Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-21
fottuns's Wheel.

aoput two years ago a Young clrl ua-aNi
hoods home In the northern ma, 81 -
Emerald Isle and came % A ufs.rtca \, 500.
her fortune. Sue landed n New YSvk
iOaSly inquired "thc vav - 3 SWAN, :,
where, She said, she ? 81 friends. she sras
kindly directed 90 the Pg4nsy lvsnla rsilraps
defo', and was soon Ca lef way 90 ti.e snal
PORTION o. Pennsyl vaHia Known as Pr.la-
oeirhta. She arrived IN tn city late ~
night, found lolSi7gs in Wes Phiiaielphis.
70 " schuylkiiL" Tier relatives ~ tat
liIlle feSlued I'm "a small tpWu ln SH'.fr--lLffl
S,,1.ily cut lae question us wonicf was
hat0Taiig mas understood. and the SRI Was
clrocied ~ q hurried pedestrian a. ,lls
MaTkCt-StrCtt cars. and Told IN fsra
TIE Ridge avenue cars AZ an sf--,r' me
bcw slJereu stranger mauaget Ia H.. l,vr to
directions gwen her. ant i1 Iic aGa-lga.,
found herself at Fails o. Sclluy all, W1ere
SIC oeEan an Games search ior her friends.
ctl a. r many long AMI tlr-soDlc waits. ~
times being assured ulat ule perSaus she
sought lived only q tgI - uSTt> distant. apt
Ilrn again TOLD that . such persons hs1
ever lived In the place. Mary pagsel az LAST
urea. hungry. ana hCartSick before the door
81 small house. on The window 81 which
We lilscriOed iae buSl ta5,e words Friend
SIP iiotcl, and timi slv knocked. Mn. Di hh
tuS We 81 Inc lropriCto weat 10 the door
aud, attracted hy TIE frank. honest f..s ~
The stranger listened with syfnpathirinc
htaFt 10 HE story Of O. weary, fra t.t.-S search
ioT those on whom she Gal relied cor assist
ance, and, sceiug that something must ~,
N-'-.i's ltANttAtl tic NJ anger 10 come and
spend the gut under her roo. This invita-
ton was gratefully accepted. Tire next
morning Mary resumed hpt search. bat re-
turned al night almost wurl out aud utterly
discouraged. Tier new found friend. fhour,
Eot blessed vltC 81 aPuyda nee az TINS worlds
goods, promised 10 take care ~ her Ion "a
while, Smd IN return tle stranger gladly
promised 20 assist Der beuclactrlss ia ANY
way she co0ll suggest In few days
Mary ; VIKING hauD> proved her OF value
as an assistant, and soon Afterwards she
was given regular work aS n domestic
While thus emf loNel, the weeks Clidet into
months aud the months INFO years aud SIN
Mary iaborea on IN ler daily routine 81 duty
grateful Tor the opportunity given her IL
earn her own living, and Nttls thinking OF
what TIE future might have m store. y feyy
Gays ago she was Surprised by letter nom
'1ef brOiler, ln san Francisco. IN which she
was informed that q bachelor UNCLE. named
Francis Scan TIN, hal died suddenly of heart
disease and that his fortune OF over -59l nsn
was 10 be divided among slN nelrS. Mary
being one OF them. TIE unknown stranger
30 suddenly made an heireSs. did not faint
40 mo Mysteries, or even dance a fg. She
quietly penned a note asking for Further in
IofmauOn, an went OG with her work
Wien called upon Yesterday bv q Press re-
porter Sne was ilari ~ work On q. MONDAYS
Washing, ana said sne would rather not,
nave had the matter get out, as she did not
want any fuss maze about o.. In a week on.
Two lUil directions a. 10 what She is % 10
VIII probably arrive. Until that time Mary,
VIII quietly keep on In the even tenor OF nor
Wsy.-IfJtt1t. tptgu Press, 1ufh. 7.