The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-10

~ rs. queer" unused Ann aloud, chow
j: ing, aesident will change the current OF
Instnctively (she had Just returned from the sea;
dc) the three young men in her drawing room glacea
"One Sunday" she continued dreamily. DR..
was i'll and Jane Murray's cousin came down to sup
ply. He had the lovesiest eyes and"
''How long did he stay?' interposed Jimmy
ooh, he returned to town after the service It's
Illuminating to reflect now"-depreca tingly-"that
duty the poor.
commented Mr. Merriam disparagngly.
"IIe dwelt on the importance of personal contact,
Ann admitted but father"-regretfully-" not
hear of settlement work
M;ss .as etonF ignored "ss him. Agatha
secretary urged the adoption OF talyd .,o,,;rv
81 family!" 1t chorus or astonisheo H1!u''S
..You visit it regularly, advise and assist It: e.,
have taken'-Anns tone was s"ee''S ~
OHiggns' :. H o,11;;,.
But Seated next morning opposite MIS- - higgins
:, one of the three of that lady's dapidated
cottage she felt less confidence in her htness '6s
The new role As she sought defhdenty tor the
right word with which to explain her presence net
new protegee, plump unt'dy person WIN . .d
goodnatured eye came unexpee.eay q. observ.d her
"You're one of thin, | guess, she observer, nel
.,arL be;no the evident result of hasty inventory
of the visitors attire.
from tn Charities. knew I'd sized yee up right"
she continued when Ann gave puzzled nod:
wasn't
,ooLed too wake-kneed to be sellin' SEWN machines
salafe. :''' n;. c,.+,
Ton disaDpointed for she had gained the ipre ss'on
that her seeds Of kindness were to tall on virgin
ask e; is w Ui'eas he's worrkn Well
OHiggin folded her arms with an air o., goo?
job at McCartney's but twas only payln mn, dny
eints tn mornin; an o'Hggin hggered you couldn't
fill sight mouths ON f bsteq hs sn nohng Ann
postulated. Geo. who,
we've raised six yourself yen find yc can't take tn
first job that comes along Yen nave 10 hgser what
it fetches in. 80, .
Portable conviction that Mrs OHiggn had genial'y
discarded the burden of her family and that IT mao
settled heavily her own shoulders; 10 10 i tay
the oHsgns rent was due Monday; NOW the ne
get OHiggn work"
To each OF the young men the remark presen, ,
itself in the light OF an opportunity to furtner ms
greeted it she gathered but one innpress'on-the m
dustral world was pning for recruits OF the of1's
"Then I'll just leave the matter in your hands,
she said with relieved sigh, and felt 1usthed II.
country. But she carried the burden of the family
with her and on her return to town sought the
cottage with some little trepidation Tor she mad
face of Mrs. O'Hggin. who met her at the door, re-
assured her . $500, -. .,,;d ad
nrncly as she waved her visitor chair. OHig-
gin is holdn' down three jobs an wurrkin at none
OF Thin TIL last they stint u.s. she went on with
spparent rrelevance was auld maid, but talth'
It's aisy to see ye en- pick an choose
Ann frowned "You said Mr.. O'Hggin-' she
suggested
"'Twas like this" began her protegee unabashed
9TH afternoon of tn day ye was here a little runt
of TELLER drives up in an awtymobeel an asks II
Pm Miss Castetons Mis- O'Higgin. / was proud
70 admit it, n,a'am, an he asks FIR O'Hggin. TIL
same ben' outside talkin politics with Tony, tn
Eyetaan had him in in jiffy. 4 have TIL promise
of job FIR yc O'Higgin, says TIL little man. which
l hope land in few days, an IN tn meantime
take this bit on account TIL Bit mann. was a
tin"
Ann beamed at this evidence of Jimny's good
heart The tender of the money was inJudicious
perhaps, but
Mrs. O'Higgin interrupted her musing THAT
same night. as we sttin down to a bite o
supper, foine-lookin' gintlemin in plug-hat an
a posy knocks at tn door an asks fr O'Higgin
He says his name is Merriam an he tells O'Hggir
that he's chasing job Fl him an that seem he
hard up he doesn't mind advancin' him trde An
he hands him, maar,, tin"
"R.t" protested Ann, "Mr. O'Higgin should no
have accepted money from both Mr.. Holmes ane
Mr.. Merrar!'
Mrs O'Higgin bridled. "O'Hggin is not TIL ma,
20 turn down job tn promise of one" she de
clared warmly "An' whin we've raised six yourself
1na'am, yen think twice before hyin in the face
Providence But to so with me story TIL nix
mornin' there stops at tn house Teller with hi
pants tu'ked into his boots an whip in his han,
an asks if I'm OHiggn's wife. l don't deny i,
ma'am and he pulls from his pocket little boo
an takes out bill. Tell him., he says, that hav
me eve on job fr hin, an that he en- pay m
back whin he's wur'rkin',' says he Thank We f
tn same says /, sippin tn tin in me pocket, sbu
/ may as we'll tell yc first as last that there's tw
before ye-"
'You shouldn't have taken the money at all!
cried Ann, horror-stricken.
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