Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-20

ON MS iaihor and his mother had
.eeh taken TO their final resting places,
ana IN Il he had spent few JOYOUS
no"ts All The happiness Of his youth
- sehsslille were associated With the
.eh'es Of others. public places. outof.
uoofsi he had heard very little laugh
yer m me old homestead. hut might Il
not mouse hapnlnossy lie realized that
= would make an ideal setting for
late JOY Sun, Il was IN Jonestillel
That made him vince.
fou don't think Il VIII be necessary
LOT me 10 live In this town. do your
she nodded. She was rather glad
20 reel mat i was right for her io.nod.
she would have ahrunk from royela.
uohs OF the sorrow which would Ger.
tainly have filled her heart Il Il had
'tahspired' now. that Broadway was
not TO remain In Jonesvillo. She even
shrank nom an acknowledgment OF
this IN her own heart.
The business win need your aiten.
ton. she said gravely.
lie waved hand which he tried to
make appear as II dispensing prlvl.
ieees. but which. he knew. seemed
more that Of shlfkor.
Go right on with the business. Don't
pay any attention 20 me"
She looked at him very gravely.
Then, dropping her eyes. she took
some papers from the desk. went TO a
hiing cabinet, deposited them with
care In their allotted places, and slow.
y went back to her desk. As she re
turned ahe did not again raise her eyes
to his.
Have you thought OF what we
talked about last nlghtf" she asked.
She made him most uncomfortable.
He had begun 10 wonder, for the first
time In his life. II, possibly. he did not
nave n conscience. He had never IN.
ken any obligation very seriously: sud.
denly II seemed necessary for him 10
consider many things with solemn,
rondering mind. lie did not like Il. II
distinctly made him nervous. What
was the use Of being heir to all his
uncle's property II riches brought the
very thing which he had thought they
might preserve him from-dull carer
Had he thought OF what she had
said last nights lie had thought OF lIt.
tie elsel Had that train OF thought
been started by any human being other
than herself, he would have bitterly
resented the intense discomfort Il had
caused him. Even now his voice was
peevish when he answered:
Have thought OF ~ All dreamed
about last night was poverty stricken
families crying for their food. Thou
sands OF men. women and children
chased me through the streets. out OF
the town and into wild forest-where
there was nothing but chewing'gum
trees"
She let her head fall back and
laughed. He was so funny, Yet she
plainly felt that there was truth In his
complaint. She believed he really had
passed a most uncomfortable night.
Perhaps she was not very sorry that
he had
"0h, | had an awful night" he
mourned. Il could have slept this
morning. but the ladies' Aid began to
rehearse their minstrel show across
the street. SO | got up and ordered
breakfast"
Having gone thus far he stopped. as
II there could be nothing further TO be
said. but she did not understand the
reason for his sudden silence.
"Yesg" she inquired
did You ever breakfast at the
Grand?" he asked paihetlcally.
NO" she smiled.
Il dare you to," he challenged.
Its the best hotel in town. All the
theatrical troupes stop there"
He nodded grimly. "The troupes
that play in Jonesville probably de-
serve H."
She did not quite approve Of this.
She was sure that she had seen some
wondrous acting there in Jonesvllle.
Had she not wept her eyes out over a
new play, entitled East Lynne" the
previous winter? Had not another
novelty. which the bills announced
came straight TO Jonesville from a