The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
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 sBpmcan,s said Nat promptly and with his most profound sbow to the fan How do you do Miss Gra-
 st3cin, to be with us?'' she gasped. pts1i ntarine in Q sort of horror. Gra- bon. smiling absentiy. hurried put in soodea 1o exerclpe his most praoticed kncfnl aft1 upon bewildered Betty.
 ssVVluv. yee," he add, ssyour father hap bcen kitd enough: to take me in. fn so be the soasrwatsr clerk." .., ptnod rooted to the spot he bowed
 zFn eoinG F sweep, if you don't lnhIa!l hs :sad. Youn excuse me
 xnS hs ssntiy began sweeping in RSo eaost ussseos and unscientific man. hGP hnn01nable.
 Ehfty 1naliy recov@rsd her speech:
 ssYou don't. really mean you're gotn' ke.Nogk heror' she e.ked: sherpiy; pauG1nr nnos1en4axl1y.
 'sWASro . you think your pay will e6uns ffum?'' ahe demanded, with the bqRe eeperity. -Eather can't pay ,lss ss s;s 1s T, E% sst. .'sss saps.s,. ss: LX 6faf vas ynqly aoet upcn the eiri.
 G1e npfNed contemptuously and
 -issS!s shs s.ad. .'of codrse. he e4a1lo he csn-snt hs can't You
 Tsa ioeSsd aas;i .aailzicAliy 1t the sullen. eonfnmptu6uo Gtrl and decided upon x nSvo Vh6Ey At variance with the rdloo XelloEg had laid down for him. Slt dictatsd by his cwn heert. He sie cored to allrnlt over the scene between jBGtfy amd hGf Gehtle old father, and h6 - moved by . sudden impnlse 6oS try- to m41ke hor see how uuJuet auG 61uel oho Waa ' 2 6h1m.s -Ihe s1id. drepping the exag- I1Fnt61 air Of pO1iteneag which he TT ,ndopted for the occasion and re- h6DGane Into hfD natural tone and rnqnnor. I'm g0ing to give you lf1lk ie yoaf fsther again the way you fsSs t1shsd on him furieusly- -as veabmons'a . little vixen as he had evsr
 ~5SAee tssinsss l. it Of your. 2" she 1leo offheuG 1oEWnrd belligerently.
 .ssvyhys no1o.t he sai6, gently but 5lnt tho ennes I wouldn't f I were
 5.ll; iap'ss not @s.- sr'. .As ! s ps,s.sss. 2, ss Sieo from you. I'll ask for it. and url- t1l, I dot you 1st mo alone! know ? ,cfSr5k all fhe ..ti1ne and try to make bI1t yon'fS te0 religious. for anything.
 s Fl 2 a$ 'seesI bse zei5lsm eRnnels savs: You, :fSs fkfak tt6 366t tQo lovely Of y0lA-- .XN61sn- III foll. n1ad ia. Ns -. stent. .e- E60W! l61kg wander what you're doe. - shsts! -tslls stnssas you're hers to 0[nG -1In11k aad tho wat you part your !ihnif and III tho other things you do Itbat nobody Il New York would pay
 e1e stopPed. nnshed and pantipg.. ~ rets1fnsd to his sweeping without
 SSffyI watehed him few moments. and then q oon1e Of her injuDtice be- j6fa e mule it.slf feebly felt in her E3bslllo6s 1fttIe heart She vas cur 1f1esd thaf ghe had found spirit E66&9h to Hay this Aandsome, we'll Ale@ed &trAngers about whom the &1ho16 town W1st talkings oven though Ae VI sweeping her fathers store; Mhen you've got plenty of money and 3lne cacthegF she veuta1red in 2 mild-
 .I know that t.~ aid Nat. promptly, UQt oP0K0 av QlQ p9c3uSe m kosGo you . rood turn
 don't want any of your good tufn8 :" she mapped.
 ::Ali right." said Duncan. genially, rsthen I apologise. Only; think over
 Th6 G1rl hatched him moodily while hs p1f away me broom and busted h1moelf ry1ng to straigften up the p1t1ful little etock of spongee and ond bruGhee in the show window
 ssfs ss s@ ~Ss1d nss 6sss ssaS sS0sd se isd ss ~1se [ dld.- she finally ventured.
 Fl tnov ysu sld, ssld Nat with 1oau1ne gufpriee. f1@NYou dog" she retorted. How do 5o1 knoW anything about it 2"
 sfE Ue walked to where she 1tood de- Anntly facing him and looked in her pretty fAce-pretty despite the sullen anger thGk marred its youthful charm.
 sI skuoW-bocauee I've been up ngatuDt II mySelf for five years" he paad, earnestly. land know. how it reeels to see other people getting along 1hen you're not getting along to know they have thingB you don't have. 3ykys I've kept out of the way for ney1 and qAyB rather than let my suc- G01M xk10u00 zee now shabby | look e6. Many . time I've run across the 1kreet to avoid meeting some pal who t knOW would invite me to dinner or kuuc11eon or a drink-of soda, or bou1efhinG.,' he added. hastily, when ne iooked 1R quickly. for fear he Bum. Many time I've gone hungry hnd slopt ii tho parIE-until an old fRiend fou1d me ands took me home G3th h1m.'
 ss.And your old friend started. you Dn the rood to fortune ?" aaked Betty, Eofgotttng her anim0gity in the face b& thin astounding revelation concern Ing the natty lGr Duncan
 s'He said so," replied Nat, dryly.
 s0uf H'0 your father I want to talk bboqt, he went on. Now. I'll bet ke k6ovo moro than any man in this f0yn. and besides that. he's a fine. tQ0are, 8o0d-hearted old gentleman knFone can see that-only he has one EWful fault He doesn't know how. to hqke money, and that's mighty tough u0 you. But when you roast him for bt you only make him feel as miser- k16Ie n yellow dog. and it doesn't belp ,nattern . bit He can't change Into . sharp business crook now beD. too old q man. Before long he H-ho won't be with you at all, and khen hess gone you'1i be sore on your bolf. szwe. if you keep on throwing it Into him as. you did just now.''
 Betty stood irresolutely looking at