Life — May 19, 1898 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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“LIFE: ent temperament. He lived in a pulsiveness, he took the matter into much larger house and kept a his own hands as soon as his reso- £ cr number of servants, but lution was formed. Ie summoned was of more democratic tastes. He the Person to his own door and rather despised the gay socicty gave him a sound thrashing. The about him, and affected a brusque- Person made a valiant effort to ness of manner that was somewhat defend himself, but his manner of disconcerting to those who courted living had not developed his mus- him for his great and increasing cles and he was no match for his wealth, The Man often heard the robust assailant. When he called cries of his neighbor's daughter, upon his servants to assist him they when she was sometimes beaten be- but jeered, and it was revealed that cause she failed to realize his expec- their wages were largely in arrears tations. For some time the out. and that they had long contem- cries caused him only an uneasiness plated leaving him. THis establish of mind, but at last he could en- ment was effectually broken up and dure them no longerand determined his humiliation was complete. His to interfere, With his usual im- daughter, however, was rescued LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 1 GIVE YoU A TOAST.” from a life that was worse than servitude, and a small country estate that her father had sumehow failed to more than mortgage ven her, and she developed graces of person and mind that it i never been suspected she possessed. When all this was accomplished and the Man complacently looked about him for the approval of his hbors, he met only cold looks. Where he had expected a warm hand-grip of ap- probation, he found that he was suspected ef having wished to further his own ends. — It was even whispered that he had planned to avail himseif of the maiden’s toil as her crucl father had done. The Person's social companions, who, it is true, had not been near enough to hear the op- pressed girl's cries, were neverthe less deeply chagrined that one of their number should have been thus. discovered and punished, Their rev- erence for family and social form was so shocked that they could not for- give the Man. The Man bitterly reproached him self for allowing a sentiment of chiv- alry to induce him to notice the man- ner of living of his corrupt neigh- bors, and vowed that he would here- after calmly allow them to hasten KLONDIKE BILL. their own inevitable decay. L, Worthington Green, comicbooks.com