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“THE MISER ”
M 1 Ukll you Agn+*, I iihiill n*»v#r *iv«
Trty oonsari' That young fallow' Juat
want* my monay I know him. 1 know
him I know all that kind of fallowa
Tb*y 4a/ioa around a ?»•* of monojr nr
tha Jawa around tha gulden o*4l, 1
ahaU navar giva my runaant ."
"ITat-har you art? too haaty. You don t
know TV altar Ha la g<<ud. honaal and
♦o.argatl#
"Kowfatlc. you aay’ 1 would llko to
know wha' ha ha* mada l»y hi* ;*ri mi
orgy?*
"Jla na* atudad hard and haa an ax
r • Man* arliioattoii
"1 ‘.du-'u lion - nonsnna* Cart ri parson
tl . from h* aduratloti or doaa It hslp
l to mak«» mnnay*"
)>• ft dona W;»J t*r mall* hla
ir.’.n living fl#* haa tin axrallant poal
lion a lmokk*» p*r."
"V«v and I suppo** h* Jua’ tn.&kaa
tn on ay fmougli to pay for hla JWr»* doth#*
I know tha young fallow* Hut no mot a
about tha* If you praf>r your book
k'apar to your poor oul fat har you may
of couraa do n» you p!***-* 1 oan't itva
h*r* all aiotia and I know that I at,all
Hot ilv*» vary much lon gar and It aaama
to rna wall ft doaan * mat tar you may
laava m« If you think It'* right '
"Oh. don't talk that way fafhar You
barr na rlgtit to think that I would do
a thing Ilka »ha» You know vary w«li
that I oould navar laava you "
A.nd Afnw fhraw hat arm* around
tiia old man'a «*•* and lataaad him than
aba turn ad around quickly and last tha
toot®
"It la atranga with thoaa yauug fool*
tha miaar murtnarad whan hla dnifhtar
had last “Thar a hava baan plant? of
young fallow* to caurt tha girl for liar
own aak* No. I know bat tar than that
for rn> rnrmay Wall Agora n*' f ar oar **l
so» any of thorn aafdt WaJtat appawrod,
but now aha want* to gat marrlad At
laat t»h It’* all nonaanaa **
Tha old man ho wad hla hand and look
ad at hla hand, ha aww a tawr on It.
"Hha crad. whan aha kl*a<*d ma " ha
whlaparad aad wlpad fh# Uttla drop
away '1 don't and*»*••*no how aha got
har aaf* haart Wha rartatolv didn't got
It f!»wan ma but aha may hava got il
from *"
TKm old man atof*p*'l «nd ha fol n
pain la hla haart Ha waa thinking of
tha bawMtffwl panHa loving woman who
l«ad Moan hla wtf* fha am that of hi*
child U* rantamharad that aha wn»
matrlad to him whoa aha waa only ala
loan whNa o«a halt waa alraody naming
gray ha raiaambarad how falth/ul aha
bad baan to him Haw aha tuid twkan
oar* «"*f hint, lonkrd aftor tha houaa. Urv
ad him And ha rainanaharad tha* aha
navar oomplulnad ovan whan aha »u
• ok and fr-rbia. and How aha had dlau
with a amllr
Nfifih Itirtnon bowad hla gray hand
dto-pnj mil whlaparad ha nould fongat
Tut he couldn't lla alao ramamhnrwd
th«t Mu- n'lKtibora hud whlaparad among
1.0 Mlaci\.(- 'hill ill* rming wlfa might
l , • r» *nv««d if nha had had a good
* ut ’ li h*«n too axpanalvr. i
9 \*ni m> monay
I* v, .ii- * Id, now nanrly nighty, and
*' •ti. life hla only lnt*r*a< h i
? 'i to K'i Hr had dantad him
t \ «*» \ • tiuloi l Mint hla hard haart
»■•=> * ♦»# htT«! mm thr g«»lrt h« l#v#«| Kill
in# Mir gi*w ihlnn»r Mud hi* former
■'U ' ’ : I • i.f hr thought more. .*n«l
n iw h# thought of hi* <t#a<| wtf*»
! • mow her *milc, h«r laughing ,
rv« * and the love of hi# ilaughlw ul !
f.ny* reminded him 9ha*V fh#r* w#r# lm- I
tit ‘O Imtlog* who w*r» far hettei than
h#
Al lOMI ll# Mlood up Mod W#nt oilt of !
Ih* room fir wanted to go Into thr
I’irdrn foil when hr* r +m> Into th* lit
•I# hull h* heard « vole# from a room up
fttiilrft ll wo that of ht» daughter
"Whom I* »hr (Rlkliii »•* * Th# blood
tu«h#<l in hit* heart *nd h# Himmiitrii to :
hlm»#tf "1 #ll*ll aaoti put mii »mt l(i j
diit."
Nolaeleealv h* cr#pt \ip MtaltM nnrt
look* <1 into th# mom through th# k*i >
hoi# Th*r# o# «• w Agio* »h# wo*
kurrllnc In front of h#i bed, and th#
l*#r* w#r* running down h#r fun# whll#
#h# wa# prog lug "Oh l,#rg h# good to
my old t#<h#i #»Mft#•» hi* h#«rt ond «i\*
Him p#«*n# lf#ly #»• to lav* him with
•11 my fc#wrt ond tnoch rw# tn h« goo,|
to him M#H‘ m# m k#«|» th# promt#* j
1 go## mg mothor wtu» #h# waa about
to dl# that 1 ahaufd olwoya toy# him ond
or Him «a#o##nl> Fa«h#< h#l|
m# ”
fftloitUr Ik* nig fnth#i an naked gown
th# atofra #ud mui Into th# g*r<|«n hop
lug t# got r|«S of hit thought* M< we*
thlnklwg wf hi* wlf# of hit daugtttai who
rrlod for hla aoha hut than th# thought
of hi# mono? ooiw# nor# nmr# and thl*
(bought woa Ull atmnf«ar
Awn## ooiog long ond biltorljr tn hor
lit tin rn#m gng whan ah# liud grown
rnotr gul#t and #lpad away th# Iran# .
of h#r lo#ra ah# w#nt down atolra moo
|o.<fe*«*d aftor everything In th# houaa #a
u#ual Path#* and daughter took thatr
aoppAi t.*grth#» a# alwae# and through
th# w##Ka that Mlowad ah# fulfilled »|l
hot (lull## aa uattal hut ah# wna no Inn
g#t th* happy- amiilng gtrl wha ao#m«d
tn \w»rt> light and aunahtna along with
liar
day old Noah ram# hock from
o w.tlk anti heard aom#hod> walk tn the
•timm* . (tnti*# lit th# garden H iaph’
I*olo H c ever and an r«|w 1 at itatenlng
ha gpnokert doa* tn th# aumm#r hcue#
ond llttvii|h lh# folia#' now hta daughter
4«nd her kvti young Walter Mat h*#«i
wna reeling tut hla ahnuldar ana hla a'm
wi»« it round her wotat
*\Agf*#e. I.r a#id, “lliian tn m# Ag
gr* ,**
“I canned lew* # tits poo* old father
th# old man hoot'd nor aay with team
in her voice • rn tat llvo far him loak
i»ft#t hint now that hr I* old and a lour
Ih tttrmh r that > am th# tail) »»n# in th*
woihi who ootaa for a m M# hoa no
t*ody hut nta and hr la not to lit# ohm*
«lurlng hla iaat yoaia Oh Wait gw my
head a hunt it g wh*n you #oy that 1
muat vh««o»# t*ai w##n torn ond him Vo*
know l h'v« you hut I v«nnat forg#t my
pragilu ntvat to )**«* pap* At# you
nngty with m*T"
’’Angry Agn## how «*n you think
Aa If ’ o*uld b# angry at you, twit It a
' #1 r hard to a#* all tnot dtoap|«#or which
I Had groom#*! of for y##tw t'h# d*#«m
woa a > luwutlful og* •• ang r#w|tty oJ
moat inika* rna h»#* onurog• 9V# two
who hit* oloaya k*r#d oooh uthoi wr
ahoulg hot# mod# autah * 1 oonttfnt h *m#
for nuraoitoa 1n tha Itttla co-tog# 1 y vita
kok# ang raw it ta n#t t# k* I data
not p«<m mdn you to l#»*v* your father.
If you could do that you would not ha
tha Agnar whom I love But tharr la
on* thing I w»*n from my whole haart
aj.u that 1* that Hod In Ifla mercy wi.,
tpke »h«- curar «way from your fat hor
befor# it i* too late.’*
" Thr * uraa? What do you mean Wal
ter 7 Why do you aay that word?"
"The curat* of gold 1 mean," tha
young man replied hotly.
"Mia mind, hla thought a cling to th*
act uracd money I wtah h# were poor,
1 wlah ha would loan **v«*ry penny h** a
got."
"Poor 1 lAiae hia money, how run you
wlah for atich a thing I'oor old father,
then he would have nothing 10 at
alb"
He drrw her ckmer and klaard her.
"lie would not' Then I- ahould think
hla eye* would open and he would aeo
the treaaura he po*aeaaea In your Jove
H* would remember to love you when
he no longr had had hla money to e'eai
.iff Id* figli And wlmt would ha
)>#t«*M 1 111. I 1 •mid linn nhnw dial I lovr
you fm your own #Mk* I could titkj
'mi to my houaa and 1 would oak your
father to llv# with u» It would h# to
rosy If w# could all thrwo l»#' togoth#r
N'»«h ratirad hnatly Mr waa afraid
n« I . it ruon Mir ing, thing- and whll#
h* waa walking towards th# houa* In)
murmured to hlni##lf “A nlo* wlah In
deed' Th#t young •c'otindral. To wlah
that I wa»* poor, I, Noaii Hretnan. An*l
h# prniaad (lod to mak# in# j»oor‘ I muat
#a\ he la a nlo# fallow
Tim# paaaed and grew thin
and pal#, and ah# w«s alwuya longing
for Waltar, btit ah# took far# of th*
h#ua# aa falthfulH na #v#r. hut ah*
hardlv #v#« #mll*d, and an #xprra#lnn
of awdnaaa had coin# Into h#t fromer
happy far#
On** matting Noah cofn# hark from
ih# rlty mid In hla hnnd h# «-arrl#.l a
small Iron boa 11# rarrfully locked tha
door, pullad down th# ahnd#a and aat
down at th# tahl**
I okk h#r*,' h# **claimed. "h#r*'a
what !v# worked for nil toy If*.l had
no aduratkm hut I hav# money, money,
money
■ Don't you think many people would
without thatr ftn# educotton ts thev
could hav# what I have her*’ Igxdt
her* Agti## t'ount tlwee atarka of gold
How much do vmi think 1 Hava hare
Thara I# ft\* thouaand tlolluia In ever*
atark
Aguea count ad them and ahr mv that
thar# were fifty alack#
ha da Ik te t> g'henf vattle rddlh m’V
"Wh> dirt vi»u ink# the money from
the hunk father. ah* exclaim#4.
"To -promt*, with It. to lend It to
people ut high int #«•'•' I'm going to
mak# much m#r# money before | die.
\nd th# rid father # «*v#a h#am#d wttn
h»v while hIM daughirr looked at Id#
money* through tear# Ah# aald g>*od
night to h#t father and went to her »wn
room hut for a long tlm# #h# heard
him moving about down gtatra At last
ah# fell a«lr«p
■ \V»xat wn» that aoyind Agn## aat up
and Uet#n*d
t blight light ta ahtntng through th#
w Inrtow * and cloud# of smoke tilled her
A voire ctlaa ftr#. ftre. and ah# re#f*g
nltrd It aa h#r father a
Mlttaa Ague# hurry up and get
| dr#o##d There I# no ttm# to loge Th#
hon«# la r»n gr# *
A lUfMuent lgt#r th»v w«-m* both aland
ng (Milage Mhr cott' og a * ,v < ,oth *•
and ht a email Hu Hath w l*ok:ng
at their old home h«trwlng down, hut
n*ith«i «*f th#m aald a word
Ih# neighbor* cam* ruahing up. hut
ther# wa* nothing t.» do for ,h** ohl straw
t>#tch#rt honor burned ttk# Under, Ther#
wa* no da <g«r *'f at * of th# other houaea
tokng hr# w th*> did nett r> te pit it
“*'• ».«
!#u ha*# viKir m«»n#y *.»f* her#
father “
”Vo» I h«v» llm'i ih» to, 1 hurt
1,1 ih, <•»,„«, hurt, iriu | w,n’ 19
i»«>t 1 BII«I - k«.h i», Ih* Imv unlit l f»ll
«.l*,p »n<l I ihlnh ihnt »h* inrula
mu». h*,, H,«n Ini., ih, flam* bul I
l»»'» Ih, »»« ~ *n4 h, r«t»*.l h, Ifi
tl* hn,
*«■>■• *ai h»Ut nf hta aim
"1» .1 »j*'l thn ? .thl Uu. »h.
‘What do you aay," Noah turned quite
pale with Tear, lie now imw ihat in hla 1
hurry he hud made a rnlatake and that *
he waa carrying with him now the box
tilled with old letter* and papers of no
value.
“Ruined," Noah groaned, turning to
wards hi* house once more. * I had two
hundred and fifty tho<iaand dollars In
that box and now there all gone.”
'Poor, dear llfle father." Agnea
whispered, I shall love you ao much that
you ah*!! forget your log*.
"Mr I'**' la It really true? Haa it
really huppaned?"
A young mun came rushing towards
Agnea and har father and whispered
•omethlng into her **ar. Noan alured ut
him
"What waa It you aald? Old you offer
me a home, with you that my own house
la burning* l>o you rn>as that and cap
you afford ltr*
"y««. I fan afford It all right. l
havr hundrpd dollar* a year
“Agnai," hr said, “Listen to me, Agues.”
mid cm <>hkll> llvp fr-im 'hut Oh
you know Xtsuos, you know that !
Miould n»vcr lm happy If I did no'
know Ibat your father had a Kood
home."
"Well take her then, love her and
he good 10 her. Make her ha|)|>> and
lei h,r never
And Noah ru»h. d awav when h >
aaw Aane*' eye* All with tear* of
toy and Whiter'* honeat brown eye*
beaming with gratitude
And now these people started a
new Hie. Aisnes was as happy hh a
lark when .lie moved Into her llltl.
home as Walter's wife The color
came hack Into hei cheeks and the
old smile wss there like p used to he
Do you alfll pray tn God to hel l l
.on lo love me." N'oah sudden!) ssk
rd when ho hud lived with the
young couple a few months.
j GAO, BUT IT* * RtuerJ
S TQ qET OFh THIS Au ( ' f
N ~ .
MERCY ME- JOHN t)
/* ; yvHT WHA|T 5 1
i THt HMUR . J
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XHi; AUGUSTA HERALD
"What do you say, what do you
mean, father?"
'You have prayed that before. I
have heard of myaelf."
For a moment A*ne» stood all con
fused, then she threw her arms
around her father's neck and whis
pered: "! pray to Ood that he may
let you stay with us for many years,
but to pray to him to maka me love
you, 1 do *iot need for 1 could not
help it if I tried. And Walter, oh
father he loves you so much now, 1
know it lor he has told me so sev
eral times ’
A month later the three happy peo
ple were slttlny at supper. Hut to
night Walter was looking rather
thoughtful.
What Is the matter dear,” Agnes
asked
' Nothing dear, I was only *hlnk
fn(?."
"Of what?"
"I was bulldtnK castles in the air."
“Of what? Tell us."
That is easily done. In a short
time Mr. Osborne will retire from the
firm and he Is no longer young and
has made a fortune. For some time
he has not been quite well and now
he wants a rest."
"Is that all?"
"No. from the first nf September I
am the Hist bookkeeper with a sal
ary ot two hundred dollars a month."
1 Dili Walter! That was news In
deed! Two hundred dollars! You
don't call that c.iatbs in the air."
"No," the young man said w th a
smtle "Rut tods: during the lunch
hour Mr. Osborne c ane over to me
slapped me on the shoulder and said
in his friendly way: "Walter I will
sell y .u my part }n the business for
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars."
"And you believe he meant that?"
It was Noah who asked
"No, I do not believe tha:. but 1
know that the two partners would
Ilk.- to see me In the firm."
"Well all you need then Is the
OH! WHAT’S THE USE!
(Copyright. 1808. by American Journa i Examiner.
money.' 1 Old Noah laughed and Wal
ter joined him.
Next evening Walter came in and
threw himself into a chair without
saying a word. He was pale and
restless and it was evident that his
thoughts were far away.
"Walter,” Agnes exclaimed, 'what
is the matter?”
"He's sick,” Noah said without
looking up.
"No, I'm not sick, but there it
somebody who is haviffg fun with
me in a very peculiar manner, and t
don't understand it at all. I'm all
out of myself. Today X had some
extra work to do in the office ani
had stayed for a while after the
others had left Then Mr. Osborne
cams to me, put some papers in the
desk in front of me and said: 'Hera
you are Walter, these are yours.
And then he left.” *
1 looked at the papers and the
first was a list of what Osborne hid
owned in the business amounting to
a little more than four hundred thou
sand dollars The other paper was
a document turning It all over to me
and making me a partner In the Arm
and the same terras as the other
two."
"Well,” Noah exclaimed, “I don'i
think that ought to make you sick
No. but It's cruel to make fun ol
a man that way.”
"Walter, listen to me now,” old
Noah said. “Whan young men were
courting Agnes I thought they cared
only for my money and I know that
1 was right same of you. I knew no
other love but the love of money.
But my ohlld taught me something
else. Little by little she opened my
heart to softer feelings. I heard her
pray to Ood to help her love me
and that was after I had refused to
consent to her marriage with you. 1
saw that she was pale and thin from
sorrow, but still she was smiling
when she was with me. One day
1 heard you talk together in the old
summer house. My child chose to
stay with her old father and do her
duty by him even the longing was
almost killing her. and you Walter
expressed a wish. You said you would
pray that I might lose everything I
had. You said that you would wish
that the curse of gold might be tak
en away from me. Your words struck
me And you were going to show
your unselfishness. I did not be
lleve you but I decided to try you
and I must confess that I did wish
and hope you wouldn't disappoint
me Then I laid my plans. 1 went
to the hank and drew two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. I Rhowpd
them to Agnes and she saw me put
them Into the box.
"The same evening my old hons"
burned down. Whether the curtain
took fire from the candle or how It
happened I do not know. I got out
side carrying the round box while the
other burned. But the money was
not In it. No. old Noah had the mon
ey on his person. In his porket, and
the next day he brought it back to
the hank again. And then he started
to live with you and at last I have
found happiness.
"Yes, Walter, I saw you were reallf
the good, noble fellow I wished yo 9
to be. You took me to your house
and loved me when you thought I
; was poor and unhappy and you loved
jmy daughter for her own sake, you
made her happy and never thought
for a moment of her lost fortune
And now. ray boy, I have worked a
little secret. I have bought out Mr.
[Osborne for two hundred and fifty
! thousand dollars and you are a part
i ner now. And let me tell you one
I more thing, my boy: If your two part
ners can each raise two hundred and
1 fifty thousand dftllars more to enlarge
the business you nta, tell them that
within twenty-four hours you will put
In an equal amount. Tell them that
tr\ boy, and tell them that old Noah
win not be quite poor even then. And
j tell them that at las; he has learned
what It Is to love somebody.” *
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