Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-06


and the whole four rode every
pleasant day along the county
roads. He insisted that u servaDt
WAS needed for his multitudin0ns
: wants, and Jane was reinstated to
her own profound satisfaction.
! But the browning actof kindness
came when the October winds were
sweeping round the little cottage,
and a fire in the sitting-room CRATE
looked CHEEKY and homcliie. The
Dorrimers were expecting every
+ day to hear Mr.. Harsis-annonnce
his intention of returning to the
city; but he fingered day after day,
j as if loath to leave the cottage
One clustering day, when he had
been in the city since early morn
ling, he camehome after dask. Nell
thought there were two pairs. OF
slfeet on5the stairway bur g ncludad
sEslf must ysaessssssbe GEM mi staken'
!: lsiflell D Harris IS entered sthe
sEts5tin 30 on al lone. Fannie was sit.
ting nearithesWilldo low, ard the old,
man took a seat very near her as
lie said:
II heard some news in town to-
day.
Everybody looked interested.
Herbert Norris died IN England
two months ago. DR.. Garner was
telling me about it. he had q son,
a noble fellow, who left the city af-
ter he did, to try to find him. and
persuade him to restore. tine money
he had taken. But, when he did
find him, he aScertlined that be
had taken-nothing! The money,
lis own, trust funds, everything
was invested in unfortunate specu-
lations, and it was to avoid ruin
and disgrace the man fled! His
son stayed by him, working for
him, striving to make him return
and face the consequence of his
imprudence, but HIS heart was
broken, and he died. Died in pow
erty and grief! But his son came
home to face the misery aud dis.
grace from which his father fled
He brought his clear brain and 'lc-
gal knowledge to bear upon the
complications, and he has succeed
ed in geJtlng affairs into training.
1t may be months before there is
any result; but Fred. Norris faces
the world to day as an honest man,
free from any completely in his
fathers disgrace. But he is very
sad. think if he had IL few loving
words to cheer him on, the thought
that lie had not altogether forfeit
ed a love lie strove hard to win, the
hope that success in the future
might mean wife's love, happy
home, if-why FAM"
For Fan. had risen from her seat,
her cheeks glowing, her eyes ra-
diant.
"Where is hesn she said softly.
"In my room. / will call him
DOWN.
But Fred. fingered in the hall till
Fan. went out. softly closing the
door. They came in presently to
gether, and Aunt Sue and Nell gave
The young man cordial welcome.
When they were all seated
again. John Harris said suddenly:
"Nliss porrimer, had you ever a
brother John, who went to California
manly years agO-a scapegrace boy,
who deserted home and friends in
a spell of gold fever and never
came home agaiu?n
81 had a brother john" Susan
answered, softly, "who was very
dear to me. He went to California,
but he wrote now and then"
"You know nothing of him nowW
II wrote to him last spring, but
| think he never got the letter."
sWhy?n
"Because-I-(the girls did not
know, ] told him Of our trouble Git
WAS SO hard for the girls to lose
everything, you see, and ! am sure
he would have answered if he had
received the letter."
SIS he richYn
81 don't know.D
"But | do, and / will tell y0u.-
For years and years ill luck crossed
him everywhere. He made money
by digging and was robbed. He
grew rich in business and Was
burned out. Whenever prosperity
came; misfortune followed close at
it's heels. So he was ashamed to
write home and record his failures,
hoping at some time to have diff
ferent tale 70 tell. He was right;
the tide turned, and he made a for
tune, a good round sum, safely in
vested. Then he heard Of trouble
at home, and he thought how pleas
ant it would be to have home
Bachelor as he was, he crave.l home
love and life. He thought tender
ly Of the blue eyed sister he had
left slip Of a girl, of the nieces he
had never seen. So he arranged
his business and came TO New
York. He took one man into his
confdence-his brothers old phys
ician-he came out to the humble
cottage"
Here the speaker was interrupt
ed. Sue was in his arms, sobbing:
ITO think L never knew you'll"
Nell was executing Il species OF
war dauce round the arm chair i'll
which John Dorrimer Salt, and Fan.
was bending over the white head,