The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-29
THE
Forrest House !;
OR,
EVERARD'S REPENTANCE,
BY MRS. MARY J. HOLMES.
CHAPTER /.
WO IETTF RS,

large thick envelope and addressed in n child
ish, Uniformed hand to Mr.. James Evcrard For
rest. Junior. Ellicottvillc, Berkshire county.
Massachusetts,. with request in the lower left
hand corner for the Postmaster to forward i'm
mcdiatcly; the second. n dainty little pcrfumcd
mssivc. with II funcful monogram. directed in
q plain round hand to- Eycrard Forrest. ESD.
Ellicottvillc. Mass., with the words In haste
written in the corner. Both letters were in Il
hurry. and both found their way together to
their owner, brown haired. brown eyed.
brown faced young man. who sat under the
shadow Of the big maple ircc on the Common
In Elicottvic. la2ily pulling his cigar and
tanning himself with his Panama hat for the
thermometer was ninety In the shade. and tho
hour 10 \. VI. Of sutry July day. At first II
was almost too much cx"rton even to break the
scas, and for a moment J. Evcrard Forrest, IT..
toyod with the smaller envelope OF the two. the
one whose delicate pcrfumcry he knew so well,
brought deeper glow 70 his check.
Il may as we'll sec whit Jos"y wants of me in
haste he said at last, and breaking the SEAL he
"Ho1DuRroS. July IS
MY DEAR NED: You must not wait till
"Wednesday. hut come tomorrow on the four
O'Clock train. want you particularly Every
thing has gone at s,xcs and scv1ns. Tor Just at
for twenty years or more, must really die and.
OF course. the Murlock boys. can't at. 50 you
must take the chara ter Of the bridegroom in
the play whore am bride. You will have very
little % say. You can learn il all in nitc,n
minutes but you must come tomorrow So H. TO
rehearsr with Us once ut Least. Now, don't YOU
dare fail. shall meet you ut the station.
Yours lovingly. JOSEPHINE FLkMINd.
asst Of n stranger, a Dr. Ma,thcwson, who has
ben in town a fey LAYS storrng at the hatcll
that VOu are the bridegroom. | do not know
why he insists upon that point. but he does 50
Again. with love. JoE'"
And So this is my lady's great haste. the
young man said, M he finished reading the let;
ter. She wants Lc Tor her bridegroom. |
rather think | knew that before. and | don't
know but I'm willing. So guess II have to go
and now for ko--ic'S interesting document.
which must be- forwarded Immediately
only wish 1t may prove Ia have money in i
irS @ Syr ,o r AN sIlnE T a ap.f i3%
u carefully while smile broke over his face as
" Upon my word. Rossie did not mean this ia
60 astray aud has written everything out IN
full. even g. Mgssnchu-, It's and Junior. Good
for her. Wonder why she didn't take u larger
envelope but then she needed all this space
and has filled il, too; and how crooked why
erec i ab% IT, M l n " oah f to SG o Sir
hhc must be- nearly iAlr'c n; hui, then. shes a
nic.c it'll. girl and I'll SOC what she says"
fomHsr House. July II.
"DEln SIR: Nobody knows am writing this
70 you. hut your muthrr has ho'l wur-" for 81
lew dny-, AMI ke.f- talking auwu You even iI
Thought if You Knew non lad She wa. ''V Won
VACATION. fl NH 4" hr. =, much Good f. -.,i
you. am very v. u. and your father too. >,
no more at present. i"grr- r,.p@tfr,lly.
rs-,rss Bcatr SfMpi ha- rami S"m,
from NV York. AMI hgu the typhoid foyer. and
lost ovrry sp' ~ h.r beautiful lair. You don't
know how funny ~" lu X. Sh' or rod an.
$50 for mine 70 make her a viz. because I
waves naturally. and l. iu-i her color, but
closed find slO Of my very own monry. which
send you - com" home with. thinking yot