Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-28

make her so? The smile is coarse
one, and beg your pardon, Miss Bald
erstone."
"Then. can you explain to me how it
is SO quickly and certainly determined
that he left no will. for am sure he
never meant to leave her unprovided
for?''
ST can He carried with him will
properly drawn up leaving all of his
disposable property to this young Lady,
but he never signed It. On his death
bed he deplored this fact to the surgeon
of the Ninth regiment, who had been
summoned to attend him, and whose
testimony I have here. and it was
while this gentleman was hurrying to
the house of an English missionary to
secure his services as co-witness that
he breathed his last"
''Ah, the fatal blunderl But, surely,
Mr.. Colburn, the spirit, if not the letter,
of this document should be regarded.
It seems to me that his sisters treat
ment of the girl"
''Pardon me. Let us strip the story
of sentiment. Lady Scarborough and
Miss Grahame may have acted with re-
| entment-unnecessar harshly, as
L
anime the matter in their light. They
are neither of them wealthy. Their
brother is rich. He does not marry.
They naturally expect to inherit his
wealth. Suddenly they are told that
he, who has no heirs but them, has
taken a perfect stranger and, with ar.
bitrary disregard of thei~ claims, set
her above them. Would not even you,
who are SO generous, smart under such
an injustice?"
"You argue their cause WE'LL" Miss
Balderstone confessed, "but it is hard
on the unfortunate girl"
q SIT is. Believe me, my dear lady, my
heart bleeds for her; and even this very
morning my wife and were discussing
project for furthering her interests.
had intended communicating with you
to-day, but your opportune arrival oOvi-
ates that necessity"
ST am sure we shall be grateful for
any suggestions" the schoolmistress
said, little stiffly, for no woman likes
to be convinced against her wei, and
she had been obliged to acknowledge to
herself that her suspicious were utterly
groundless.
'.Well, it is this: Of course Miss
Miss-by the bye, did the young lady
adopt Lady Scarborough's suggestion Oh
assuming another name?''
! ''She did not" This very frigidly.
''Well, then, Miss Grahame-of course
| Miss Kate Grahame-under existing cir
cumstances must turn to profit the
many advantages she has enjoyed unde,
your roof and accept a position where
her talents will be appreciated"
Certainly, though there is no nee6
of hurry" @
''Well, oddly enough, an English lady
daughter of an old client of mine, i:
married and settled in Canada, and las
week my wife received letter from
her asking her to engage and send .ou
to her well-educated young lady tx
act in the capacity of companion. The
situation would be charming one, an(
the salary she offers is five hundred
dollars year, equivalent to about {
hundred guineas."
81 need hardly say that I accept sc
tempting an offer" Miss Balderstone
said gratefully, and went away with the
full belief that Mr.. Colburn was severa
degrees too good for this vale of tears
And that astute gentleman forthwith
telegraphed to George Archer, Hydera
bad, Hindustan: 1.-THE small piece O.
goods under orders for shipment to Can
ada"