The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-17

! Whn they saw thu kind. beam.
Ing face ind honrly form Of (Ou-
ain Adela. with honest old nSlclI.
and Dnns overInwpring delight they
bOth exclaimed. How delightful ~ be
Al home uncr nlOreI
"WelGOnP home, dear Herbert. and
you. to. dear child IFach and were
only just SIying that the spring flowers
here were at their tSSt Ia wplkUIne you.
And how IOvPIy thPy are: we have
, sRen nUtliing To- equal thPn abroad. have
We. CadY exclaimed Carmen.
Cousin Adpla nntitpd great improve
ment in her young relative. u gentle
chPeriulmsOS, u gracious wumanline's', ~
though Shp had IHIsGNd through tie fire
that pIriiieS and rptinCS
''SOnP letters have arrived f0r you to
day. Herbert They are In your study
Thanks. Adela. will as'e u them al
once And lie entered the house foi
that purpRe.
How glad am to be home
again. and to Gp your dear 0lo
fare!- said Carmen. NJ she kiSsEu
afertiOnately the g,HSd. mntlIrrIy
cheek. How clevPrly Peach has
Clipped my 'hUweT Of myrtles:
Il lOkH 40 aft and green All, Cousin
AdPlR. ~. you have had the little irOn
table and chairs rppainted. And what
q lovely. dainty cOlOrI Opal h Il not
Dr pale gr'eny'
my dear, Peach must take that credit
10 himself He said. Mum. Mis- Car
men h always a-gazinG ut the Sea Dc
pend ul1n Il. she likes the color VI Il.
And what did you say. Cousin
Adelay'
Il just told him 10 paint Il, my dear
and this h the result
lie b evidsntly an artist. said Car
men.
ma. ny dear. A nice. neat. respect
able gardPner. But cnnle In now; tier
Ia the Luncheon bell.
Instead Of which Carmen ran after old
Peach. WIN Was putting up his tools witt
careful delihRFation. "PSachi the paint
Is lovely colOf. It Ia just ~ the spa
IWLEs ON sill. snft evening"
"Ay. miss. It be. I've watched that
ere sPa. man and hoy. Tor sixty years,
and tia that changeahle: but there II
times when thinks like mOther q pearl
pink and GFsrR. shut like. Maybe thatt
whit Mis- Carmen likes. says |"
Thank you ~ much. Peach. Il Ia jus,
what d0llke. have brought you Sucii
= smart sCArf from spain"
"Have you now, miss! While ! wa
admitting Of you. you was u-thinkine
of mei'
"Yes. Peach. often thought Of ab-
sent friends
"Ay. ny. miss. That's right! Friend
In friends. wherever you may be."
Then carmen having rpj0iccd the hear
Of the old factOtum. entered the houSe-
II am longing for my luncheon. Cousin
AdeIa."
"Ah. that's right" said the elder lady.
Frightening. for she greatly liked her lii.
tie efforts tO liz appreciated.
Col. MasRingbird had retired to read
hia letters: the perIlSal Of them conveyed
contrary impressions. relief. regret
Therp was an inclOSup' for his daughter
In u strange handwriting. and it wRs nd
dressed u Mrs Fitzclare. His own let.
ter was from his lawyer. II ran ~ fol
lows:
AT last we have heard from our agent
In Australia Il would seem from his
lctter that Mr.. Fitzclare has been dead
for at least two years, hut you will learn
from Mr.. Frisby's letter linclosedJ the
exact state Of the case.
lIReiOsuPR.l
According To your instructions have
followed up the clpw you sent me. and
Il would appar that after Mr. Fitzclare
left the Transpang Station he went ur
the country with u man named Walsh
From what tan learn they went Gnipe
shooting, and Mr. Fitzclare was bit
ten by q poisonous snake, and al.
though. with great presence Of mind,
he cut out the injured pari
with his penknife unfortunately they
no flask with theml and In spite Of the
strenuous endeavOrs Of his friend t.
arouse him. dCathly collapse Overamr
Mr.. FitEclare, during which he sue.
cumbed. He was buried At PadslingtOn
near Sydney Enclosed are certificates
and other laperS. relating Ia this matter
also 4 letter addr+DRd. presumably. tC
his wifa It was owing to the advertise
mentA In the various newspapers that
thess discoveries have nav been brought
10 light, ~ the man Walsh haa only JUS
returned irUm California am. &c."
Then she absolutely WIS q widow
WHEN CleOffry asked lTT u marry him!
And yet Col MasEingbird felt regret fOI
the pDr young husband. whO died SC
sal q death. away frOnI home and cOun
try. Unly tended by the rude kindneSa ol
bushnani After rpading tlHSe IslIRrI
carefully through. he thought It betteI
10 pRstlnne the interview with lid
daughter Till later In the day.
lie brought the letters and papers ID
Carmsn'S sitting rnin. saying. "Theas
have been forwarded from Australia.
dear"
Every trace Of color fed from her face
"oh. papa. what Is 1t: What do tlley
ayr'
"You had hettcr read your letters.
said he. preparing to leave her
''sitay. Iapa 10 please tell me thu
Particular.
''IOur husband b dead, and has beer
] THESE TWO years.
Poor AllenH'
Col. MaasingIird then read the lettcn
from the lawyers and their ngrnL A
he Fcadlun. her face became sad and r.
InorefuI; sorrow FLIED her hear e. Eda
thought u the lover Of her youth. In al
his beautiful manhood Oh. what bittI
repentance was craving ii her heaIt al
the recollection u the cruel letters stt
had written him two years agO. sin
would have given mtkh. u Il CSull only
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