Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-11-29

my darling have you-the rest is
nothing T.
SIS she not cruel, Tom p
Far from It, She is peculiar, whim.
sical, easily prejudiced. She used to
love me dearly And if her blessed old
eyes caught but one glimpse of my bon
HE hride-come for walk, dear"
Work for you, Mrs. 1ysander? You
surely don't mean It'll Why, my dear
child, you don't know the meaning Of
the word
Lila Lysander standing before her
fathers Cd lawyer, slim, childish
figure, locke up at him with resolute
evoa.
"Put ] do mean If, Mr.. Mitchell.
Spmc osit;oH which will permit me to
be at home in the evening before Tom
returns. He is working nights now to
make M for the decrease in his salary
It is terrible to think he ehonld toll so
hrl while l am comparatively idle.
Yon will help me, Mr.. Mitchell You
must!' y
Come to think Of it, I know a place
that wonld suit Won She's a client of
my "f1irc mate, Hilhouse, boarding at
the K v"re. Rich, bless you, rich She
wants young girl to stav with her part
OF the day, while she's in the city-com.N
panion, guide, that sort Of thing, YOU
know. No one would ever take YOU to
he married, Miss Lila There I'm
dropping into the name myself. Craig
your second name-Lillian Craig.
Capital !! "A harmless deception. Sit
right down here while go and see Hill
honse Dear dear !"
He bustled eagerly off, and BUSTED
smiingly back.
"Hllhouse says it's all right. He is
privileged to engage you. A companion
"A few hours day--ten dollars week
to the right person. That wasn't much
to Won once, Miss Lila. Not nu ch, was
| it," i
There were two ten dollar bills on
| the top pantry shelf. But Tom didn't
| k Ow.
''1'll wait till it grows little" Mrs.
Lila said glecfllily to herself, ''and 1oen
ri give him surprise party
Que day, in her luxurious room at the
| Revere, Mrs Percival lay i'll with a few
erish heada che. Her companion went
softly aAout the room, dropping the
| curtains and stopping the clocks, Ic-. the
ticking of these latter should disturb the
invalid. When she came back to the
conch She found Two dim old eyes fast
encd Oh hcr in k'rlly scrutiny.
"Miss Craig how long have you been
| with nae o.
''iwo weeks.
S. "Do YOU know I've grown very fond
# YOU III those two weeks. little grip
A thin hand Wa, iald G II, ssingly OF
Lila's.
"What heavy gold ring you wear
| Ike a we lding ring | wl,'sit was.
She grew dreamilv silent
The afternoon slipped away. Tnt
shadows gathered The room WAS
darkened, thA clock stopped, and Lila
did not perc i've how late it was grow
ing.
Does your head ache now q
ono, bnt my h, art does. Lillian.
She sat suddenly erect and cast the
rich wraps aside from her stately old
figure.
Il am ricn and you are poor. We
are both lonely. You have crept into
my heart-sadlv against ray will, | con
fess, for l had grown very bitter ant
cynical of late. Ii you come to me, yor
shall be as my daughter -
"Oh, no. no Forgive me / can
not What--what sound is that? 4
bell, Hark T.
That ?" surprisedly. THAT is only
the angelus from the French Catholi,
church I"
The angelus She sprang to he,
feet in alarm Then it is six o'clock
| i utNS outStaN LUN t!Ult. i Ultist Scs
She lit the gas and hurriedly founl
her wraps.
why, my Cinderella, what a panic
Leave me your glass slipper. Come in.
The door was flung wide open and ,
man rushed into the room.
My darling. how you have fright
ened me + he said, crossing to wher
Lila stood. II got home early to
night, and forced Ellen to tell me wher
YOU Aunt Sarah =
He wheeled around and clasped th
old lady in his arms in an inpetuous
boyish fashion.
Well. this is surprise How di'
you and Ids
"You know Miss Craig?'
Miss Craig !'-mystiiediy.
Lila came forward quickly.
"Ifdid not know that she WAS you
aunt. Tom. | have never heard yo'