The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-06

ing accounts Of the play to which shs
had been taken by his rival. June
seemed TO make a 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 70
various places of amusement; and
June, simply aware that she was hav-
Ing some very good times, and enjoy
ing them immensely, accepted his at
tentions, not thinking where it 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 1 couldn't
leave off at five an-an-' Here the
words broke off in q sob.
"And wouldn't he let you?" quickly
asked June.
"No. He said he was tired of hear
ing about sick mothers. | said | was
telling him the truth, an he could
phone the doctor. Then he said he
hadn't any time for dom detective
work, an if | wanted to be locked
half a day / 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"
"Ill speak to him." said June.
mo, no, please I'd get fired then
sure if he thought l 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 l 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 in a
noisy street.
"Why, isn't that Mr.. Hedstrom GO
ing in?" exclaimed June. HE doesn't
live there, does he?"
20 no. | s'pOSe he's comm to see
mother. Say, if it hadn't been fer him
| 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'."
$50 you have known Mr.. Hedstrom
a good wLile?"
20 10, he just was sorry, same's you
are. Bout three weeks ago, when
mother first got sick was some scared
an | was cryin', an somehow | run
against him as l was comm ont of the
store, an he stopped me an wanted tC
know what was the matter, an ther
he went on home with me Same'S you
are. an he's been helpin' an doin
things ever sence."
June made no reply, but she wa!
thinking hard. This was the man they
had called stingy, because instead OF
spending money TO buy popularity anC
crafty himself, he was helping q fel
low creature over the thorny way Will
quiet Self-Sacrifice and generous us,
of his means.
They found him bending over tn,
thin little form on the bed, the draw
face looking at him with a pathetic
smile. He started slightly as June Ell
tered, bowed TO her, and turned to thu
child.
She's better, Annie" he said kindly
The pent-up feelings of the girl CAV
vent in a burst of sobs.
There, there you mustn't do that,
he said patting her shoulder. ''YoI
must keep her very quiet. Good night.
And with another bow to June he wa
gone.
June stayed till a visiting nurs
came, and went home still thinking.
The dashing figure of Gardne
seemed quite effaced by kind of hal
that shone about the head of quie
man with kind eyes. She had throw
away a pearl of great price TO pick u
I an imitation diamond, whose glitte
: was now quite gone, and the realize
ton of her folly made her supremel
e miserable.
d The next day she met HedstrOm on
e side the store. She had waited fC
: him.
e "Why don't you come any more
:, see uS?' she asked
f II didn't suppose you"
! But do :" she broke in.
He drew her hand within his arr
r and they went on together.
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