Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

soul and strong Will The love which
her husband would inspire In her would
only serve to increase her devotion 10
her duty, and, IL necessity demanded IL
and this assertion as applied TO Mr.
Allaire Is something more than n mere
wordy commonplace,-she would lay
down her life for her husband, % he
would his for her, and they both would
theirs for their child. They worshiped
this infant SON who had just learned to
Lisp the word papa" ut the moment
when the young captain was parting
with him and his mother. In feature
little Walt resembled his father very
strongly, but In his brilliant coloring
favored his mother. Robustly built
there would be no cause to dread the
diseases of childhood Besides would
not the most watchful care attend him
at every step?
With what dreams of happiness for
this little creature Just budding into
lie had the imaginations of these
parents already stored the futurei Az
suredly Mrs. Allaire would have been
the happiest of women II her husband
had been in q position TO abandon .
calling whose greatest drawback was
that IL kept them separated But how
would IL have been possible for her TO
interfere when the command Of the
Dreadnaught was offered him? Was Il
not imperative that he should provide
for the necessities Of his household. lay
up store for family which would be
pretty sure TO increase? As for Molly's
little fortune, It only yielded her . COM
Portable allowsnso Of pin money. Al
this conjunctrre of circumstances 10 wss
natural that Allaire's thoughts should
turn to the fortune which his wife's
uncle would leave 70 her, for nothing
save the happening of something ex-
tremely untowsrd and improbable
would defeat this inheritance Edward
MAnson's age was three-score and Molly
was his only heir. for Molly's cousin,
Kate Barker, belonged TO the maternal
branch of the family and there was no
tie of consanguinity between her and
Edward Manson.
Therefore was 10 safe to predict that
Molly would be . rich woman, but ten,
yes, twenty years might 60 BY before
her uncle's decease would put her I'm
possession of this property. Hence tho
p-.s~nt conai.i>- II -A-a--, &-y
nothing of the future, called upon John
Allaire TO bestir himself, and In the
choce OF employers none In his mind
was entitled TO precedence over Andrew
Hollister, especially ~ the house had
guaranteed 70 Capt Allsirc IN interest
In ths ventures Of the Dreadnaught
There was therefore GOOD reason 10 -
sume-now that Allatre was enacting
the double role Of seaman and trader
that his labo1 would result In amsss-
ing o competence while he was waiting
for the last will and testament Of Ed
ward Manson 70 become operative
One word concerning this most Amer
of Molly's father, Thomas Manson, and
consequently the own uncle of the
young girl, who had married John
Allaire. II was Molly's father-Ed-
wards senior by Ave or six ycars-who
had, so to express IL, raised him, for
their parents had died young. and Man
son the younger had always sought
both by means of affection and graft
tude TO repay this debt Fortune had
favored him and he had reached the
wished,for goal, while the elder broth
er had gone astray In the side paths
While his successful speculations and
enterprises In clearing and opening up
vast tracts of Wild land In Tennessee
had separated the two brothers, for
Molly's father had remained In New
York, yet they had frequently ex-
changed letters Upon the death Of
Molly's mother, her father had taken
up q permanent residence In San Diego,
his wife's birthplace, and had died there
about the time that Molly's marriage
with John Allsire had been decided
upon The solemnisstion of the mar
riage had taken place q few months
after his death, and the young couple
had begun life with no other invested
funds than the slender fortune left by
the elder Manson
Somewhat later d letter from her
uncle had reached San Diego, addressed
TO Molly Allaire- II was the first he
had ever written 10 his niece and was
destined 10 be the last
This communication, which viii be
found 10 be M concise In construction
as Il IL practical in tone. read as fol-
lows:
"Mr DEAR MOLLY: Although you and
I live at n great distance from each 9TH
er, and although have never seen you.
yet don't forget that you are my
niece, brother Toms only child IL I
have never seen you. II In simply be-
cause Tom and didn't meet after he
got married, and because live In the
extreme western portion of Tennessee
and you live I'm San Diego. Now. it's
several thousand miles from Tennessee
TO California, and IL wouldn't be at all
convenient for me 10 make that jour
ney. Therefore. IL IL would be difii-
cult matter for mo TO go TO see you 10
would be q still more difficult matter for
you TO come 10 see me. 90 pray don't
think of It.
"The fact In, Molly, I'm IN old bear
of an uncle; not one of those North
American grizzlies which wear fur and
claws, but human bear. that fnds his
pleasure In living quite outside the pale
Of what you call society.
But don't let this worry you. Molly;
you may have an old bear of an uncle;
but he hasn't q bears heart inside OF
him. He doesn't forget what he owes
to Tom Manson, and to you, nm Toms
daughter. shall belong all the goods
and chattels which may leave behind
me.
'T think It's quite likely that ID win
be worth your while 10 look after the
goods and chattels aforesaid Under
the hammer to-day they raight bring.
say fve hundred thousand dollars.
and they will increase In value. for
my business looks very promising. II
you want TO sell things out after am
gone. dent hesitate TO do 90.
Possibly, you may think that i talk
like n bacLwoodsmap. Well, that's just
what / am. Molly. and when ! say .
thing mean It.
Now. there are two things that
want 10 speak about:
First: am q bachelor and shall Live
and die one II is not NJ ali likely.
Molly, that Q man Of my age-sixty-
win 30 fool enough 10 commit The
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