Weekly commercial herald., 1885-11-13

old pidWellolo, Claude"
"Oh, my dear, my DEAR" cried Clara with
enthusiasm, 'come to my armsl Welcome
home again"
She kissed and embraced her. Then she
held her by both hanls, and looked at her
face again.
my dear" she said, ''you have been
long time coming. l had almost given up
hoping that Claude had any children. But
you are welcome, after all-very welcome.
Ycu are in your own house, remember, my
dear. This house is yours, and the plate,
and furniture, and everything, and l am
only your tenant" :"
"Ohp said Lofty, overwhelmed Why,
she had actually been taken on her word,
or rather the word of Joe.
"Let me kiss you again. Your face does
not remind me as yet, in any singular fea-
tura, Of your fathers. But l dare say
shall find resemblance presently. And, in
deed, your voice does remind me of him
already. He hal a singularly sweet and
delicate voice"
''Iris has remarkably sweet and deli
cate voice." said Joe softly. "No doubt she
got it from her father. You will hear her
sing presently"
Lofty hardly knew her husband His
face was preternaturally solemn, and he
looked as if he was engaged in the most
serious business of his life.
"All her fathers ways were gentle and
delicate" said Clara.
'Just like hers" said Joe. "When all Of
us-American boys and girls pretty rough
at times-were larking about Iris would be
just sittin' out like a Cat on a carpet quiet
and demure. suppose she got that way,
TOO, from her father"
No doubt; and as for your face, my
dear, dare say shall find likeness pres
emily. But just now see none. Will you
take OFF your bonnstp
When the girls bonnet was off Clara
looked at her again, curiously, but kindly.
u suppose l can't help looking for like
ness, my dear. But you must take after
your mother, whom l never saw. Your
fathers eyes were iull and limpid; yours
are large, and clear, and bright; very good
eyes, my dear, but they are not limpid. His
mouth was flexible and mobile, but yours is
firm. Your hair, however, reminds me
somewhat Of his which was much your
light shade of brown when he was young.
And now, sir'-she addressed Joe-"now
that you have brought this dear girl all the
way across the Atlantic what are you 90
ing to do"
well, don't exactly know that there's
anything to keep ME, said joe "You see,
I've got my practice to look after at home
am physician, as | told you-and my
wife and children; and the sooner | get back
the better, now that can leave Iris with her
friends, safe and comfortable. Stay" he
added "there are all those papers which l
promised you-the certificates and tho rest
of them. You had better take them all
miss and keep them for Iris"
"Thank you," said Clara, touched by this
confidence; "lris will be safe with me. tis
very natural that you should want to go
home again. And you will be content to
stay with me, my DEAR won't you3 You
need not be afraid, sir; assure you that her
interest will not in any way suffer. Tell her
to write and let you know exactly what is
done. Let her, however, since she is an
English girl, remain with English friends,
and get to know her cousins and relatives.
You can safely trust her with me, DR.. Wash.
ington."
Thank you," said Joe. "You know that
when one has known girl all her life one
is naturally anxious about her happiness
We are almost brother and sister,
81 know; and am sure, Mr. Washington,
we ought to be most grateful to you. AS for
the money you have expended upon her, let
me once more beg Of YOU"
Joe waved his hand ma jestically.
"As for that" ho said, "the money is
spent Iris is welcome to it, if it were ten
times as much. Now madam, you trusted
me, the very first day that you saw me, with
two hundred pounds sterling. Only an
English lady would have done that You
trusted me without asking me who or what
was, or doubling my word. assure you,
madam, felt that kindness, and that trust,
very much indeed; and in return, have
brought you Iris herself After all expenses
yoid of coming over and getting back, buy
ing few things for Iris, if find that there's
lnything over, shall ask you to cake back
The balance. Madam, l thank you for the
money, but l am sure have repaid you
with Iris"
This was very clever speech If there
had been a shadow of doubt before it in
Ciara's heart (Which there was not, it would
vanish now. She cordially and joyfully ac-
cepted her newly-found cousin
"And now, Iris" he said with manly
tremor in his voice, 81 do not know if l shall
see you again before l so away. If not,
shall take your fond love to all of them at
and Dick, and Harry, and
Harriet, and Prissy, and all of them"-Joe
really was carrying the thing through splen-
perhaps, my dear, when you
are a grand lady in England, you will give
a thought-a thought now and again-to
your old friends across the water"
"Oh, Joer' cried Lofty, really carried
away with admiration, and ashamed of her
spirit. "Oh," she whispered,
"aint you splendidp
"But yon must not go, DR.. Washington" )"
said Clara, "without coming again to say
farewell. win YOU not dine with us to-
nightl Win you stay and have lunchp
mo, madam, thank you 1t will be
best for me to leave Iris alone with you.
The sooner she learns your English ways
and forgets American ways the better"
But You are not going to start away for
Liverpool at cncel You will stay day or
two in London"
The American physician said that per-
haps be might stay week longer for scien-
tific purposes
Have you got enough money, JooT'
H..