The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-14

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| city.
We did not live in tho grand house
| then, but III II small one OF an old
fashioned street. There were five of
us Brandons, Jack, Nan, Helen, Cecil
aud I, Dorothy, large family to sup
port on the very modest income mother
derived from the property papa left
her. jack had brcn expected TO fol-
low pnpn's footsteps and study for the
ministry. but the life was not suited
TO his pushing, energetic nature. Poor
Jnckl lie hal hard struggle TO
bring mamma around TO his way
of thinking, but by-and-by she was
forced to yield ana allow him to aban.
don the idea of professional career
altogether.
lie had u great scheme for making
his fortune In the West, but II re-
quircd capital, aud we had very little
of that. Nevertheless, Jack would
not give up; the idea was good one,
aud sooner or later he could make ii
work, he declared.
The two other girls, Nan and Helen,
had their own congcnial tastes and
pursuits, and dorothy had my
separate life. | read and studied,
dreamed and planned, as every girl
will do, laughed at generally practical
Jack aud the girls, but always helped
aud encouraged by Jacks friend,
Philip llarcnuri.
II was strange that such strong
friendship should have grown between
us two, for Philip wa, much older
than |, practical, sensible man, aud |
was only Dorothy, the dreamer, as
they called me, n queer mixture of
sense and nonsense, childish impul-
sivcness aud girlish fancics. Yet he
always sympathizcd with me, always
drew me on to tell him oil my fancics.
lie was Dorothy's friend truly-in
those days lcforc the change which
altered all our lives.
Mammals uncle, an old man who
hated my father because he was a
Clergyman, "a creature of ideals, with
no practical ability" as he character
lied him, and who, since papu's death,
had paid very little attention to us,
died aud left his entire fortune to me
TO me, Dorothy Brandon.
Why not to Jack, who needed it so
much? Why impose such a crushing
responsibility upon me? II was
strange to find myself risen from in-
significant Dorothy to "A person of sub
stance, aud | confess that mt first |
felt miscrably nervous and frightened,
instead of pleased at the prospect of
my good fortune. IL was useless to
attempt to shift any OF the weight of
responsibility to Jack's shoulders, for
beyond moderate sum to enable him
to develop his cherished schemes he
would have nothing to do with my
money.
But mamma and the girls were ra-
diantly happy. They didn't feel their
dignity impaired, as Jack did, because
the money happened to be left to me,
aud when mamma saw my perplcXity
she wisely undertook to help her bur-
dencd daughter.
But another thing troubled me
greatly. Philip was 50 changed. The
first time he called after the funeral l
was alone in the parlor and ran to
him at once, expecting help and SYM
pathy as usual, but the moment | met
his eyes full knowledge of the change
in him aud its cause flushed upon me.
Another knowledge came as quickly
knowledge that gave me exquisite
pleasure and quick, keen pain, that
tied my tongue aud made me for the
first time in my life shy and con-
strained with him. All at once
knew tho true meaning of our friend
ship, Elc was not my friend but III,
lover, and now this wrctchod money
was to come between us. When l was
poor he had meant to win me; now
that was rich he would not take adj
vantage of my girlish liking, bu
would leave me free.
And what could l do? Nothing
only wait in silence while every da,
wo drifted further away.
grew nervous and irritable will
tho lonO strain. IL told unnn m,