Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-29

Edith. g He was only doing what he
thought his duty. Besides-besides-"
r." Besides what?" ..,.ar
" Besides he holds the mortgage on
our cottage, and he might be harder on
us than ever" t-. .H n,
Mortgage on your cottage, is it," he
said, as if sudden light lad broken
upon him, "the little house down IN the
meadow" tr.0 .Ha.-
" A mute nod of assent was the reply.
p "Then am talking to Miss Miller.
You don't-you don't mean to say the
rascal has been threatening you about
that?"
He is to sell the place next month"
answered Edith, looking down and feel
ing, oh, how Inundated
Something very like an execration
half broke from Mr.. Wheatlands Ups.
1t might perhaps have been one but for
the presence Of Edith. .- r. + .
He stopped from the saddle and offer
ed her his hand .: ....#.... .at
"Good-bye for the present, Miss Mil
Ter !" he said but tell your mother
that she need not worry hersef about
the mortgage. l, not Jupp. can alone
dispose Of it. | used to know your
father when | was boy, and down
here, and I shall ever respect any one
who bears his name"
With this he lifted his hat again,
wheeled his horse, and spurred after
the discomftted lawyer ........
The whole village was astir the next
day with the news that young Wheat
lands, the heir to the Wheatlands estate,
had returned from Europe, where he had
been at the time of his unclc's death;
had come down to Shepperton the even
ing but one before; had quarreled with
and discharged LAWYER Jupp, and had
given out he intended to reside at Wheat
lands Hall, on the home farm, thence.
forth, and to look personally after his
affairs
But we anticipate.
How Edith got home from the har-
vest field she never afterwards could
tell All she remembered was that she
had rushed into the house and flung
herself on her knees by the side of the
bed, and had sobbed out: .s ..: ..I
ooh, mother, mother dear, the cot
tage is not to be sold. | have his word
for it!",u 'rHa vaa.. #4) .a u@
1t had been nearly an hour after that
before she could rally her dazed faculties
sufficiently to give her mother Il cohe-
rent account of what had TRANSFERRED.
She had scarcely finished when there
was knock at the door, and boy from
the storekeeper brought several parcels,
containing tea, sugar, coffee, biscuits,
ham, and various other edibles.
master says as how he heard that
missus was i'll" said the boy, "and so
he sent these things, reckoning as how
you was too busy to come and order
them. You can pay for them when
times is better, and you can have as
much as you like after this ....
II Edith had a suspicion that some
kind intercessor had caused this credit
to be given to her, she had no proof
She pOndered over the problem as she
prepared hasty meal for her mother,
and had just cleared the table when
there was knock at the door, and on
opening it she saw high-bred, middle
aged lady, dressed in a plain but stylish
walking costume, who asked with kind
smile and voice the very echo of young
Mr.. Wheatlands'. when in it's softer
mood, if Mrs Miller lived there, and on
being answered in the affirmative said:
81 know that she is i'll, and does not
see strangers, but tell her that Judith
Wheatlands is here. We used to know
each other when we were girls, more
than twenty years ago. How much.
my DEAR" she said to Edith, who held
the door open for her, "you look like
your mother, when she was your age"
Mrs. Miller, at the sight of her old
friend, seemed to be almost we'll again.
The two talked of former and happier
times, when the poor invalid had been
the belle of the village, and then of the
years of separation, and of the changes
which had taken place, until twilight
fell, and Mrs. Wheatlands herself rising,
said she must go or she should be be-
lated. f -. ..--g = ....o -.
81 had not heard from you for ever
so long," she said, and was too anxious
to wait even till tomorrow. We went
abroad when CASTOR was quite young,
that he might be educated in Germany,
and have resided there ever since. [
don't know but that we should have re-
manned there still, if uncle had not died,
and CASTOR heard things about his law
yer here that made him think we had
better return. We arrived here quite
unexpectedly, and my first inquiry was
for you" -, ..... ... ..sss. .,r.t ......s
Our story is nearly told Lawyer
Jupp, during the long illness Of old
Squire Wheatlands, which lasted for
years, had usurped the entire manage
ment of the property, and had come to
regard himself as responsible to no one.
So he had given way to his natural love
OF greed, extorting brides for forbearance
from all debtors who were behind, and
mercilessly running those who could not
bride him. When the old squire died,
he reasoned that the heir would remain
in Europe, and SO became more cruel
and exacting. It was .rumor Of his
conduct that had brought young Mr..
Wheatlands home in the way we have
seen. .... -. evan .s,-tat s.ts a..r .... ~
It was not many months before Edith
became bride. Young Mr.. Wheatlands
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