The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-20

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Some people-not many. l fear. how
ever-eat it WITH a relish. at least in
China and Japan, if not in England or
America. Still Sven. Kiang was a pru-
dent girl, though not prudent enough
to prefer an old king to ayoung lover,
and that this artists bread might not
lack for butter, she hurried up into
her rnamber, fetched a jewel-casket
from her dressing table, and returning
gave it to Tu-foo. He took the cask.
ct under his left arm, gave his right TO
the princess, and the two stepped in
to Il little boat which was anchored
near by. Tu-foo took the oar and
rowed of in the direction OF the Is
land OF Bliss.
"See; there IS the bark; it is already
a long distance away from the shore;
soon they will land on the Biissful Is
lands. When Pelikan, who had been
sleeping since dinner time, woke up
saved from the wreck, and n OF US
died"
"And did the other live?" May
asked.
Yes, miss, but he kept it secret.
He "a poor, you see, and his wlTo's
mother had behaved badly. and let
him and his wife and children almost
starve, though she had plenty. So
when he'd made enough to come
back, without q penny in his pocket,
and came here and found that he was
counted dead, and that his wife had
gone to her mother with the little
ones, he thought it no use to take
them back to starve again, SO he de-
termined not to let her know he a
alive till he'd money enough to keep
them. So he went back to America.
He wanted me to 90 with him, but |
says, No, sir, 'tisn't money | want,
but just the sea,faring life I've been
used to, to make me happy How
ever, he went, and he's made a lot Of
money; twas he sent me the money
to get yonder little craft with, now
that l feel inclined to settle down a
bit; he wished me to come here be-
cause it was where he lived before he
set sail"
Mrs. Brandleth looked up at him
with startled eyes, and lips that would
scarcely move.
Where is he now" she asked, while
the color died from Mays face, and
her hands %nervously c.asped them
selves together.
"He's gone to seek his wife, and tell
her he's not dead. She'd have her
sorrow ove mourning for him, when
he first got back. you see, so he never
let her know. He'll be over there by
tomorrow or next day, expect"
Mrs. Brandleth rose, piteously
clasping the sailors hands. "Tell me
his NAME" she said, teebly.
Mr.. Trevor, ma'am; he's a doctor
-" She heard no more, but sank
fainting at Mays feet.
II always felt that Alice laid his
death at my door," she said, when
she opened her eyes, ''she'll forgive me
aow, and he will, too, for Ihavetaken
care OF you both for him"
A telegram was sent of that noon
to tell Hugh Trevor that he would
find his wife and child where years be
fore he had left them. And then they
waited with an impotence and hap.
piness that seemed almost too much
to bear, till that happy day should
come when the train whichyears before
had seemed to little Frank to come
from some unknow world, should
bring the lost one back again.
"If / had only known it all these
years." Alice said. sit would have
been better to have told me-"
at was my fault, dear" Mrs. Brand
leth said. aHe thought you would
have refused my help, perhaps, if he
lived, and he could not do much for
you. Tom Hardy says he has been
working all these years to endow you
with his earnings at last" and thus
the one unkind thought vanished.
Il think / will 20 and meet him."
Alice had said at first, meaning TO 20
to Southampton and bring him back
to3Drayton; but she gave up the idea
long before she received the telegram
from him to say he had reached Eng
land, for Mrs. Brandleth had broken
down beneath the excitement and
long years OF her busy lie, and was
i'll and failing, So vixen the day came
at last, Alice left May-May who was
almost a woman Snow-to take care
Of her grandmother, and went down
through the summer fields to the little
| SeesOtCR W hACCb ASA
It was late when his train came in,
almost evening time, and the sun was
setting when the husband and wife
went hand in hand toward the house
where Mrs. Brandleth and May were
awaiting them. Mrs. Brandleth was
watching them from the window.
THE day is nearly DONE she said,
and q moment later sne tottered for
ward to meet her soninlaw. "I am
so thankful" she said, as she kissed
his bronzed cheek.
She never saw the sun rise again;
but she died knowing that when it
iooked mex upon them she bestowed,
1t would be to pee that their only sor.
row was that which her parting gave
them--CasseIps Select Library.
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