The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-06-19

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your own house?"
"My own house! l have no
house" For suddenly the truth
flashed upon her did you think
| had money? | thought every
one knew that | was Maude's pen
sioner. Oh" and her face grew
pale, "what a fool | have been, !
thought you loved me-
"You are no fool in thinking
that" was the quick reply, as her
husband put his arms around her,
Il do love you! [ did think the
position reversed, and that Maude
depended upon you, but never
doubt my love. If it was not very
ardent when l proposed to you, it
grows stronger ever day that we
spend together
"But yet you thought me veal
thy?'
"A humiliating fact | cannot de-
n.y. and then i'll sudden outhurst
of confidence, Mr.. Joyce told his
wife the whole truth, dwelling
somewhat longer upon his BUSH
ness attempts and perplexities
than on the hope he had enter
tanned of future life of luxurious
idleness.
When he finished his wife
spoke:
you may not like to hear my
fathers opinion of me, Edward,
though he meant it to be compli-
mentary one. He always said |
should have been a man, for [ had
u true business head. For ten
years before he died he was para
lived, and [ was the actual head of
his business. He left me a COM
potency, which was stolen from me
by dishonest trustee, and | should
have taken up some occupation to
onin NV nwn LIVING had not Mand4
been left an orphan and implored
me to live with her.
at was scarcely a life of indie
pendence for she needed me, and
her lavish gifts of clothing and
jewelry | accepted in the place of
the salary any one else in my
place must have been paid. Now
listen to my proposition. The fac
tory my father controlled is closed,
but am an old friend of the own
err, who carried on the business for
a short time after my father died,
and found his ignorance of the de-
tails swept away all his profits.
81 will introduce you to him,
and the sale of my diamonds will
give us sufficient capital for a mod
est start. You will be nominal
master, until you conquer all the
intricacies of the business, and
carry on the whole without my as
sistance. Until then let me direct
and teach you. When you are q
rich man you can buy me some
more diamonds"
1t was not a matter for hasty de.
cision, but before their welded
| life was six months old, Mr.. Joyce
was engaged in his new business
and was amazed with himself tc
find how rapidly he learned tc
guide it.
Every day filled his heart with
deeper love for the noble woman
who was SO true and faith.
full helpmate to him; who, with
all the knowledge he lacked. never
let one clerk or employee guess,
her real position. And he learn
ing all quickly, had sufficient sense
to let her control the entire bust.
ness, until she herself, after two
years of faithful service, said
"You can do without me now, dear
l resign"
And as years robbed the devot-
ed wife of her strength and the no.
BILE beauty of middle life, they
took nothing from the love of q
husband who knew that to her he
owed all his prosperity. He rea-
lized fully the life of indolent lux
ury he would have led, and con-
trasted it with the useful one To
which she had guided him. A
kind master, the families of his
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