Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-20

Alice's lawn finished ?"
The reply is too low for th,
words TO be distinguished outside.
We would like it as soon as pos
sible. Can you get it done by
Wednesday evening ?"
This time the answer is distinct.
ly heard
MY sister Is quite i'll, and it will
be impossible to finish it before
Friday morning, at the earliest"
The dreamer is wide awake now
His brown eyes are fully open ;
the paper has dropped from his
fingers, and a startled look is on
the nervous, clear-cut face.
Then Alice must get along with
that. ! regret to hear Of your sis
ter's illness"
Again low reply, inaudible To
the listener.
Certainly, Miss Manor. Here
are five dollars, and will get you
more if you like"
Thank you; this will be sufi-
cient. only wish to get few
things for my sister Good morn
ing, Mrs. Raynor."
The sweet, steady voice barely
ceased, when the tall young gen
tlemaD, dreamer no longer-his
eyes blazing with excitement
bounded from the hammock, and
stepped hastily into the inner hall,
Just in time to hear the door close.
Mrs Raynor, pardon my Gu
riosity, but who is the lady that
Just passed out"
My dress-maker, Mr.. Mellen.
Has Ter voice bewitched you ~.
with some surprise.
Il think it has but what is her
?"
Miss Manor
Her Christian name p
Kate, / think but"
Frank Mellen waited TO hear no
more. Selling his panama, he van
shed into blazing sunlight, leaving
Mrs. Raynor gazing after him in
ipeechless amazement.
The little woman, who was the
cause of all this COM
notion, was meanwhile walking
quietly along the hot street, with
IN umbrella over her head, and an
anxious look on her fair face. Sud
lenly there was the sound of quick
teps behind her, and tall gem
leman stopped at her side. She
,aused in surprise. He lifted his
lat with one hand, while the other
nopped with a handkerchief the
that rolled down his
lowing face
pardon me, he panted-he had
yidontly hurried, and the temper ,
ture was not at all adapted to a
hurry. "Kate-Aiiss Manor, don't
.ou know me p
The large blue eyes opened
widely with u puzzled look. Il
-as not the girlish face of sixteen
ears before; care and trouble and
bought had made the outlines
.rmer, and left an air Of decision
nd strength in place of the bloom ;
nd frank smiles Of youth
low provokingly cool she looked,
rank thought, as he wiped his :
wn heated face. She was dressed
lainlY, but with equisite taste,
e noticed. Still, matured woman
lough she was, pale and care
.orn, instead Of the bright-faced
nd happy girl he had left in the
Moonlight under the old oak, the
geet soul Of Katie Manor seemed
ct to look out Of those deep blue
yes, and the same smile ass of old
nrved the sensitive lips. But
ow q sudden food of color rush
d into her face, and then left it 4
aler than before. \
"Frank--is it possible e. a. a.
As Frank sat in Hates sitting al
,om a few moments later, while oc
le attended to her sister in an adj y
lining room, he studied thought
lily the plain furniture and the -
mplc decorations Of pictures and {
S eye moistened as he read these \
7idences of that sad struggle of L
ender means and refined tastes q
I'd wistful love Of the beautiful. =
Il was a story common enough
lat Kate told him, that quiet sum- st
err afternoon. Every day Just q
Ich scenes are coming and going,
I'd We are so hardened to sorrow
I'd death and llnavery, that we H
ink little of them. l,
First her aunt had died. And pu
e pain of her loss was yet fresh, X
hen one day her uncle was in,
ought in speechless--the victim :
apoplexy. He never spoke
'ain, but in a few days he, too,
rs placed in his narrow home.
nd then there was trouble about
e estate, which Kate never quite
ldorstood. The will, in which
c was so generously remember b, Be
], was bitterly contested. And it -
IS decided, with much display Of -
ofound learning and owlish wis
IN, that her kind uncle was not
sound mind when il was made. u
} what the lawyers didn't get, n lss
mt TO distant relatives, and poor re-
lte and her young sister were 10:
L penniless. The cold charity scr