Show a IN SUNDAY TOWN by GOODRICH SHERWIN looks like as aa it every day was sunday in this dead old town eh neighbor remarked a patriarch of the town in question right asserted a com companion panton very slightly his junior in local history the norths made it the norths tilled killed it added the first speaker sententiously and then both glanced quite appropriately over at a great unoccupied factory building with small structures and any number of work mens cottages about ll it also unoccupied gloom and decay were expressed in the presentment tho the great gates ot of tho the plant beyond which once trooped happy and hopeful artisans hung loosely there was an array ot of broken windows here and there the cement casing of the factory had crumbled aay an ay the yards were overgrown with weeds dismal desolation was suggested at every angle of vision the history of the great abandoned plant of john north tor for ten years a busy hive of industry had engulfed the history of the town itself at the height of seeming prosperity there had come an awful crash stories of speculation peculation of 0 extravagance of enormous outside investments were wera rite A receiver had been appointed the assets of tho the business sac rifled rifled and walter drury the young manager of the city office of the plant was arrested and sent to the state penitentiary for ten years on a charge of forgery embezzlement and falsifying the books of the concern drury was unknown in fairfield and everybody pitied old john north who died a month after the crash he left a daughter and two sons at the time small children they were given into the charge of an aunt in a distant state the plant and the splendid north residence were left to the estate but stripped of their contents nobody wanted to occupy a plant or a mansion with which such gloomy memories were connected and both had remained vacant it was on the very day that the two old pioneers discussed the situation of I 1 R H 1 1 41 jq 1 L the tha norths northa made it the tha norths killed idill what had become widely known as sunday town that a stranger arrived on the afternoon train he was neat in his dress tall dark and reserved in his manner he registered at the one little hotel of fairfield as paul moore moora and his first visit was to tho the office of old judge martin who had what was left as the north estate in charge after that this paul moore became becala a familiar figure in the town his be fairing tiring was impressive sad and subdued he was kindly and courteous to those he met but conversed briefly on all occasions A strange man but full of wonder fr power and sense remarked tho the julge one day to a friend 1 I fancy Is he Is going to bo be the coming man of tha town why what do you mean was queried you heard that the plan Is to start up again why no that will be good news for the town indeed yes moore has made all the arrangements range ments it appears he has no money but a marvelous business adaptability ile he has got some capital ests to furnish a a largo large amount of capital bond the business and put him in charge as manager wo we have coop co op aerated crated with him tor for enough to give him blui a very advantageous lease then began big events tor for sunday town the quiet humdrum routine of 0 tho the place vas nas invaded bustle activity progress became the order ot of tue the day the plant was reconstructed new machinery installed old workmen who bad moved from the town were recalled tho the cottages were put la in shape lor for these new ten ants storekeepers and hotel men were attracted to the place through it all consistently quiet yet forceful the strangely silent moore day by day built up the revived business his HI eye and thoughts were everywhere the number of employed emp loyes doubled in a year the big factory turned out its product dally daily in car load lots lota A happy contented working community grow grew up around the great plant one year two years three years and then a groat great event was chronicled e 4 in the little weekly news journal pu published b at sunday town paul moore had plied piled up such great profits that he had paid off the bond issue bought out all the other interests and had be como come the solo sole owner of the business busl nes honors piled up for him 0 on n every side but he remained the same silent allent but substantial citizen he was of the mayoralty chair and refu refused sed lt it other and higher district political preferment was tendered but he seemed to shrink from publicity and from being conspicuous 1 I wish to ask you something about the family of mr north he said to judge martin one day the lawyer told him that miss eunice north was teaching school the rent income from the tha plant had bad enabled her to place her two younger brothers at college 1 I wish her to return here to take up her rightful position in tho the world said moore what do you mean inquired the judge wonderingly just this through the easy lease given us at the start by the north estate from the nucleus of the old business here success and a fortune fortuna have come I 1 am a grateful man I 1 propose making over to miss north a halt half interest in the business I 1 now own at my own expense I 1 wish the tha old north mansion restored strange man murmured the lawyer in almost tone tona further I 1 wish the name of john north restored upon the front of all the buildings ile he built this business originally he shall have fill all the credit so it was done and so from obscurity eunice north and her brothers came back to the old time affluence and comfort paul moore evaded seeing the young girl whom he had so benefited one evening however she sent for him A beautiful face confronted him but pale and troubled mr moore she said 1 I have hava sought bought to meet you to thank you and now in the light of a new discovery I 1 must have your confidence I 1 tear fear more your forgiveness what do you mean inquired moore in a low tone I 1 1 I do not believe you are paul moore I 1 believe you are walter drury the faithful manager of my dead father who suffered ten years of imprisonment unjustly 11 he was silent his hia face grew a trifle paler speak to me cried eunice you are walter drury yes since returning here I 1 have found some old papers it was my fathers complication that involved you and you sacrificed jour yourself self 11 you mistake interrupted drury quickly your father committed some errors tor for which as proprietor 0 of f the business he could not be held amenable to shield him I 1 bore tho the burden shall I 1 tell you why he saved my father from ruin years ago he gave me my first business position I 1 loved him I 1 saved his honored name I 1 have restored it I 1 am content she was near to him she seized his hia hands her tears her kisses showered upon them ile he told her he be planned to go away so BO he would not be a reminder of the 01 ol oj trouble she bade him stay tor for without him now life would be lonely and so they were married copyright 1914 by W G chapman |