The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-11-24

since early morning, he came home after
dusk. Nell Thought there were two pairs
of feet on the stairway, but concluded
she must have been mistaken when Mr..
Harris entered the sitting dlotie
Fannie was sitting near the window, and
the old man took a seat very near her as
he said:
81 heard some news in town to-day. "
Everybody looked interested
"Herbert Norris died in England two
mouths ago. Dr. Garner was telling me
about It, lie had a son, a noble fellow,
who. left the city after he did, to try to
find him, and persuade him toestore the
money he had taken. But, wken he did
find him, he asceEtained thA he had
takeh-nothing The money, hfSown,
trustfunds, everything was invested in
unfortunate speculations, and it was to
avoid ruin and disgracRthe man fle3l His
son stayed by him, Svorking fA hing
striving to make him return and face the
consequence of his imprudence, but his
heart was broken, and be died, .Died in
poverty and grief But his Son came
home to face the misery and disgrace
from which his father fed. He brought
his clear brain and legal snowledgsto
bear upon the complications, and he has
suoceededin getting affairs into training.
1t may be months before there is any re-
suit, butIred. Norris faces the world to-
day as an honest man, free from any
complicitt in his fathers disgrace. But
heis vertehd. l think if he had few
ldgiHg w6Tds to cheer him on, the
tlBught that he had not altogether for
feNed a love he strove hard to win, the
hopeAhat success in the future might
mean "a wifqS love, happy home, he
why Fanm
For Fan. had risen from her seat, her
cheeks glowing, her eyes radiant.
"Where is he2" she said. softly.
Sin my room. l will call him down. "
But Fred fingered in the hall till Fan
went out, softly closing the door They
came in presently together, and Aunt
Sue and Nell gave the young man cor
dial welcome.
When they were all seated again, John
Harris said suddenly:
''Mss Dorrimer, had you ever bro
ther John, who went to California many
years ago-a scapegracc boy, who de,
serted home and friends in spell of
gold fever and never came home again %
Il had brother john Susan an
swered, softly, ''who was very dear to
me. He went to California, but he wrote
now and then"
''You know nothing of him now"
81 wrote to him last spring, but think
he never got the letter.
"Why2"
''Because-I-the girls did not
know, tod him of our trouble Gt was
SO hard for the girls to lose everything,
You see), and l am sure he would have
answered if he had received the letter"
us he rich!"
81 don't know"
'But do, and l will tell you. For
years and years ill-luck crossed him
everywhere. He made money by dig
ging and was robbed. He grew rich in
business and was burned out. Whenever
s,ppbsperity came; misfortune followed
close at its heels. So he was ashamed to
write home and record his failures, hop
ing at some tHe to have different tale to
tell. He was ght; the tide turned and he
made fortune, good round sum, safely
invested Then he heard of trouble at
home, and he thought how pleasant it
would be to have a home. Bachelor as
he was, he craved home love and life.
lie thought tenderly of the blue-eyod
sister he had left slip Of a girl, of the
nieces he had never seen. So he ar
ranged his business and came to New
York He took one man into his conf
dence-his brothers. old physicians he
came out to the humble cottage
Here the speaker was interrupted.
Sue was in his arms, sobbing:
u "To think never knew youin
Nell was executing species of war
dance round the armchair in which John
Dorrimer sat, and Fan. was bending over
the white head, her hand softly caressing
the snowy locks.
Before the winter came they were all
in the old home again, the cottage being
by unanimous votRgetained for a summer
residence, Fan. N4As.married when The
New Year dawned Fred. was. wo IjsisrI,
maniully at his Fofession. Nell, who
was twenty at Christmas, says she is an
old maid, but Aunt Sue thinks she need
not bSy cats or parrots for year or two
John Dorrimer calls himself an invalid,
but Fan. saws nothing ais him bat an
inomlinate desire to have Aunt Sue pet
andShumor him. 7slYesO York Nsrs. =.