Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-06

gold. care not for myself but for the
sake of Genevra and baby Isadore," and
he covered his face with his hand.
"Dear Raymond" said voice in soft
musical Italian, "you are troubled.
Gan | not comfort you, my husband ?"
and woman with the pale, creamy skin
|rippling black hair and dreamy eyes of
the daughters of summer land laid her
hand caressingly on his shoulder.
Morse put his arm around his wife
and drew her down beside him.
"Genevra," he said, 81 saw Vera,
the great surgeon to-day, and he says
he can cure my arm, but it will cost
five hundred dollars"
The wife hid her sorrowful face, for
| we'll she knew that such sum they
Ecould not raise.
perhaps it would be better for us
all, DEAR" he continued, ''if such use
less creature as | lay under those silver
ripples, " and he pointed to the calm
river. Your family would welcome
little Isadore for your sake, and you
would be free to marry"
Raymond p 1t was cry of the ten
derest reproach and love-"I have loved
and trusted you so fondly, so long, but
to lose you at last? Oh, that I could
tell you how it wounds me, you would
never talk so again"
Forgive me, Genevra, but it cuts
me to the heart to see you forced to do
menial service, you, the petted child of
fortune
She took the poor paralyzed hand in
hers and kissed it.
Just then a knock sounded on the
door. Morse arose, crossed the floor
and opened the door. The landlady
stood there holding sealed envelope.
pardon me Mr.. Morse for interrupt
ing you, but here letter for you
He took the letter from her hand,
closed the door and hastily opened the
envelope. A folded paper fell out. In
moment he was by his wife's side,
and almost speechless with amazement
handed her the paper. She took it. 1t
was check for twenty thousand dol
lars.
"What can it mean? 1t cannot be for
u.s." she said positively.
Morse sought the landlady and ques-
toned her carefully about the letter she
had brought him. She could tell moth
ing save that a young man told her to
deliver it to Mr.. Morse
The next day Morse went to the bank
mentioned in the check and requested
the officials to inform him who filled
out the check. Said one of them, ga
young man deposited the money in our
hands and then had check made out
in your name"
''Did he give his own name inquir.
ed Morse.
mo, SIR
"Can you give me description Of
him %
'Tall, fair complexioned, with dark
hair and eyes, and talks with foreign
accent.
, Morse pondered over the description
of his unknown friend, but unavailing
, ly. He had quite number of friends
that would answer to such description
but none that would be at all likely tt
} bestow such gift on poor MANNED ar
tist
, "No, thanks. | shall consider tha
| have no right to this check even, un
til | know the name of the donor anc
, his motive for doing as he has," anC
, bowing. Morse left the banking house
Once on the street he walked rapid,
, homeward. A tall figure passed hin
, with soft hat pulled over pair o
, eyes that frightened as they caugh
sight of the artist and then saddened a
the sight of the arm swaying listlessl
I at his side.
r "Well, gentlemen, presume yo
I cashed that check" said Robert Ward
: entering the banking house soon after
: ward.
/ "No, sir, we did not
e "And why not ?" imperatively.
: "Simply because Mr.. Morse said tina
: he should not consider the check hi
= own until he knew the name and me
tive of the donor
A shade of annoyance fitted owe
v Wards face but he said nothing.
d 30 proud heart - he said to himsel
r. with the means to restore that helples
# arm to its wonted power. placed freel
a at your disposal, yet that proud natul
IS rebels at the thought of assistance frol
) another. will soon prove to you tn;
y it is only the just repayment of Ion
,e standing debt"
r A week had passed and still Raymor
IS Morse was puzzled over an enigma tn
as yet he had found himself incapab
y to solve.
y ga note to you, sir.
n He recognized the handwriting of Il
a. address at once, for it was precisely Iii