Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-03-02

find out all the advantages of living in
wide sphere. And you will have me
to teach You everything"
Olive drew a long breath. She would
have given anything for the power of
glancing up into his face with her old
frank smile the smile that he had
scared away. She could only murmur
something which was drowned in the
rattle of the cab, and he thought again
how dull and commonplace she had
grown.
1t was well that the drive was not
long, for it was becoming intolerable
to them both. The Gathering cab
stopped at last in the middle of n
crowded thoroughfare, and Michael
told her that this was the Strand and
here was Uncle Wakes shop.
Out of the shop door bolted an eager
lad, head foremost, and received Olives
box upon his willing back. She her
self seemed to stumble blindly after
him into place that was den of
darkness; but from the gloom came n
mans CHEEKY voice, full and deep.
$50 this is my niece, Olive" it said.
You are very welcome, my dear. We
want somebody young here to keep us
from getting old,'
''She's come too late for that" sighed
another voice, thin and melancholy.
1--WE are old already, Samuel, and you
know it well enough"
81 won't admit it for n moment" the
first speaker replied. Nothing ages
people more than talking about their
age"
"Oh, Samuel We ought willingly to
acknowledge the days of the wears of
our pilgrimage, even if we call them
few and evil, as the patriarch Jacob
did"
Jacob was always fond of running
| himself down; but he feathercd his
nest well, and that's thing that |
! never could do. Olive, my dear, your
uncle can't feast you on the fat of the
land, but he can give you plenty of
| love"
Never did any promise seem sweetcr
to famished heart. In an instant
Olive forgot her shyness and made
straight for the large substantial figure
which was now becoming visible Her
eyes were getting accustomed to the
7 twilight of the room behind the shop.
and she had returned Uncle Wakes
hearty kiss and was clinging 10 him,
when some one lighted a lamp. Then
a bright clear light illumined the little
| parlor, and She saw the gray head and
| kindly face of the bookseller.
| He was an ample man. Nature. when
\ she fashioned him, had not been stintcd
for material: he had large body, and
his head and face were large, too. The
thick gray hair looked like n mop OF
short curls, keen gray eyes twinllcd
/ good-humorcdly under shaggy eve4
brows, and the wcll-cut mouth and
chin denoted iirmncss and good sense.
I Any physiognomist would have said
that it was the face of man who was
sure TO succeed in life; but as regarded
worldly gains. Samuel Wake was decid-
| cdly an unqucstionablc failure. lie
| had had his chances and had been
master OF % shop and business OF his
own, and get here lac was nj sixty
I eight iu the position Of a servant. talk
ing care of another mans shop and sell
| ling another mans goods II was no
wonder Il Michael. I'm his cncrgctic
struggle 60 get 90 the front. looked back
I sometimes with quiet contempt on Sam
ucl Wake.
There's "a look OF my poor Ruth
about rou," he said; and the deep voice
softcncd as old memories came back.
II know why they call you Olive. IL was
your grandmothcrs name You never
saw her, but I know her we'll I'm
glad they have given her name to you.
my child. for hers was % spirit Of
peace
Mrs. Wake was woman Of fra .ile
md shadowy aspect When she was
young she must have been fair ard
slender like an elm mpidcn. with %
kind Of moonlight prettincss Of her
own; but now She was So white and
wan chat you almost expected her 10
vanish. shc always wore % shawl and
largo ranpclcss cap. and there was.
meyer aav t.uch ~ decided color about
her drr Eecn hey voice was faint
and t'in and acc-cd Co couc from %
long way oil; and altogether shc ,ya.
such o shade that there was not enough
If her 10 Doc loved. You might like her
and regard her Us sort Of harmless
ghost, who wandered about the house
and walled fccbly over the shorten.
ings of humanity
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