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Show me sioky of uva hay. I bal always totcJ frank lbrron, anl I i1o not ttilnk that 1 ctrald help It If 1 haltrlrJ It Iwtfnti when wo went to school togitlxr. Scmlylt li Utter K Ijto than toliate (tlmlji Martin was yrtttlcr than 1 Ulail) a wai my couiln, and when Frank waa twenty two lio rnclclciilr liocTctl tli.it alio wa Hit girl lie wanted tor a wife, offered hltn Mlf and war accepted Sow, when I henrd tint from her own lip, 1 went awaj- tomjr ruom for a while, tnJ knelt Cava Waldo tho ll an I payed for my soul Tor I felt the mmt usreatonabla anner nnd jdluiuy thrill mo from hen 1 to foot An 1 why ahonld I feel to? Only Milan mi, 1 waa AMnreil only r-atan. Anl when 1 arono from my kneca 1 ha 1 con cquercl 1 lui within ine I waa rnuik'i friend, who loted litln M ft alstcr, anl nothing mora, anl 1 went to tho red dine, ond wria lint I rldeainnld to Uladya, and lai 1 to myself that thero wero tomo women to whom loro on 1 Joy wero glren anl tome who had their dutiea tocr tain anl Dint I wai of tho latter tort an 1 Cousin Ulad) a of tl o formt r. Frank Ilnrron waa only it twor doctor, in ICoualu Uladya lin 1 nothing lint 1 wt rich, anl when they went to tin conntry town whero ho wna to pruHce, went with thrin I hud loal my hllsli for tho pay Ufa 1 had Inl In tho city, and 1 Lad ma le op my mm I to bo n spinster, it! felt that I roul 1 do n i;ret dial fi r I rank and dimly, hho waa onowho nercr thotiht of tho futnro nn 1 conld n tiuatian9aaiirhUlnromowill,l knew And to it m-orcd Hho uotcr Kucsacvl nor did 1 chow innch trouhlo thy would hat ha 1 1 tit for tne. Ai It waa, orcry otio was Myitis what atrcttyhomn they ha I, anl liorwll tlie Sonne wife carctl for It, nnd how Ilrflyabudnwd Ai for mo they know rao M Mm Barron Bar-ron a consln, Lranellno ltai, nnd I think many thongl t mo n pot r ore. What JUInro to that (ll.vlja nnl Prank wero happy nud fond of me? Attrr awhllo thero vnw tomo one cist to lot allttlo Kirl blhy, who noun frow to beliete that thero waa ho one elao liko Aont 1 Tatigellne, nn 1 later camo n boy V hen ho wna but two )eara (11 thero wat tent to aia1)a n cnUeRram from 1 n land, wl era her urandfather (no Lltt f mine, for wo wero cotialna on tho ruoOtrs silt, mil ho waa htr father a father) lay dyln. Ho wlthM Ola I) a to ronio to Lira to iriualu with him for tt e few montha he hn 1 tollro, nil 1 prom fwd that if aho would ho would leave her hit fortnno Dnty and Interest both cMIed upon her logo, t nt ttlll tho cried out, How coul 1 the) Ahl how conll the how conll shtleitt) thobaltea nud brat o tho ecu alone? Whcro wero tho needful ttilti4 for A xb ngQ t bo tot at a tuoment a notice? no-tice? Vi lint flunilil aho do? Hut 1 I a 1 trorHl tho oceati ki1bo an U nc.7 what to do, 1 had her trnnka packed nnd all In them that aho could wantwbilorhowao till v, on leriii; what to da And 1 took brr to tho Hi mil' r and lift her with people peo-ple whom 1 kuewwho lupned to bo going on tho aamo boat oa If iho wero a cllld Hho enined no joiny anl fair anl rfrlUlt that no ono coull belloro that alio hnd bet u marrlisl ao many 3 oara, and I conll aco that ahorould enjoy hmelf for all her pretty ti rrort, anl her lutuordo werct "Tako caro of Frank and tho bubUa. Iwoullnt learothem with any otio but )ou. Vou ant our cnardiaii aucl N I waa glad. 1th ao much to to to U lured, anl alua) wua and olivaya 111 he. I went bnck to Trntik and tho children. Tho old tenant, half cook, half houw-atepcr, houw-atepcr, whom I had engaged, and wlo Inowhow 1 managed to mnko lVank ml Glad) nUllovo that they lire 1 on kat would nerer hato milked for half their nenli, ma lo It u proper thing for m to itay. In Ice 1, tho hi. a Hint it n ai not proper never hud crouod cither of rcr mlrnU WovrroTeryqnletaflcrnialya waa pne tiometlmea 1 funded that Trnnlc loiled inoro content limit ho uaually juM Gladya though ao pretty nnd gay lacompauy, ha In way of fretting him it private. Unr tluio waa half ttken n la aoothlug ltr. Now anl then elo SOarriled with him becuuw, working oa Lacilat hit irofuutlou, ho lind liltlo Iidm for coiiij any, bho wanted him to thaogo hit nnture, it teimed to me. Aawaoonabothercil him. 1 kijt tho WJttn lit their liltlo uurnerj, ond hi Jnt ttenlug when ho aat down with , " not cnlled away, I let him 1J tho talk, aa men liko to do. 1 naw, too, what callers ho woull "J to aeo, an 1 which to enttrtalnni). MI, and, of t onrao, liclng only lilt w Ifo a touln, I dU not eipocthlm to f.nd any tltno intortalnlnic mo. However, ho otton droo mo out h tho chll Iron, of couno nnl wo "JflMtho rilo Anl tho poorer ja Jenufelltoanklng to tco mo nnl tell "If Ijio their trjublea, an 1 w hen I could nnihrnildlt ""loud innlio a fir better doctor a wife Hum tho real ono ds," an oil ounn aal 1 to m once, ' bho tnrna nji J"'wattii iwt folia, mil aetma ti tblnk my nllnienta nlaa aoniethlng iti hln j uod aoiid )o 11 doctor of jour n mlaar I Ijn (1 e.1, 1 nt I TfM ela 1 frank II ir-n ir-n H I not Itcir her Wo got a loiter from (11a lya oa aoon Mauoreiched Undou llirgrnndfatlKr J111 "Jfln of cimur, tho mid, nn 1 lulKlit a lon while, and Inleod ho dll Niowroto, hut iiotviryoftin.nnl tho uonthj went by and a ear waa gon I S'iV1.""lxor cM Benllinwn ailed, nn 1 I 11 mr v"'" '"'"R1 ,K1 Jono nhout n 1 10 mil Pvo muiitha moro wint, mil J en lii l I alio v. rote Hi it alio no com. "5. Bho iiiuuej (ho Hi inner, and wo "dofltlMllllig m l n nothing moro. What li-tnponeil o 0110 luew-.no 1 no will en r know A am ji-Ticf her hulk w aa nil that waa evir lonnj anl tl,on waa woo in 1 iiulmil J""J ioo In America, Ilmbuiida mil tm xthiri uu aud daugbtoia. and mum a woman a tnto lovo bat gone down In ml (ocean with no power to tend a faro-well faro-well wor 1 to any ono. And Olndya Patron waa amonz then our OUdja Frank't wife. Ho lay upon tho floor In hla Holy, whero lo hal cnt hlinaelf dowo for honra, null dared not apeak to him. It waa daya and weeka bi fore tho uhutly, frightened look left hla face, montha b. foro I ccaaol to fear that ho wonld dlo of aorrow, nnd l atticd win, tn0 c,u drea And ao another year went by. Then It waa tprlng time, 1 remember, and all the orclnrdi were full of bloa-om, bloa-om, pink and white. 1 rnnk camo U tno aa 1 aat at work In tho thadow of tho two or threo Ireea In our llttlo rlllagj gar len ait 1 aat down at my feet. 1 1 althtnl llttlo woman," ho ail L I wonlerlf )ou Luow how dear you are tome1 I trembled, an 1 my heart throbbed to I conld tcircely breiithe "ott aro rich an 1 1 nm not," he A li but 1 know you will not think that I ant a fortnno hunter 1 am a tort of wreck of what I waa. I think amno-thlng amno-thlng went out of mo when my mor fvangollno waa lot tint la, jontha eaaenco. I feel It and look how gray 1 am growing! licit I long fir n dear friend for a woman a tendcrneta for a wife who will bo what) ou can bo to tne. Will ou liavo me, auch aa 1 am, with my children nnd my tadlcned iplrlt aud all my lmt.rfeiliona on my headr Would I? 1 itarcd not apeak I nt I pnt my hand In hit, I know ho dl I not Irivo mo tho lovo ho had riven poor (lladyai but I ilioul 1 hivo a right to II vo nonr him to recelvo hu careawa to 1 all to him that 1 felt 1 roul 1 1 Ho ahill lovo mo yet aa puaalonately aaman cer loved womiu," I anil to inyaelf "nheu, no inoro rtprnw,!, no mora afraid of lovln 3 him too w ill, I am unco hia wife 1 waa hnj py at tho angclj are for a llttlo apnio Wo wero to bo married ery roon, lint m et ha 1 told no one. 1 I ad my wed illnilrcta tent down from tho city, vll , lago gofttlpa know nothing of It, nn 1 ono cvtnlug I went to my room to try It on It luinino tno well. It waa a polo rwitltilkwlth ft prtlly whlto bonnet, nn 1 in that 1 waa to walk up tho clime li alalo on tho next ibornlng Wo wero to hal 0 a llttlo juumey and return. "1 am 1 rotty again," 1 thonght to nyeelf 'Tho look 1 lent long ago havo come buck to mo In my joyf an 1 I went tin tho gloat and kitted my own rolloction Aa 1 ly lips touched tho mirror I hear I neoniid below a wild cry, ftKroamot fear, n shout of joy. What Lad hap-lnod hap-lnod I rnhl to the heal of the italr. They were dark. Tho hall Mow wna fully lighted Undir tho 11 no of the twinging lamp 1 n I rank Ikirron hoi ling hit wlfo Ola 1) a 111 hla anna. Klio wore it traveling ilntM. Hla aollvtl cliap I ad cattaed her cap to fall to tho gronn I an 1 nil her gol Ier hair to rtupo from ita comb. Mvlng an 1 lovily ahe ttood there embraced by hlui 1 ruthed back to my mom, tore off my ilrcta, hi 1 tt, locke,l It tafo from alght, ilonneil tho gown that camo flral to han I, cried Ood help 1110 anl went down tho ttnira. lly thU tlmo ho tud her In tho parlor, an I w aa looting at lur tbro!U,1i hit liar wet eyet. Atlrtautlfulaiorer, lo cried 'at Uautif ul aa overt'' Think Uod, Ola lytl' I cried. And tnrely 1 tliinkcd Uod that alio ha 1 como w nen tho did. hho kiaacd me, but not warmly, Fnuc tno all thtt time on ft deacrt laland H aald alio. I lift I to go back to ton Ion for clothea an I money, and 1 thought It beat not to cable Her tome were flippant, lur looka do-flint. do-flint. "Tirol of taking caro of tho ballet?" ahoaakud. How do they look? They wuut Lnotvme" lAtir alio caino to my room l hnarl joit wire going to marry 1-rank," tho aald. Hadn t you better confeat? Ou the whole, I tuj powi ) ou d llkololcniomr "I havo iickM my trunk," I I L "Qli lya. you limit havo eulcri.li till mo about j our lifo on tho Ultiid. Ho could you keep to well, to freah, ao blooming?" "I cant be ir to talk of It," tul 1 aho. "It waa horn 1, of courao. How old aud ugly 1 rank hat grown." "lthgrliffor)on,"fildI. fluo laughed aud left tno. 1 wai gouo neat morning wllhont ndleua. A llttlo later I met an 1 ngllth f rlen h bho took in) handa. "I thought you woull giro llm. liar-ron liar-ron up," aho aald. Her huabaud hue taken her back nftir all " It it ro crime to bo catt on a detert Ul-ind," tuld 1. ' Ueaert lalandl" alio laughed. Did iho tell him that atorj? bho lost tho ateamer and weut baik to lur own hoiuo, Bho foun 1 It liar 1 to leat o tomo ono tho had como to know, an I w tho boat Wat loat alio ma le ca ltal u luAuurlco. Wo know alio apout a jg man) montha an 1 n good ileal of mo la tho lalo of Wight, mil her tiin waa too much creufor I.ord , tho came from a deaert laland and he Ulierealt, How funny!' 1 nover taw ollhtr of Ihemngatn Jlnry K) lo 0 illaa In rinaldo Comunlon. |
