The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-24


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How late Won are. Frank Here
/ give me vnar "vercpat IL - all
/ powi rel with SNOW. and
Bat Frank interrupted his busting
cherry-cheeked little mother, a. she
stood on tiptoe Ia take of his outer
wrappings.
Hush mother, there i young
lady down stairs"
a young lady. Frank"
Yes. mother; expressed on from
Iowa to old Harrington, the rich mer-
chant. He sailed for Europe this
morning. aud she is left entirely alone
Mother. she Iopks like poor Blanche.
and know Won woulII't refuse her n
corner until she could find something
! 10 do"
Mrs. Evans went to the door and
called cheerfuly out:
Come up stairs. my dear. YOU re
aS welcome a. the ti,werS in May /!
Frank. YOU did quite right; YOU al
WAYS do -.
! The DAYS and weeks pissed on, aud
still Minnie Harlan remained All M
mate OF Mrs. Evan, humble dwell
! ing.
1T seems Just As though she had
taken our dear Blanches place. saii
the COW little widow: '.anI she Is :"
useful about the house. | don't see
how [ ever mauaged without her.
Now, Minnie YOU re not IN earnest
about leaving Us tomorrow :?
Il must, dear Mrs Evans. Only
! think have been here most two
months Tomorrow, and the situation
"a y.verness Is advantageous.
Very well. | shall tell Frank
how obstinate YOU are"
dearest Mrs. Evans. please don't,
Please keep my secret.
"What secret is it that is to he so
religiously kept?" asked MIR. Frank
Evans. c,olly walking into the mllst
Of the discussion. with his dark hair
tosSei about hy the wind. and his
HAIL brown ewes sparkling archly.
"Secret ~ repeated Mrs. Evans. en-
e. ge,icalIv wiping her dim spectacle
glass. why, Minnie is determined
to leave Us Tomorrow.
II must, Frank | have no right
TO further tre-pass o, your kndne-s.
Ne right. ell, Minnie; do You
know that this house has been a diff
ferent pace since you came into IL
Do Won suppose we want To lose our
little sunbeam
Minnie smiled sadly, hut her hand
felt very cold and passive III Frank :
warm grasp.
i You'd stay, Minnie7"
No"
| She shook her head determined'y
Then you must he made To stay
said Frank. I've miSsel something
of great value lately, and | hereby
arrest You OH suspicion of being the
THIEF"
Missed something's"
Minnie RISE. turning red and white
"Oh, Frank, you can never su-pec'
mel"
But I do suspect Won. In fact.
am quite certain that this article Is IN
your possessi"n.
"The articlei"
"My heart. Miss Minnie. | know
that I am very Young and very poor
hut love you. Mimi e, and | will be
a good husband to you. Stay and be
nv wi'e?"
4 So Minnie Hariin. instead of going
out AS g"verness ACQUIRING TO- the
programme, married the young dark
haired clerk i'm Elliscm's express of
flee. New York. They were very
quietly married early in the morning
ami Frank ronk Minnie home to his
mother. and then went calmly ab"u'
his business in the wire cage under
the circlet "f the gaslights.
Evans 2"
Eyes. sir"
Frank, with his pen behind his cal
ne IF yore. qni"tly "hn,ei the behes'
of the gray haired off ,ial.
! "Do YOU remember the young
wnmn who was expressed on from
Millington, Iowa. two months since ?
, Yes sir-I remember her"
A tall. silver haired gentleman
here inte posed with eager quick"ess
: "Where is she? | am her uncle
Walter Harrington. have just re
turned from Paris. where the news %
: her arrival reached me | want her
she is the only living relative left
me-"
"Ah. hut. sir. You cannot have
/ her." said Frank.
"Cann"t have hpr3 What do you
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