Daily Republican., 1885-03-20

ence. All her old.time friends-sum
liner frisnds-gave her cold looks nov
and passed by on the other side wher
they CHANGED TO meet, which was no
often, for Edith only went into tn,
street when necessary. But acid ton.
Igued gossip penetrated her obscurity
and she listened TO the rumor OF the an
Iproaching marriage OF the man she
l0ved-to whom she had been betrotbed
lonly q month previous TO the sudden
death OF her parents. Ray Al ston had
been absent from the city Wien her "a
rents had died and the crash came : So
he had returned home then, and had
not thought proper TO call upon her
Gould the rumor be true? A woman
will comprehend why this seemed the
worst sorrow Of all u Elitb Murrill',
bleeding heart But she had u beaI
her sorrOws as we all do.
And now she had come down TO this
Ia single room In miserable attic
from whence she went every morning
rain or shine, to her cheer less toll IN
the great wOOleD factory q few blocks
away. Biddy Maloney kept her o, ~
upon the poor young creature, ADD
there were times when but for her
rough sympathy Filth felt that her
heart must break.
One day when sh- look her &C
customed place in tbs .ac,o y, she over
heard one OF the lirls whisper to u
companion near
There's the Lew Il % They've
taken him rs partner, you know. He
has just come home iroui Europe. MY,
| amt he handsome and tony"
Mechanically Edith glanced up.
Her heart stopped beating; some-
thing sang in her ears she grew pale
as death, and with low moan fell to
the floor in a swoon.
1t was Ray Aston
When she opened her eyes again she
WAS in the cloak room In big easy
chair, and Ray Aston himself was
standing near, pale and anxious.
" Edith. my darling !" he cried
wildly, :" fcr the love of Heaven, how
cauIe you Lere? Tell me all p
She faltered forth the story of her
troubles, and he listened like one in q
dream.
Oh, God 20 he painted brokenly,
- have sought You everywhere.
Edith, l was sent to Europe by my EN-.
ployers, and only returned home last
week TO find your home broken up,
your parents dead, and You gone, /
knew lot whittier i wrote to you be-
fore sailed tor Europe, but as adj
dressed the letter to your old home as
usual you failed 10 receive 1t, and all
my laur letters also. Darling, You
ought to know that would be faith
full 10 you. You must be my wife at
once and let ine make your life happy.
fou need some one To take care of you
and little Robbie
Want IL just IKE a fairy tale?
Oh, how happy she was when the car
rage which Ray ordered drove up before
the diugy tenement, and Ray himself
lifted her out AS though she bad been q
queen
Biddy Maloney me. her at thedoor of
her room with look upon her round
red face which startled Edith.
"God blessye, Miss Edith" the good
woman began In her excitements ,carce-
ly noticing the gentleman, but was
maxim free to tidy up the room for you
a bit while you was gone. and by axy-
dent, miss-I axes your pardon-I hit
the little trunk yonder a BIT of a lick.
and faith the bottom came out. Miss
Edith, I'll wager now ye didn't know
the ould trunk had false bottom"
tered the room, " tile Ray Aston wait
cd on the threshold for the next scene
in the drama.
The girl, pale and eager, stopped over
the trunk.
Yes, there was q receptaclein the bot
toIn and pile of papers lay there he
foro her ast0nished eyes.
" The trunk WAS my fathers" she
ali a .aA frUtnfr In %
sort Of heirloom in the family-which |
chung ID when the home was taken
from me, and"
She had one of the papers open by
this time, and pale as marble she turn
ed to her lover.
Ray" sbe falter-d, look A.. l
thiDk-I believe-it is-the lost re.
ceipt :"
And NO it was And all Warren
Akers' wicked plans were swept aside
like cobwebs, and his villainy laid
bare to the light vi the day.
Wasn't that happy party that gath
cred In the dingy old room that day =?
The future was speedily arranged
Ray and Edith were 20 h- married
once, and with little Robbie go to their
own splendid home.
Biddy Maloney WAS not forgotten, you
may be sure, but being rendered the
situation of housekeepsr to Mrs. Ray
Alston, accepted it joyfully. And that
she need not be parted from her children
Edith provided them with a neat cot
tage near her own handsome nome and
allowed her housekeeper u pi.Ss Ii ?s ,,
of her time " ith her noisy brood.
Biddy Maloney was jnbilant, and her
face fairly EbOne wheIloyer the past WAS
referred to and this strange turp In for
tune swheel.
Didu't tell ye, darlint 2" she
would say triumphantly, her eyes shin
ing with simple faith, 1.-The good God
niver forsakes thin that trusts in him.
An shure aa' it's blissed thruth l
tell "