The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-17

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see the child of the German singing womal
who stole my sons heart away from me.'
Dr.. Hooper hesitated.
Judge" he said at last, in a tone OF up
pealing earnestness, 'you have anothe
granddaughter"
81 have. My daughters child, Marian
LenoX, makes her home with me-"
"Aad you would deny O similar home L
Hilda Harrison?"
Judge Harrison's shaggy white brows
met in a straight, frowning line.
doctor" said he, "you fail TO make the
distinction between o dutiful child and one
who has been undutiful."
"Let me see Miss Lenox,' said DR..
Hooper. ''Let me interest her in the fate
Of this desolate unknown cousin. She has
a woman's heart in her bosom. / am sure
can move her!"
Judge Harrison smiled coldly as he
touched a small gilded call.hell which
stood on the table beside him.
"Send Miss Marian here" he said to q
servant and the man noiseIessly obeyed.
In another minute q tall, princess.l like
girl stood in the room-a girl with hairo !
pale gold, deep blue eyes, like azure stars,
and q dress OF soft blue silk that fell in
picturesque folds about her, and trailed
noiselessly over the carpet as she walked.
"Marian, !" said the Judge, "this is DR..
Hooper. He has come here to plead the
cause ofyour Uncle Severn's daughter,
Hilda. Severn deliberately disobeysd me
at first in marrying Hildegarde Bochmer
The rejected the offer | afterward made
OF taking him and the child home, II he
would leave the siren who had blighted
all his life. Now he is dead, and has left
the child %unprovided for. Isay as he has
sowed, 80 letthe child reap. Whatdo you
say?" 4,
Marian, in a soft sweet voice. ~"Grandpapa
is always right"
"Then you have no word to speak for
this lonely little orphan?" cried out DR..
Hooper, deeply indignant. Marian laid
her ringed hand upon that OF her grand
father and nestled close to him.
~ always defer my judgement to that
OF grandpapa," said she, and Judge Harri-
son, passing his arm around the girls
waist, Locked with ill.concealed triumph
at the luckless special pleader.
DR.. Hooper bowed, spoke his adieu, and
departed.
When he returned to his own humble
residence, a dark.eyed girl met him at the
door.
"Have you seen him, Doctor-my grand
father?" she cried out eagerly.
DR.. Hooper nodded.
"It's OF no use though" said he. "The
old man has heart like granite; aud that
girl, your cousin, of cast.iron."
"He will not take mel"
"Now
Hilda Harrison set her lips together.
SWELL" said she, "then / must manage
10 provide for myself"
mo hurry lass, no hurry" said the
kindly little doctor. go tell my wife to
bring me a cup OF hot coffee before | start
out again."
"Hilda," he said presently, as he sat
toasting his feet before the fire, with his
wife knitting opposite, and Judge Har-
rison's granddaughter leaning against
the window, and looking u into the
stormy darkness, "what are you going to
dor"
~ don't think / quite know, Doctor"
"YOu are s%ixteen?"
"Sixteen and a half, SIR"
"And you cannot teach?"
"Oh, dear, no, sir" Hilda shook her
head decidedly" 81 had no chance for
much education, travelling about as l
did"
"Nor sew?"
"Not well enough to adopt it as a pro.
fession."
"Then, for all 1 can SEQ, there is moth.
ing left but to go into the domestic ser
vice."
81 would take a place tomorrow,
Doctor, If l could get a good home and
decent wages said Hilda quietly.
"Good," said Dr.. Hooper" THAT Is The
right spirit, child! l don't fear but what
you'll make your way in one direction OF
another. But l think / can sec some
thing a little more promising ahead OF you
than that"
"What is ii, Doctor?"
az noticed the way you took care oI
your poor father, Hilda, in his last illness
III thought then that you would make {
good nurse ! think so nov. There is an
opening in st. Fraucesca's Hospital. a
good home and a dollar a day."
".As nurse, Doctor?"
Gas nurse"
"And l should SEQ you sometimes2"
"Frequenly-twice a week at least"
Hilda %pondered a second or two ant
then came forward with glistening eye
and red lips apart:
doctor" said she, ~ will try it"
Z And so Clement Harrison's grand
, daughter donned a little muslin cap, prin
|. dress and q white rutiled apron OF the 81
francesca corps Of nurses, and set diligent
: " to work, earning her own living:
A year had passed by, and DR.. Wallac
!. had sent word that q nurse was wante'
{ for a smallpox case in the city. The sif
: ter Superior Of the St. Francesca's locke
: obviously at her women. 800,
"Who will go?n said he-and Hid
Harrison stepped forward.
81 will" said she, 81 have no fears
. the contagion, and 1 wantto add to my ea
perience."
a went.
Avenue Palace was ringing her hand
!. half terrified out OF her senses; the othe
servants had taken precipitate leave.
"And Miss Lenox went this morning,
said she. ~ should think she might hay
stayedl"
"A nocent Hilda. -,
- "The old gentleman's grand.daughtt
that he has brought up and petted like
/, cosset lamb" said Mrs. Hurst. "Oh, u
Ingratitude Of some folks. And II Judl
Harrison dies"
Hiida looked up quickly from the bottl,
OF carbollc acid she was u%npacktng.
as this Judge Harrison's house2" 81
\ SWhy of course it is" answered Nj
. Hurst. "Didn't you knowYn
mo. did notknow," Hilda said. 'Bl
= Of course 1t makes no difference who
az house 1t is."
=. = hoarscly, as the light foot crossed u
" threshold.