Show the next morning SO at an early hour bour gregoras gregorys gm Gre gorys countr ing house ast waw and offered to help 1 hira him through brou CY ii the financial critis that was waa u upon pon him ban mr air gregory had bad lone done the same deed years before for hughs father and ho he aug h kindly pressed tho the favor back upon him which was accepted with tc lra of gratitude in the eyes of the tha w i ik 7 T dlugi dinner the cw wf w f r w i aft er tho ball dis discus bussing cussing smi the brought out there she ed what lena had told her of streak of economy that so clara lie asked was vas she as belt belf sacrificing i nus as that butsic but she looked as tweet ns its a rosebud iu in her dicas dhosi if it had been worn three tirres then lie her in confidence of the state of mr gregoras gregorys Gre orys gorys affairs and the rev revson ranson son chich aich had probably deterred let erred bertha from the outlay tora tor a new carem she is a noble n 0 ble girl clara and im afraid we number many like tier her amongst that gay assembly at mrs aim langgons Lang dons surely all is not gold that hat 4 glitters gl ittem A week after this the footman at the gregoras gregorys Gre Grew gorys orys 0 brought P up it a card to the parlor for miss mrtha Ik irtha and tho the gentleman is waiting below in the drawing t room bertha glanced at tho the card and saw ll 11 blugh ainsley inscribed ed thereon lu 1 id you say this wa for me john ahe asked thinking thinkie ft it must have been intended for lena yes maam lie ile said miss bertha replied the servant una lana pouted at this she had thought lie he had made a mistake and an angry frown clouded her face as bertha descended to the drawing druwin room basit Va as sit it I 1 you wished to see mr ainsley Ains lcy she naked asked after saluting him 44 awas it was you yourself why permit me to inquire 1 I thought it might be one of johns blunders and that sister lena was the one dot erdl said bertha no miss 1 bertha bert lia it is you with whom I 1 have special business 11 lie said at the same saine C time me wat watching ebing the sudden enlargement of her blue eyes when he said business for or several years miss bertha ive boon been searching in the circle ot of my acquaintance for a noble truehearted true hearted woman broan to ask asic to become my wife I 1 have just acen fortunate enough to find her and have now come to ask her if she will bear my name and snare share with me inc ray my earthly lot iol 1111 bertha ert lia will answer me yes give me time to think please it is so sudden she stammered covering tier her faco face with her hands hand to conceal her blushes You 11 shall have three whole months to consider tho the subject then I 1 shall demand an unconditional answer said hugh drawing tho the hands from her face and pressing 0 them to liis his lips in three mot mor ls ihs their engagement was announced to the gay world another three months and the gay world wa was invited to thol their public wed f ty un w mg pw A ding ahi 9 in church chur after nuch I 1 coaxing 11 leil to be beathas berthas Ber thas but iw iwas a bitter disappointment to stand in that place instead of next to the groom in after years she learned that berthas beathas Ber thas old ball dress had b a d turned t urn ed the scale in favor of her and won hugh ainsley Ains lcy lie ile reasoned that the daughter who would sa crifie e her own desires for the salce sake of lessening the burden weighing upon the shoulders shou of her father could not fall fail to malce make a 16 true wife boston globe |