Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-18
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:. IN HONOR
BOUND,
By RALPH HAMILTON
(copyricht. 1920. western Newspaper Union

In poor circumstances. a. !.
The first episode occurred one
stormy wintry day about dusk. Flea
nor had called for mail at the village
post office on her. way home, and had
got a few yards down the street when
she noticed a little green roll lying
on the snow. It, was money-seyen-
y: teen dollars. Eleanor returned to the
post Office and posted notice telling
that the owner Of sum of money
found near by could recover the same
by telephoning to her home. :.
It was less than an hour later when
there came call from woman living
at the other end of the town. She
named the amount lost, which had
dropped out Of letter she had re-
celved and asked that the finder come
at once with the money, but Mrs.
Woods, Eleanor's landlady, had sick
child and Eleanor helped her do up
the. dishes and then started out. 1t
was no pleasant stroll, but, Eleanor
thinking Of the usual custom in such
cases, fervently hoped that the lady
might give her a small reward for her
trouble. She rang the doorbell of the
house where she. at length arrived.
A sour-faced woman confronted her,
holding the door grudgingly ajar.
IF you are Mrs. Cole I have come
to bring YOU YOUR lost money" said
Eleanor.
The woman almost, snatched at IT
with the words: ,"Well, you didn't
hurry yourself, did you? It's too. late
to send for my groceries now" and
closed the door In ElearOr's face.
The hurt and iastonisheG girl stood
dumbed for a moment. II declare,
I'll never try to do:a kind act again"
scolded Eleanor, but she knew the
next minute that. she did not mean
what she said-less than ever when.
reaching home, her. landiady consoled
her with honest sympathy and the
prediction:. you'll get your reward
somewhere along the; line: deary."
The prophecy came true. Eleanors
task at the mail order establishment
of Elston &: Co. was to fold sld mail
advertising circulars, 8Her pay was
poor, but the followinglsaturday noon
when she got home AHA opened her
pay envelope, besidesfthes ten dollars
she received weekly, caught to the
lowermost bank;note with fragment
of paste was a twenty dallar!bill.
At once Eleanor .reasSHedsit out that
the cashier had made e'Gmistake. Later
that evening when she found her sim
Pile hearted .landlady in tears because
the owner of the premises had de-
manded his rent, Eleanor wished the
twenty dollar bill was. truly her own
to relieve the distress Of the poor
woman.
The cashier smiled In q strange way
MS Eleanor on Monday morning took
the bill to his window, I'VE have
found out already q shortage In our
cash." he said, "but you, will have to
60 to Mr.. Barley Elston about this"
FIe was the son Of the owner of the
business and Eleanor liked him. He
had spoken to her courteously several
times. He smiled up at her from his
Office chair as, timid and flutteriDg,
Eleanor recited the circumstances OF
the case.
"You will retain the money, If you
please, Miss Price," he observed. 1.-The
profit and loss account was brought
up to date Saturday night, and we
cannot alter our balances! now. by
the way, we need new girl to take
charge Of our mail department. DO
you think you could systematize it,"
81 could try" replied Eleanor.
"The salary is considerable Of an
increase over What you have been
earning.
The bapplest hour Eleanor had ever
known was hers when that evening
she insisted on loaning the twenty
dollars to her landlady to help her out
with the rent.
"Ycu arc just sweet, dear angel Of
mercyp' sobbed the woman feelingly.
"l'll take it. but you shall have 1t
back very soon. 1 wrote to my brother
in another city last night and he Will
be sure to send me some money"
1t was just after noon the next day
when Eleanor received q summons to
90 to young Mr.. ELston's Office. She
feared she had been found lacklng In
eligibility for her new position. There
sat her landlady, engaged in congenlal
conversation with Mr.. Elston.
Mrs. Woods wishes me to cash a
check, Miss Price" he spoke. "As a
matter of form you will identify her, I
suppose?" ,
"Oh, surely!" replied Eleanor.
"It's a check from my brother,
deary," explained Mrs. Woads, "and
needing it cashed, not knowing but
you had borrowed the twenty dollars
for me, bless your kind, true heart! l
have told Mr.. Elston all about your
goodness to me-
Eleanor blushed under the sincere
encomiums of her grateful friend,
more than ever as she noted the rapt
glance of BARLEY Elston fixed admir-