The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23
THE DAILY STAR
EARNING HER OWN LIVING.

In his chair, gazing coldly at his guest:
"Well," said DR.. Hooper, pulling on
his gloves, "of course it isn't for me or
any one else to interfere in family mat
ters. But your grandehild is left totally
unprovided for"
'T can not help that" said the Judge,
frigidly. Eight years ago / .ottered to
support the child aad the father, it he
would only consent to leave that out
landish foreign wife OF his. He married
her against my will; he clung to her
against my will. Let him abide by his
decision"
at is only natural, Judge, that q man
should cleave unto his wife," Efged the
doctor. y
1T is only natural. then, that mau
should provide for the child of that wife,
DR.. Hooper At all events, l shall as
sumo no further responsibility"
But, Judge Harrison, you are rich
manw
"Granted-but as / made my money
myself, l feel that l have q right to
spend it to suit myself"
"Hilda is a fine girl" pleaded DR..
Hooper.
"No doubt, no doubt, but you will
pardon me if / feel no very great ankle
ty to see the child of the German sing
ing woman who stole my sons heart
away from me-"
DR.. Hooper hesitated.
"Judge," he said at last, in tone OF
appealing earnestuess, "you have an
other granddaughter"
~ have. My daughters child, Marian
Lennox, makes it her home with me"
"And yet you would deny similar
home to Hilda Harrison?"
Judge Harrison's shaggy white brows
met in straight, frowning line.
Doctor" said he, "you will fail to
make the distinction between dutiful
child and one who has been undutiful.'
."Let me see, Miss Lennox," said DR..
Hooper. let me interest her in the
fact 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 small gllded call-bell which
stood on the table beside him.
"Send Miss Marian here" said he to a
servant and the man pGiselessly Qbeyed.
In anoociier anotliie minute, a tall, princess
like girl stood In the rooml--a hair of
pale gold, deep, blue eyes, like azure
stars and dress of soft blue silk that
fell in picturesque folds about her, and
trailing noiselessly over the carpet as
she walked.
Marian" said the Judge, "this is DR..
Hooner. He has come here to plead the
cause of your uncle Severn's daughter,
Hilda. Severn deliberately disobeyed
me at first in marrying Hildergarde
Boehmer-he rejected the offer | after
ward made of taking him and the child
home, if he would but leave the
siren who had blghted all his life. Now
he is dead, and has left his child unpfo-
vided for. I say, as he has sowed, so let
his child reap. What do you say?'
~ think grandpapa is quite right"
said Marian, in 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.
81 aways defer my judgment to that
of grandpspa," said she-and Judge
Harrison passing his arm around the
cirrs waist, looked wi h ill-concealed
triumph at the luckless special pleader.
Or. Hooper bowed, spoke his adieu,
and departed.
When he returned to his own humble
residence, dark-eyed girl met him at
the door.
.cHave you seen him, doctor-my
grandfather" she cried eagerly.
DR.. Hooper nodded.
"It's of no use, though" said he.' "The
old man has heart like granite; and
that girl, your cousin, is of cast iron"
"He will not take me?'
"No," ... ..e
Hilda Harrison set her lips together
"Well," said she, "then must man
age to provide for myself"
"No hurry. lass; no L,.Ir,i" ..aIry, said til,
kindly little doctor "Go tell the viii.
to bring me cup of hot coffee before
start out again"
"Hilda," lie said, presently, as he sa
toasting his feet before the fire, with hi
wife knitting opposite, and Judge Harri
pn's granddaughter leaning against tn
window and looking out into the storm.
darkness, "what are you going to doY'
II don't think quite know, doctor.
"You are 1872
"Sixteen and half, SIR"
"And you can not teachT'
'"Oh, dear, no, sirv' Hilda shook he
head decidedly. Il had no chance fc
much education, travelling about as
lid" .. 'f.
"Nor seww
"Not well enough to adopt it for
wofession."
"Then, for all can see, there is moth
ng left but to 90 into domestic service.
II would take place tomorrow, do
or. if could get good home and d
ent wages" said Hilda, quickly.
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