Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-20
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"a 1871, b. At~4N4'
B exclaimed John Chester,
b ,be key in the old lock. That's
lie swung down the trim, box
81 s-a1 uath. out through the sag
gsra and along the elm-shaded
r1sd that led TO the railroad sta
81 intent was he on catching the
.r,aoo train TO the city that he
10 notice the slim girl coming
81 ;n.r behind him, and she, at his
II ,a.,ari merely sighed without
II ..spfug her pace to oyertake him.
q sighed because it was, in all prob
q T;,r rse last she would ever see Of
Hhn Chester.
"A yor did She need the For Sale"
& m which John had just tackled up
q loow what for days had been town
Fl ..i,,-tbar the last of the Chesters
9 rejected the manner of living of
d ffbers and was going to the city
81 SOCK his fortune. But, because Of
81 She sighed.
yor that there had ever been a
H. affair between them.
Il As the days passed, the sign of the
q inferred old Chester house. fast show
Il signs Of unoccupmcy, grew to
|3onhle Sara. The farm, unsold and
8rtenanted. was running down. This
H. coupled with reports which drift
!. back from the city that John Ches-
~ fortune was proving elusive, and
nj he was shifting from one job to
4nother. tormented her with a sense
n the waste Of good material and Of
H. own impotency in the matter.
Il Came a sunny day in late March
Il then Sara cast bombshell at the feet
IN he aunt with whom she lived
Il Aunt Julie" she gave out casually
sger her cup of tea, I'm going to
&.end next weekend in the city"
q sara :" her aunt's voice was star
Med "Of all things, Sara p
q Yes that's just what I'm going to
H. returned Sara unperturbed. And
.5rthermore-do you remember those
III stock certificates that Cousin Jenny
d. me! Well, I'm going to take
*ihem along. Who knows, perhaps
#ueyre not as worthless as I've
#lcl-lt them. Just suppose" and
e blue eyes grew dreamy, perhaps
#hey viii bring me my fortune !"
E Now it happened that several days
#,ter this conversation there walked
#ao the outer office of Whitby q
#bAtty, brokers, shabby looking
&og,1 with tired lines about his eyes
& Id mouth, a sound Of voices from
BIZ inner office assured him that his
#apoygr was occupied, and sitting
6CoUu at dingy desk he rested his
ead On his hand while his thoughts
#la,eied backward over the discourag-
PIN months. Where was he headed ?
#Ihis all but questionable firm in whose
#sup.oy he was at present held out
n future for him. Little by little,
Naaght by bitter experiences, he had
carried how untitled he was to com
& pete with men trained for their jobs.
Il Into lis meditations crept memo
&HeS Of home, Of green fields titled by
Niis father and his grandfather and
n ils srandfather's father, of substan-
q la. barns, O. the CHEEKY homely
Hdve-iing And with those visions
arose persistently the picture of q
certain slim, blue-eyed person, the
playmate Of his boyhod, whom, in
lis teverish pursuit of fortune. he had
all but forgotten.
john Chester sat suddenly upright.
WHO Ia thunder was in the inner Of
lo talking with old Whitby?
YES hoped" went on plain
i've voice that awoke in him a
Saaaen. tremendous response, Ito real
re something On this stock. You see,
nave d chance to make a splendid
Investment I can buy the old Ches-
tf place back home. 1t is a farm
Il ,@~va for generations by men who
h1V" do~ to husband the resources OF
" SoA But if these certificates are
'O'--'ess' as You say
4la Jaen followed the suave tones
u lis employer. Just so much
s>r paper. my dear young lady. Tod
4 4 na~ent later the door opened
r'.- ''.a risen to his feet, met the
s.t. tao-eged gaze Of Sara Cary.
".'} why sara - was an he
Then: "Wait-let me walk
wy H..a Eou.7
o' several blocks through the
4fe afternoon traffic of
neither was aware. they walked
Sara was the fir$c to speak
Size said gently, %the-the
are up in the swamp piece
1'-'t4men's Brooches. Remem-
~ we used to 70 after them?"
" = exclaimed John fervertly.
\. 'aHed impulsively. sara p
u MIN sick Of it all
-t t.e noise, the crowds. I'm
sara I'm going back homel"
'o' l4til their very wedding day
S.. ~ learn the real secret OF
H. Y 70 the city. Il cant bear
e4 had CHANGED to say as
i'f moment side by side
Cd sa- o-uatis-draped porch Of the