Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-05
which, I may now say are certainties, =

had no uncle-that / know of. My
mothers only brother died years ago
at least we have always believed him
dead. 1 beg your pardon; I have re-
ceived no letter"
"Very strange !" said the little man
with the parchment face, apparently
mystifed. The letter was sent to us as
his solicitors, and / am sure it was for
warded to the proper direction, because
| happen to know gentleman who is
friend of yours, and he gave US the num-
Der of your place. Very singularl We
mailed it on the 31st of March.
"On the-3lst of March p exclaimed
Jack, flushing to the roots of his curly
hair. 'Oh remember. The fact is,
that the 1st of April followed the 3lst
of March, and as | received some bogus
communications-or rather suspected
them to be such. 1t might be that let
tern fact-it was post-marked India?"
he asked ending abruptly.
at was Calcutta, India said the
little man, solemnly.
81 beg your pardon again; Pm sure,
Jack began growing redder and more
earnest,-''T'll 60 directly home. | can
get leave, l think. and then, suppose I
call on you? ?"
Every happy, I'm sure, to be of SER
vice. There is our card, Gooch & Lub-
bell. We shall be delighted to see you
through ;" and then, apparently fright
ened at his own impulsiveness, he left
the store at rapid gait, looked back at
the unlucky day as he called it, and the
letter he had so sighted, would be i'm
possible. On the whole it had been all
FOOLS luck. Then he fell to thinking
of the chance speeches he had heard
from his mothers lips about "poor
Frank" who had gone off to seek his
fortune, and about whom for years and
years nothing had been heard. If it
should prove true-and then he started
from his trance to find himself addressed
by Atty Brown, whose glorious eyes
wore the same sweet, sympathetic ex-
preston that had remained in his men,
ory, after that trying All-FooPs day.
1t was only little parcel she had come
for, by Anne's directions, for Miss An
ne was mourning in her fashion after
her devoted cavalier and willing slave.
'.Tcll me how he looks, Atty, and
what he says was Anne's parting in
junction, aud when they met again hel
eyes asked a question.
Atty exulted little when she replied
to that question:
Il think [ never saw him look so vel
and happy"
didn't he say word q half falter
ed Anne.
'.Not word, outside of business,
said Atty quietly.
And only the next day Het came in
with loud,
"HAvE you heard the news 2"
Anne looked up, expectantly. PEI
haps, from pique, Jack had gone an
got married. Her heart sank.
you'll be astonished, but it's pei
fectly true. Jack Walters has come, 0
is coming into an immense fortune. Hi
uncle has died in India, and he heir
millions.
Anne family smiled. Her heart fut
tered, and she felt almost like crying
She had lost him-the handsomest ma
in her set and now perhaps the riches
{ lost him by playing foolish practi
cal Joke. He had not come to her feet
, he had not even called upon her since
7 though she was quite ready and willin
to apologize. The tears were provol
ingly near; it was all she could do
keep them from yelling quite up an
dropping out.
t .Oh, and he'll know how to be a ric
man." added Het. Hell live and loo
: like prince. We can't reach him no
you know" she added, with provokin
q laugh.
q That very evening Jack called. A
4 he sat in the fine parlor, he little kne
r what pains busy hands were taking wit
S Miss Anne's toilet and when in h,
: superb beauty she swept into the roor
dazzling in her faultless attire, Jac
felt almost to mourn over his own chan,
t ed feelings-for love her now, with Il
d strong, true love that should know l
y change, he was sure he did not, al
e could not.
e He brought an invitation from son
eminent artistic for an opera but it W;
g not to her alone He should be vel
s much pleased, he said. if her cous
n would go with her.
e "At' never cares to go to the opera
f she was foolish enough to say, her chez
: hotly flushed, but interpreting the lo'
in his eyes her woman wit came to Il
t. rescue: .but [ think she would go
le your invitation, and it will be deligf
full to witness her enjoyment.
A. So Anne speedily found herself secol
& in Importance. Atty was so charlnil
in her simple toilet, SO pure, tender al