Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-16
MARGIE'S FORTUNE.
BY Georgia d. RunyaD.


| first saw her at the Boston Nor
NAL School. She looked so like baby
beside the young women and menwho
were preparing themselves for
teachers that l inquired the chi!d's
name. They told me she vas
Margery Glenn; that she was l6,
though she looked two years younger,
and that she had sad history. Her
father was handsome Archie Glenn,
youngest son Of Lord Glenderry,
Donegal, Ireland. He was reckless
and dissolute and forced at length to
flee to America, where he found
employment as horse trainer, and
year later married with the daughter
of his employer, Margaret Graham.
Pretty Margaret's enchantment for
the gallant young lrishman vanished
with the first year ofher married life,
but she clung to him through all the
vicissltudes which may befall pro-
fessional turfman for teas years.
Then YEARLY she lay down and closed
her sweet brown eyes forever Archie
was stricken with remorse. >He pro-
missed reform and that he would make
wee S-year-old Margie a lady. The
Grahams wanted to keep the child,
but he demanded her and Margie
went with him. So they re-
lucantly gave her up and he carried
her away, and for time took good
care of her. But longing for the
old, restless life came over him, and
he dragged the child from race course
to race course with him, till hearing
some rough remarks about the child
by his quandum friends, a sense of
decency came to him, and he inquired
for a cheap boarding school. The
Bolton School was recommended, for
tuition was only $40 a year, and
board could be had at Sl.25 week.
So she was placed there and became
the pet of the school. She was dash
ing, everybody.said, sweet-tempered
and gentle, with round, dimpled face
and brown eyes that laughed even
when the tears rolled down her cheeks
clear pink and a wealth of curly
brown hair, with CLINT of gold
in certain lights; delicate features, and
such a round, plump little form that
reminded one OF Raphaeps "Cherubs. >
For year and half the money
came regularly-then Margie fell
very i'll and two physicians stayed
beside her for two weeks. Her school
friends missed her. and when she be-
gan to convalsce so many dainties
were sent her by the mothers of the
resident scholars, that it was no won
der the bloom soon came back to the
pale cheeks, but she found herself
unequal to the hard tasks. She was
out of money, too, and wrote to her
father for funds to settle the ply
slcians bill. He was angry and called
her extravagant. (He had bet heavily
on the wrong horse.) Again she
wrote beseeching him for money to
pay her bills, and SIS beside, saying
She would never ask for any thing
again. The money came and Margie
said goodby to her school friends and
took the train for the city, where lived
some relatives; but, alas reverses had
come to them also, and she would moi
be a burden. She thought she could
do housework, but a very few days
convinced her of her folly. Then her
| friends found a home for her where
her duties were light and she could
still keep on with her studies. Hel
new friends prevailed on her to write
her uncle, Lord Glenderry, and en-
closed her photograph. Some weeks
later q draft for fl00 was sent her
with an urgent request to come to Ire
land at once where she would be adop
ted by the childless uncle. Dresses anc
all the paraphernalia that properly
belongs to young woman of ofpositior
we're speedily prepared for her, ane
her new friends accompanied her tx
New York and placed her in the carr
of the captain Of the City of Rome.
On board the boat was a party o
young Irishmen who had been "do
| ing' America--one was the elder sol
and heir Of Lord Kildare, who's.
estate joined that of the Glenderrys
The young man asked the captain TO
an introduction to Margie, who's
bonny face had charmed him. Some
times the course Of true love doe
run smooth, and within year man
Of the Bolton pupils received th
wedding cards Of Lord and Lad
Kildare, nee Margie Gnlen.