The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23

been hastv-too hasty-but there WAS
no turning back now. She had burned
her bridges, and, besides, had ever a
Lovedale retraced a step once taken
No. And she held her pretty nose a
little higher and tried 10 look haughtily
don 't-care-ish, all the time feeling very
miserable, indeed.
And Mr.. Hicks BROWNE He was
working away as though fighting time.
lie never gave himself moment, if he
could help il, for thought Not word
had passed between him and member
of the Lovedalc family since the day
his wife had flung herself ont of the
house and returned TO her parents. lie
heard She had gone west for divorce,
and IL made him vince, but he shut his
mouth more tightly and went at his
work still harder. There were times
when he had to think, and they were
not pleasant times. There was one in
particular. y few months before he
had begun To build, unknown to his wife,
Ii handsome new house in her favoritc
suburb-and the time came for him 10
occupy il, and she was not there to en-
JOY it, His younger sister, an orphan.
who had Just finished school and had
come To live with him, was delighted
with everything. She ran all over the
house, fairly gushing with pleasure,
and did not know that her brother, sit
ting amid the confusion of furniture in
the front hall, was thinking Of how
much some one else would have been
pleased. And there Were two big tear
on his checks when he rememb bered
himself and arose To Superintend the
work of arranging furniture.
Every body who reads the papers re-
members the HiclIS-Brown divorce trial
how the defendant paid no attention
to the suit; how the judge, in granting
a decree without alimony. scored the
fair plaintiff for seeking a divorce ON
such trivial grounds, and assured her
that he allowed a decree only because
it was plain to be seen that il was
case of incompatibility; and how, two
days after receiving her decree, the
plaintiff left suddenly, and everybody
said: Il told you sol knew she'd 90
as soon aS she got it..
But everybody does not know that
the reason she left 50 suddenly was that
she received a telegram announcing her
fathers death, or that when She reached
home she found that he had died
bankrupt.
Il.
ached with the longing to go To her aid
and then the Hiclls-B Brown pride
came to the surface, and his heart
hardened with a cold snap, and he bent
himself to his work harder than ever.
One morning, As he rode into town,
Henry Hiclls-Brown was thinking how
lonely his sister must be, sonnet mes,
out there in that slow little suburb. and
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thought, its the very thing. There
are lots of nice girls who would jump
at the chance to be companion TO So
Jolly girl a. Lottie." And he stopped
at the Sol office and left Want adj
vertisement, which stated that a young
lady desired a companion who was able
to speak French and possessed suudry
other accomplishments; must furnish
best references; would receive liberal
salary, etc. Apply in person 1T resi-
dencc, No. - Grove street"
Mabel IIicks-Brown, discussing way,
and means with her mother at their
siimly furnished breakfast table next
morning, saw this advertisement. ITS
the very thing, mamma, and I'm going
to see about ii to-day. Something must
be done, and I'm the one To do it, So"
But, Mabel, it seems so-so-why,
the idea Of"
There, there's no use SAYING z word.
mamma. We can't be choosers any
more And so il was settled
At four o'clock that afternoon Mabel
IIicks-Brown rang the door of the house
! in Grove street, indicated in the adver-
| tiscmcut, and was admitted by u trim
maid, who seemed to know her errand,
and ushered her into a pretty drawing
room on the right.
Somehow the room had a familiar
/ look. At least, there were things in it
! that seemed familiar. That picture in
! the dark corner-She must have seen it
| before. She rose to look at il, and As
| she did so, some one came hurricdly
| iato the room. Turning. she stood face
| TO face with Henry Hicks Brown.
For Il full half minute they stood
| staring at each other, stunned. Then
| Mabel, weak from the strain Of the
| weeks and months Just passed, gave Il
/ ShuddcrinG sob and sank To the floor.
Ten minutes later She found herself
| upon the divan IN the corner, with =
| pair OF strong arms about her and u
| very dear face close to her own, while
! deep, trcmulouS voice whispered:
| Mabel. can't we-can'J we make it all
! up? Tcll me, little girl"
! She told him right then and there;
} and. half an hour after that, they stood
! in the study OF the parsonage close by
: -IIiclls-Br would have il so-for
all the world like pair of elopers, and
! what had taken nearly five months To
, unite was rcticd in five minutes.
| AuI that was the real end of the Gel
| ebrated lIiclSS-Brown divorce case-the
! part that only small minority of the
rwspapcr-rcadinG public knows about.
! R. l.. ketchum, in san Francisco
| Argonaut.