The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-03-24
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John ". Harding
Copyright. 1898. by G. ". DiIlins-
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! - procity in the shape of business CT any other favors. \ fighter who had got nothing out of existence without hz4t- i ing. ever on the alert To foreSrau an expected treacLerous blow. his hand had flown 10 his hip pocket. so to speak. at the slightest movement that appeared 10 him 10 he suspicious.
 As time wore on. however. his dis l trust had vanished. and Mrs. Harris and her daughters had become a necessity to him. He was being civilized. He 1 preferred Emma to the others. which i is saying that she was the person he l liked best on earth, but his manner of
 showing il had been repeneut because
 misunderstood. h the first place she had hated him for his supposed injus- tice to her husband. whereas. having ] read Brooks through from the start.
 he desIised him and would Tot help l him even to make her lot easier. When
 reavakened distrusr. battling with un-
 willingness to believe that his high estimate of her had been unmeTited,
 had caused him 10 try her out releut- l lesSly on the occasion of her appeal l for Brooks. alone with him and al 1 Lis mercy in his rooms. she had seen
 that warm heart, full of pure re- l gard for her. beat beneath his forbid ding exterior. From that night sae l had learned 10 respect hin aId judge i him al lis real value. Ills actions and
 idicsyucgasies received at last their
 .rue Interpretation.
 As for Williams. the proof that he l had Lot been deceived il her fortified his faith and made him really happy. l Ie was getting old. He had won his lard fought, lifelong battle with the
 world and was as rich as he cared to 1 be- The devil vas disposed to turn monk. The year2ing for affection. not ] .emoastratiye, but existent. which came
 with the approach of life's sunset and 1 which was hot to be found elsewhere
 vas gratihed there. He put on slip
 aers, smoked his pipe, had his fayori,e 1 hair expressed his views in his au- th0gicative way and liked to be con- suited.
 But Le never ceased b be impressed
 with tle csteutaJi5us p.o,.iyit.es al4
 lristoeratic airs of Mrs. Harris a1l l seth. taUu-h he laughed iaGa. gently at many of the mother fgID.es. To Ltu
 he two women represented the beau monde and were authorities on all that Jertaiued thereto. lie deemed il 1 privilege to place one of his auto4o-
 pies q tile 1aIiy's exclusive com lapd. and ir was he 4oSt .azugiau-
 vehicle myuey could buy. That Le d.
 not give it outright was because he
 sHew their circumstances would To -labie them t9 maintain it.
 ] Emma was different from Ter moth
 r and sister. Sle never gave herself
 airs. He fe.t himself nearer ty he-. .ld tlle uere intimate taeE grew s-r
 -.5re sa- Deel--4e e.-L.-.eI to Lz4..
 she laa changed much since she Lz,- ] .el, Brooks. A sp.ritua..J. tLa- L- a.l
 lot, oE course. known il Ter ia t-e cd 1 laEs La4 increased the sLIrL4 ct aa. personality. but Ter seas.--e. u1-Leet-
 -d manner, her eeDtele>s. Were d.
 ways the same. More tan once Ls lad surprised q 0isttul. lar, ssaE !ga4
 n her eyes, a teetiug expression c. l melancholy, and his sJ!ielt1Ce had bee4 aroused. Something caused nm to re-
 rain from questioning her, Jat Le cd considerable bordering about il. What q shame il is that a girl like
 Emma isn't married to some nice fel-
 ow worthy Of her" Le remarked one evening, utteriu- lis thoughts aloud. i There are some things that no man can understand, and this is one of enl-that she should le hanGcuGed 10
 dirty scalawag like Brooks
 "Capain,' ejaculated Mrs. Harris.
 raising her hands. you mustn't. You ] know il is understood that the per sons name is never to be men 1 toned"
 ''I know" he said, but you can't alter facts because. being disa greeab ble, l you don't want to remember 'en. 1 Brooks is a disagreeable fact, a darned l disagreeable fact, and he's Emma's ] husband into the bargain. As such l he ain't to be ignored altogether. be- cause he stands between her and the 1 fair pasture lands"
 Why, captain" smiled Emma, I'm 1 happy enough. What more could want than the peace I haye:'
 Are you sure, girl?' he answered. shaking his head doubtfuly. "1 don't
 know-I don't know"
 Certainly she's happy" put in Beth. And as for getting married again, ! I cbn,,Id bod n4