Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-20

I nav OtNh up bht
business for Mr. Drewitt to retire."
''Do-do you stay there?"
"Oh, yesI" and Max battled with a
lump in his throat to speak cheerfnlly
"I shall keep nv old place" NO."
he added, taking Laura's face between
his hands to kiss her lips; ''you are not
10 cry! | won't have it!'
"But if it had not been for me, -
Laura faltered.
"It is best as it is. | love you, dear,
far, far better than my business pros
pects."
But down in his heart, sharp pang
reminded him of one he loved better
than either business or sister.
sit breaks my heart" said Laura !;
"Oh, if these were only good fairy tale
| times.''
And as she spoke, there was rap
upon the door. A ragged urchin stood
there with a letter.
SIS Mr.. Burt here? They said to his
boarding house he was over here"
"Come in, I'm here." cried Max
well.
81 was to put this in your hand. sir,
and to say your good fairy sent it,
"Who gave it to you?"
81 don't know, sir. Ii were an old
woman l never seed afore, all muffled
up In waterproof with a caliker hood
on, an green glasses and spoke thick
like, and sez she, you give this here to
Mr.. Maxwell Burt, and say good fairy
sent it. +"
SIT is all right then. Here is a quarter
for you"
''That's two. She gave me one"
He shuilled off then, with the step pc
culiar to boys who wear cast off boots
two sizes too large for them, and Laura
closed the door after him.
''Why don't you open it, Max ?" she
asked, seeing the envelope the boy had
given him still unsealed in his hand.
"Why, it is not directed"
IL was indeed blank envelope, and
as Maxwell slowly opened the seal, two
bank notes fluttered out, for five hun
dred dollars each.
"Oh, Max"
And then Laura did cry, happy tears,
and Max, putting his arm around her,
did not try to check the outbuTst of
grateful affection.
''Some rich man who knows how
good you have been to me has taken
this way to give you the partnership"
she said. perhaps old Mr.. Drewitt
himself
"Perhaps," said Max, ''God bless my
good fairy"
The partnership was an established
fact, and the new firm well inaugruated
when Maxwell Burt, seeing Ida in her
own home, pressed his suit, and won a
promise from her to be his wife. He
told her very frankly of the wondrous
windfall that had so frightened his
business prospects, and his sisters be-
lief that old Mr.. Drewit had sent tine
mysterious letter, and Ida gently said
at would show he appreciated your
long service in the store, wouldn't it?"
"Yes." was the dry reply, "aud be
about the first recognition he ever made
of it,"
Mr.. Hunt gave gracious consent to
the wedding, and Laura was in a great
state of delight. But it was not until
the young couple returned from their
wedding tour, and were settled in their
own home, tina: Uncle John came over
one evening to talk business.
al have a small sum of money in trust
for my niece" he said, very gravely,
''and it is time gave an account of IT,"
Then he explained fully all his in
vestments of Ida's fortune, adding:
''That accounts for four thousand
dollars. The remainder Thousand Ida
drew out about three months ago"
A little soft hand fell over his lips,
but Max lifted it away.
''My guess was right, then," he said,
kissing the little trembling figure he
held in his clasp. 81 always suspected
that hooded female was not so old as her
messenger supposed. But, Lila, had
not hoped to repay you thousandfold,
never should have accepted the gift"
''NOr should have sent il, was the
frauk, blushing reply, chad | not hoped,
on my part, to be for life, most truly,
your good fairy.''