The Springdale news., 1889-12-20

t%o ehlldren, daughter, Sarah, and soa Joseph.
 Sarah ad marr. ed a man named Evcrlcth, aud had dIea during the first year of her maternity. Julia was her child. When Juha was only five years old her father died, and from that time sine has been in the care of her grandfather, where we now fnd her.
 The son, Joseph, younger than Sarah, had married the widow of q Philadelphia physician, named Archibald Murk waith, bringing with her son by her former bus band. This son was named Chris. topher. Joseph dled leaving no children ofhls own. After his death hls widow W ith the child of her for mer husband, found a home at Ed dysIde. David R 'ardon had come to love this woman AS he had loved his own daughter, and when she, too, dled h took her son in charge as thou | 1t had been ms own, an tais son, n4w grown to nan. bod, IS Christopher u.urkwalth standing by the table, with papers Tn hts hand. He has b. en carefully educated by the old man; has pas. .sed through college; has graduated at the medical school, II Il has gain ed quite practice.
 Truly of hls own flesh and blood the only livlng representative, whom Davld Reardon acknowledge ed as sueh k his granddaughter Ju- IiA fine has other rcIatves, he Ignores thtm entirely. But he re gards Christopher Murk kwaith as though he had been the offspring of his own son. And he has great confidence in Christopher: so much SO flat ot late he has lntrusted hlm with much of hls business. Even Mir. Dabney, for years David's law yer and confidential attorney, is often referred to the young physi- can tor instructions. But Christo- phei IS not at present domiciled at Eddyslde, though his home is only on the opposite side of the river not more than mile distant, and he sees David Realdon almost daily and calls him grandfather as he has done since childhood.
 "Christophor,' said the old man, turning from his granddaughter to the physician, you will go with Mr. Dabney to Philadelphia, and attend personally to the transfer Of these stocks. Wuh this done my property will be all in real Hstate and in bank, and I shall feel easier You will report to me to, morrow"
 "Tomorrow evening"" nodded Christopher.
 dye. Of course, you will be likely to stop in Philadelphia over Light. Look sharp, my boy, for your interests are involved as well as my own
 "Your veal, dear grandfather, must be my interest anyway. You may trust mo to see the business properly done"
 christopher, l am happy in be- hevelng you-indeed am and in trusting you.
 When Christopher had gone, David Reardon turned to his grand daughter, and the warm, kindly look faded from his face. Strange that one who had known both these prUteges from their childhood who had been watchful of the,r growth and developement-could have smiled upon tke former and and frowned upon the latter. But David Reardon's five and-sev enty years had brought him to an LII. healthy condition of mind as wei! as body. Some said he had reach ed second childhood; but there was nothing of childhood at all- nothing of the hearty impulsiveness, nothing of the trust, nothing of the loving warmth. He was prejudiced suspIcious-susplcious of all save Christopher Murk rkwaith-ofall save tho opa man v h n m, b a a e Int a ,ypau