Wichita eagle., 1888-02-26

that the business for which you came is
ended" said the conventionalities. but you
cannot leave these two penniless and friend
less in a big city, urged the heart within
| within me, and the latter argument seemed
| the stronger of the two, so l broke forth at
at last, awkwardly for l am not man OF
tact at any timel, but to the point. ~ on
accepted the care Of little Eva, as commits
sion from heaven when strange fate brought
her to your door, and why may not accept
the care of both Of you as my commission
until something better can be done!"
The effect Of this speech was simply start
| ling. Miss Adele flushed and turned pale by
turns, but she said, looking straight at me,
with womanly courage flashing from her
| large violet eyes: ''Sir, you have been SO
! kind to my dear little Eva that Will not
! believe you intend less to me.
sGod knows that | do not | replied,
| feelingly. pardon me, but your little charge
/ has given me some idea of how you are stu
! ated: would like to befriend you both while
| you need a friend"
! Miss Adele searched my face long and
earnestly to discover if perchance there
/ lurked some sinister motive there before she
! said, '5ir, your offer is very extraordinary
one"
Not more so than your own course in
sacrificing yourself and all that you possessed
/ to this child's cause"
But that was the will of heaven for me, !"
Miss Adele said with a deep seriousness, Il
could not do less. But" she added after a
moment, 1--WE do indeed need a friend"
do you suppose 1 would trespass longer
upon your privacy were it not sos' l asked
Z w. tr,1sf
no cause to regret it!'
Then Miss Adele spoke out like the large
souled woman that she was, 81 will trust you,
sir, for my little Eva's sake"
Matters proved quite as bad as l feared.
They were at the end of their money, and
no immediate prospect for getting more
opened before them. Miss Adele, whose
musical gifts had been recognized as pre-
eminent in her native village, had thought it
would be easy enough to secure pupils in
great city like New York; but alas! from
bitter experience she had learned that this
commercial Mecca toward which SO many
young aspirants for success turn their foot
steps held but disappointment for her.
The end of a long discussion on the pros
and cons involved, resulted in Miss Adelle's
accepting assistance from me as loan, and
l, in turn, promised her pupils from among
my friends, taking upon my shoulders the
doubtful task OF coercinS all the fathers and
mothers Of my acquaintance into giving
their children over to her training, begin
ming with my own married sister. And 1t
was fortunate that | made my beginning
there, else 1t is probable that l should nave
miserably failed in my undertaking, for my
sister, Mrs Northumberland me scorn-
fully when l laid my plan before her, 81
cannot be thankful enough, Tom, that | am
the first one to whom you unfold your Quiz
otto scheme, for nothing could be more
ruinous to a girls prospects, situated as Miss
Adele is, than to have bachelor ike your
self going around advocating her cause.
Just take me to see the girl, and if she is not
a mere adventures you may count upon my
doing what can for her."
That my sister was wholly satisfied with
Miss Adele will go without the saying when
| tell you that she took her home within the
week as musical governcss to her own chill
dren, and personally solicited patronage for
her among her dear 800 friends.
In less than three months from the day
that first discovered Eva Miss Adele found
herself with more work upon her hands than
she could easily attend to, and | found my
self-but no, will tell you about that later
for now comes the most remarkable part OF
this narrative land there is nothing 50 very
remarkable in the story of free man who is
often thrown into the society of a good and
beautiful woman falling in love with herr,
and that which emphasizes the fact that
truth is stranger than fiction.
One day there drew up before my sisters
door the well known equipage Of one of the
cty's most successful bankers, and from it
alightcd gentleman who eagerly requested
to see Mss Adele. The result of that visit
was nothing short of the restoration of little
Eva to her parents and home, for she was
proven to be the long lost and sadly mourned
daughter of the banker, stolen by former
servant, the only object that could be dis
covered to eXtort money for her return. In
order probably to render the scheme success
full, the child had been taken far away, where
it would be difficult to trace her. The mys-
FERROUS death of the woman had interfered
with the original plan, and left no clew by
which the agonized parents could possibly
discover their child, and long since she had
been given up for dead.
In the course Of its progress from person
TO person, the story of the young music
teacher and her little charge had reached the
banker and his wife, who FASTENED to con-
vince themselves that Eva was their long lost
darling; the diamond crescent, which had
been stolen for that very purpose no doubt,
furnishing evidence, if more had been needed
than the child's great resemblance to her
mother.
1t is needless to say that the grateful
parents insisted upon adopting Adele into
their hearts and home as a daughter no less
than their legitimate offspring; and for me
they declared eteUlal friendship.
With this should have been quite satisfied
under ordinary circumstances, but
"Nonsense," roguishly says Adele, who is
looking over my shoulder as | write, what
a commonplace ending you will have there,
love and marriage, and all that sort of
thing"
But will it not be true TO the life?' l de
mand. And beautiful light warns up her
dear face. End the story as you please
Tom," she says.-Wendeu Seavey in Dress.
The South American Cowboy.
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