Outing . ted formsand famished faces did not escape herobserving eyes. When she spoke againthe half-expressed complaint was soft-ened by a voiceearnest withsympathy andpity. I come up tosee you folksabout the rent,which is over-due these twoweeks and more;but I guess youaint in no fix topay it from thelooks o Im goingto tell you whatyoull have to do,and that rightoff. Theres twofamilies below,used up by hardtimes prettymuch the sames you be. I putthe Ladies AidSociety on theirscent, andtheyre doing asmart bit forem. One of them members 11 be here to look afterem to-morrow, and Ill s
Outing . ted formsand famished faces did not escape herobserving eyes. When she spoke againthe half-expressed complaint was soft-ened by a voiceearnest withsympathy andpity. I come up tosee you folksabout the rent,which is over-due these twoweeks and more;but I guess youaint in no fix topay it from thelooks o Im goingto tell you whatyoull have to do,and that rightoff. Theres twofamilies below,used up by hardtimes prettymuch the sames you be. I putthe Ladies AidSociety on theirscent, andtheyre doing asmart bit forem. One of them members 11 be here to look afterem to-morrow, and Ill speak to herabout Oh, no, no ! you must not. It would be impossible to—to Oh, I cannot make you understand ! As my mistress spoke, with greatembarrassment and distress, thoughwith firmness, she looked toward herhusband for approval ; but he hadcovered up his face with the bony fin-gers of his right hand, while the leftlay heavily upon the shoulder of hiseldest child. Do you mean to say you will sit still. THROUGH THE WATCHES OF THE NIGHT and starve ? exclaimed the irate land-lady. I am not idle, answered her de-spairing victim. I have about com-pleted another story which I have rea-son to believe will be accepted, and payme better than the last I sold. So you are content to see these poordears pine away before your very eyeswhile you put your trust in that forlornhope ? inquired the disgusted landlady,while her eyes wandered in evident dis-approval toward the desk whereon laythe poor little pile of manuscript. Well,you know your business best, I suppose,but it is hard on them as has to earn theirliving by the rent of rooms to have tosuffer for the pride of their lodgers. Iam going to leave you to think better ofit, but you jest as well know first as lastthat I cant have you get fur-ther in debt to me. So great was my indigna-tion and distress that, afterthe woman left the room, myagitation causedme to roll offthe desk. Thenoise arousedmy mistressfrom the stuporinto which sheha
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