Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-06

IalrS, oven aIsHr n0 Canl0 OI apes anu Mir. Wright made show of settling them.
 He had loved Hester from the time she was a child, and their engagement caused no surprise in thcir social circle, though two peorla moro unlike could not we'll be found.
 Hester. tall, dark, stately, yet impul- sive, was quick percd, liable to look on the gloomy side of life, quick to re- sent injustice; loving, yet jealous and eXacting.
 Harry, a blonde of the English type. was frank, joyous ia disposition, seek ing the brightness of all things, con- fiding and tender-a lover, once won, who could not be inconstant
 When the crash came, and he knew his entire fortune was swept away by the dishonesty of his guardian, it was Harry Ashworth who stood between Hester and her mother and the world; who guarded them, as far as possible, from the indignation of friends turned to enemies, of those who. wronged by the dead man, came to pour out the vials of wrath upon the innocent widow and chlld. It was Harry who saved a trifie from the wreck by claim ing Mrs. Wright's jewels, presents from her relatives on her marriage. It was Harry who, yielding in all else, would not give up his right to protect Hester, but claimed her promise to be his wife, steadily and unmoved by her pas Sionate, scornful denunciation of her. Telf as her fathers child.
 More fortunate than his betrothed, he had obtained employment as clerk in a lawyers office, and had salary at his command about equal in amount to his tailor's bills of previous years. Friends, who turned from IIester's ap- peals for emplor mcnt, pitied the "vic- tim of her fathers frauds, and extend ed a helping hand to Harry. Yet, with all his love, all his generosity, he could not arrest that downward, struggling fall that had carried his betrothed and her mother to the very verge of desper- ation.
 Hester had not been gone more than ten minutes, and Mrs. Wright was still burying her misery, for tho time, in the delight the flowers brought her, when she heard rapid steps coming up the narrow staircase, and the door was opened quickly to admit the girl again, flushed and excited.
 Mammal" she cried, did you ever know anybody named Godfrey Hol- borne? seem to have some recollec- tion of the namc."
 "llc was your godfather! But he went to Colorado years ago!'
 Read thatr' Hester said, opening tho newspaper in her hand to point out 6 paragraph. and Mrs. Wright read:
 "lf Hester Wright wln communicate with Godfrey Holborne, 2i7 L. street, she will learn something to her advantage"
 Suddenly there flashed over Mrs. Wright's face look of hope, long a stranger there.
 "I can not recall it clearly" she said, "but your father told mo something, years ago, about Some money Godfrey Holoorne held forS you. It is all very vague! He was man of whom they said he turned every thing he touched to gold. Every speculation he made was a success, and when he went West his good luck followed him.
 "I will go now-to-day!" Hester cried, and then her face foll, as she added: ''But, mctber, if he has money of fathor's-it can not honestly bo mine"
 You had better go, lear, l wish I could remc mber hcttor!"
 Two hundred and forty-sevcn L-- street proved to be private residence; a house of magnificent proportions, furnished with taste and wealth, and Hester was ushered into a room filled with treasures of art and beauty, while hor card was carried to the master of the house. He c-me to her at once, a fine-looking, portly man nearly seventy years old, with kindly blue eyes and pleasant smile.
 And this is my little godchild," he said, as he took both Testers hands in his own. "Dear! dear! You were in long clothes whom saw you last And you have had heavy sorrow. did not know until yesterday, or I should have found your mother before. I have just come from Europe. You saw my adver- tisement?"
 ''It was that that made mo venture to call," Hester said, all her pride of bear ing broken by this genial reception. "You-you say you know our troubles"
 ."Yes! yes! But this little affair of ours. It has nothing to do with your fathers business. He told you, certain ly he must have told you, of your in- vestment with me-"
 4No' hhO" aOOub
 ''So! We'll! we'll! Why, my dear, have held some money of yours over twenty years. Did you never hear of your gold mine?'
 "Neverl"
 How strangel Perhaps your father forgot it! It was just after the war was overt You were baby, and on the day you were christened your father gave a dinner party to some of his most inti- mate friends, all gentlemen. was your godfather. and mentioned to all the guests the occasion for the dinner. Gold was very scarce in those days, very scarce, and held at high premium. So we, the gentlemen who were invited to the dinner, made our choice of a gift for you in gold. Dearl dear! how we'll I remember it alll Your mother presided at the dinner, but left us, after the des- sert, to our wine and cigars. But be- fore we began to smoke, your father, at