Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-21

John Allalre. She was one of those women
who force you to take second look at them,
and before her marriage Molly had Justly
been reputed as one of San Diego's beautiful
daughters--a genuine compliment, inasmuch
as beauty is no rare thing in this part of the
world
She was nothing of trifer; on the con-
trary, rather deliberate, endowed with good
sense and bright mind-morai qualities
which marriage would very certainly bring
to greater development. Yes, under cir
cumstances of whatsoever gravity, once
Mrs. John Allaire, Molly would never fail
to do her duty. She had faced the problem
of existence frankly and honestly; her
views were not the result of any deceptive
prism, She was woman of lofty soul and
strong will. The love which her husband
would inspire in her would only serve to in
crease her devotion to her duty, and if ne
cessity demanded it-and this assertion as
applied to Mrs. Allaire is something more
than mere wordy commonplace-she would
lay down her life for her husband as he
would his for her and they both would
theirs for their child, They worshiped
this infant son who had Just learned to lisp
the word papa at the moment when the
young captain was parting. with him and
his mother In feature little Walt resem-
bled his father very strongly; but in his
brilliant coloring favored his mother. Ro-
bustly built, there would be no cause to dread
the diseases of childhood. Besides would
not the most watchful care attend him at
every step?
With what dreams Of happiness for this
little creature just budding into life had
the imaginations of these prarents already
stored the futurel Assuredly Mrs. Allaire
would have been the happiest of women if
her husband had been in a position to
abandon a calling whose greatest drawback
was that it kept them separated. But how
would it have been possible for her to
interfere when the command of the Dead
naught was offered him? Was it not i'm
perative that he should provide for the
necessities Of the household, lay up store
for family which would be pretty sure to
increase? As for Molly's little fortune, it
only yielded her comfortable allowance of
pin money. At this conjuncture of circum-
stances it was natural that Allaire's thoughts
should turn to the fortune which his wife's
uncle would leave to her, for nothing save
the happening Of something extremely
untoward and improbable would defeat this
inheritance. Edward Manson's age was
three score and Molly was his only heir, for
Molly's cousin, Kate Barker, belonged to the
maternal branck of the family and there
was no tie of consanguinity between her
and Edward Manson.
Therefore, was it safe to predict that
Molly would be rich woman, but 10, yes,
&c years might go by before her uncle's de-
cease would put her in possession of this
property. Hence the present condition of
affairs, to say nothing of the future. called
upon John Allaire to bestir himself, and in
the choice of employers none in his mind
was entitled to precedence over Andrew
Holhster, especially as the house had guar
anteed to Captain Allaire an interest in the
ventures of the Dreadnaught. There was,
therefore, good reason to assume-now that
Allaire was enacting the double role of sea-
man and trader-that his labors would re-
suit in amassing competence while he was
waiting for the last will and testament of
Edward Manson to become operative.
One word concerning this most American
of Americans: He was brother of Molly's
father, John Manson, and consequently the
own uncle of the young girl who had mar
ried John Allaire. 1t was Molly's father
Edwards senior by five or six years-who
had, so to express it, raised him, for
their parents had died young, and Manson
the younger had always sought both by
affection and gratitude to repay the debt.
Fortune had favored him and he had
reached the wished for goal, while the elder
brother had gone astray in the side paths |
While his successful speculations and enter |
prises in clearing and opening vast tracts of |
wild land in Tennessee had separated the |
two brothers, for Molly's father had re-
manned in New York, yet they had fire. |
quently exchanged letters Upon the death |
of Molly's mother, her father had taken up |
a permanent residence in San Diego, his |
wife's birthplace, and had died there about |
the time that Molly's ma arriage with John |
Allaire had been decided upon. The SOL |
emnization of the marriage had taken place |
q few months after his death, and the young
couple had begun life with no other in |
vested funds than the slender fortune left
by the elder Manson.
Somewhat later letter from her uncle
had reached San Diego, addressed to Molly
Allaire. 1t was the first he had ever written
to his niece and was destined to be the last.
This communication, which will be found
TO be as concise in construction as it is
practical ID tone, read as follows:
my dear Molly-Although you and
i've at great distance from each other and
although have never seen you, yet don't
orget that you are my niece, brother Toms
'nly child. If have never seen you, it is
imply because Tom and didn't meet after
ie got married, and because 1 live in the
,Itreme western portion of Tennessee and
you live in San Diego. Now, it's several
thousand miles from Tennessee to Cali
ornia and it wouldn't be at all convenient
or me to make that journey. Therefore, if
would be difficult matter for me to go
o see you it would be still more difficult
natter for you to come to see me, so pray
Lon't think of it.
The fact is Molly, Tn an olfbear of an
melee not one Of those North American