The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-01-10

Ia Stanton's lace, closer to me than II had
been since we parted. My heart gave no
wild throb. | felt as though she were a mere
stranger,
Courteously and quite calmly heard her
business. She intended to contest the will,
and needed advice. | gave her what could.
referred her to a brother lawyer who would
best espouse her cause. As for myself told
her truly that my time was too much occu-
pied to undertake anything more and | wish
her success.
She looked at me wistfully, with her great
blue eyes full Of tears ss she rose to go.
1T was cruel of him, she said cruel of
him to leave me so poor. But he was never
kind, never-not in the honey moon, even.'
Il regret 10 hear it, said.
i could expect nothing more, she
said Il did not love him-I hever loved but
one-and that one
She paused and looked at me.
That one love still, she said.
And heaven knows no feeling of revenge
or petty triumph was in my heart when |
looked in Aletta Stanton's eyes, if did not
understand her, and courteously bowed her
out.
Did ever care for that woman l thought,
'or is it all dream p
took my adopted child to the theatre
that night and we saw the Lady of Lyons
together 1t was her first play going expe.
rence, and she enjoyed it immensely. She
wore white dress and bonnet and tn, coral
drops had fastened few days before in her
pretty little ears. could hot help looking
into her ewes and touching her hand with
mine. When | left her kissed her.
Good night, my child said.
And she answered good night with g
cheek dyed on the instant deeper scarlet
and ran away as Betty came out to chat with
me.
From that night dated an odd change.
Ny adopted child seemed shy of letting me
keep her hand shy even of chatting as she
did. She was graver, more womanly. l
fanced she did not care for me as she had.
Perhaps some of these farmers who leaned
over the gate at sunset, some of those young
fellows who so often escorted her home from
church, had won her from me. l grew a
little moody. I found myself ia brown stud.
les when / should have been at work. At
last began to discover whether was really
to lose my child, and went down to the cot
tsge / found her there, sitting at work
with Betty.
After all, it was no easy task. could not
do as l had hoped. l tried jesting, and
spoke of one and of the other young fellows
near. 'We shall have Nellie stolen from us
suppose said. There is nothing SO easy
lost from family as pretty daughter. But
who is to have you, Nellie p
She looked at me as children look before
they burst into tears-her chin quivering,
her throat swelling-then she dropped her
work, and stole from the room without au-
swering me.
what ails the child, Betty p asked,
have offended herr
Old Betty stood before me sturdy and
stern-a look in her face that had never
yet seen there.
Master Albert, she said, whatever she
was when she came here, Nellie Is no chic
now oh, Master Albert, L cant oel>eVe
you've done 1t on pdrpose. You co ldn'
such sweet lnnocen' 'hing-nut it'
done. All can say Is, go away, or let me-
go, maybe the wound Will heal. ought.t'
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face in both hands and kissed me.
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