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ceived the same kindly attention. Foresta and her mother now set forth to make arrangements for th

ll for the place but the proper transfer had never been made. Mr. Daleman was not in the city and Arthur Daleman, Jr., refused to have a

f honor and knew that he would do what was right, title or no title. But her personal confid

hat a failure to pay put them in possession of the household goods of the party in debt. It was also held to be a criminal offens

as were thrown into his yard. From his pile of cards stacked in a corner Mrs. Crump learned the location of these loan companies and decided to resort to t

wing that people would often borrow from more than one loan company in spite of the regulations forbidding it, and reasoning that such borrowers would be even

Arthur Daleman, Jr., himself was present in two places when she was borrowing the money. On each of these occasions he had taken more than a passing interest in Foresta. Her beauty was by no means diminished by the mourning attire, and Arthu

Daleman, Jr., made his appearance at Mrs. Crump's home. Foresta was at school when he called, and when she reached home she found her mother standing, facing him, with an ang

, mama?" as

hire out in his famil

thought of going into the service of the

e," said Arthur Daleman,

resta, alarmed by the m

e getting squeamish, and you have to be so careful how you speak to them or

th that?" asked Foresta, her e

rvice somehow. Your mother here is in a tight box. All I have to do

slightly parted and she ba

e, as you can see by reading any of the contracts. Now you can't sell a thing to two differe

er and threw her arms abou

. Come after me when you get ready!

d Arthur Daleman, Jr.,

om after him. "Mister! Wait!" she called. "Don't do anything to mama

won't have a better friend than I am," said he, in a signi

r impassive countenance

m of the South is the protection of the whit