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


pieces boarded away for years. She
read aloud In a clear voice, pleaslngy,
without any effort at elecution, and
Miss Hilda dearly loved good novel,
while her own eyes would allow but
very little reading
The days flew by rapidly, and eight
months OF DIR. Thorman's absence had
passed. when suddenly Daisy Casslday
left her aunt--just Que day before the
doctor came on dying visit TO sunny
slope and returned TO tho city. For
nearly three months Miss Hilda was,
indeed, alone mourning for her niece.
frettng for her nephew until tele-
gram was sent to him BY the physician
who had taken Dir. Thormans practice
when he went away;
Miss Cassiday is dangerously ILL.,
Come as soon as possible"
Dangerously. fatally i'll, the old lady
lay, but perfectly conscious.
you will stay Harry" 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
uchItSl NultN III Aht NOAiNt EChNAof
loving, and dutifnl"
but why is she not hereP Surely,
you need her now"
II sent her away. / was just an old
idiot, Harry. ! tried to make her
promise to marry you
Good gracious!n interrupted the
doctor.
Yes see how silly was. But l
was sure YOU would love her when YOU
saw her. And she is engaged to the
teacher of drawing at Mrs. Moran's.
She thinks he is great artist who
will make II name If he can earn money
enough to have time to paint. Just
now he is making a bare living for
one as a drawing-teaeher showed
her the folly of such an engagement.
told her all your perfections and
your prospects as my heir. She was
MS firm as rock. She loved this
drawing-teacher 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, and went
away"
Suppose advertise that you are i'll
and wish to see her.
DO so. Oh, if she was here now to
love me aud nurse me as know she
would To-day, Harry. Send the
advertisement to the paper to-day"
Dr. Thorman promised TO do so, and
kept his word Every day for a 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 and the nephew who had been
like a son to her, a 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 consulta-
tion by another physician, over little
child afflicted with some mysterious
complaint
"The mother is widow. music
teaoher,n DR. Bryne tod DR.. Thor
man. "and has lost one child an in
fant. since her husband died She has
a hard struggle, for she is not very
brave and patient Here we are
At the very top loor of a tall tene-
ment house. they entered a small room,
poorly furnished, but neatly kept in
order.
A pale sweet-faced woman was scat
ed by the fire holding child of three
years old upon her lap
Mrs. Morris DR. 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-
agement than had before been given
To the mother.
For three days the two physicians
called together aud each day DIR. |
Thorman was more impressed by the
quiet patience the deep tenderness of |
the young mother more panied by |
the evident poverty she was suffering |
from.
1t was in the evening of the fourth |
day that DR.. Thorman received note /
from DR.. Byrne, asking him to call ou
Mrs Morris. as he was detained else
where.
Tho door of the room stood open
when DR.. Thorman reached the land
Ing. and Freddy was sleeping. The
light in the room was very dim. and
Mrs. Morris seated with her back to
the door was playing Patience. DR..
Thorman could see the cards as she
put them. one by one, upon the child's
low bed. Kings in the centerl She
was playing the game he had invented
for his aunt Hildal He stepped softly
inside the room, watched the cards
until he was sure there was no mis-
take, aud then raped lightly on the
door
Mrs Morris rose quickly.
"A silly pastime. doctorPn she asked.
there is not light enough to work.
and | was trying to recall an old game
Of Patience. ~
Aunt Hldas gameP"
You knew Aunt Hilda?"
Il am Henry Thorman. do not
believe DR.. Byrne ever mentioned my
name. But YOU are surely my cousin,
Daisy Cassidy"
Yes. am your cousin"
W. WIZ NNiilt HNlllt Win me.
MY wife is rs eager to find YOU as
have been. aud Freddie needs many
things | have not ventured to order
here. Now, you can give him all he
needs. and ia a month more. when
warm weather comes, you can give
him the pure country air of sunny
slope. your inheritance"
Mine! Sunnyslopel Is Aunt Hilda
dead?n
Five years ago. and she left YOU
and thousand pounds
year She repentcd deeply sending
you away Daisy. aud | 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 sorrowful troubled life
there came prosperity and happiness
DIR. Thorman's bright little wife
gave his cousin a sisters greeting and
affection, and Freddie recovered rapid
ly. with the added happiness OF two
cousins for paymatcs.