Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-09
CHAPTER VlII-Continued.
10.

$50, you see" added the child, 81 am
charity I'm not like other girls that's
got papas and mammals. Course 1
knowed that before, but it didn't
Seem-seem so hard as it does now,"
she confessed with a sob.
MY dear! my dear!" cried Miss
Amanda, dropping on her knees beside
the little girl, don't talk so! / know
your uncle must love you"
ooh, Miss Mandyw gasped Carolyn
May don't you s'pose he loves other
folks, too? You know-fOlks he'd be-
gun to love ever so long ago?"
The WOman's smooth cheeks burned
suddenly and she stood up.
TN most sure he'd never stop low
Ing a person if he'd once begun to
love EN-" said Carolyn May, with a
high opinion of the faithfulness of
Uncle J0e's character
DO you want to know if your Uncle
Joe loves youY she asked Carolyn
May at last. ''Do you?"
"Oh, do" cried the little girl.
Then ask him." advised Miss
Amanda. That's the only way to do
with Joe Stagg, if you want to get
at the truth. Out with it, square, and
ask him."
Il will do it," Carolyn. May said Sc
nously.
After the child had gone the woman
went back into the little cottage and
her countenance did not wear the fare
well smile that Carolyn May had
looked back to see.
Gripping at her heart was the old
pain she had suffered years before and
the conflict that had scared her mind
so long ago was reused again.
"Oh, Joe! Oh, joel How could
youT she moaned, rocking herself to
and fro. How could you?"
mat very night the first snow furry
OF the season drove against the west
window panes of the big kitchen at the
oags homestead. 1t was at supper
time.
/ declare fort" said Mr.. Stage, Il
i guess winters onto US, Aunty Rose"
Inns snow did not amount to much !;
was little more than a boar frost as
MI >tagg said. This might be, how
ever the last chance for a Sunday
na6 IN the woods for some time and
4 Dafoiyn May did not propose to miss
4 vi inns day she earnestly desired
j seI him off by himself, for her
c10FI was filed with a great purpose.
sne lett that they must come to an
understanding.
vi lIS particular occasion Uncle
SaI down upon the log by the
ooA where Miss Amanda had once
4 carolyn May stC5d before him.
am Just charity orphan? Didn't
Wy papa leave any money a-taH for
o[.. bld you take me just out OF
dealer. e"'pe0 '"e MAJ u y u :
1,.~ ~ wish you'd answer me, Uncle
w.. Went on Carolyn May with a
ave- effort to keep from crying
Joseph Sragg was too blunt per-
Up see his way to lodging the
NJ --.a Wen, I'll tell you, Car'lyn
There isn't much left. and that's
. tsa.-. ~ ISN'T Your fathers fault He
ns,e e-~ there was plenty. But bust
y and d, invested in goa into bad hands
hs f -.r -.f'le nest egg he'd laid up for
I s 1ia-iy vas LOST
81. i5 b. I am just charity And
- nee whispered Carolyn May.
ham,. pose we could 90 to the poor
Ill., Prince and me but .hey mayn't
a. -s there. You're real nice to
:! "a , OIe'e Joe; but Prince and me
H.. are a nuisance to you"
d .a AA stared at her for a moment
asa. but the flush that dyed his
~ as a flush of shame.
sr4 5ol like it any more here
'-1sy Rose and-and meY' he
"niy-only. Uncle Joe,
stay if we're a nuisance
don't want to stay, if
me-