Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-08
DISAPPOINTED,

Mt present six-and-thirty.
His sister. Mrs. Valentine, was there
fore quite safe in counting so CONT
IDENTITY upon his portion of the Bevcr-
ley property going to her two little
boys. ono of whom was his bachelor
uncc's godchild and favorite.
Hugh Beverley had no earthly obicc-
ton to her thus counting. Only he
sometimes wished she would not make
her anticpations so visible. 1t would
be in better taste to veil them more.
However, poor Clara had always
been rather worldly. And with this
reelection Beverley folded that Iady's
last letter-sccnted and sealed with a
crcst--and walked down the stairs of
the little Tyroean inn. where he was
temporarily stopping in his wander
ings, and out upon the covered balcony,
which commanded view of the
quantity picturesque village street.
He had been sitting there with q
mcditativc cigar some little time when
hurried footsteps reused him from his
rcvcric, and he saw slender slip OF a
girl, very young, and looking very
frightened and white, hastily accost
the landlord and speak to him.
The man gave some reply. and the
girl turned quickly. almost running up
the street. Mine host sauntcrcd into
the house and presently rc-cmcrgcd.
"a bad business-a bad busincss!"
shaking his head. "Ihal lady is very
ill.,"
"Thc mother of that young grip"
asked Beverley, putting two aud two
w.. ,bov,v, boo, horo .o,,, ,la
rL, ,,,,L,.S hoo. .o;.. .,,,;I II,
hn.innssNh,d husinoss, 'rho III ,,'r
,hiug' JiJ M, s.cm :, f,or ,nr,
s,,,i,,u0 Cnoss ,h.ro ;sn,t ,,a,i,
,nnnnv oi,hor" corclud.d tho n,"n
o,i,jo;,,ly an h;s our ;n,.ros,s 80,
"Whn ore cv-Americonsp -; nnc.
r;od R,v.rIev
Y.s. they woro cou,trvwomor ot
b;s ~. rather tho xoun0 .y;rI yas t,r
in the course Of the niyht v,rv and.
danIv ,h. mothor wbos. nam, az, a
recis,ered upon nina bost's hoots
Mrs Robert Veninor. Nav York !"
n,ss,d away leaving bor d,urh,.r
alone.
Bcvcrl,v did not learn of the doath
until the next mornino.
II. wa, leaving his room who, 4,
the hall he came upon the landlorJ
md hi, wife. TALKING in sliyh,Iv low.
ercd voices and with c,nrossivc .hrnrs
uf the shoulders. "''
A ncinhborIny door stood oman and
a stark form covered with n sheet
within told tho t,Ir N.,r,h. hsL sa,
the vnur, ,irI nf vo.i.rJ,v r,n,ion'
less, with clasped hands and n rigid
face.
"lhcre's no money to do anything
with,' said the landlord. with another
shrug Of the shoulders, to Beverley.
'l'ood llcavcn-!' the latter stood
appalled,; "don't let that stand in tn"
way. ri do anything that is to be
done"
The landlord made n sign to tho girl
inside the room. and before Beverley
could divine his purpose, she stood
before them.
"I'his gentleman says he will pay
everything for you,' announced the
man; there's something left on the
bill. toe" he added in a lower tone.
He was really no harder and no
worse than many Of his fellow-creat-
urcs; he simply had the bump OF
acQuisitivcncss very largely developed.
Beverley looked at the girl with u
sudden deep pity. She stood tall and
straight in her shabby black dress.
She g lanccd up at him with her large
mournful eyes.
"Ihank YOU" she said. No muscle
of her face moved.
"Poor child! She is stunned, thought
Beverley. The pale girlish face pur-
sued him all that day.
On the next all that was mortal OF
Mrs. Ventnor was laid to rest in the
little graveyard, with its fantastic iron
crosses aud grotesquo beaded wroaths
hanging on the same, at the end of the
village street, thousands OF miles from
her native land. Perhaps it was a
happy release. She had been wan
derer for years, going about from
place to place in search of health that
would not come at the bidding; hope
and courage, ana friends ana means,
growing less season by season.
The slender girl. who now turned
away from the new-made mound, upon
which, by Beverley's thoughtfulness,
some fresh flowers had been laid. haG
been familiar with the make-shifts o.
gcnteel poverty ever since she haC
grown from oylcss childhood into
aimless early womanhood.
Poor Lucille Nentnor! hers had no
been a hapDy pirlhOOd