Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-11-21
Respectfully. etc. etc.


Nora thoughtfully.
Yes, dear. Whyf"
The rent must be paid on Friday
mustn't it?n
Yes, and don't know how shal
ever pay it, for Mrs. Simms nor Mrs.
Thomas have either paid me, and wa.
depending ON that. The wood and cca
are out, too. Oh, what shall Idol Ilos
shall l get along?"
Nora thought for minute.
Il know, Auntie, y she said presently.
You, Nora?" and Catharine did no
laugh, for she knew God often put =
great deal of wisdom in the heads of it'll,
girls 12 years old, and Nora looked SO
earnest; but she did at the answer" ge
married 4"
! ~Nora."
-Why, yes, Auntie. you amt old and
~Thiry-three next month, Nora
Catharine suggested.
That amt old.
well. Nora, it takes two to get mar,
ried. You will have to think of some,
thing else.
Nora pondered.
Il know, Auntie."
"Well?"
Write a story" was the somewhat
more feasible advice.
| I've had enough of stories, Nora. But
what do you want me TO writer"
"a Thanksgiving story. 1t amt toe
late, is it?"
i Il guess not. What about2' said
| Catharine.
well, began Nora, "about nice
lady who adopts little orphan girl The
lady teaches music. They get very poor.
and don't know how to pay their rent
and buy wood and coal"
Now Nora. that sounds too much like
US"
Well, s'posin' it does. Nobody II
know it's us. And" she continued, at
is most Thanksgiving Day. The teacher
goes to get her pay for teaching, and the
| lady that owes her asks her into the sit.
! ting room, and when the teacher goes in
there 10 a gentleman sitting before the
fire. He asks the teacher if she adopted
little girl named So-and-So, and she
says yes and-well-come to find out,
somebody has left the little girl heap Of
money-oh. ever so much, about $l00'
-and the gentleman falls in love with
the teacher and they marry and the little
| girl gives them all her money, and they
/ all have nice Thanksgiving Day. Now,
amt that nice story, Auntie, and Nora
drew long breath.
First rate, Nora. But It will not ba
me writing the story, so you must sigI
your name to it, said Catharine.
well, will, Nora said. @Write it. :
| So, long after Nora was in bed and
sound asleep, Catharine sat by the fire,
and her pen fairly few as she wrote a
story, using the plan Nora had made i;
was after midnight when she wrote tho
last sentence and corrected the story.
1t isn't . bad story, after all. To.
morrow / shall copy it and send it Off
not that expect anything from it, bul
just to please Nora
1t was not showing the next morning,
but the snow on the ground was over a
foot deep. Before she went to the village
Catharine copied the story, then read il
to Nora, and got it ready to send off to
the publishers.
| When she was dressed and had warmed
herself thoroughly she started for the
village, hoping and praying that Mrs.
| Thomas and Mrs. Simms would pay her.
She called first at Mrs. Thomass. That
lady was out, but had left Catharine's
money with the servant. How tightly
Catharine held the four dollars in her
hand, as if she feared some one might
take it from her.
She hurried on to Mrs. Simms's, stop
| ping at the postoffice to mail the story.
Mrs. Simms met Catharine at the door.
@Come right in, Miss Cooper, she said,
Sand warm yourself
No, thank you, have nottime, was
Catharine's reply.
Yes, yes, come ini Ny pocketbook is
upstairs, and you won't lose any more
time by warming yourself while yon
wait than by standing here in the cold
So Catharine went in.
"Come into the sitting room, and she
led her to seat by the fire. A gentle
man in dressing gown and slippers sat in
a large easy chair, reading and smoking.
He arose and put the cigar on the mantel-
piece when Catharine entered.
Miss Cooper, said Mrs. Simns, per
init me to present my husbands brother,
blr. Howard Simms."
Catharins bowed, and Mr.. Simms said
81 am very glad, indeed, to meet you,
Miss Cooper, Cooper-is your given name
Catharine? Pardon my asking, but !
am very much interested in that name. "
He was so handsome, and his manner
was so free that Catharine did not feel
shy and awkward as she usually did be-
fore strangers, especially gentlemen.
= 1t is, SIR" she replied, wondering
what he knew about her, and why he
was interested In her name.
Have you little girl named Nora
Lynne living with your"
YES, sir-my adopted niece, said
Catharine.
You are the very person I came here
to see. lam alawyer. aud have in charge
a will"
Catharine held her breath. Could ii
be possible that the story Nora had
planned could come true as Nora was
wont to say.
by which, if she be the proper one,
which do not doubt she is, continued
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