and she thinks it win ruin him
if people know the truth about his
father. Of course, / promised her. 1t
eased her mind, poor soul, and she won't
! live long, She knows she can trust me"
"Do you mean to say" Helena asked
slowly, "that all your life you intend to
let the suspicion vest on you that you
shot and killed a mau when you could
clear yourself easily by getting depc-
sition from that old woman? Do you
not see how much it stands against
your Do you think it fair to yourself ?
You must look into the future Can you
not realize how it may ruin your life?"
81 will keep my promise to that poor
old creature | will give her boy a clean
chance to fight his way in the world
and become decent fellow, without a
milestone around his neck. You won't
betray me, know. It's not in you. As
for my future-it viii have to take care
of itself Ii only you won't turn me
off-whch would be bad, because YOU
have a lot of influence, and everybody
would say you did it because you be-
lieve me 10 be reprobate and muir
derer / will work hard at my books
this winter, and go to the city in the
spring and take some special courses"
Some DAYS later it occurred to Lang.
don that, although lacking in education
he was owner or a prosperous cotton
/ rail hot ha hoH Snh I'D
of land, prosperous farms and orchards
leased out and looked after by an agent
no one knowing their real owner, and
which brought in large returns. His
simple, rugged bringing up, his unac.
quaintance with the advantage OF large
wealth, made him strangely indifferent
to it. 1t was only when he saw how
tagged and worn cut Helena was by her
unremitting labors that realization
came to him of what the hundreds OF
thousands of dollars piled up in bank
to his account could mean, ii he pleased
to make use of them
why did you come up here" he
asked.
Il came because there is dear old
dad and sweet invalid mother to be
helped. Riches, you know, have queer
way SOihctiueS OF taxing VINES unto
themselves and flying away. That's
what my fathers inheritance did. He
is growing old and is not at all strong
/ am, You see. So, naturally, | am 90.
/ ing to work to keep our modest cottage
over our heads now that our dear old
colonial home and plantation have
passed from us into other hands"
Why not buy it backs" Iangdon
asked.
Because $4,000 is not to be picked
up by the roadside"
That's not much money the queer
tyoung mountaineer said Your father
could borrow that much. Tie place
would soon pay off that amount if II
were properly handled"
Perhaps But father is old. and-no.
will have to keep on teaching. It's not
disagreeable work"
A strong compassion came into Lang.
don's eyes as he looked into Heleua's
courageous, proud face. which was fol.
lowed by an expression of distress as he