The evening world., 1889-09-28
THE RECONCILIATION.

possessing beauty MhlCh the most tRHilnlOuS
could not have questioned. Her hair. which
was of q deep golden brown. waved over a brow
rs pure n snow. And ncr comp'cSion had the
richness Of the rose. She was not Of that style
which strikos all boholdcrs with admiration, hut
" the fairCr tyne, which to- 500 ia to love. Only
twenty summers had passed over her head yet
n C,osc observer OF phvsiognomy would have aid
that Ellie Grant had some hcnrt-grief n AZ made
her look 10 pale.
Near hcr. in his armchair. sat her father. He
looked troubled Gnd unhappy.
Ellie, he said, for twenty years | have
found q home for YOU: your every wish has been
promptly gratiticd; your good and happiness
haVo been my only aim. and your peace my only
Joy. nm now advancing IL years, and. soon
Nour father must part from you. But Ii can
not leave you at the mercy Of the world. Now
good home is open to you, and yOn must accept
IT.. 4 Eri1is hns come ?pf ~ a lev short days it
Winter has asked me ior yoir hand; he has seen
you at church., rnd he watched >op nSrroNiy;
my motives in ADVISING you to marry him; but
an sue YOU will not. Mr.. Winter loves YOU;
cNcr was. He holds plOmisscry notes vi miro
note 10 the amount Of ten t~iou.nnd pnunGs."
itpt your name is rot alone on these notcs?'
"'No-only the frat Of rour, hut I am held for
the t2nr. Yet one-qunrter OF tho sum is enough
" And MIR. Winter makes my hand the eQuiva.
"Ne', or-I must say he has not said so; but,
know ng my situation, he has a-ked Tor the hand
OF my child. Ellie. il seems to me that God has
the means OF lit ng Your father from ruin.
lou have re elected suitors whom | ha' q favored.
Int don't lhink you have rejected a better one
Al! that old man had toTRpttOp ono.A dark:
lCet.. But that wa five wears ago.
Nov, whH! Hhrli | tell Mr.: WintSr!". ..n
my hand is free. Tell Mr.. Winter thiSi tell him
VIII give my hand to save my ather, but my
hear; T. not in the bargain; Tor would not de-
',,oh, you will love him, Ellie! He has prom.
%,,dSY%I l." TS VI iS1anaS ri M. hin H. ~ All i,'#'; ri Fl -
am ready to save tESt father from ruin. Tell
him thu, ard then no shall know all
rnsi shall Sb tell him to &c come M,l t9G. d evening
be one Of, the beat OF husbands. lie is rich
The old man started at these words, for they
were, polen stra,t gely.
honor and manhood. lie replied.
Ellie did not spcak further. for she did not
Ere long Old Mr.. Grant allowed his feelings to
run in a more pleasing channel. Tie ruin
Snd IN I "a. {, mi mn he n b he t1C tb WI bi !" a be tyS %dea
knew MIR. Winter to he wealthy, and an honor.
and read his daughters heart, lie Thought he
ySept and forrowed tor the mother and brother
match, But he battered hlmself that al the end
Of the first year Of married IIfe he should find
The Following evenins found Ellie sitting by
the CRATE. She was slopSs, now. and her face
S Sas Sf's and ia abs h ssraai the 1t trsa S"t OF 6 SGoT f Es;
il the hall. The inner. door .wung back and
her father entered. She looked up and raw
promised her hand; the man whose money Was
tos've her father from the inevitable ,destruc-
"S Mr. G Gn ssei intro VI SsrfN' Mr. nv w mt li"'' Ellie
FrG GS n snd t 9stSBpised he her b saT Rti np wa me- GGblG Il. , s"t
and saw a gentleman of medium height, well.
built, with anob.e brow, dark eye. and a ,ilken
1aSR a ass.. IL so S5sf GsiI h hs hour G%S,l's Rs. and .pen then 4
cogversati2n. principally between The two men,
and the d the rSma TX grey era ,nSlly iesS until
before another word was spoken. when tho
visitor broke the spell OF silence.
are, Of course, aware o., the motives Of my visit
here this evening, and know you will pardon
Ellie i THS"Sd p up, bit she made no reply. The
tone gon1 OF th the &. 1IperIE s1 70 70 G}tr T Tim 3" IA 4i nd and
s S4Ri9n sT to h S&S w SfsfRR r Y Ra n''S 70 nam ssn. aud she was
re mn.nr f ar. w h"s .poN &Ro pihn a" tolS Ti mo T sS:,
tRst y9n viii YET be ny VIE; / once th9pEhti
and then YOU can Judge for Yourself whether
l have q heart for ami Im worthy Q You
FlIe Ihl InN UAtu ItT eyes eIthtllly On. lne
speaker, and her features assumed an eager eG-
pre- Jon.
.he I %SFdr' my "N love. I did not dream that "a
fate would crush my souls dearest hope. | held
her IL IL my "a heat ~ a., 4. my n;n very lify; and no,1
her: knew that she loved me as well, for She
told me so a hundred times; But q terrible
In"s only clerk. when / told him MOI q
my 1SSs ne sn sSa' i sa am " VIZ s's s6 %GPF pis s"H ss sSs
utter midnight of my broken hearth Who shall
sfas 'ss iYss, aMm: s sed r. tso asr lie deep pises sT H 2 All All
love had bren born, and in the heat OF business
,T SSs, to orT ;Srn my o sGrT %"Ii, Nd Ny m %S;t r ssam.s
placed my lands on: -Four years t6u. pas,e d
AND fse, tied fSopwS"a. ff"i was sc" one "s year D seo'
saw YOU; 10, ed you: You opened my crushed
The. merchant again for Rh!sS child, and-,and~~c"
mi e es tt f1E' he n nsid 'F "fIlie' 7 I b%yS w nske SS" yo,iI
father, and he has told me-yeS, Will you be
mlno?'
his tale az love; for since then only erie had
been hers. and grief was no more now, She
to the bosom Of the man who for long wears had
po;ss. ed her heart, .,,o ~. o., 49,. ,..r.
ing 70, hi feet in aStonishm mt and looking in q
bewwil6ere9 mHr9er at ths speaker. ,,o,i..
M %thr"ongf' h 5 tear, but holding the loved one
in his embrace.
The Erauk Winton who used to be my
b"o:hers cleIk"'
"lc S, sir; the very same. Do you retract your
PROMISE ?"
her, forgive her father"
- Al = replied the happy possessor Of Ellie's
hand, GR he led her to a seat, ~ | forgive, then
| must rememb r a wrong, nnd that j wi not
do. Let us forget the sorrOws of the past, and
look 10 the future for what duty and true love
car give u. | am row content.
And SO am |, uttered the aged parent.
And what say You q asked Frank, gazing
into Ellie's face.
content were too poor a word 10 tell
how happy | teel. God grant that l forget Him
not in this great JOY
Making Light Of IL.
from Tens SinirgsI