The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-13
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 She shook her head. "No. l haven't

 back on.' He said you'd lost more than you should in the headlight com pany, but he'd insisted that you should hold out, enough to live on, and you'C very wisely followed his advice"
 "I know" she said weakly. "I tolC him so. He didn't know, or else he6 forgotten how much Wtlburs lnsur 1 ance amounted to, and I-oh, it seemed such a sure way to make a real for I tune out of a ltttle-and l thought 1 could do something for you, George if you ever came to need it-and 1t all looked so bright just thought I'd put 1t all in. I did-every cent except my last interest payment-and it's gone.' l Good Lord!' George began tC pace up and down the worn blanks ot the bare floor. "Why on earth did l you wait till now to tell such thing I as this?
 T couldn't till had to-" she said pfteously. It wouldn't do any good not any good on earth" She got out her lace handkerchief and began to cry. Nothing does any good, guess, in this old world! Oh, how tired of this old world I am I didn't know what to do. l just tried to go ahead and be as practical as I could, and ar l range some way for us to live. Oh, knew you didn't want me, George can see, that much! You don't sup pose I want to thrust myself on you, do you? It isn't very pleasant to be thrusting yourself on a person you know doesn't want you-but I knew you Oughtn't to be left all alone tn the world; 1t isn't good. I knew your mother'd want me to watch over you and try to have something like home for you-I knew she'd want me to do what I tried to dor" Fanny's tears were bitter now, and her voice, hoarse and wet, was tragically sincere. "Oh and now-you don't want-you want you want to leave me in the lurch You"
 "Oh, my Lord !" He went to her an1 lifted her. For Gods sake get up! Come, let's take the coffee into the other room and see what's to 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 to the dining room and seated her in one of, the two kitchen chairs which had been placed at the rough table. "Theret'' he said, "get over it!' Fanny's spirits revived ap- preciably: she looked up with a plain tive eagerness. "I had bought all my fall clothes, George" she said; land paid every bill owed. I don't owe a cent for clothes, George"
 That's good" he said wanly, and he had a moment of physical dizziness that decided him to sit down quickly. For an instant 1t seemed to him that he was not Fanny's nephew, but mar ried to her. He passed his pale hand over his pa1er forehead. "Well, let's see where we stand" he said feebly. Let's see if we can afford this place you've selected"
 Fanny continued to brighten. ''Tm sure it's the most practical plan we could possibly have worked out, GeOrge-and 1t is comfort to be among nice people. I think we'll both enjoy it, because the truth is we've been keeping too much to ourselves | people"
 "I was thinking about the money, Aunt Fanny. The rent is thirty-six dollars month; the dinner Is twenty two and a 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. 'So you see"
 II see that forty-fve and thirty-six make eighty-one," he said At the lowest, we need a hundred dollars a month-and I'm going to make thirty two."
 II thought of that, George she said confidently, land I'm sure it will be all 1 right. You'll be earning a great deal more than that very soon."
 II don't see any prospect of it-not till I'm admitted to the bar, and that will be two years at the earliest"
 Well, there's the six hundred dol lars from the sale. Six hundred and twelve dollars it was"
 Tt isn't six hundred and, twelve now" said George. Its about one hundred and sixty"
 Fanny showed mOmentary dismay. "Why, how"
 II lent Uncle George two hundred; I gave fifty apiece to old Sam and those two other old darkfes that worked for grandfather so long, and ten to each 1 of the servants here"
 And you gave me thtrty-six," she said thoughtfully, flor the first months rent, in advance"
 Did I? I'd forgotten. We'll, with about hundred and sixty in bank and our expenses 8 hundred a month it doesn't seem as if this new place. ''Still" she interrupted, i've have paid the first months rent in advance and it does seem to 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 I'll go and see him now"
 It was early, and old Frank, | just established at his big, f1at-topped desk, was surprised when his prospec- 1 tive assistant and pupil walked in. He was pleased, as we'll as surprised, how ever, and rose, offering a cordial old | For h T kkFTvL.