Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-29

am afraid you cannot quite understand
my feelings for Miss Arlington hard
ly can myself You see was not so
far wrong when told you she was to
be nothing more than a sister to me-"
"An' you're not fretting over the loss
of the lass?"
"No," said Arundel calmly, "for
have not lost her yet. do not think
Harry Evesham will refuse to let her
still be my loving friend and sister"
Like as not" Bladon confessed, but
the reflection did not give him unal-
loyed pleasure. 1t was bad enough for
the young master to be smitten with the
charms of a pretty girl, but to carry his
devotion to her fireside, when she was
married woman, was a proposal be-
yond the old mans philosophy.
Weeks passed by, and George Arun-
del was pronounced sufficiently recov-
cred to return to his lodgings in Glas-
tonbury. OF course Dolman was mu-
nifcently recompensed for all the trou-
BILE he and his family had been put to,
and candidly confessed that he did not
mind how often he turned his house
into a hospital, under similar circum-
stances.
Things had settled down into their
old groove. The sunshine of early
spring was already loosening the ice
barriers of the big river, and the chill
dren were looking forward to the
emancipation of long holiday, when
an event occurred that was of so start
ling nature that it completely changed
the aspect of affairs, as far as Wanda
/ Arlington was concerned.
This was none other than the pay
meat of the sum of ten thousand dollars
to her order in the First national bank
of Glastonbury. There was no clew to
the payee. The bank officials in New
York who had transmitted the draft
declared that it was sent in the regular
way of business at the request of per-
l feet stranger.
When the first gush of surprise was
| over, the ladies concluded that it was a
l tardy acknowledgement of the girls
kindred, and that Wanda was quite
| justified in taking possession of it.
Thus it fell out that Havana lost its
teacher even before the vacation, and
| Mrs. Evesham welcomed back again
the sunshiny presence of Harry's prom
Used wife.
Of course Miss Arlington wanted to
l give all her money to her benefactress,
and, equally of course, Mrs. Evesham
l refused to take advantage of her gen.
crosby, though it was agreed that the
interest of the money should be largely
spent in the current expenses of the
| household.
Then they hurried to notify Mr..
Hardcastle of the singular windfall, in
4 the hope that the news would reach
Harry before he started for Europe, but
here they were disappointed.
Harry sailed on Wednesday. Your
communication so important that shall
be with YOU in few days to personally
discuss Matters" the genial old gentle.
man telegraphed.
And none was more pleased at Wan
da's good luck than George Arundel
He had been the first to congratulate
her and combat half-formed intention
to refuse the money, which in the first
surprise was seriously meditated.
Bladon was the only one who did MOI
seem quite satisfied with the situation
of affairs, or why did he mutter SO mo
rosely to himself one day when he was
smoking his pipe under the apple tree
$50 that's what that lawyer chaI
come down from New York about IT.,
the first secret you ever kept from me
Master George, and don't think the
better of you for it. 'Taint so much tn,
money-what's ten Thousand dollars tx
him if he had his rights-but it's tn,
keeping it back from me that hurts
Then to hear them girls talk of tn,
lass relations getting a streak O. con
science an Master George sitting by a
demure as cat by a cream bowl-Lord
it's enough to make a sitting-he
laugh