The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-02

Ing accounts of the play to which shs
had been taken by his rival. June
seemed TO make point of letting him
see her preference for the other man,
and Bert being sensitive as well as
very modest, concluded his visits were
not desired.
Gardner continued to invite June TO
various places of amusement; and
I June, simply aware that she was nav
ing some very good times, and enjoy
ing them immensely, accepted his at
tentions, not thinking where ii might
lead.
one day as she took something from
Annie, the little parcel girl, she no
ticed her sad face and tear-wet eyes.
why Annie. What is it," she
asked. -
Mother sobbed the child. they
didn't know this morning whether
she'd last out the day, an l daresent
stay home cause I'd lose my job an
l asst Mr.. Gardner tiff l couldn't
leave off at five an-an-" Here the
words broke off in a sob.
And wouldn't he let you?" quickly
asked June.
mo. He said he was tired of hear
ing about sick mothers. l said L was
telling him the truth, an he could
phone the doctor. Then he said he
hadn't any time for doin' detective
work, an if l wanted to be locked
half day l could go. l told him l
had TO have the money to buy medi-
cine an things fer mother. Then he
got awful mad, an said if l didn't
want to be fined I'd better stop talkin'
back"
iii speak TO him." said June.
mo, no, please! I'd get fired then
sure if he thought / told you. He's
just awful when he gets started. He'd
find some way of dockin' or finin' me
like he did last week when that ten
cents stuck in the slot, an | didn't
see it,"
Filled with sympathy for the child
June went home with her that evening
to see what she could do.
That's my house." and she point
ed TO one of row of cheap flats i'm q
noisy street.
why, isn't that Mr.. Hedstrom 60
ing IMP" exclaimed June. He doesn't
live there, does her?
20 no. L spOse he's comm to see
mother. Say, if 1t hadn't been fer him
l don't know what we'd done. He paid
this months rent, an said we wasn't
TO worry about the doctors bill. an
he's always bringin' in nice things fer
mother. l never s'pOse anyone could
be SO good what wasn't any relation er
nothin'."
so you have known Mr.. Hedstrom
good wtile?"
- 10, lie just was sorry, same's you
are. Bout three weeks ago, when
mother first got sick was some scared.
an ! was cryin', an somehow l run
against him as 1 was comm ont of the
store, an he stopped me an wanted to
know what was the matter. an then
he went on home with me same's you
are, an he's been helpin' an dom
things ever sence."
thinking hard. This was the man they
had called stingy, because instead of
spending money TO buy popularity and
crafty himself, he was helping a fell
low creature over the tEorny way with
quiet self-sacrifice and generous use
of his means.
They found him bending over the
thin little form on the bed, the drawn
face looking at him with q pathetic
smile. He started slightly as June en-
tered, bowed to her, and turned to the
child.
She's better Annie" he said kindly. |
The pent-up feelings of the girl gave
vent in burst of sObs.
There, there! you mustn't do that"
he said pattiug her shoulder. you
must keep her very quiet. Good night"
And with another bow to June he was
gone.
June stayed till a visiting nurse
came, and went home still thinking.
The dashing figure of Gardner
seemed quite effaced by kind of halo |
that shone about the head of q quiet |
man with kind eyes. She had thrown |
away pearl of great price TO pick up |
an imitation diamond whose glitter |
was now quite gone, and the realiza-
ton of her folly made her supremacy |
miserable
The next day she met Hedstrom out |
side the store. She had waited for |
him.
"Why don't you come any more to
see us?' she asked
II didn't suppose. you"
But / do - she broke in.
He drew her hand within his arm
and they went on together
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