"And he would not take you back?"
"Him no take me."
"He will to-morrow," said Steve.
"Oh, if you will do that for my husband, I shall bless you!" exclaimed the woman. "Segunder, this young man is a good man. Surely he could not have brought this terrible thing upon us."
Segunder's face relaxed a little.
"Are you in need of assistance, Mrs. Olsen?"
The woman hesitated. Her pride was battling with her love for her little family.
"Oh, yes, sir; we are. We do not care for ourselves, my husband and myself, but our children! Just look at them!"
"Have you been to the union, Olsen, and asked them to give you money?"
Olsen shrugged his shoulders.