Milford chronicle., 1883-05-11

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less deception; Sit right down here
while go and see Hillhouse. Dear!
dearl'
He hustled eagerly off and hustled
smilingly back.
"Hillhouse says its all right. He is
privileged to engage you. A COM
panion-a few hours dayton dollars
a week to the right person. That wasn't
much to you once, Miss Lila. Not
much, was it?
There were two ten-dollar bills on the
toy pantry shelf. But Tom didn't
know.
+ "Ill wait till it grows a little" Mrs.
Lila saiel, tgleefully, to herself, "and then
I'll give him Surprise party"
One day, in her luxurious, room at the
Revere, Mrs. Percival lay i'll with few
erish headache. Her companion went
softly around the room, dropping the
curtains and stopping the clocks, lest the
ticking of these latter should disturb the
! iiRayg9alid. Invalid. When she came back to the
couch she found two 567a. 5d6iia old eyes fas-
tened ON her in kindly scrutiny.
'Miss Craig, how long have you been
with me?"
1.-TWO weeks"
''Do You know I've grown very fond
Of you in those two weeks, little girl p
A thin hand was laid, caressingly, ON
Iilas.
"What heavy gold ring you wear
like wedding-ring wish it was. 1
wish"
She grew dreamiy silent.
The afternoon slipped away. The
shadows gathered. The room was dark
ened, the clock stopped, and Lila did
not perceive how late it was growing.
"Does your head ache now ?"
"No, but my heart does. Lillian,
she sat suddenly erect and cast the rich
wraps aside from her stately old figure,
81 am rich and you are poor. We are
both lonely. You have crept into my
heart-sadly against my will, I confess,
for I had grown very bitter and cynical
of late. If you come to me you shall
be as my daughter"
ooh, no, no! Forgive me ! can
not What-what sound is that? A 9
bell Hark (" G
'"That Z" surprisedly. ''That is only
the Angelus from the French Catholic l
Church r. a
"The Angelus p She sprang to her
ieet in alarm. "Then it is six c
o'clock. have outstayed my time. I a
must gow Il
She lit the gas and hurriedly found n
Ter wraps. Il
"Why, my Cinderella ! What a
panic Leave me your glass slipper 81
Jome in p u
The door was flung wide and a man o.
rushed into the room. u
my darling, how you have frightened as
ne !" he said, crossing to where Lila Ia
TODD. 81 got home early tonight, and W
orced Ellen to tell me where you st
Lunt Sarah" ID
He wheeled around and clasped the 81 g,
Id lady in his arms in impetuous, boy u
ii fashion. w
"Well, this is a surprised How did
on and Lila"
"You know Miss Craig p
"Miss Craig p mystifedly. Ell
Lila came swiftly forward. lat
81 did not know she was your aunt, an
ON. I have never heard you speak OF II
Lrs. Percival by any name save Aunt til
arah y on
"AIiss Craig, you cannot be-" in
81 am Toms wife - simply w
You Toms wife?" CO
81 am, with quiet pride. qu
"But he married horrid city girl, hi
no was extravagant and knew nothing tax
oout work-and-and-" an
Lila laughed at the vague hearsays ari
81 am that horrid city girl. was IN
,travagant when extravagance meant SUI
lly liberality. And love has taught an
e the sweetness Of work. rel
A sudden recollection of his aunt's in tn,
stice to his wife came to Tom Lysan- de
T. Ar
"Come, dear, we must be going. pll
mt, pardon this intrusion. Good aly
ght !" wa
But Mrs. Percival sprang up. lee
'Nol" she cried, impulsively; ''you ap
ii shake hands and forgive an old he
oman, my children ! Bless my soul, ais
pms wife " ma
And she bent and kissed her.--UJus- ter