The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-15
MISTRESS OF TWO HEARTS

child Of union that had sel tic father
against The son, who had married Der
man singer
A dark eyed gill met tho kind old doe
lor o. he was entering his own door
ono uso he said, shaking his head
adly "lle has o heart Of granite aud
yoU cousin likewise"
"i'o viii not take met"
"No."
Illlda Harrison shut her teeth tightly
together "Then must make my own
way
lla looked al her ourlously 'Well any
way you shall come 10 while my wife gets
yOu Cup Ot coffee
Now then, what 0ro you going lf
q don't quite know
'CNn you leaeiT'
"Oh, doar no she replied, shaking
her head decidedly ~ never had q
chance 10 study much,
"lhen there's nothing left for you TO do
hut 10 90 Into domestic service"
Il would lhlH % place tomorrow, doe
tor, If | could gel d good homo gnd do,
cent wages. .a,d llilda quickly
"Go1l, and lr Hooper 'lhat 10
the llght spirit child, don't feaf but
yuull mnkeylur way But ! think ! eau
SEQ something u little more pTomlalng
ahead for you than that
"WhAt u Il, d0etnrT
"l noticed Tho way You took care Of
your poor iathor lllldu, Ia his lest Illness,
! thought then that you would make q
GOOD nurG-l think 80 now, There 10 an
opening la St FruCescaH hospital, A
good home nnd % dollar u day,
''Aa nurse, doclorF
"Aa nurse
And l should 500 you somellmegg'
"lteQuonlly-iwlCo week NJ least"
NlllH p0nloiel u second or two. and
thon camo forward with gll'lonlug eyes
and rcl llp' apart
"pucpL tld ab0, 81 will Try H."
A year lad passed, and Dr. WRlaCoaonl
woW that u nurse was wanted ioraamal,'
pos patient In tho city, The Sister Au,
pcH0f Of the ~ l'mucoaeOng looked du'
bl0ugly 10 hcr women
"Nho win goC said Gho-and lilda
Harrison stepped forward
81 will. lald gho, II have no fear OF
tho oonlOglon aud want TO add TO my
experience"
So little HIlda packed her bag and
went,
Tho houSckeopor Of tho great Fifth
avenue pnlnco was wrlnglng hor hands,
half terrified out Of her senses, The other
servants had taken proolpialo flight
'And Miss Lon0N went this morning"
gad she, "a think she might have
stayed"
"Who 10 Miss LonoSS" questioned limo
cent llllda,
"fhc old gonllomara granddaughter
th0t ho has brought up and pelted like n
cosol Omb said Mrs, Huiat "Oh. the
lngrailtu1o Of somo folks And. u Judge
Harrison dies
llilda looked up quickly from the bot
ties OF eorhollc acid she was unpacklng,
''ls this Judge llurrlson'a house" said
che,
"Why, Of course II "a, answered Mira,
Hurst, 'Dldn't YOU know
"No, / did not know lllldA aald.
But Of course II makes no difference
whogo house II Il,
"Who are youy" Judge Harrison asked
lloarsolY. Os q light foot crossed tho
~ am the nurse from 81 rrancosoas
They cali mo llllda
"Nilda whOly
Never mind my other HGm0. fald the
young girl "lhey call mo lillda-.a and
you are not 10 talk and oy no yourself"
do you know You Oro running q groat
rlsk9'
1T Ia my business 10 run risks"
Three weeks elapsed, The crisis Of the
dlsoaso was past, Tho old man weakened
Indeed, md sadly dis0gurod, was able
once moro 10 st up In his oOsy.char, and
ililda who had watched over him with
vigilance nnd tenderness which hc fully |
appreciated was arranging fresh flowers |
In vase on the table
"llllda, sOld ho, slowly, "whoro has
my granddaughter Marian been oil this |
timer
"Sho went away Dir. when you were |
fret lakon ILL., She waa afraid Of tho dis |
ease"
And left moS"
And loft you, SIR
"Thcro was grNlmdc" no mullorcd |
hoorgcly and whom Is she coming |
buCkY
Hilda laid down her roses aud looked |
with pathetic. feeling eyes at him.
she viii not como back nj 0ll SIR |
,ho answered We darod not tell YOU |
before, but-her llght was In vain. She |
lied Of smallpox last woolS.
The old mOn turned away with q |
groOn,
"llllda said he you will stay with
MOI You will not lunyo mo nlonoY / |
know who you aro recognized your
nnmc when you first oano, aud You have
looked at me with your fathers eyes
many a tlmo since, llilda, think God
has sent You 10 me,
"Oh, grOndpapaw And lIilda knott
weeping beside his chair, scarcely able
10 believe TINT hls loving arms were
lround her mock his tears dropping on
her brow. "Oh dear, dear grandpapa
have 10 l0ngod for some ono to love-.
FOR somo ono to loyo me-
Thus Judge Harrison received his
aud when, four months
aler she became Mrs, George West, tho
)ld lawyer, blessed tho union by giving
hem handsome dowry
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