The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-01

tattered and soied volumes, looked them
| over carefully, and then gave low whistle.
"Iu call Mr.. D" he said; he VIII
| settle with YOU"
MIR. D in due time made his appearagc &c
and then submitted the books TO careful
scrutiny.
! length, where did you get these DOCKS
THEY we're left to me by my uncle, said
| Cissy, simply.
"What-Mr James Matterley?"
"Ies." replied Cissy, "Uut how'd you
know his namp2'
How do know % exclaimed the dealer.
! "Why. your uncle and l are old friends.
I He was the pOsSessOr Of these books Tor
many years, and there are none like them
in the whole world. They are worth 920oO''
Two thousand pounds echoed Clssy,
quite amazed.
YES, e3000 to you. that IS to say"
"Aud what are they worth 10 your
asked CiSSy.
The dealer looked wise. a little more,
perhaps" he said. "0u, / want you 10 sell
them To ne because l will deal fairly with
Won. another man might cheat yOu. II
You Gaze to clInch the agreement l viii give
you check Tonight. Let me see going
out # the room, your name Is Miss john
son. is Il n0t?'
Miss Johnson" repeated weak and
feyerI,h voice from an inner room. " Miss
J0hnsgn-CIsSy J8hns0n-Cissy-mY ClsSy!
Ha, hal Make my fortune. ELI? And then,
then ask for her, ell? Ha, La! Sweet little
Cissy!'
Tie dealer came back and hurriedly shut
the door after him.
PRAY don't miud him." he said to CisSy !;
its poor young fellow who fell down out
side my shop last night. He seemed so
gentlemanly that instead of letting them
take him 10 the hospital l had him brought
in here. He has been deliri0us ever since.
and has talked all manner of rubbish. But
what IS the matter, Miss JOhnsOn?'
know him, she gasped. lake me
to him. He is Mr.. Matterley's nephew,
and We have heard nothing OF him for SIX
months"
1t was, indeed Richard Cranston. Pale,
worn aud suffering, reduced almost TO q
skeleton; haggard and feYeriSh though be
was, Cis>y recognized her lover.
lie did not recognize her. He was quite
dellTlouS, and for weeks Cissy watched by
him, and under her tender care aud the care
Of tie old hOusekeepeT from Madderly place,
the young man slowly recovered his WOnted
health and strength.
At last Dick Mas abe TO tell his sweet
heart his story. Il was short and soon told
lie had been painting one day IN a very
lonely spot when he was suddenly attacked
by band These stunned him and robbed
him OF everything he HAD except his paints.
When he revived it was only TO wander
about In q ptnnileSS condition, which
brought an illness when laid him al death 5
door He was nursed through It by some
honest peasants, with whom, when he re-
covered, lie lett lis paints as part IemuueT-
alton.
Then he struggled on. begging his bread,
through Germany and France TO the sea-
coast. A cgmVaS-lOuate skipper had brought
him across the channel 20 Dover, and he
tIamped 10 London but tie fatigue aud toll
be ad gone through proved too much for
nim, aud he fell down SenSeleSS outside this
very booksellers shop.
And your picture?' asked CisSy, when
Dick Eaj finished.
That l dispatched three months after I
left Eng and l never heard how il Jared.
was desperate and sent it eft without the
slightest hope OF lis being hung, and ac-
c0Tding TO what you've told NE it has been
hung and a purchaser been found"
ut has, You dear, clever Dick" said
C.soy; cit IS a Beautiful picture, and lot
OF people wanted 10 order some Ike it, only
no one knew where you were or what had
become Of YOU"
But its all right now" said Dick. smil-
ing, and as soon as ever I'm strong again
We viii be married and g to the Rhine for
cur honeymoon. 1 should like 10 reward
those good peasants"
All happened as the young lovers wished.
Dick was at first for keeping the valuable
old volumes, but the bO0k-Sel. er who would
have purchased from CiSSy. and had tended
/ DICK 10 his hour OF need, looked SO sorrow
fm when he heard If it that the happy
couple made him present Of them.
And now the c0mpOneuts Of Uncle Jim's
Legacy are fingered and scrutiuzed by
every blbLomanlac whom The happy dealer
can trust with fHam.-Ey