The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-08-12
FALSE OR TRUE {?
M HotJfiRTA EARLE.

"Ouly q home; ask nothing more,
Miss Burton; but must have home or
die. will be maid, seamstress, anythir g
you WISH for home"
Miss Burton's beautiful brown eve;
hid never left the speakers face; for
twenty years she had steeled her heart
against all pertaining to this girl, and
yet now she found it hard to withsta, d
those lovely, pleading eyes.
"If you t' Ike me, Miss Burton" con-
tinued the sad young voice, II will serve
you gladly. have battled for myself
two years, ever since poor papa died, and
nov could wish to die myself"
Hush, grill No one dares to wish
that. You know my story. jeanette
Moore, mine. your fathers and your
mothers, and you cannot wonder that
although l will keep you, 1 expect only
ingrautude."
II thank you." said jeanette Moore,
slowly. Perhaps sometime can prove
that am not ungrateful."
Miss Burton waved her white hand
commanding silence; then she rang bel
and said to the maid who answered it,
"Open Miss Florence's room ar d have
it arranged, fer Miss Moore will occupy
it henceforth."
When Jeanhette Burton was sixteer
tshe was almost thirty-seven now, she
was vision Of beauty seldom seen thos,
calm, powerful brown eyes and classical
features made her pre-emin, ntly glorious
They had called her "Gloria" in thos,
days, but now it was only Miss Jeannett,
or Miss Burton.
The family had then consisted of Mr
Burton, his son Roy. and Gloria. besid,
Florence, the child of his only brother
Florence Burton was not beautiful, bu
she was thousand times more atttactit,
than stately Gloria, and Roy was maily
in love with her; so much SO that Mr.
Burton reluctantly consented to their en-
gagement when Roy WAS eighteen, and
his cousin two years younger.
Gloria had been promised to Harr,
Moore, handsome young artist, as aris
tocratic as he was poor. ever since hei
childhood. On her seventeenth birth
day she was to be married, aud great
preparations were made for The wedding
One week before the tim. Florence start
ed for the village with Harry and never
returned. The next morning word cam,
that they were married.
The shock killed Mr.. Burton. and Roy
the gay, clre-free Roy of old. went from
the loved home of his childhood, wher,
he might forget Florence's per6dity
But Jeanette Burton reigued calmly OF
at Burton HILL
Only year after the runaway brid,
died, leaving tender baby.girl, who's,
name she asked might be Jeanette, fol
the girl they had wronged.
Jeanie Moore was happy indeed unit
her father died aud left her penniIess
but she took mp the burden braVely, nnt
worked for her bread with all her might
She struggled for two years, aud then
worn ont and dishearteued, applied 4
Miss Burton for aid. think even ther
the lady would have refused her requos
but for the girls eloquent violet eyes, 81
like Florence Burton those she coul,
not resist.
"FAlse !" Miss Jeanette whispered bit
terly, half angry with herself. "Lik
mother, like child"
Yes, Jeanie Moore was fair and fascin
Rting, with diamond-like eyes, like th
Florence of long ago. but whether she
too. were false, only time would tell
She WAS at least true to her word; sh
asked only q home, and she had gottel