Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-09

or s6bcsiou, belisve me I vil gladly CONE =,
yun, IL psssioe.s
Thrse DAYS later the little cottage Was de-
serted Aunt Scphy andt Alice resur,sed 10
their bone 70 mako up for luss tune in drsss
making aud Sewing. and Alice cAeerf1ly
paid on. OF her sasall ratriEloav for the
board and expenses u her venerable I<stlsn-
She Little guessed how decp an impression
her care and eesfdeslls-s Esd i.l..-e upon the
heart 50 locs closed against human ELECTION
% distruz. lul II any advances from IS Eel
low creatures, It was = revelation to hin,
this active charity to an utter stranger tie
bad gone TO the hotel mcrtl. - ~ --a.ceaais
choicc and had pur!spsely lefc I'll clew to bis
identity behind Alrl He had intended
meeting Alice, n pcsslb.e, unknown and
watching her u,sotsersed, bat accident bad
throxn them together III q WY he little ain
ticipsted The first use he made OF bis
recovery WAS 10 write 70 his nephew. and
Malcolm met hin ct the depot wien he re
turned hoH,e.
Knowing nothing Of the recent accident,
the Young man Was shocked II the change in
bis uncles face-
you have been illf' he crisd-
VERY Ill
why did you not send for meF
IL had even bstter nursing than yours.
Malcolm Don't ask ne any questions now.
but tell NE about your marriage preIalTl-
tons
Alice has gone home and will4fenain
until November Then she comes to Mrs
Haydons and will buy hsr house and furni-
ture.r
In November
Yes
Late in November no came, her trunks
full OF Aunt Sophy's daintiest stitching, and
Aunt Marcia gave her cordial greeting.
grand welding vas the display upon which
this lady had set her heart. and Alice shrank
little at the comments upon the rich uncle,
and Der own good fortune IN the first rate
match"
But just before the welding day, u little
note vas bruuch, to Alice, by I. gorgeous
footInan, who was driving to her nu-ts b.
hind private carriage The note was from
Malcolm, and begged her 10 come to him In
the carriage
speedily ready, aid WAS driven TO band
some brown stone house, where the door was
opened TO ustnr her into stylish DRAWN
room, where 4 ei,leman awaited her, and
Malcolm ad a.. ing said:
My uncle Am, Alice"
Kindly blue eyes looked into her own,
withercd LIN = ~ ere extended, and q voice
she knew well, said:
Ave are old friends, Malcolm. Are We
not, Alicei"
| Then, before She could answer, the old man
| continued
81 have thought, Alice, that it was un-
| kind TO have my nephew wait for my death
| before sharing of my wealth | have borne
a curse of d!Strust in my heart for many
| years, thinking my money won me all the
affection, save Malcolm's, that was offered
me- But though you are well content to
wed the young clerk, and put your own
| patrimony into his home, you must not re
| fuse my heir, who has accepted from me an
income that makes him independent, and
this home"
| my love for Malcolm can bear riches or
| poverty" was the answer. but, sir, our
home needs you You Will come, will you
not, to the children, who will try to make
your life happy by loving caref Long be-
fore knew you, Malcolm told me he hoped,
when he had home, TO win you to live in
it. viii you let me, too, beg Of you to come
to U.S."
| "Gladly, child gladly!" the old man said.
So, where iile rich. lonely man had feared
other tcnderer, swceter love, to brighten hil
declining years by daug hter's devotion and
a6ection.