Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-10
CHAPTER Ill.

had lasted on from the old days Of their
prosperity. lie was an upright man,
and be guarded the interests OF the
Boy les as well as if they we're his own.
lie locked the strange Italian bonds,
which were Maud's finds" in his
strong room. There they must lie
while inquiries were made as to their
ownership.
"They are yours, Miss Maud, until
some one can prove better claim"
be said, as he shook hands
at the door of his outer Office. ~
hope no one will claim Them" and,
with kindly pomposity he owned, he
made little flourish in the air with
one hand. NOW, should like to
speculate a little with it for you-dou-
bic i.-treble it"
"0f-lOse it?"
That is cruel. No; speculation
should never NEEDLE with it. was
only talking empty nonsense"
Speculate for my goyernessing,
Mr. Bryant" the girl said, IS the
three stood on the landing Of the stair
case outside. THAT would be real
kindness, now"
Yes, | will" Here gravity and
purpose came and settled on John Bry-
ants face, to the exclusion of any such
things as merriment or the excitement
ofspeculation. 81 will" he said again.
Then the two ladies' went away, and
The man went back to his Office to puz-
zlc his head over Msud's gOyernessing.
In his masculine mind-one step behind
the present age Of woman's indspena.
ence-he saw an unftness in the child
Of his old friend going out to earn her
bread among strangers.
Maud, a stranger, went to strangers
new claims came upon her days
wider, new life came circliDg about
her: time each week seemed to her to
be growing more full, more rich in q
while she grew to look upon herself in
the New-Cross life as a dim possibility,
SO surely was she absorbing all the in
fuences Of the pleasant, kindly, .lu1u'
rious home where she taught two gtung
giils.
The bonds still lay unOwned by
dnt Of wistly-framed advertisements
claimants came forward whose preten-
sions would not bear the siitiDgs OF
lawyers questions. The bonds were
still Mald's, as John Bryant would
have it, though a year had rGu by
since the summer day when she hal
ioDnd them,
Maud's gay prophecy Of good fortune
coming to them vas gradually beiog
fulfilled. Harry had really sent ever
good round sum 10 bis mother Dlyy
cot e rise in mis- Office; cousin Of
Mrs. Boyle's came TO live with them at
Ncw-Cross, and brought a good addi-
ton 10 the family purse. Times wee
TO longer hard tines
Search vas made for Alr. lIarbntt'a
nephew, whom the old gentleman, they
nov remembered, had never spoken Of
by any other name than that o.
" Lewis. NO-, WAS LOWS
Christian name or surname!
As pointed as could be done, sdYer-
tisemsnts went the round Of tho coua-
Try concerning unclaimed stock
The Boyles did, and always would,
insist upon The belief that the Italian
bonds belonged TO Mr.. ll3fbutt.
Have an advertisement giving his
name, " said Maud, 10 letter home.
Miss Maud is losing her business
head" was John BryaDt's answer,
when they told him what she hsd said.
"The thirgs are nightmare to me, .
Mrs. Boyle said.
Then. my good lady, re will have
the advertisement printed at once.
Shall the Grst HaIbutt Nho comes have
them 4"
Her advisor was bit testy.
II was September evening. and the
scene was luxurious drawingroom IN
a Yorkshire country house. 1t was the
house in which Maud Boyle was gov
erress. Work was over for the day,
and she, with Cicely aud Nan Siu.-
son, was as usual passing the evening
with the rest OF the family. The two
girls were fourteen and fifteen years Of
ace hey were - the children - Of the
household. 4 stepbrothtr, young
Lewis Simpson. was man Of twenty
five he. too, was in the room. The
mother was there, also the grandma
thsr, the mother Of the present Mrs.
simpson.
Across the Yorkshire moOrs Sep.
tembcr wind had been blowing all day,
and a winter.like fire burned in the
wide CRATE. But i. was evening, and
the three ghls wore pretty light gar
ments. The two Simpsons we're in
white Maud, though the material Of
her gown was no more than muslin.
was sombre.looking; its color was OF
the darkest crimson, aHd, seeing no
lamps were lit, the Pickering CLEAN OF
freight left her just warm.to0ed
shadow, she being a brown-hued mai.
den herself.
The bell had Just been rung, and As
the lamps we're brought in there also
came the big brother, a tall man AMI
very fair, as bis father and Cicely were.
lie louDged in SIS young men do lounge
in among home company Of women
kind. lie threw himself on a seat By
Mrs. Simpson, and he threw one news
paper across to the old lady whom hs
called Granny" but who, Of course,
was no grandmother to him.
Have you read this advertise
ment you are advertised for, Lewis, y
said Granny.
81; Never :. Who wants me Is
some oneleaving me fortune =
Young Simpson pretended he vas
fatigued, and lazily threw himself on
the couch by the old lady.
You have had that happen once
that is more than most men get.
1here-Iesd y
The old lady gave him the newspaper
and pointed with her spsctacles, which
she had just taken from her nose.
He read.
His fair face flushed.
Then he read aloud. "Listen," rs
said. Hit's mo ~ What Was grammar