Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-30

unpaclxinQ the basket, found provisions
enough for week, and went to work at
once making pot Of coffee and broiling
q steak for her unexpected guest. And
when he had eaten bis steak and drank
his coffee etter / never tasted,
ma'am, = he said-she took him to her
husbands room and there he told his
story.
tsOf course, you know what it is to be
in love. he began with his jolly laugh,
land so do /. / was a very romantic
young man, and although / don't look
like il, I'm romantic old man, and when
was twenty-four and she eighteen.
madly In love with Miss Isabella Sum
mercloud. She returned my affection
but her parents didn't. was poor then
and they wanted rich man for q son-in-
law. But in spite of all they could do
Isabella remained true to me. They sue
ceeded, however, in obtaining solemn
promise from her that she would not
marry for seven years, or until she was
twenty-five, without their permission.
Well, six of those years passed failing to
make any change in our love for each
other, when / was suddenly summoned
to Germany to the sick bed of
paternal uncle, my only living relative
with the exception of his twin brother,
who was also my godfather. / knew
very little about these relatives, having
been born in this country, and losing my
father at very early age, but had an
idea they were gardeners and not at all
well to do. And / was much astonished
when / received the letter. inclosing a
check for my travelling expenses and beg
ging me to hasten, and still more as
tonished to learn that the dying man in
tended to leave bis only child to my care,
being assured By my friends and employ
ers, whom he had privately consulted,
that he could not select better guardian.
[ called to bid Isabella farewell. .
And so you are going to adopt child,
sneercd her mother. elbow very inter-
esting." But my darling, Heaven bless
her, babe me God speed
A short time before our parting had
given her this parrot, which had taught
to say when called pretty poll" non
sense, Pretty Bell pretty Bell" And
knowing she would never hear my name
save in an approbrious way from any of
her family, also taught it to say, ''Dear,
dear, dearest Guy"
But judge OF my surprise when my
first letter after our parting, which had
evidently been opened and rcseaed and
in which I stated l had arrived at
my uncle's and found him, appar-
emily, in the humblest circumstances,
was returned to me accompanied by
three or four newspapers, in each of
which | found marked paragraph an
nouncing the taking of the veil by Miss
Isabella Summercloud at the convent of
the Blessed Mary. knew Isabella had
been educated at this place, but had
never heard her express the slightest de-
sire to become Catholic, much less
nun. But there was my letter and there
were the announcements. The day after
received them my uncle died, and
when his will was read-he had been
miser of misers-I found myself in pos
session of fortune. And the week af-
ter the funeral, taking my young cousin
with me, started on tour Though the
old world went everywhere. TO the
Sandwich Islands, Australia. Asia, Aft
RIGA, and not until the last part of last
summer did / return to- my native land.
Returned TO discover that Isabella still
she was not and never had
been nun-and like myself had never
That like me, too, she had in
herited fortune. That she had been
travelling for years. That she was again
in America. That she was, staying with
some friends in Detroit of whose name
and address my informant most unfor-
had no idea. I was. on, my way
thither, to search the directory, the hotel
register, to do everything In my power
10 find her when, as | feel impressed,
most fortunately your advertisements
caught my eye. There 10, the parrot
gave her years ago. She vowed ncvert to
part with it. It has been stolen from her
and5 escaped from the thief. She. will
come or send to claim it, and L thanks
to you and your wife's generous hospi-
tality, will find again the only woman
have ever loved. And tell YOU. sir, I
wait with beating heart"
And all the Fayes following. his. cx-
ample; waited with beating hearts Eek
ceptlng the baby, who, thinking the
lime had come TO ssmoo like the cows
did: SO with all his might and main9, and
svery vehicle that passed they rushed to.
the window, and every knock that came
they rushed to the door.
But the day wore away and nobody
called for tsClever POLL" Mr.. Guy Rain
bow began to look grave also, when as
the last sunbeam popped into the little
parlor q carriage drove up to- the door
and . plump, fair haired woman. look
ing about thirty, jumped out and was
plying the door knocker In less. time
than it takes to telEit.