The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-09

thing but acquIesce in whatever this
beautiful, strong young creature said.
Milly ha just drawn her to the table |
when her father came in. 1t was no
strange sight to him to find some hungry |
waytarer at his hospitabie board, but
rarely, if ever, had his kind old eyes
rested on sucn group.
1t would have served an artist for an
unstereotyped picture of "Faith, Hope |
and Charity" The merry, growing babe |
for the central figure; Mllly for a@a-
diant Charity, ana the pale young moth |
eF, with her wistrul eyes meeting his |
with such intenseness OF appeal for
Faith.
Mnly gave him CHEEKY nod, and then
bowed her bright head reverently, ,whle |
he called down blessing upon the we'll
hlled board.
As she had thought, with strengthen
ing food their guest revived. Sne was
very reticent ABOUT herself, and no Oh
trusiVe questions were asked. Milly ac-
cepted her story unreseryedly, In her
own sDotless inn lcence, aud freedom Of
even knowledge OF wrong, it did not gu
ter into her mind to doubt; and her old
father was as charitable as herself. SO
poor Mrs. White was at once taken, with
ner babe, into the peaceful home and
comforted and made much of.
AlLe? few months the worn look left
her face, although a sad angel seemed
ever gazing out from her WIDE brown
eyes, ana the lips, dellcately cotored
and carved as twin rosebuus, seldom
parted in smile.
Her little boy was a ruddy, dark,
sparkling creature, ever in motion, and
filing The house with rlpples of fun and
Irollc.
Mrs. White was an adept at pretty
feminine occupations, and when the
household tasks were ended, would SIT
beside Milly and Leacn her to transform
balls of snowy yarn into ldce-llke udies,
or to tie bits Of WoOd-cOlored Worsted
| into llchen-llke mats tor their vases.
MLlly had grown very iond OF her, ana
one day said to her:
"What is your home-name? VIII you
let me call you by 1t? 'Mrs.' seems 50
stiff and formal between TWO VINO love
each Other.".
| 10 her surprise Mrs. White BEGAN Q
very much agitated-she UNCONSCIOUS!
assumed hunted, deprecating LOOK,
which made the lender -Aearted NJ Mlily
Ieel as though she mad SAID something
dreadful, and hastened 10 add:
"Never mind, | DON'T mean 1t at all.
Pm always saying things just to see
now ii viii SOUND 10 near my own VolCe!'
| Mrs. w mite rose from her seat, went
to Mllly and kissed her tenderly.
"5ometime," she SAID, II will tell you
all aDOuv myself. But have patience,
dear. until L can. IL is too painful for
me 10 tnInk OF the past, much less speak
of IT. as yet."
just at tuis time, much TO the relief OF
b tn Nj. DuttUn came III. He had a
letter rom MS son Ralph, saying he
,A,it u, 80 fnA
mold was at once thrown into i1utter OF
preparation Tor the proper recep ion ol
NE beloved sou and brother.
He came the next uay. Much to the
surprise OF Mllly, when she introduced
ner brother 10 Mrs. White, she noticed
tuat he gave an involuntary start or as.
touIshmenG and tnat sle cUlOred pain.
uly and lov a time seemed Ill at ease
Dut III the happiness OF meeting 1t soon
passed from ner mind, especially as
Mrs, White excused herself and went to
ner room early. Ralph learned all about
tne strangers appearance aud residence
with them, and then seemed to dIsmlse
her rom mis- thoughts cntlrely. Alter d
time the household dispersed and all
was qutel.
About twelve O'Clock Milly wasgouseC
from souuu sleep by sudden grow
lrom Brent, who always took up his sta
lion at Lne threshold during the night
sac rose hastily and Went int0 the nail
and to her surprise found the yOunI
mother with the child IN her arms eVl
DENLY prepared 10 leave the house
though frustrated in carrying out hel
puj pase Dy Breuts powerful tGeth
which were fastened in her dress, whil,
ne was doing his best TO attract atJen
! tIon TO what ne evidently considered
, entirely un-orthodoX proceedings.
down, Brent, down." SAID Milly
sternly. Tnen sue turned TO MIS-. Whl.e
and asked, i'll great beWliderment
! "What does it mean? Where were yo
goiugW
10 her surprise her hands were seize
> aud cOVereu with passionate Kisses, an
, the usually quiet, reserved young woma
! sODDed lortu:
4 81 could not bear to meet your eve
3, after you had heard what your brolhe
4 knows OF me. L and my baby We're goin
ANYWHERE, 30 it was out OF sIght.
! Mnly thought Of the deep and rapl
! river not far away, and shudQered.
Il knew your brothePs lace, and | am sur
I ne remembered me. | saw it in nj
. e! es-"
y RalpiPs voice ended her sentence. Fl
!, had been writing letters until lat
:. b ,ur, so ne had not retired.
: "Yes, Mrs. Wyeth." AT the sound @
Y that name her slight frame shook a
V though " itn an ague-chill, aud her greB
d dark eyes fastened themselves upon h,
ace as though she expected her ueath
Y " arraut. ~ do know you we'll; and
/ is the nappiest mQment OF my lite to b
t able to explain away your sorrow
v Poor little woman! did you believe tina
4 wicked story? 1t was lalse!-taIse &
d the Villains leart who told it. You
= husband has advertised, and eau use
h your description to be sent u. the dete(
1t t,ves in AL the large cities. His heart
d almost broken with anxiety and su
y pense, and he never had the sllghte!
It clue to your reason for going until, uboi
}, three weeks since, he was sent for
IS Clair's aeath-Deu,. and he made full Col
IA fesslon OF the wrong he had done
g making you believe mat your marria4
>. was but u sham. You are as mucn Bo
- ME Wyeth as l am Ralph Dutton."
10 Poor little BOnuIe sank upon h,
Jl kn ees, and, drawing her wondering bal
into the sans position, put his TWO din
,e pled hands together WITHIN her own:
" 80 God, thank thee for myself an
Is this innocent child that the blight CO
x ers US no longer"
n The pathos thrilling through this sin
H. ple prayer, and the Papt, wondering jo