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| lieve that she cared more for his property
than for him. He had long ago, in a
mean business transaction, robbed afriend
of large sums which no bubble OF the
law could recover from him, and his
Alice was sole heiress to the mans legitl-
mate as we'll as his ill-gotten wealth.
/ She had during season of travel made
the acquaintance of Miss Brown, and In
response to an invitation from the latter
was now on her way for visit OF some
weeks. Harry met her at the depot, es-
| corted her to his home, then unceremo-
niously departed office ward.
| DAYS slipped into weeks and Harry was
tormented by mother and sister with,
&C DO be more attentive to Alice; she is
worth more money than you can ever
make, and could buy us out forty times
over. Do try and win her if you can %
But the young lawyer meanwhile had
managed to put himself and Zaide Buck
| ley on speaking terms, thanks to skillful
maneuvering, and would not have ex-
changed her smile and the .dimple which
| always accompanied 1t Tor hundred
Alice Moores and all the wealth of the
Indies. Moreover, he had got into the
habit of walking up to the large build
ings where Zaide spent the tiresome
days, and then waiting till the boys and
girls and teachers were at liberty to
breathe, and then, whether Zaide were will
| ing or no, he would not leave her side I'M
| til the ferry was crossed and she was safe
at her own door.
| Meanwhile Harry's friend White was
hard at work paying his addresses to Miss
| Moore, and quite convinced the heiress
| that no woman save herself could ever
make him happy. She would have pre-
| ferred, if choice had been allowed, to see
| Harry at her feet, but his heart was all
bound up in Zaide, who had only her sal
airy and was very far from being an heir
ess. And if Miss Moore could have seen
the devotion which shone out of the hand
some fellows eyes, and almost glorified
his face, when Zaide was with him, she
would surely have detected the spurious
| coin which White offered her for her
wealth's sweet sake.
Of course Mrs. and Miss Brown guessed
nothing of all this romance of Harry's.
| They only knew he had more need to
seem so devoted to business, and whereas
his former hours for joining his family
had been two and three O'Clock p. M,
now it was seldom he appeared before
half-past five, and then, as his sister once
observed: Cuisines must be splendid
with Hal, he comes in so happy. Why,
Harry, you look as joyous as though every
wish of your heart was gratified."
| Well, so he was happy! And why not ?
Such persistent lover girl never before
knewl "M Miss Buckley had long ago
changed to &C Miss Zaide," and presently
''Zaide" was quite enough, for with his
whole heart and soul Harry Brown loved
| Zaide Buckley She knew it, of course,
long before he mustered courage to tell
her so, and in her woman's heart she was
glad. 1t had been simply impossible for
| her to resist his loving, cOaxlng heart, and
at last she yielded and let him love her his
own way-with eyes and tongue and
hands, and It'll every little act ofthought-
fulness his loving, happy heart prompted.
| What cared he for money if Zaide could
not share it with him? He only wanted
her sweet self, and none other in all the
world And one day he called his mother
aside and confided all his secret to her
mother-love.
CT am disappointed, my boy" she said
sadly, for Alice will be very rich and
you might have learned to love her" But
Harry argued the possibility of happiness
without too much of the root of ali
evil" and the lady dismissed Miss Moore
I from her heart, making room for her sons
choice when opportunity favored an in
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Meanwhile young White had seized his
chance, and without one ounce of love in
| his heart, triumphantly asked the Browns
to congratulate him. etc. Afew days
after Alice was summoned by telegram to
the death-bed of her adopted parent, and
| White accompanied her to look after her
| comfort Tor her money)-poor bereaved
girl!
Weeks passed. June came with its
roses, and Harry grew daily more en-
tranced with his fSweet brown Zaide, +"
as he still called her. She never made a
fuss over him! Not she. Quiet, reserved,
almost cold, she was, and if she had been
called an iceberg / think it would some
times have served her right. But Harry
knew what deep, warm heart his love
had reached, and not unfrequently that
heart betrayed itself. Couldn't you find
somebody better worth your loving than |
am?n she would ask now and then, and
for answer he whispered: Only maG
Zaide." And what could she do with
such persistent fellow?
1t is one year since the East Indians
death. Harry, in his room, dressing for
his wedding, is handed a telegram which
reads: " Hal, old boy, Alice and were
married last night. Will be with you in
three weeks Hurrah!''
"Humr' thinks Harry. 81 can say
'hurrah,' for within an hour Zaide, sweet
brown Zaide, will be gerry brown Zaide,
or nv name isn't Brown" Then helooks
in the glass and sees face with ''Zaide''
looking out of the eyes, and his arms
fairly ache to close themselves round the
| c,,I 1o &c
now being arrayed for the bridal. How
long, think you, does it take this impatient
lover to drive to Zaide's house, to rush up
to her room, and before the crowd OF at
tendants and friends clasp her close in
his arms and kiss the sweet mouth till II
fairly implores him "not to tumble the
veil, at least till after the weddingw
Then follows a quieter season, during
which Zaide Buckley" Sweet brown
Zaide"-is changed to Sweet Zalde
Brown and vacation has commenced.
ssSee, Harry, letter from papaw ex
claims Zaide one week after, and two
heads are bent over the letter. Then
start-a puzzled face for Zaide, a laughing
face for Harry, who reads aloud" You
will be surprised to learn that by the Will
of a former friend, one Robert Moore, who
robbed me years and years ago, you
my daughter, are possessed OF more
than half his property. 1t seems his
conscience troubled him, and the
old rascal thought to atone for his
guilt by leaving this wealth to yor
In case you could be found. He doubt
less believed me dead, and / presume his
daughter wishes you were. The lawyers
searched among Buckley for year, al
most, and just found us in time to make
the will valid. But the ways OF Provi
dence are past finding out, and it is {