The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-29

Eleanor slipped the letter into her
pocket, and went down at once. Mr..
Godfrey-Frank Godfrey, as they all
called him, WIS a great friend of the
Robertses, though latterly the neigh.
bors were beginning to say that it was
not all friendship-not merely the old
friendship for Captain Roberts that sent
bim there SO frequently, but young and
pretty Ally. This seemed very reason.
able, but pretty Ally certainly had no
such suspicion. She thought it quite
the most natural thing in the world
that Frank Godfrey, who was that
brother Dicks most intimate friend
who was with him as brother officer all
through his Last C. mpaign, should now
continue to be the most intimate friend
Of his dead comrades family--should,
indeed, strive to supply in measure
brothers. place to them. Eleanor, in
fact, appeared to look upon him quite
4 as brother. She consulted him in all
her perpleXities great and small, from
Jimmy's delinquencies, to Alice's-
"pre!ty Ally's"-broken engagement.
Tb;s 1ost ,,os E,,ooror,, ,,roo,ost ,'orrlo,
ity hor ,roo,ost opviotv nou, r. bod
seemed such a happy prospect for Alice
to marry that fine fellow, Alec Warde.
Such happy prospect to know that
! Alice would be sure of such home as
Ala world oivo har--f,r tbis Aloe
VITO ,.,, - ,,,o,noro,,, mon - ,.ouno,
,,o,chart With an bo,or,hIo mama and
n large business connection. Yes. IL
had locn very fine prospect for Alice
Roberts. who had neither father nor
mother. and only the slerderest income
People used to say chat IL wis hard
work for the Robertses TO make both
ends meet. and for once "peopler were
right. It rcs hard work; only Eleanor
knew lust bor hard-Eleanor. who
monaced for them all For a utt,a
while one oraat CARA hod beep l;ftea
from This bravo notie,,t GIRLS lilo That
CARA v,os A,ice,. rr hI;oa who ,,o.,
vouno and prettv. with her ather,s
wiIrulness and imnotuousitv and her
motber,s nrido Ard now hero wos tbo
worry hack ago;n with a, addcd anv.
ietv for Allv,s fodinc cbceks and boI.
,e'y ioi Any . 'a"i"g c'loeNs ana noi,
10" eyes ouU suhdehIy Il 1ght had
shone III upon her Us She ieah Aunt
lo'iy iettel. iierc was possible heip'
"no went oo" u 10 trahh "ou'rey WIN
"You IooI, 60 If Won bod Some oood
LOU ioon as II you hu" souie goou
He"S' cr''" 'ioi''9' ri"IN' eoni'hs ior-
ward TO greet her.
II have. Sit down and let me tell
YOU fbout it," Frank sat down and
she told lin, For the first time, all
about that miserable Old quarrel and
Aunt Polly'a letter, which had just
come ilke good angel. Isn't itJust
me thihg iof Allce-Just the change Dr
Her Eleanor a'ked brightly.
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