JANET THORN'S TEMPER. “Oh, mother, I could never live and 
mrr f m Howard hear it if I had not done him that last 
Thai* III kindness,” she sobbed, as she threw her¬ 
self into her mother’s arms after the last 
“ Oh, doctor, will he die ? ” Janet had shuddering . breatb had left tbe tortured 
followed the surgeon out upon the bod y 
porch, her hands tightlj clasped to- «< i hope we ’U all be kinder and lovin’er 
gether, her eyes moist with tears. after this,” murmured the widow be- 
“His hours are numbered, my child,” tween her sobs. “Death makes these 
he said kindly. Though an old man in things that you’n pa have fretted each 
his profession, he had not outgrown his other so much about seem awful small, 
warm sympathies. “ If there are any Lovin’ is the best part o’ livin’ after all, 
friends you wish to telegraph for, any- j’ ne t.” 
thing I can do for you, let me know.” Several weeks passed by before the 
“No, no, you are very kind, but we family could make any definite plans for 
have no friends who could come. We the future. The neighbors, with the 
must bear our trouble alone.” She Western friendliness, turned in with 
turned and went back into the house, men and teams and helped harvest the 
her hand pressed tightly over her heart, crop, such as it was, and to dispose of it 
as if to still its frightened beating. She to the best advantage. The returns 
had often longed for something stirring from this were so small, however, that 
and exciting to happen—something to had it not been for the something, of 
come into the monotony of her life, which Abel had been chary of speaking, 
which would thrill and quicken all her the family must have suffered most 
pulses. serious inconvenience. 
This had come, and the greatness of Janet looked at it through a veil of 
the shock had numbed and paralyzed tears when she took it from its hiding 
her with its suddenness, for the time at place—an accident insurance policy for 
l eas t- $2,000—in the natural course of events 
Abel’s eyes were open, and he looked the most useless investment of money a 
longingly at Janet as she stepped inside man Q f Abel Thorn’s quiet habits of life 
the door. could make, and it was not surprising 
Instinctively he turned to her as he that he dreaded Janet’s sharp speech 
was about to drop the burdens of life concerning the folly of such an outlay. 
and go out where there was no more T , , , ... , ,. , 
It smote her with a sharp sting of 
sunrise or set, no more necessity for the . , ,, . ,, . ,. T 
.. , . „ . , , , pain as she thought of the past. “I 
rotation of crops, of financial calcula- , ... “ . ... . 
. ..... wonder father did not quite hate me, 
tions, wise or otherwise, rather than to , ., ... . .... 
T . , ..... .. , she said, with a tremble in her voice as 
Jimmy or the weak little wife whose , ... ... . . , , . 
. . . , , she read the policy, and thought of him, 
opinions were too pliable to be of value. ,. „ . . , 
. warding off the persistent agent with 
Ihe faintest flicker of a smile passed , . . . . . , ,, 
... .... , , his easy good nature which would 
over his drawn, white face, as she drew , , . ~ , ... 
treat no man uncivilly. Perhaps he had 
Q63>r ^ 
‘ , .... been in a hurry, and to save time had 
“I guess you’ll hev to be the man .... ,, ., .. 
° , ,,, , . , , paid the small sum the policy would 
now, J’net,”he gasped painfully. “You’ve . .. . . , , 
, . , . , , ,, cost; then she pictured him smuggling 
always wanted to, y know.” ..... .. 
it into the house, and hiding it away as 
Don t, father. Oh, don t. the girl a contraband article, and why ? For 
broke down in a tempest of sobs as she fear o{ her> and her to ngue, and here it 
knelt down by the lounge where the was to . day| the best friend she hadi her 
crushed form had been laid, and pressed b i ess i n g j n disguise, 
one of his hard, horny hands convulsively 
to her breast * mone y was P ai “ over promptly 
and cheerfully by the company, but Mrs. 
It was a rare thing to see Janet so over- Thorn refused to touch one of the bills . 
come-her sorrows more commonly found Seems like > twas th e price o’ y’r pa’s 
expression in stormy rebellion, and the lifCi j> netj » she said so bbing. 
suffering father made haste to say. . , , 
“ bay rather the wisest bank deposit 
“No, No, J’net: don’t cry so. I had he ever made ,” Janet replied, “or even 
no thought to reproach y’, child, but I more than that) the very Prov idence of 
re’ly mean that the heft of the calcula- Q od j or 1Jg i> 
tin’ ’ll come on you now. Ma hain’t xhe young girl, so unexpectedly thrown 
strong, an J immy’s never been used to upon her own resources, spent more than 
takin care. one g^ggpi^g night in laying her plans 
“Oh, father, tell me you forgive me £or the future. As Abel had said, Jimmy 
for all the sharp words I’ve given you,” had never taken care upon himself) and 
she pleaded, kissing the hand she held. he came to her as to the head of the 
“ ^ es, I do, child, as I hope to be for- house for advice and direction now, while 
given. I’m a-goin’ where T il have need Mrs. Thorn was more than ever like a 
o’ forgiveness, for the Lord knows I‘ve broken reed. 
meant to be a great deal better man than Now that the burden had fallen on her 
I have been. I’ve tried to be a Christian so suddenly and so tragically, Janet 
in a weak, blunderin’ sort o’ way. I WO uld gladly have shifted it upon other 
hope you’ll all do better’n I’ve done—in shoulders, and she found that being the 
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