The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-09

figure, looked up at him with resolute
eyes.
"But | G0 mean il, Mr.. Mitchell
Some position which will permit me to
be home in the evening before Tom
returns. He is working nights, now,
to make up for the decrease in his sal
AIRY. II is terrible TO think he should
toll so hard, while am comparatively
idle. You will help me, Mr.. Mitchell
you must 7"
"Come to think of it, do know-a
place that would suit you. She's a
client Of my office-mate, Hillhouse,
boarding at the Revere-rich, bless
you, rich She wants young girl to
stay with her part OF the day, while
she's in the city-companion, guide,
that sort Of thing, you know. No one
would ever take you to be married,
Miss Lila. There I'm dropping into
the old name myself. Craig-your
second name, Lillian Craig. Capital
A harmless deception. Sit right down
here while 60 and see Hillhouse.-
Dear dearl"
He hustled eagerly off, and hustled
smilingly back.
"Hillhouse says it's all right. He
is privileged to engage you. A COM
panion-a few hours day--ten dollars
a week to the right person. That
wasn't much to you once, Miss Lila
Not much, was il ?"
There were two ten-dollar bills on
the top pantry shelf. But Tom didn't
know.
"l'll wait till it grows a little." Mrs.
Lila said, gleefully, to herself, "and
then I'll give him surprise party"
One day, in her luxurious room at
the Revere, Mrs. Parcival lay i'll with a
fevcrish headache. Her companion
went softly around the room, dropping
the curtains and stopping the clocks,
lest the ticking OF these latter should
disturb the invalid. When she came
back to the couch she found two dim
old eyes fastened on her in kindly
scrutiny.
Miss Craig, how long have you been
with me ?"
"Two weeks"
"Do you know I've grown very
fond OF you in those two weeks, little
girl?"
A thin hand was laid, caressingly, on
Lila's.
"wha; heavy gold ring you wear
like wedding-ring! | wish it was.
wish"
She grew dreamily silent.
The afternoon slipped away. The
shadows gathered. The room was
darkened, the clock stopped, and Lila
did not perceive how late i, was grow
ing.
"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 crep, into my
heart-sadly against my will, confess,
for had grown very bitter and cyni-
cal Of late. II you come to me you
shall be as my daughter"
"Oh. no. no Forgive me ] can
not Whst-what sound is that A
bell Hark."
"ZHaf|" surprisedly THAT is only
the Angelus from the French Catholic
Church 7"
1.-The Angelus" She sprang to her
feet in alarm. "Then il is six o'clock
have ouis;ayed my time. must 60 I"
She lit the gas, and hurriedly found
her wraps.
"Why. my Cinderella What a panic
Leave me your glass slipper-Come
in :"
The door was flung wide and a man
brushed into the room.
MY darling, how you have fright
cned me :" he said, crossing TO where
Lila stood. ~ got home early to-
night. and forced Ellen to tell me
where you-.iHM Sarah -
He wheeled around and clasped the
old lady in his arms in impe,uous. boy
ish fashion.
"well. this is surprise How did
Won and Lila"
"Yo ou know Miss Craig"
Miss Craig :" mystifedly.
Lila came swiftly forward.
al did not know she was your aunt,
Tom. have never heard you speak
; Of Mrs Percival by any name save Aunt
Sarah -
Miss Craig, you canno, be"
al am Toms wife - simply.
"fou-rom's wife?'
II am" with quiet pride.
"Bui he married a horrid city girl,
who was cxtravagant and knew nothing
about ork-and-and-"
Lila laughed at the vague hearsays.
81 am that horrid city girl. was
extravagant when extravaganza meant
only liberali,y. And love has taught
me the sweetness OF work"
\ sudden recollection OF his aunt
injustice to his wife came to Tom
Lysander.
"Comc, dear, we mus, be going
Aunt, pardon this intrusion. Good
night !"
. But Mrs. Pcrcival sprang up.
"No!" she cried. impulsively; "you
will shake hands and forgive an old
woman, my children Bless my soul,
Toms wifel"
And she bent and kissed her.
s0-"I has de wust luck oh any man
I eber Seed" said old lsom.