, 1881-12-09

surprise her sister, and sent word that Il
| friend wished 30 see her, while she seated
| herself in the parlor, where little Sirl
! sat curIed up IN a cushioned char, read
| ing.
You want to see my mamma, | sup
pose?'
Yes. " said Miss Miner, with an affa-
BILE smile "You are Hetty [ sup
pose -
The child gave heavy sigh.
Yes, I'm Hetty. Oh. don't hate
| that name
why. l think it's frst-rate name.
You are namesake OF somebody, l
guess :"
Yes, I am. Old Hetty Miner. my
aunt, who lives out IL the country.
! have never seen her, and 1 don't want to
either, cause mamma says she's the
meanest old thing in all creation-a reg
ular old Miss Nancy, papa says
Miss Miner smiled-a little queerly.
"Oh, that's what they say, is 1t? Well
Hetty, am your Aunt Miner"
The child opened her eyes wider.
Are YOU? Then, won't mamma be
mad! We expect company, after awhile,
and mamma won't want you at all. We'd
be dreadfully ashamed of Won before the
AlgredOn'S. You're going to leave US
your money, amt you? Papa and mamma
said they were most tired of waiting
Won had as many lives as cat. We are
| going 20 Europe when you die!"
Are you?" said Miss Miner, with an
insane desire to shake the pert, self-pos-
| sessed, venomous yOungster. We'll, l
wouldn't depend upon it If l We're your'
| And before Mrs. Carl came down stairs
| Miss Miner was out on the street, on her
wav to her half brothers house.
"A pretty nest of vipers those Carls
are. Thank heaven, I've found them out
in timel Going to Europe ON my money!
! Why, ungrateful as that spunkey little
! Ellice is, she isn't as treacherous as my
own flesh and blood. Humph.'
And her complacency was not yet re-
stored when she left the street'car on the
nearest corner to Mr.. Parker DollinSby )
| bachelor quarters that were alght IN a
perfect blaze of bright cheer.
1T looks like party, she thought.
But all the same she did not hesitate 10
go up the imposing stone steps and ring
the bell, to which no response coming,
she tried the door mob, and admitted her
self into large. brilliantly lighted hall,
at the end of which came the sounds OF
revelry and jollitication that had pre-
vented her ring being heard.
Miss Miner went into the first door
that stood ajar; and through another
p-rtly closed door she saw the gay bach
elor party-some ten or tifteen-merry
over their wine.
so that S the way Parker DoIlingby
does, is it?" she asked herself grimly
| lust as, the same instant, that gentle
mans voice, distant, bOisterous, rose
| high, and for a second silenced all the
others.
Here's to the health of my most re,
| spected mariner-ess, q yeritable old maid
all forlorn, whose legacy is long time
coming, but sure TO get here sometime.
A cool $50, 900 or so, boys; when the ven.
cradle Mehitable kicks the bucket. Drink
to her, fellows!'
Somehow Miss Miner took herself
silently out of the place. She was silent
all the way to the hotel ; and then, once
IN the room, locked the door, and sal
down and cried-actually cried and theI
went to bed, wondering If it were evel
| granted to mOrtals to come nearer being
made fool of than she had been; and at
| two o'clock in the morning to awaken
| with u strange, sick feeling that was aW.
! full TO endure III that big, lonely hotel,
where she didn't know living soul.
But she rang for assistance, and the
servant brought her physician, who
happened to be staying over night, and
Miss Miners life was saved from the
terrible attack of gastraigia by DIR. Frank
| Olevin.
'I'll pay you when I get home" she
said, tersely. You can go with me, if you
don't mind my green veil and bag"
And so, after reaching home, where
Ellice Dunning, in readiness to leave by
a train an hour later, opened the door il
answer to an imperious summons, Mis-:
Miner stalked in, followed by DIR. Ole.
| win.
"You needn't be frightened, Elice,
she said in a wonderful soft tone o!
voice. L have changed my mind. Tn
the fool, not you. Here's your beau
you can have him and welcome. WheI
you're married, I'm going to settle my
fortune on you and let you live here, il
| you'll give me room somewhere. I've
changed my mind, 1 tell you, EllicC
Dunning. Take off your things and &c
and get cup of coffee for us"
And that was the way little brown
| eyed Ellice came into her double inheri
tance of love and fortune.
A Nice Thing.