The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-10

Chiau, emu sue cftc How IL Tie
world came you 10 ind 1t?
Il was dusting the CABIN ct. Ii was be-
hind a panel that fell down. / did not ia :
t, touch IT at irst. Now | have re ii it ali,
aud know what it meaut what have | to
do, Aunt Resolve! And nov the girl
stood up.
Your father gave it to ne Tor safe KEEP
n. never meant YOU to see it, Adelaide
That would nave been wrong auntle
No, no. dear.e You must marty and be
happy.
The girl did not speak. She stood look
Ing around the familiar room, AMI her eyes
solve Was taken.
The dear old place-it seem part of my
very sell. 1t Was never before beautiful
and dear as now, when 1t was TO be my home
and his. Lit has SCENE lonely aud irksome
it never would again. And now | must
give 1t up.
This was fixed as no unalterable lazy in
her mind. The conditions being fulfilled
which, decreed 1t to another, the Jumpers
must forthwith pass into other hands.
There could be no doubt that Adelaide
was heart broken. She looked as If some
| terrible illness had settled upon her Aunt
Resolve was utterly shattered by the girls
| state. but now Adelaide was the strongest
OF the two in maintaining a settled pur-
pose.
The latter had a guardian whom she saw
annually. She now wrote to HIM, acqualn-
ting him with the message from the deceas-
ed, aud brliy relluqulshing the property, as
she wished him TO take steps To discover the
former owners of the jumpers process
which Aunt Resolve thought would be diff
cult, though she did not know them.
L would have done it, Gear, she said,
sill -, bod mould h,ra 1n, live ,nl
die upon the old place. [ fear -ab. tear
you will miss everything now-tor Captain
Somers has no home, and will rove and toi
get you 1t is human nature. These long
deferred marriages never turn out wei.
You know our marriages to him must be
deferred, don't you, Adelaide?
Yes
The girl uttered the one sad monosylla-
BILE, and SAID no more.
And now time was flying. Captain
Somers she expected daily, for he had
promised TO return to her IN less than a
month. She finally brought herself to write
to him, and told him what had happend.
lie made no reply.
This added a pang. She saw plainly how
it would be. He could not provide TOR her
adequately. Such support as he could at
ford her-and which she would gladly have
accepted, sweet II shared with hlm-he
would not offer. She must find a home in
Florida, with some other mother 5 unknown
relations, and they would DRIFT apart finally
forever. Aunt Resolve was right.
\. storm set in Day by day the RAIN beat
about the house. and the singing of the
wIud filled the girls heart with dread.
At last there came a letter from her guar
dian. 1t ran as follows:
Ny DEAR ADELAIDE:--I have been
unusually fortunate in finding the right
owner of the Jumpers. He will make hi,
appearance there Thursday, after which
will see at another day.
LUTHER MESSENGER.
Not a word Of sympathy or regret. 1t
seemed to Adelaide as if the world had sud
denly turned her enemy. And still another
day the storm held. The jumpers tossed
in the rainy wind, and the wild air had
voices OF cruel significance. Or was AIDE
lalde 5 mind giving away under troub :?
She had not anticipated such a far reach
ing result that she seemed already deep in
years of suffering.
Alone, on a mournful evening, she was
suddenly electrified By a coarse voice de
handing Where is this ere woman that
been akeepin' me out Of nay lawful right !
Just want to set my eyes on her
as her home to go to such people.
Her heart sank, but the heavy step cams
on.
Suddenly the door was flung open, and
smiling, there stood Captain Somers.
Dearest, | have GOMEZ
He caught her hands and drew her to he
feet. She uttered a cry Of delight. thel
broke into a sobbing sigh as she felt hersel
claSped to his breast.
oh, only to part my beloved !"
Not at all, my dear one, for | am tn,
master of the jumpers. By your grand
fathers decree, which bestows it upon tn,
poorest member of the defrauded family
it becomes mine and next month sees on
wedding
And it vas even SO.