The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-24
BRAVE LITTLE TRUDE.


fion and disappointment
When Annie and were married We took
Gertrude TO live with a.; I could not bear
the thought OF the lovely Cir going to meet
the world IN some menial occupation,
and Annie was thsnsfai TO have her sister
with her.
Gertruds-"Truds.' we always called the
Gear cniis-psid Der way. ss.urs YOU.
After the birth OF Babs Gree she took the
fafsse management OF the household upon
her ys1Dg shoulders, and tho0gb We never
sep. -ant, my Hife scarcely knew what
u ass % have 4 care Ia the world
s. ~ vent on for q couple OF years as
Pei ~ q birds IN nest, making mue1 Of
The ess'rgs We had, thinking little or moth.
lfE o. our privations-
Aiss I never dreamed that the firstreVerse
Vouid come 10 rs through me.
Yet was I TO be blamed2
Ever bard worker, one particularly hot
summer bad double duty 10 perform at the
bank. and l 0vertaxed 10Y ability.
remember Ealing with dull crash be-
Ieetn ny desk one day. and IL was weeks
ere ] ~a- conscious that lay at nome in my
own bed. carefully tended by Annie aud
Trude.
bad been stricken down with brain fever
snd The doctor had said the struggle back to
health and strength would be iong and ser-
CTS for ny system. was wholly dsbiiiatsd
= 6verwaIk.
Alter about six weeks, aud had been de-
clared cut Of danger 1 sWoke one evening,
sffsl taking long nap. 70 fnd the room
deep r Twilight and very silent
ay some time in drowsy state, when
SOcdeClv vas aroused by the unmistakaD'e
sound OF sob close By me, followed by the
low Garnet voice of Trude.
Don't CRY, Annie, dear she said, so0th.
iBgly "voull wake him.
-sfIn hut Trnde. what are do ?, faf-
tered ny wife.
we shall pull through all right dear
rsver fear was the brave reply.
But every cent Of the money is g1ne.
There's months rent due and no end Of
Little outstanding bills. Besides, the doctor
Won't be coming much longer, and then. of
e. urse. the5e'l be his BILL
Heaven help NE Der words almost killed
ne
But even then title Trude was equal to
We must make some money, Annie"
tle said firmly.
How IN despair.
II is ihs height OF the blackberry season,
and the fruit - unusually tine. 1 shall go
out az 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, pick
seyeral quarts. and sell every one OF them at
the hotels before noon. / shall do the me
a Dc az the berries last; yOu will then see
" ether we can maze little money or not"
/ could have arisen and fallen 81 ner feet
IN worship of her heIoism; but poor Annie
took lie more terlously; she seemed proof
against Tfude's hopefulDess
on, that could never succeed" she
siahed.
We'll I'm going to try anyway" was the
After short pause Annie said, suddenly:
''lruce. We are in desperate strait; why
couidn you write to &c ad Dayton and ask
him 20 lend rs some money!
well be vas in love with you before
other died; he is very rich, aud I'm posi-
tive you would have been his vile to day il
you had let him ask you; so why"
On. bush hush" Gertrude cried Not
wCId mere CT that Let me have my own
wsy. Believe me shall succeed
About 10 O'Clock on the following morn
j. Annie came 10 me, all dressed up in her
best and, IN nervous wav, asked NE if
enid srafe her for a couple of hours to 90
into the VILLAGE with Trude
l knew in sn instant the blackberries had
been picked aud that the dear girls were
going together to try their fortune.
Rather than distress Annie by letting her
know that I had overheard their convsrsa-
ton OF the preceding evening, Iassured her
that was perfectly comfortable and urged
her going.
AS they went down the garden path crept
to the window and looked after them
Through the scalding tears that gathered
before my eyes like film | saw Trade with q
large basket upon each arm, while my poor
little wife followed her with the baby in her
arms.
God only knows what I suffered during
those two hours.
had fallen into light sleep from sheer
misery and exhaustion when I was awakened
by the entrance Of Annie
Her face vas radiant as sn angels She
put the baby down beside me and kissed
me as though she had not seen ne for ten
sob, what DO you Think she cried.
Who do You suppose is IN the parlOr with
made very shrswd guess.
Gerald Dayton" I said
Yes exclaimed Annie ''Trude went
TO town 10 sell some black berries, and st the
very hrst hotel We came to who should see
her but 81. Dayton. He took her 70 task
then and there for not letting him know
where she had gone 70 after mother died.
snd m sure before he leaves this house he'll
a. Der 10 marry him -
Scarcely were the words ont Of her mouth
WIEN deer little Trude entered the rsonl
locking Re blush rose ia fan bloom, and
followed by Mr.. Gerald Dayton.
Z had seen the young gentleman two years
before, when wss counting my Annie, and.
though / knew him to re n decided swell"
! always thought him 70 be an exceedingly
Ire fellow.
After tie first saIutations were over Trude
Said 70 me-
Mr. Dayton doubts my assertion that
sent him my address when we movsd out
hsre. Don't you remember that winter
morning that gave You a note for himr
i vas obliged TO confess that did not re-
men her the occurrence
"Ahl yeU h'tle traitor laughed Gerald
Dayton
In he meantime my wife had gone 20 the
closet, brought cut my winter overcast and
prCdrCed from ore Of IFS POCKETS yellow,
crumpltd uote addressed 20 Mr.. g. Dayton.
Oh. how they laughed ST me then, and Ger
aid said
wow you must atone for your shameful
neglect sir, by giving me your sistsr-in- law
"a my vile And. exchange i no rob-
berry, / vii give yeu this house and land,
<kire both mine together WIN all the rents
VI I've rad for n N ihe two years Won