The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-07-21

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sneered Mrs. Worden, " and a pretty pair
of beggars you will be-"
g Will you treat him as his relationship
and helplessncss require ?"
"No, will not"
Then" said Miss st. Avon, compress
ing her lips resolutely. 81 will take you
at your word, and adopt the poor little fell
low. am not rich, like you, but crust
day, given by the hand of love, would be
preferable to the miserable bondage of the
life he now leads"
Mrs. %otden only laughed conten ptu-
ausly, and Alice went back to her own
room, 'itill holding Charleys hand
" Charley" she said ut last, g will yea go
home with me, and be my boy ?"
Charley chung sobbing round her neck.
Oh, Miss st. Avon love you so much |
would SO with you to the worlds endl"
g Then it is all settled, Charley. dare
say" she added, speaking more to herself
than to him, g l can get needlework to do,
or few pupils in music. ="
Cor, " chimed in Charley, wistfully, 81
could sell matches. Mike Mulrooney, the
cooks BROTHER makes ten cents day selling
matches. !"
Alice smiled at this suggestion.
Well, we will ee, Charley We won't
ny the match business, for the present.
But, henceforward remember that you are
my dear little brother, and am your sister
Alice"
And 80 the brave young girl went out into
the world, the self-constituted protectress of
Charley Worden, whose forlorn Loneliness
and piteous isolation had appealed to her
heart SO irresistibly
Mademoiselle Penelopine, the new French
governess, with Partisan accent and beard
like mans, had not reigned in the Worden
household, rs successor to Miss st. Avon,
more than II month or two, when one day
tall, dark stranger called, during the tenn
porary absence of the heads of the family,
and inquired for little Charley Worden.
" lie has run away from his kind friends, :"
replied the Parisienne, glibly repeating the
fafsehood with which she had been prompted.
" It's no such thing !" roared Master Ru-
pert who was in high feud with Made
moiselle penelon;ne in conseouonoo of var;
Gus neolected French exaycisas "M;so s.
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does she live 2p oooor,v o,ost;onod tho
stranger
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rug IN front OF the fire, spelling over his
reading lesson Aice OF, avon was pusiea
on piece OF deiicateiy fne embroidery,
ostensipiy listening TO the chiids hesitating
accents, pu' IN ieaii'y fnckihg ner praih us
!" no" 'iio was " ineo' inc qu'f'ery ue-
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fet aiices iace WAS un"ontediy grave,
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" Yes, Charley"
Charley opened it eagerly. The next
moment he was caught up in the arms OF
tall man, bronzed and bearded, and hand
some as Apollo.
faPa! my own paPa
Ana Alice o. avon started up' as paie as
II she n'a seen ehos' riSeh from inc s'iee'ea
dead.
Fapa' !" . my S'''ei "'ioo. N'SS her 700,
papa .E..rff
But Mr.. "ofaeh ohiy oo"eo WIN courte'
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nave startled you' l rear, MISS st.
Avon, nor DO wonder muoh. FOR when
think OF the narrow escape l have had from
perlshing with the other passengers OF the
ii-fated Marie Antoinette, l am startled
myself. You have been kind to my poor,
neglected, worse than orphaned boy, how
snail ever thank you sufficiently"
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