Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-26

closed by creditors and sold to
lost through their share of the liabili-
ties. All this ruin had been wrought
by David.
When Maria Bashford recovered
from the shock of these disclosures,
she chung Historically to her son, and
would not permit him to leave her.
Neither would she hear of his finding
employment in the mill where his IA
Their had ruled for many years.
Bolstered by her false pride she kept
him beside her. They were allowed to
remain in the old home for year at
large rental-which remained I'M
paid. Bashford credit in the village OF
Bashford had all been unquestioned,
and Maria strained it to the utmost.
She closed her eyes to the fact that
black Nick and his wife, Heppy, were
working for her unpaid; she even be-
moaned the fact that she could not
keep a second maid to help Heppy.
She persisted in living in the same
style to which she had become accus-
believe that Mrs. Bashford had means
of her own in reserve.
All this false standard of living at
fected Harry BashfOrd keenly. He,
too, was proud, but his was the pride
of youth that sees no disgrace IN
work. He was eager for the privilege
of earning money, and he had gone
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ty little cottage belonging to DR.. Bell
and proposed to his mother that they
move there and live upon his wages
as a worker in the mill if she would
not permit him to leave the village to
find work.
This mornings interview had ter
minated as every other one on the
same subject had done.
Harry looked from the handsome
home to the welI-kept grounds, WINGED
when he saw the wageIess gardener,
clenched his fists in his pockets and
walked out of the gate.
He had sold everything that he
owned personally to satisfy creditors,
and now he had sent his remaining
! trinket, small jeweled scarf pin, to
/ the city to be sold. With the money
obtained from the sale he intended to
| pay the two servants
At DR.. Bells gate he hesitated, and
then swung it inward and went up
/ the path. Across the garden he saw
| Alice Bells slender form among her
| flowers. She saw him, but as his hand
went to his cap he found that she
| had turned away and was absorbed in
| trailing climbing rose.
! His face turned scarlet. He knew
/ that Alice Bell must despise him for
what looked like deliberate idleness,
and willingness to live upon tradespeo-
! pie. He longed to set her right but
loyalty to his mother sealed his lips.
| The worst of it was, he had fallen in
! lC7e with Alice Bell.
DR.. Bell was in his study when the
young man was announced, and he
pushed a-box of cigars across the ia
BILE and sank back into his deep chair.
He was a beetle-browed little man
with kindly blue eyes and frosted
hair He looked at Harry over his
| spectacles.
Light up, Harry he commanded.
Harry shook his head resolutely.
Don't tempt me. I've sworn off all
that sort of thing until can pay some
of my debts"
Good for you! Hope it hurts you
to do it-makes all the better man Of
you in the end. Not but what you're
good enough, lad, as it is. only l
wish you'd had a chance!"
All you understand that l want a
chance! Harry mutterd quickly.
The doctor nodded. Il understand
the whole situation. Do you actually
want to go to work in the mill,
Harry?"
Yes"
Willing to start in as an operative
on one of the machtnes?'
Anything"
Blake will give you job of that
sort at two dollars day"
Il know it. only mother objects Yoa
know she isn't very we'll"
she can stand a shock of that
sort" groVled the doctor. at will
do her good in the end. You get the
job and go to work and learn the
business from the bottom up. I've
got a mortgage on the Bashford mills.
and it will have to be foreclosed some
day. When it is | shall want a man
to step in and take charge of the
place. and If it's a chap by the name
of Bashford, so much the better! Not
a word to your mother or anybody
else! Understand"
Tears were in Harry Bashford 5
eyes as he wrung the good DOCTOR
hand and they were there as he left
the house and hurried straight to the
mill. There he got the coveted job,
and the next morning went forth with
the other workers to spend day in
the racketing mill
DR.. Bell was in daily attend
ance upon Mrs. Bashford, and wheth-
er it was his carefully pointed ridi-
cule at her false pride. or whether she
succumbed to his arguments and real