The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-06

fell when there were 20 many Ore, In the
woods Beyond that he has nothing"
Mrs. Lonsdale curled her lip.
"Hueh impudence," she said. Nobody
has any right 10 live 20 be seventy years OF
sRe without having laid up some little pro.
vision Tor the future p"
II Was thinking said Mrs. Ddx, that
perhaps Cousin Mortimer Lonsdsle would
contribute q little something 10 bis support,
ss We are equally related"
you may he very sure he will not" said
Mrs Lonsda'e With emphasis.
VERY well, ssid Mrs., Dirk, calmly, "Hc
shall never want while can help him"
The very nsxt week, however, old MI.
nsrfow Was found dead In his arm chair.
And ny will he had left everything he poa'
sslzsd 10 his gfsndnleee Mary Drsl
~ wien sou Joy OF Garages Farm,
ehntked Mfs LohHdale, 'Oi course you'll
have TO pay taxes on u. 80 u Will be abso.
lu,sly money out OF pocket"
III Was al he had 10 give, said MIRA Dirk,
Mean while the family was pfosperins.
haIAh Was engaged 10 marry n thrifty young
farmer OF the nslahboIhood. Helen Was
LisIy was contemplating tho setting up OF
email millinsfs shop on her own account
An ilosis was Ia high favor at Nottingham
ilnoa.
Even Mis ionnials admitted that her
pfave French cook could not excel the ~ liza
bnhr, cream, delicate cakes and delicious
pnddings which these young damssla CON.
pounded, with the help OF nsw'laid esgs and
country cream,
I'm almost sorry our rooms ara engaged
NJ Saratoga aid the city lady. II am gel,
ting rather 10 like Moon Mountain Aud
your iabbls IL decidedly good, MARY"
hut Just an she was packing her blk franks
for the removal 10 the Mecca OF modern isAh.
Ions, Mr.. Lonidala himself cams d,wn.
Well sad the lady, Hlrily, what 10 the
news, Mortimer
had news" said Mortimer In u h,aris 90
| cent Wa are ruined The business has
| gone 10 Nreek--tha Cashier has He'd 90 llel'
| glum-tnd We haven't cent 20 call our
| own,'
Whsrupon, naturally enough, Mrs. Ions
dals W. ut into Mysteries.
When Mrs Dirk came In Naomi was wildly
loadr her husband with reprQaohes. Mortl'
| more l.onsdale stood leaning against the
hand, Mrs Dirk went up TO him and took
10 away with gentle authority.
GIVE ms that pistol, Mortlmore," said she.
Get up, Naomi aud leave OIL crying and
sobbing. II ever You needed TO bs woman,
| you eed to be one now"
I'VE are ruined we are ruinedh shrieked
Naomi. tearing her hair
II never can redeem myself" said Morti.
mer huskily. lyon had better have let me
shoot myself, Mary
'fthaW said Mrs DIX CuTtly. suicide
| IN the last resort OF the coward Don't you
| know. Mortimer. that IL Is always darkest
| Ju.t before daylight
II don koow what you mean" said he.
Then listen TO me- The old lawyer has
| just come over from Garage Farm. He
| says that they have just struck n rich vein Of
| iron on the rocky hills there. stock com.
| psDy want TO buy II OF me for IS 600 and
| We agreed to sell it UDcle Darrow was as
much your graDtupcle rs he WAS mine. We
will divide the money, Mortimer, you
and
But have no right TO it, Mary" falter.
| ed he
Not by law, perhaps" said the widow.
"but you have by equity-at all events. half
| OF it shail be yours, What do 1 want of we
thousand pounds? Half will be great riches
for ne. The girls are all doing well, and
| like 10 lead busy life. Nay, Mortimer, you
must take H."
| He turned away his face.
| Mary" said he, you have heaped Goals
| os hre on our heads
So Mr.. and Mrs. Lonsdale settled on a
pretty farm on Moon Mountain, and strange
| 10 relate. their only son, Godfrey, eventa-
| ally married Essie Dirk.
$50 that you'll have to adopt one OF Mary
Drix's girls, after ALL" loosely said her hus-
| band.
She's per feet little darling said Mrs.
| Lon sdale, who had softened strangely of
| late.
| And, in spite OF the discouraging prophe-
| cies of the world, the Widow Dirk and her
family bad succeeded in maintaining their
| inderendence.