Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-02-27
AN ODD GIRL.


I
An ordinary Girl would never have !
thought Of doing suoh thinq SIS Rloise |
Arue.d had undsrtlker. cha WA an |
Leitesa, but owing 10 hex panrIiocB
guardian she Fever hsd = dollar given
10 her that did not have &c Is accounted
for. When she heard ier Old playmate,
Waiter Bryant, could Lot afford 10
ctmplsta hiB college edncstlon, what
does she DO but undertake to iva French
lessons, In order 10 hgd the money for
bis return.
30 here rhe was giving Lemons to
yeuug Herbert LaDesil, vino WAS suffer
ing nom some eye trouble and com.
PEELED 20 stay in a hsli dark room.
A picture over the mnltel. pieoa ar
n sted Elnise's attention gnd the asked
Mr. Lhnotli " no IL wac, 40 Is reminded
hsr tt Soma one she knew.
"That Ia my Rrsudfstaer," said the
{ valid. "His name WIS Wsller Hei.
btrt Bis vaB q pscnlisr faoe."
Yes, And strange that IL should so
r-senl Die n y0urg man / know called
Walter Bryant" she added thought
"wal,er Brysni?p exclaimed Mr..
Landell. wv hat do you keow IL htul7"
"0nly that hs IL very worthy young
mnn aud En- very interested III hts
welfnre.
"Wb,rs Goes he llvsP" asked AFR.
Laudtll In the psfenpiofy manor ptr-
nititd 30 ibveidg. "1sil IL slI about
atm"
"Ho lives out OF town. Hts father
Sied this Spring
"iiis father il desS !" echoed Hoib5It
u 49, ~ Il. ~ L.. I'D.
mnther DC? Hss rhs EnS thing to live
on?"
Not much. Walter has to- leave
College aud it Is q Risst pity, iOr he is
very smart. they cay"
"Ah, tia. is q ply. ] .uppose l
should Ls9a had to leave c1lless II Is
h0d not bebn for my aunt. RhAl 3 poor
bsR4Rr / should have peen-3hhd ard
pen ntleeg"
lie roused himself Suddenly with tho
recollection that he IVES confi!ng rather
freely In stranger.
IL viii not dsts'n on, Mics Arnold"
he said.
II rbert was extremely psr,iai to htr
so.i.ty. He saw nothing CT the world,
could read nothing Rnd nsyor went cut
* sent for exercise.
In this situation he took great later.
cat In small thiugs, and had soon fer
tel out tho Whole story OF Walter
B'yant, though II oiso m0drStly with
held from him the fact OF her aener0us
Intentions.
To him she wss simply clsvar y0apg
S,il who earaed her living aud whom
he liked exceedingly.
1he summtr wDie away ard Wnlser
Rsy ant learned ihNs ma hal as hts Ola
cossl money icr another tsrm at col.
leEe. III.
II will scoep. it as loan, Miss Ar.
oold." he snii, R'sie!ally; "Dut IS hsn L
ara able, 3on mrs; ies me pay you
back"
Herbert Lan5sll dill no. ksa- OF this;
lie only learned that Waiter Wa 10 40
Bnok for another ttTm at laa.t.
"he mnsi 20 for good" he sal5, do.
oidtdly. 81 hsvB ~ Sde up my mind,
Ai.s Arnold. You uiust sAke mo to Rse
tton to mako, tao. T. my Guat wsra to
ask you, would S1u-scuid yoa-ao
with us 10 the continent nexs month";
Eoise'g iace flushed.
mo" she raii quickly, Il eoEit
oos."
hWb,2"
"Becauss I-!--ssiiova me, Mr..
Landell, It 81 inp6eoiD.u !"
A look Ct iE.tbs5 G.s5ppoiatu2nt
c pme over his fsge.
"What am to do without your he
said bitterly. "Op, = wers MT RoIng
blind-if were rot no depepdent-I
would take you With nae. All. B!Gige,
IL l oonld only mako you NY vile
would not mind tho dark iA!s ,ha: arc
coming"
He eurl.-a Ma faca ii E.s hsnas, bus
| her hHh so. hnseE5 pncoS red his pals
chseSe, md har asns sole shyiy
around hls mech.
ell oanis marfy you ua!esa you
ask me-" nhe EhlEpfrsG. "Ol, didn't
L you know 1t Hss h aass o5ali not
stay WITH yon AID I'll my hear; that
wtshad 10 20 away? heeno.t. / -
He teok he IL Ets sstms.
my darlinsl" be sst2, vita przteot
tjoy. II loya you 30 thRs l e6n9o; re.
fuse tho pTtcions gi;t ii rnnr heart.
VIII you marry lco' blind nspI
Elois9? 1 shall noS be Itch, my dar.
Hing. There viii be At enough fcr Us
to be happy ou."
Il viii marry you," L oIae said,
thinking COZ ,ansediY u her own for
Itune, hut ahe said D, tang.
Il miiht have hal mare," no weni
lo1, "but l hal no .tSht TO T.. IL be
kpnpged to Hk,te,-- our Waltzr Bryant
de IL rny ha;f oausiz.. EioIle. H,
mo hee ami Ma. Lah6sil ware hRif sis
tsrs to my ratntr; bat MIA BrJ mt IT ar
Iried beneath her. nnd NV grandmother
disowped her, NIB. LSniel inherited
hsr mothers entise fortune, ana wooit
have lefs Is % mo, bls Alter @hss Sos
told me about Waller, 1 contd not b,
Ihslpy end hsvo hi3 iiShttu inhsri
tanos. 1 nave done ;ytfythih9 Donit
l 10 reconcile my sups aal Der sister, ba
u -ver until yesterday have ] had te,
fkinteat hops OF sueCe't. To Gay, hSv,
Iths hpppInebs " kroatss thai thl
breach Of yeatB LGs ben closst. hra
bryant will cone hete To tivs Will,
Aro. Londeil Is abroad, ANA WaitGe Eli
hayn hie own"
my brava HERBERT Dried Elniue
81 Am proud oi on. Bat you rs. d no
N 81 thu foriuna you HAYS Saeiie I'D
10 Ia place | offer yea tntae, aln tn
mistress OF Csaaiotni.
81 her litte story canas eut, tao. snt
ars. Lapteil waB So lruoh srchsUtat
at sbe discovery tn. I'm last ir4sa Z
. hsr resentment towasa Heroert's Elva
6 hdied AVA.
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