Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-11-24
"And what of thisp" questioned Dr.
GRAY, passing ON To the next hn,,na

such yellow house!'' she declared.
Thus uncle and niece passed FROM.
street to street, laughing merrily an
they went, at their own little iokes
and criticisms. In her desire to know
whether or not she had passed ttas
house her uncle had chosen, Edna quitx.
forgot to look behind them for the staav
IN which her father and mother wer,e
to have followed with the baggage.
they had neared the end of the VIII
lage, and were at last approaching tfrr
sea, when Edna came to sudden half.
Eureka, l have found itg' she ex-
claimed. What a dear little housAs
And what funny name, The Water
Watch See, Uncle Gregory she
continued, excitedly, ''it is painted to
represent one of those curious blossoms
for which it is named. The wide
piazza represents the five-o'clocks and
is painted dark red, then the walls arr
the ten-o'clocks, and are colored m
shade lighter, of course, and the root
is the green umbrella-isn't it perfectp
All! this would be my choice for am
abode; but suppose it is private cot
tage, with sigh of regret. ''What
delightful view one must have, from
that deep piazza, of the ocean and lust
that stretch of sand where the old
wreck used to lie-the old wreck.
where we used to have the good long
talks. l almost feel that I cannot be
satisfied anywhere else, now that 1
have seen the Water-W Watch. Do Won
know l never hear that name, or see
the flower, without thinking of Agnes
White. suppose you have never
heard anything more of her, since she
left the hospital four years ago?"
But DIR. Gray did not heed this ques
ton. He was critically examining the
house, and, after a moments hesita-
ton, proposed that they should knock.
ut will do no harm to look at their
rooms" he said; land who knows but
that we may discover the witch"
And they did discover the witch-as
least Edna loves to say they did-for
their hands had not reached the door
before it flew open, and she bounded ont
to greet them. Yes, it was easier, Edna
declared, to believe that plump, rosy,
merry-looking girl witch, than to ac-
knowledge her to be Agnes White.
Yes, it was Agnes Whites pleasant
eyes which beamed upon her, and
Agnes Whites voice which cried iov-
fully:
"Oh, Miss Edna! how glad I am tsU
see you"
"can it be possible!' stammereH
Edna, amazed.
"Yes, it is, it isl am a-possibiE-
ity."
When the wonder of it all had woru
off little Agnes White told her story
"Oh! it has been so long to wait" sl1sa
said, 80 long that DR.. Gray has planned
this lovely surprise! You see the SUM
mer left the hospital you expected taa
come here for visit, and we had it all
arranged, the doctor and /. That wass
why did not write'to thank you for tha&
for which I never, never can expresM
enough gratitude" this with a SCH
which called the answering tears tr
Edna's eyes. 'Then you went to En-
rope instead-oh, but was disappoinf-
ed! DR.. Gray thought surely you would
come the next summer; but again yozn
failed US, and again and again, untI1
almost gave up hoping for your res-
turn
''And is it your uncle and aunt whae
keep this cottage?" asked Edna, eager
ly, when the other stopped for want oE
breath. =
eyes, yes, and all through the good
ness of the DOCTOR" There was but ouee
doctor in all the world to Agnes White
In such simple homage as this arg
sometimes paid for their
great knowledge and skill. sHs.
thought of it first. While I was at the
hospital, heard much talk of a com
Portable, CHEEKY, quiet place on the.
seashore, where people could go tH
rest and have good, wholesome food. Y
wrote Uncle Will about it, and how u
could help Aunt Jane, because / was
getting so strong, and how the doctcx-
thought he knew quite mum Der af
people who wanted just such place in
which to spend a few weeks. And
Uncle Will rented this cottage the very
day left the hospital-such glad
glad day!-and last year he bought it.
wanted it named The Edna,'" con-
fessed Agnes, with blush; 'but the
doctor said that would sound too much
like boat, and suggested instead that
it be called the 'Water-Watch.' l think
it nice name, don't you?" anxiously-
''Splendid!' was Edna's enthusiastic
reply. "Oh, if we were only going to
remain here!' she broke off with cry
of delight for at that instant she
caught glimpse of their trunks in the
hall, and drew her own conclusions
'The whole thing is just like fairy
tale, and you are the good fairy" she
cried, turning to find herself address
ing empty space; for her uncle had
slipped into the house at the beginning
of their conversation, as, of course, Ag--
nes was aware.
eyes, he is the best, the kindest, the
noblest man in the world" pronounced
Agnes White with solemn conviction
Every one in the hospital says so; they
just love him, one and all"
Involuntarily the girls eyes wan
dered to the beach, where the old
wreck once lay, half buried in sand,
where they had met for the first time