Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-20
MaxWell's Good Fairy.
BY ANNIE DALE.


inc a greater contrast than was pre-.
sented by two women who were con-
versing together in a small cottage
house at Pendleton, one summer day
One was pale and sickly looking, with
a woe-begone face, wearing close
mourning, and speaking with lugub-
rious whine.
The other and much the younger, a
girl of eighteen, was brilliant blonde,
neatly and becomingly dressed in a
chintz suit of blue and white, with a
coquettish chip hat with blue flowers.
Her lips and cheeks bloomed with
health, and her eyes were radiant with
youths happiness. Yet, as her compan-
ion spoke, a shadow came over her
lovely face, faint, but clouding the ra-
dance there.
81 am sure | can never be thankful
enough to dear Maxwell the older lady
was saying, "but il breaks my heart to
think how I've ruined his prospects" 8"
"Ruined his prospects,"
"Yes. l will tell you all about il.
You know he has been with Drewett Il
Co. for ten years, and they have agreed
to take him into partnership, but they
require a Thousand dollars from him.
Young Newbold is very anxious TO buy
a partnership, but they gave the pre-
ference to Maxwell. But, oh my dear,
when he had the thousand dollars
saved, and would have been in the firm
next week, only next week, my trouble
came. Just as soon as he got the tele-
gram that my poor husband was dead, /,
he came to Omaha at once, and my dear,
| had not one dollar TO put upon an
other, and he paid for every thing, and
brought me here with all three child
rem, and never knew until to day that
he had taken so much of his savings
that he must give up the partnership,
and 90 on working as book-keeper."
"And you"
81 do not mean to be burden upon
him. | have secured situation in the
seminary TO teach German and music,
and the children will be educated, in
part payment. | can easily meet my
expenses in the future. But Maxwell
has furnished this house for me and
paid a months rent. There never was
such a brother, never; and TO think that
have taken all that money. He never
told me, but Mr.. Drewitt told me about
the partnership, and when congratu-
lated Maxwell the truth had to come
out"
"But it is only a delay" said the
pretty blonde, Ida Hunt; she will soon
save again"
''Not for this. Old Mr.. Drewitt re-
tires next week and if Maxwell is not
prepared to 90 in, Frank Newbold will
take the place. Oh, if only some good
fairy would drop thousand dollars in
Maxwell's hands.
Good fairies are out of date" said
Ida softly, with little quiver in her
voice. "But 1 must go now. | will
come in again very sOon."
She wanted to be alone. She wanted
to think over this story Maxwell Burt's
sister had told her, the story that drew
her heart closer than ever to him. and
yet which set him so much farther
away from her.
She knew that he loved her. He had
woed her frankly, in straightforward,
manly earnestness, and she knew, too,
that he had waited TO secure this part
nership before speaking the words she
scarcely needed TO hear to read his
heart. And she had given him love for
love, without unmaidenly boldness, but
sweetly and shyly from the womanly
of her nature.
"And now, now" she thought, hur-
rying along the village streets, she
will never ask me. He is right. can
not love him less for being so good to
poor Laura, but oh, Maxwell, Max
well,'
She was at home nearly an hour,
when her uncle and guardian came in.
He found Ida at her sewing in the sit
ing-room, but after she had brought his
slippers and dressing-gown, she sat
close beside him, laying her cheek
upon his arm.
"Uncle john" she said, coaxiningly,
show much money have l got of my
very own.'
"About five thousand dollars, if it
was all gathered in."
"Could get thousand of it?"
ga thousand dollars, Bless my
heart, what do you want with thous-
and dollars,'
"Please don't ask me. I'll tell you
some day. Can have it?"
"Certainly you can, but really, Ida,
It is all securely invested; and is it not
l large sum, my dear. altogether. To
AXE out one fifth for some piece of ex-
"But want it so much, so very
much. Please, Uncle John; and | want
It in money"
every well. 1t is your own to keep
,r waste, When do you want it,"
"TO morrow"
"Ill give you acheck then, and we will
'ettle the matter after sell some of your
'ecuri les"
"Thank you. Some day | will tell
you all about it,"
"H'ml Very WELL"
But, while Ida fully intended to make
/ free confession, Mr.. Hunt more than
the destination OF the money,
md in his heart he approved of il.
The next day was dull one, and
Burt, coming into the little
cottage home he had fitted up for his
widowed sister, had a weary, despond-
ent air. that went to her heart. He was
A CHEEKY, light-hearted young fellow.
and seldom depressed, but within
twenty-fo four hours he knew there must
be downfall of the hopes he had cher
ished for three years, the hopes of
gaining a partnership in the firm of
Drewitt & Co., and the hope of winning
Ida Hunt to share his life and property.