Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-09-10

Miss Hllda dearly loved a good novel.
while her own eyes would allow but
very little reading.
The DAYS flew by rapidly. and eight
months OF DR.. Thorman's absence bad
passed. when suddenly Daisy Cassiday
left her aunt--just one day before the
doctor came on flying visit to sunny
slope and returned 10 the city. For
nearly three months Miss Hilda was.
indeed, alone mourning for her niece.
fretting for her nephew. until tele-
gram was sent to him Dy tho physician
who had taken DIR. Thorman's practice
when he went away:
Miss Cassiday is dangerously i'll.
Come as soon as possible"
Dangerously, fatally III, the old lady
lay. but perfectly conscious.
You will stay, HarryP" she said, as
he bent over her.
"Yesl will not leave you again"
And by and by--you will find
Daisy. | have left her Sunnyslope and
half my money Harry, she is the
dearest child in the world, gentle.
loving, and dutiful."
But why is she not herep Surely.
you need her now"
Il sent her away. was just an old
idiot. Harry. ! tried to make her
promise to marry you"
Good graciousl" interrupted the
doctor.
Yes. see how silly was. But |
was sure you would love her when YOU
saw her. Aud she is engaged to the
teacher of drawing at Mrs. Moran's.
Che ehfpIa ha Il ...I..
will make n name II he can earn money
enough to have time to paint. just
now he is making bare living for
one as a drawing-teacher / showed
her the folly of such an engagement.
told her all your perfections and
your prospects es my heir. She was
Ms firm as rock. She loved this
drawing-toacher, and he loved her.
Then / grew angry and told her to
choose between giving him up and leav-
ing the house. promising to cut her
out Of my will. She left the house.
Oh, Harry. | did not think she would
90. She wrote me the sweetest letter.
thanking me for all had done for her.
assuring me of her love, aud went
away"
Suppose advertise that you are i'll
and wish to see her"
DO so. Oh. IL she was here now To
love me and nurse nie as know she
would To-day. Harry. Send the
advertisement to the paper to-day"
DIR. Thorman promised to do so, aud
kept his word. Every day for month
the appeal to Daisy appeared in
three leading papers. but no answer
came to the dying woman. Then
there was parting between Miss
Hilda aud the nephew who had been
like a son to her, funeral. aud Sunny
slope was closed, to wait for the heir
ess.
Five years had passed since Miss
Hilda's death, when. one morning.
Dr.. Thorman was called in consulia-
tion by another physician, over a little
child afflicted with some mysterious
complaint
The mother is n widow. "a music
teacher DIR. Bryne told DIR. Thor
man. "and has lost one child. an in-
fant, since her husband died She has
IA hard struggle. for she is not very
brave and patient. Here we are"
At the very top floor of tall tone
ment house, they entered a small room
poorly furnished, but neatly kept in
order.
A pale sweet-faced woman was seat
ed by the fire. holding a child of three
years old upon her lap.
"Mrs. Morris" DE-. Byrne said. "this
Is the physician promised would call
to-day to see Freddie"
The child opened his eyes as ne
heard his name, and the examination
was made. resulting in more encour-
agemcnt than had before been given
TO the mother.
For three days the two physicians
called together. and each day DIR.
Thorman was more impressed by the
quiet patience, the deep tenderness of
the young mother, more pained bv
the evident poverty she was suffering
from.
1t was in the evening of the fourth
day that DIR. Thornau received a note
from DIR. Byrne. asking hin 20 efls on
Mrs. Morris. as he was i&iained else
where. "a
Tho door of the room stood open
~hehilr. rhorman reached the land
Ing. and Freddy was sleeping. The
Light 10 the room was very dim, and
Mrs. Morris, seated with her back to
the door, was playing Patience" DIR.
Thorman could see the cards as she
put them. one by one, upon the child's
low bed. Kings in the center! She
was playing the game he had invented
for his aunt Hida! He stepped softly
inside the room. watched the cards
until he was sure there was no mis-
take, and then raped lightly on the
door
Mrs. Morris rose quickly.
"A silly pastime, doctor?n she asked.
there is not light enough to work.
and ! was trying to recall an old game
Of Patience. "
Aunt Hilta's gamePn
You knew Aunt HildaPn
81 am Henry Thorman. / do not
believe DIR. Byrne ever mentioned my
name. But you are surely my cousin,
Daisy CassidyPn
Yes. am your cousin"
And you will come home with me.
My wife is as eager to lind YOU as !
have been. and Freddie needs many
things ! have not ventured to order
here. Now. you can give him all he
needs. aud In a mouth more when
warm weather comes. you can give
him the pure country air of sunny
slope. your inheritance.
Mine! Sunnyslopel Is Aunt Hilda
dcad?"
Five years ago, aud she left you
Sunnyslope and thousand pounds
year She repcnted deeply sending
you away, Daisy, and | may tell you
now her matchmaking scheme could
never have troubled you again. as my
heart had gone out OF my Keeping
So, into the sorrowiul troubled life !