Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-14
GUYS CHORISTER.

r,ras befOTe IL reminding one ol DlchscS )
\ nictu-e of Harmony" where the warm sun
b fight streams through painted window and
Z falls on two figures at an organ
Bpt here the resemblance ceased, for both
Y t,rates of the apartment were girls. One
sbe who was seated with her hand on the
Tevs-had pale intellectual face whose
\ popularity of feature was It's least charm,
Ills the other. who stood behind, was at
ordinary times barely pretty, but on occasions
s,,ch as this, when the fire of enthusiasm Lit
IN her changing gray eyes and the sunlight
,15rnad her hair to masses of Furnished gold,
was remarkably so.
She had Just finished singing, and the
,arIted roof of the room still rang with the
scbo of her voice Her eyes were full of
tears as she laid her hand on her friends
shoulder.
at L gloriousP' she exclaimed enthusiast
tcallv. Guy is great musician, and this"
She touched the manuscript music open on
the nrgan--"will live when we are dust"
Guy's sister turned towards her with a
grateful look.
Il think it will, IS she snid simply. ut Is
very beautiful. How / wish he could hear
you sing I'll
Fdes GIimswold shrugged her shoulders
with a slight impatient gesture.
at seems to be of no use wishing, Theo.
He avoids Deepdene as If 1t were smitten by
the pestilence, and shuns me as though l, In
stead of being bis dear little friend of . year
or two ago and his cousin, were his ieadliest
enemy"
"The year or two must be stretched out to
twelve, Fidesl More than a decade has pass
ed since Guy used to romp with you and call
you his little wife and you were only seven.
You can't have forgotten how you cried
when for the last time he crossed the TIRES
hold Of Deepdene, and your-and his-grand-
father swore he should never cross 1t again"
How cruel it was of grandpapa, Theol 1t
was the only unjust deed ever knew him TO
do What made him so hard and unforgiv-
ingg"
Her companions cheeks flushed; then she
looked up proudly.
I'VE never talk of il, Fides; but you must
not think it is because we are ashamed. Our
mother-Guy's and mine-was the old mans
favorite child. He had this room built, and
gave her this organ the day she was eighteen,
because she loved music so much. And then
then she ran away with her music-naster,
and her father never saw her again. They
say that Il was the most terrible grief OF his
life, and that he was changed man from
gave us the truest, dearest father ever chill
dren were blessed with. | am proud of him,
Of his profession, his courage, and his genius.
He would have been great am sure, If he
had not died so oung-though, thank HeaV-
en-, he lived long enough to leave us with a
memory we shall never losep
And your mother%
They loved too well to be long separated,
and the latter part of her life seemed to go
with his, 1t was only as she lay dying, leav-
ing us two helpless children alone and friend
less, that she asked her fathers forgiveness
for herself and protection for us. Even then
he would not see her, but he gave his promise
10 help her little ones. So we came to Deep
dene, and on our arrival you, tiny child
with pale face and fair hair, came forward
In a black dress-you too had lost those near
est and dearest to you-to receive us. / shall
never forget how grandfather led you out
and said to you, in his stately way, Take
your cousins hand, my child. 1t is right that
the mistress of my house should welcome my
heir >"
And YOU Theo%
Miss italian laughed good-humOredly.
oh, was ignored then, as afterwards
But did not mind so long rs you and Guy
were provided for. Between you | knew |
should be well taken care Of"
Fides Grimswold meditated for little;
then She said questioningly-
My grandfather spoke of Guy as his
helr?'
Her companion looked embarrassed.
You know he changed his mind" she an
swered, with some hesitation. when, at
seventeen, Guy insisted on following his
fathers profession, and naturally decided
m Ia,
at all remarkable that our grandfather, being
the man he was, should do as he did and
cast us off altogether"
But Guy need not retaliate on me-" the
younger girl said petulanty "Why should
he have refused to visit Deepdene-why have
scorched me with his contempt and have
auns back my charity as he was cruel
enough to call it, on that miserable occasion
when came to see you both two years ago~
Guy is proud, dear, and the wound was
too fresh for even your gentle hand to touch
It, He dearly loved the old man, and yolI-
you had taken his place"
"Butnot willingly! / would hand over
The estates to him tomorrow if he would take
them That's the worry and responsibility!
THAT'S the idea-that no one can love me for
myself, or will marry me but for my money;
and ! dctest the money that has estranged
me from-trom the friends who loved me as
aehudw
Miss Hallam laughed softly.
ut has not estranged me-" she said but
tdeu am not too proud to accept frankly
l'e invitation you gave US so willingly to
come and live here in our old home and
share freely in all the good things of this life
above ALL in the love of my impulsive little
,0ls1' As she spoke she stroked gently
he others shining hair
Tears started to Fides's eyes, and an old
aHhins warming rose in her heart as she re-
turned the caress.
Ugh.
You wish " her companion said inteuo-
atye.y.
The girl t0gGed and walked to the window.
The last rays Of TIE sun were still Pickering
On me teraced gardens, but in the distance,
over the spires of the old gfay Minister,
bieSI yellow moon rose slowly.
WY IS everything at such cross pur-
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