Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-28

DEAnrsr tA1firR--You don't understand
my dear John. Aunt Clara docs. Toisivo ns
and VIC will ho 80 devoted to you all OUT lives.
Ever your loyingcst LILY CLARE.
From Rob;
Dr,n prrn- n was The telescope. NOBODY
could hn,o hCucd o. son iuyn gnined
daughter iu my darling Lou. Forgive o.. and
wen DO home foon. There's 90 30 uu occnlin-
tion noxt MONTH You would not have us miss
80 Your loying arn Roman
Tho captain shut himself IN his room
after this for whole day. and though
Mrs. Banks tcarfuliy tempted him with
corn frit.crs ard peach pic no remained
silent aud invisible.
iBitmnrtied they arey' Gnid Mike.
"Surc knowcd twud como ike that.
Folks always marry phin there's u 'ell.
hiscup in the house. cud have told ye
that long since. Biddy. me darlint, Sc
cant help yerself, so now let mo spake
TO the pras,e. and you tell tho misius."
ihcn II was Mrs. Banks turn to Ia.
inent. "Biddy, you've been with me
ten years. and you said you mover would
marry, and Mike 10 the uglicst'----
"aavin your presence, Nom, Moiko'a
tho smartest boy l liver did see, only
nivcr knowed II till no talked 20 fine
about tho tollhiscup, an tho neblars, an
the comics-an he has n chance TO be
partner In q livery stable, an he's spoke
for nato littlo house bcyont-an I'm
iorry to lavc yc, said Bridget, begin.
ming TO whimpor. Daughters and sons
may clopo and mothers can endure the
blow, but when the Hutocrnt Of the
kitchen resigns tho household totters TO
its foundation. Mrs. Banks sat on the
stairs and wept.
The captain camo suddenly out OF his
study and sat beside her. "it's no use
crying, Bees" hc said, putting his arm
around her. "ryc sworn myself clean
out, and thon-I found these kilograms
on my desk. Blnmo mo for II ALL"
His wife refused 10 do anything but
kiss him, and then the subduod old fell
low had to inform her that owing to his
neglect Of insurance some houses ON
which he depended for much Of his In
como wcro total los by FRO tho night
before, md that owing TO his neglect of
Bixby's advice 20 investigate tho estate
of n certain bank In which hc had in
vested tho bull; Of hia savings he had
lost nearly every dollar.
This Lass blow acted as a counlcrbal.
ance. Mrs. Banks braccd up and de.
clared she would enjoy being downright
poor, for sho would have to do her own
cooking now at amy rate, since she never
could replace Bridget, and besides they
never had boon very rich, 30 II was not
great fall
"lts all my fault, Bess. I've been 70
absorbed in that telescope for tho last
seven months that I've been blind 10 cv.
crything else. Perhaps II | had seen
that loyo affair coming on l would not
have been 30 hard on Lily. Shall we
write to thoiny
And Rohg' asked tho mother.
ayes, Rob. Of course. / don't worry
about him; no has my business head
oh, tho dickVns-l mean tho head had
before that COMPOUNDED telescope camo
hcrC-aud Lou Is q good girl. You writ,
to them ind toll them I'm POOR old
bcggar, and tho game 10 all in THEN
hands,
Whatever Mrs. Banks wrote, 1t
brought homo speedily four happy
young people, who hung over tho cap.
tain's chair and told him no was dear
pct. and brick, and the dearest man
and sure to DO ON his feet again in no
time.
my dear father" said John WHOM The
women had gono mp stairs aud lao and
Rob were placilly smoking GU either
side Of tho captain, II learned OF the
probable failure of Clark 81 Co. the day
before proposed to Lily in tho summer
house. you know, and | wanted to make
sure OF my dearest love or should have
spoken 10 youth But | could not tell
you wanted your daughter to marry
me because you were ON the verge Of
bankruptcy, and you know the general
impression was chat you were very rich,
and was fortune huntor.'
IAN stuff | never was rich. Have
we lived like rich people; No; 1t was
nothing but that telescope that did 1t;
people thought | bought Il. never was
rich until now" Aud the captain laid a
hand on the shoulder Of each Of his sons,
So the domestic solar syst m was once
| IlNAh t'A'hNt hhN aAt wv fanny NJ Vic.
mats villa had TO work hard and econ
omizo closely for many long months bo-
fore the fallen fortunes were at oil re-.
stored. The telescope was sold ut u good
price and the observatory" except ON
dusty wnshdAys, is as before the pilot.
house" and the smoking room" and oc.
casionally the nursery" The telescope,
however, is still watching over the dos.
TIMES Of tho Banks family, for 1t was
sold to the academy which Frank and
Bess attend, and they may be heard
from nezt. --E. Muller in Pittsburg Dul.
letin.