Daily Republican., 1888-10-23
AN DER EAUE EALF.
ny KATE COMFORT

apmo hoE pebtta torn nna l0VRbie mBn 4
Dey, Wss oulto positiys and sn!f-Willsd |
bhe Wa PupEnmEly happy, aud quite
nnoananlous Of aagnrah criticism snd OF |
she iaA Gus pasRs which many . 70.
lecte1 ault0g had utrtVsn 90 ppneeAl |
when her approaching marriage was an.
noua ood.
Hugh Bcottop, her afIAucsd, was o |
ribiuR young business man, newly CONS |
to tho olty, and ramor hAd It that he
Was rot ITO the MAJOR born" This !
bad given rise 10 the iears Of kIad |
friends last theig psttsd fAvOIilo might
not be dealt rs gently with At the
hands Of thu new lover As thsy could
wish.
A pretty Queen Anne cottage bsd
blen bOngii for JhaiF occupancy; the
customary wedding tour was TO b die.
pSnssd with, hOWevar.
We can ees co many things with the
money that would require" Marian
had Enggested when they wsro talking
over their plans; for she bst been b
/ fAthst's home KEEPER from chil1hola,
and had proven heIrslf to be an ekol'
| Isn't manager.
Hugh was not 10th to aeqaleses In her
suggestion, Tor 10 was eno,uentiy prac
oAl, and having made bis own way,
living away from homo T. q lenots, be
! WAe thought that the mAuy thugs
which MArlAn's mind cor Gred up wore
for ornAman tGt0u, And not wtai he
would consider Gs strictly necessary TO
comfort,
The quiet wedding was over, Hud
hoy had been aatslsd in their neH home
several wseks, wEsn Marian remarked
at tho breakfast table thg, there were
several articles she Beeied foT the
ho1se.
"And," chs added with bright
glsnos aud smile, lyon can let me have
some OF the money We saved on our
Wedding tour 10 get thsm With"
HnRh looked sroUnd the room with n
EllRht frowD, replying that no did not
see that there Was Any thin more 1eoss-
sAry ~ present Merriam was cut b. the
oeo'nsss OF his AAaRsIi bat, as che
glAnosd 81 the bare spaces undor the
pictures, the undrRpsd shelf and tidy
less chairs, the pRpeTa lying In oonfu-
sion on q stand for want OF a rack 10
which to keep them, shs sns Tered -,
"Oh, there Is not much nstdac, dssr
only materials for come fancy work
and few little tbipEs for the walls
! Hugh drew out hia pocket book, and
slowly selecting n Bill, handed IL to bel
a'king,-
"Will ave dollars DO enough"
MAriHn's heart sank within her, Rnd
l she ohokei back sob 80 she an.
BWered,--
81 viii try to make II do, but II Is me-
mloh with which 70 purchase tho lie
Of articles havs made cut"
Well, make IL 90 IS far 10 yon can
Wa'ra not mads Of money l have in
IA vested O good deal In this honBs, and /
!. costa considerable to live, you know
z And, with hsAty good-by kiaS, HpRl
II was gone
Marian leaned her h I'D upo1 he
baud, invOluntATily Rlaneing 1T he
wedding ring which STONE bright!
upon hsg finger. For the firet time sh
realized that II was q b3pd, aud ID
i, words "ior better, for worse" came T.
, her mind.
y ais this the way It is Always to BIT
Am 10 have money doled out TO me n
Ill were o slAve--eo account for ever
osuL2 1 never dreamed Of this, o.
papa was 20 diaeTenil He knew / wa
never Wasteiul or extTHTaasnj, end
= never even bad to ask him for money.
= Add the Ririish form was conyulse
l. With aobs a. Ehe thought OF the kin
% parent who had bern father and moths
a to her from childhood, and whose dsst
she had mouInsd but . year befor,
and she Wept bitterly Is abe Tenen
: bsred the hsppineeB OF thsir ! 70 &
l. gother, q father and daughter olosel
Z united by every tie Of h!iAl and parent
Y love.
N Poor little Marian tina lesson was
10 hard ore for her sensitive pAture-a
Sue more hard that 1t mus bo born
aloha.
She went about her morning DUH
with heAVg heart; her pc! canary SAT
r. unhosied In tn window. What ms
Ter tered II 20 her that sunshine tjo1ed o
~ loom, thEt the air WINS sweat With u
NJ fragrance Of early tprins2
Get ait is useless; cannot got qnSrt
part OF what want With that gun.
Ifill rot 60 down town to-esJ, AZ ~
- RATE" she decided.
1t WAS la.s thst evening when Hu!
came homt, He had been unexpected
VI ~ detained, he told hsrian, 81
b., later, IA be looked up the house.
u" added -
. ~ must be little careful TO nigh
- i1E did aoma cOlle9tl1g for ths firm
~ dag, and was too late TO turn In /
az money. Tatre Is nearly seven hnndr
: dollars ia thia," he added, IS ha he
=, up his pooket-book, "And 1 guess
J. put 1t under my PILLOW now, while
n th'nk If It. 1 nuRs work on the boo
= Nntll late, 30 you had bsster 60 to be
OK little woman"
We "He has quite forgotten his unkiu
u mesa to me this morning." thoaR
- Marian, still pOnderlnR over the go,
when iaer eRstWhlle lover had astum
NC tue new and unpleasant role OF lord o
,all nastsr.
10, She lay awake long after she had
nv tired.
ele- nHo Eradgsd me Q pAltry flvs dole
on this morning, aud there are seven hu
- dTed under his pillow TO night.
III would never haVe missed ten mo
up aud fifteen would have bought
-. ~ everything / needed" she thouR
b.. wofully, and with forlorn llttle sin
ist' ct the notion, half exclaimed, Nv
not take it?'
&c The temptation seamad to tAkA soH
* hold upon Mari n; the thought Wb
~ had merely fitted throug b her r
. lnok form, and urged, hgAin and BgA
LII "Why not takai2 Why not take
a. a dollRrk?"
y" The liRht burned dimly In tbs Q
'Ioeuld SEQ 10 pick cut bill VI
sAslly," bhs thought.
- She aesmed carried away By the wloh
)RY impulse; invo unfairly she graspsd
rect, oooketbOob, aud, half rising, sslso
',gE, the coveted treasure, Crushed It hr1
I'd TO in her trembling hand aud lay o.
y, 6phn her pillow.
5IH Tne morning dAwned, and by
or clear light OF Gay harlAn IssIizsu "
amt sool and uupttiudioed mind the Il
~ aud wrong OF tue Ao6 che had eom
2Sn ted. She could scarcely meet the c
l.. D. haaa Rnf n