The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-05-13
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80 I'm was d big velvet lawn IN
ius with a dozen beach trees
h,Iylad stcodthere for hnndred
'unaarsmlnaguihcent 'ua old trees as
srsr east theic shadows on a sum
sss s..,. aay. There were old.tash.
sao.StIowerS aud an eld-saslioaed
soas swing, a well with . .seritable
mpssy oaken bucket there were
,S nIsnty Of SegetableTwthe little
f;,cheu garden, egeFiresh every
s-day. aud all the MIX that was
hlPait is the very place for sou,'
r.ar, Hcsketh said, with u happy,
ascsr look in her dark eyes.
Snd Mr.. Hartley smiled back at
lar With that looS.a man gives
prctty girl whom he admires.
III shall decide upon it then.
The situation is good, the terms
reasonable, and the landlady ls-F
,rTaurS laughed, showing her pref
ydimple.
| "A
as nice as she can be- :,
MFR. Hartley affected horrible
seowl aud helped Miss Hesketh In
to the carriage again.
"A very picturesque place in'
deed. / am glad you spoke to me
Tof II. i wifi drive ovefagain when
Miss Cartwright is at home, and
make the necessary arrangements
". Which arrangements were that
in consideration of fonr guineas a
week MIR. Hartley was to have MISS
Cartwright's two trout rooms for
himself aud his little motherless
children, and a room in the attic
for their nurse.
1t was a perfect godsend to Hell
en- Cartwright" the little,. ugly
= old maidn that she was--and when
she knelt brsidc her bed that
night, she offered her thankful
pladness that Mr. Hartley had
come 10 smooth her financial road
sfnarasf ~FnRk w :
For nlodEer% who paid kolib.
orally meant so much to Helen
who, five years ago, had lost in on,
week her mother and tather aht
TIE big, strong brother, who hat
been tower of strength to then
faH There had been nothing lei
TO her but the homestead where sli'
had been born aud always lived
and when people advised her u
sell it aud put the money IN th'
bauk for rainy day she indignant
" scorned snch counsel.
TrsNo ipdesds 4 fArner's tlnnsl'
ter svastt 10 nsarase bit Q
= ground Eas welf ~ d t;riners SOL
III keep the place aud IN sumne
III takeiodeefs, nnd Larry O'Tool
shall do my heavy work for me"
She had plospered fairly unit
the last year, SO that now, whe
a. Mr.. Hartley came, it was a got
T. send to her, and she went aoor
her pretty, cosy little house as hal
py as the day was long.
"An ugly little old maid'-ths
was whaf bonny, bright. Laura la
cahed her, and George Hartle
caught himself one day waichin
her; as she went flirting fronsplat
to place, in her big white apro
and tucked.np sleeves and SAT-
brown hair braided beneath
brown silk net, both his chlldrt
trotting after her.
Yes, she was plain, unleniably-
and OF all thugs MIR. Hartley lea
a admired plain little women; b
she was good aud she succeeded
.sSakNapldm tlorouchly comfort nte
"Mr. Hartley is delighted vi
his duarters,s Laura Htskctf sal
one bright morning, when $
dropped in a moment; such
diaht vision, IN her pale blue lay
and pale PINK ribbons, her lov,
face afIash aud her eyes shinl
like stars. bee sss{es. ted stHs1
= HeleHwas mixing puff ffapaste !
lemon pfc; lemon pie and rice p'
ding was Mr.. Hartley's favor
desert. a.
- "Is that sor Helen laugh'
holding out one short, dimpled a
inside the oven to test its be
sasaAYhat ~ i,leaaant TO know, esp'
.| 6sS Is gaS, AIss sts,,7,'i 4sfss ts s's' asd T.
recon me niling / my little nest
hima i1otsA great friend Of 20,
isn't he n
Laura laughed, and little or
e44sou Lush warmed Der cheek.
OIL don't know.l Yes, he !
friend, of course. I've known
y Tor over aiyear now. He's ha
some, isn't he n ~
"lthink he is the finest look
i gentleman / ever saw" Helen
.is.swered, quietly, then bent II
sfspnzzled look npon Laura. IS
!" Howsdid yuu come to send
heresA 1 should tlIink you VIC
prefer to have him With you at
Hall.n
s'.'"Ysa little goose, ca1t you
derstand that I Indeed don't y
him aszhome among so many
asloFs ts7w6 have alfeadys Hf
IL I'm 10 clad. be came here. VI
there's no temptation for biln /
made = dead. set at. A hands,
rich : Nidower Is great Cd
Here--hes SAFE, soa see.n
efSlie certainlysdid not mean
thlns cruel, but i touehed