The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-15
Ily Only CHEST.
FEoE TaE ALDrER.

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| had from childhood that low order
-oEemrage which consists 10 not know
Ing wha. fear is. In was an imperfcc-
ton Of nature which was unnecessarily
landed at the expense Of my brothers
aud sisters, who, having q more poeti
sil and more highly strung ~organiza-
ton than myself, did know what fear
vas. But | la1ghed aloud when my
dear friend Mrs. Morton asked me if
| ! should be afraid to live in her beau
tifnl house alone during the sumner
months. Alone SO far as companion
ship went, bat with a man and his
Nil. la cook and wa-h for me, TO shat
az au1 open and protect the premises.
afraid? Never. So she gave me
tiluciary power-. She was 20
irs to Europe. |, a poor relation, was
utiy too glad to have such a luxuriou>
home. As she took NE over the
1 '.oase, saw her eyes Gil! with tears
=, she esSayei to open a certain door.
remembered that even into this for
'unate life had come the inevitable
grief. There was one empty chair.
one dead lamb. The eldest daughter
had married. bad gone abroad for her
wedding journey, and had been
! brought home to be laid in yonder
s chUrchyard which We could see from
= the windows. "
4 Yes, this was Gertrude room
! There was her portrait on the wall. A
straight young woman, with a profu-
son Of light hair, blue eyes with a far
~iSok, q melancholy beauty, tender
4 @:S.eht, that face which the
H call p.eelestinee. She wa,
dressed III d~iaphanoas white. with
her and there a blue ribbon, and her
kDcsSt,tStANds were c!a:led on what
seemed to be balcony.
Around the room were costly trifes,
khe SPOTS of an Euro: can trip. The
sa%csu was fitted up queerly with band
uAege iir,-lrms, suits of a NOR, boxing
yes, 4. scing foils. L looked 10 Mrs.
( T:nrion ia an explanation.
AuE suite Of rooms" she ex-
s A&Hnea, II have given up TO my sou.
~ ar. Aysconeh. During your
NTace here you viii have an occa-
~. visit from him. He COMES and
- be pieasos. La the adjoining
-ar poor Gcrtrude's trunks,
k1h n,ither he nor | have ever
pughiy ~unpscked. w have never
e.e-arage.
Iled me through the spsciou,
ON, iiu~en-clo>et, and 50 on. to q
r. bedroom, where were many
sns. Some dresses hung in the
rs, some bottles Of perfumes,
l.g eases, and ladyiike things
I'D the bureau and tables. A
light have just stepped from her
ME- seemed occupied and home,
was evident that the young
Efound a sad pleasure in thus
himself with the material
SEAS}Oo Mrs. Morton looked
A2,.hrough her tears. We
our steps, but in passing
through the linen-closet. she
ii. opening q little door, dis
garrett staircase.
and see where my children
- ny and down." said she.
}re say rooms in the days of
kskherhood. Come aud see
6ou1tej upward into the
,aus room, which deserved
me than garnet, and she
80 sssfortsks apartment
Commanded . splendid
~0uadlus city. / could
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esr the disu,ed
ue summer homes
Ms. Morton did not
she was called on TO
stsbie apartments 10
he only called my st
gantic wisteria vine
,lnd the window, aud
fall blossom, aud
Esvss-assssS' "ou'
'r.n. 3 .bs ehinas,ssfa 6!''0as
eadr.' ,ory. We visited the oh,
fsu'th HS;rh bsd the plain. dece'
sa@s, Of so opuleos and sensib
aEnifo', There they were, emp,
oasen sd. but clean aud good. "
pd ae Nipds and windows, eau
~ sedlstracing our steps throug
- ltocus, We locked the door
IA l took possession Of th
liver il. when he should Al
4r Ayscough.
ssslly. ] visited these room
cher, and 'e see 'hs' n