The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-06

KNOW uoce0t Waut y0Vuuk eU9W
you oughtn't to be left all alone In
the world; Il isn't good. ! knew your
mofher'd want me 10 watch over you
and try 20 have something like a home
for you'll knew she'd want me 10 do
what l tried 10 d0w Fanny's tears
were hitter now. and her voice, hoarss
and wet, was tragicaily sincere. "Oh
and now--you don't want-you want
lyon want 10 leave me In the iurch !
You"
"Oh, my LordT He went TO her
AMI lifted her. "For Gods sake get
upl Come. let's take the coffee into
the other room and see what's 10 be-
done"
He got her to her feet she leaned
upon him. already somewhat comfort
ed, and, with his arm about her, he
conducted her 10 the dining room aud
seated her In one of the two Kitchen
chairs which had been placed at the
rough table. sTherel" he said, ''get
over itir Fanny's spirits revived APP
preeiably; she looked up with a plain
tive eagemess II had bought all my
fall clothes. GEORGE" she said; "and
paid every bill l owed. l don't owe a
cent for clothes. George
'sThat's good" no said wanly, and he
had a moment OF physical dizziness
that decided him To sit down quickly.
For an instant Ii seemed 20 him that
he was not Fanny's nephew, but mar
ried to her. lie passed his pale hand
over his paler forehead. 'Well, let's
see where we stand" he said feebly.
Lets see IL we can afford thls place
you've selected"
Fanny continued to brighten. 'Tm
sure It's the most practical plan we
could possibly have worked out
George-and II Is comfort to be
among nice people. l think Wen both
enjoy IT, because the truth Is we've
been keeping too much 10 ourselves
for a long while. II isn't good for
people"
II was thinking about the money.
Aunt Fanny. The rent Is thirty-slx
dollars a month: the dinner is twenty
two aud half for each OF us. and
we've got to have some provision for
other food. We won't need any
clothes for year, perhaps"
'oh. longer" she exclaimed $50
you see"
II see that forty-five and thlrty-slx
make eighty-one," he said AT the
lowest, We need hundred dollars a
month-and rm going to make thirty
two"
II thought OF that. George" she saId
confidently, "and I'm sure il will be all
right. You'n be earning a great deal
more than that very soon"
Il don't see any prospect of it--not
tin Pm admitted to the bar, and that
viii be two years at the earliest
well. there's the six hundred dol
lars from the sale. Six hundred and
twelve dollars Il was
1T isn't six hundred and twelve
now" said George. "It's about one
hundred and sixty"
Fanny showed m0mentary diSmay.
why, how"
II lent Uncle George two hundred;
gave fifty apiece to old Sam and those
two other old darkles that worked for
grandfather so long, and ten 10 each
OF the servants here"
And Won gave me thlrty-sIx," she
said th0ughtfully. 'foF the first
months rent, Ina advance"
ibid II I'D forgotten. Well, with
about a hundred and sixty in bank
and our expenses % hundred a month,
Il doesn't seem as Il this new place"
"Still," she interrupted, 1--WE have
paid the tlrst months rent Ia advance,
and 1t does seem % be the most prac-
tical--"
George rose. "See here. Aunt Fanny"
he said decIsively. "You stay here and
look after the moving. Old Frank
doesn't expect me until afternoon,
this first day, but III go and see him
Dow.'
-. II was early, and old Frank.
just established at his big fiat-topped
desk, was surprised when his prospec-
tive assistant and pupil walled In. He
was pleased, as well as surprised, how
ever, and rose. Offering cordial old
hand. THE real flnre J" he said. ''The
real fare for the law. That's right