Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
CHAPTER xv--continued.

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10 knew very weu that what she
III said about his daughter and Jo-
nh Stagg was quite true. In his self
xbness he had been glad all these
"A nors that the hardware merchant was
Alked OF happiness.
The carpenter mad always been a
2f-centered individual, DESTROYS of
own comfort, and rather misery.
! had not approved, in the first place,
n the intimacy between Joseph Stagg
III his daughter Amanda.
81 NO soodll come o that" he had
{ tpld himself.
That is. no good to Jedidiah Parlow.
b. foresaw at the start the loss of the
8rJs help about the house. for his
fe was then a helpless invalid.
Then Mrs. Parlow died. This death
made palmer still to the carpenter
8 #bat Mandys marriage was bound to
/ Rring inconvenience to him. Especial
4 IN if she married a close-dsted young
Business man like Joe Stagg would
sbis he true For, at the reading of his
Ehifes will Mr.. Parlow discovered that
Ahe property they occupied. even the
shOp in which he worked, which had
been given to Mrs. Parlow by her par
2ants was to be the sole property of
her daughter. Mandy was the heir.
IL Parlow did not possess even a life
klterest in the estate.
E # was a blow to the carpenter He
made a good income and had money
In bank, but he loved money too well
10 wish to spend it after he had made
It. He did not want to give up the
place. If Mandy remained unmarried
f There would never be any question be-
a kween them of rent or the like.
Therefore if he was not actually the
CauSe of the difference that arose be
tween the two young people, ne seized
bind enlarged upon it and did all in
Dis power to make q mere misunder-
{ standing grow into a quarrel that nel-
Their of the proud, high-spirited lovers
would bridge.
Jeddah ParlOw knew why Joe
Stagg had taken that other girl to
#Faith camp meeting. The young man
bad stopped at the Parlow place when
( Amanda was absent and explained to
81 The girls father. But the latter had
neyer mentioned this fact to his daugh-
Her
Instead he had made Joe's supposed
Ofeuse the greater Dy suggestion 8hd
innupndO And it was he, too, VINO
had urged the hurt Mandy to retaliate
Boy going to the dance with another
young man. Meeting Joe Stage later,
the carpenter had said bitter things
TO him. purpOrting to come from
Mandy 1t was all mean and vile; the
od man knew 1t now-as he had
known it then.
All these years he had tried to add
fuel to the fire of his daughter anger
against Joe Stagg. And he believed
ne mad benefited thereby. But, some
how, during the past few months, he
lad begun to wonder if. after all, "the
game was worth the candle"
suddenly he had gained a vision of
"hat Amanda Parlow's empty life
meant to her.
carolyn May, interested only in see
ng her friends made happy, had no
yea Of the turmoil she had created in
Mr. Parlow's mind.
During the time that the nurse was
a' Inc abandoned lumber camp caring
OF Judy Mason, Carolyn May hoped
'Lat something might take Uucle Joe
Slhere.
Inc next Friday, after school was
Ut Miss Amanda appeared at the
''agg nome and suggested taking Caro-
May into the woods with her, flor
ne weekend" as she laughingly said.
Ill., the hackman, had brought the
lFSe home for few hours and would
an" ~ her hack to Judy's cabin.
oor oid Judy is much better, but
Is sui suffering and cannot be left
ly"e lof long" Miss Amanda said.
Oo'O'yn May viii cheer her up."
~ Iariow would drive over on Sun
~ afternoon and bring the little girl
: ilong. ! 'i0e n"u - 80
o. l"at Friday evening at supper mat
- I'll the big kitchen of the Stagg
,sr Iee e we're really at a serious pass, Jo-
n, @,ass sat down to the table wish
~. "''nout appetite. Aunty Rose
yi,bau. one cup Of tea after another
Inc ''u' putting a crumb between her
81. 9oS, Aunty Rose" demanded Mr.
,e sfos' what under the sun did we dc
NJ ,gre aannahs CarIyn came here
I've did weT' Ui- e'''
a fkaa. hose had no answer to make
lnese Questions
Toa - 'ne morning there was smoky
Inn a,s e'erything--a fog that the
which a. not dissipate, and behind
|ron han n 'ooAed like an enormous sat
psgsl lag =, went down to the store as
tsnoo se"s came over the long-dis
o soos T.'es that thousands of acres
81 resa -.and We're burning, that the for
.ss q. Go We're out, ard thae the farm
'de Of ~ - entire township on the fan
,c.y.gg u'e mountain We're engaged IL