The morning call., 1892-07-12
HELEN'S good DEED.

And sbes quite q Get o. HlhSf wv, uc"A
little thing. She IS very quick With her
needle, and really ingenions-and the way
she puts trimmings on dress positively
reminds one Of Nine. Antoine herself
ssThe seaside cottage would be the place
for hrl,~ suggested DIR. Midland. you
are one Of tie lady patTenesses, believe,
and"
ayes, but the seaside cottage Is fdn. ;" said
Mrs DardaneI. Not an inch OF room IN
occupied. had note from the matron
s.Ah, indeed p said the doctor. fumbling
with his wRtchssals. Unfortunate--very.
''But," cried Mrs. Dardsnel, an idea sud-
denly occurring to her mucn bepufed aud
befrirgled head, there Is Mrs. lsR-ge1Es
farm. few miles further down the shore.
Size takes besrdeTs Tor 50 week, shd L
belieYe il is very nice place. II you fnlnk
it advisable ! viii take months board Tor
the girl Ghere. ] really feel as Il the dear
little thing belonged 30 ms.
*An excellent plan" said the doctor, ora
eularly. az have no doBb that q month Of
sea air would make different perSen oi
her,"
Helen HYDE eould hardly believe hsr own
cars when Mrs. DaIdanel beamingY aB-
nouneed bsT intentions.
"The sesshorep' she cried. her pale face
flushing ali ever; THE Teal seal Oh, MIS-
Dardanel 1 have dreamed OF il all nay lie
And for q long bright summer month! Oh.
how shall l ever thank yOa2"
by gettiGg we'll aud strong as last as
you can" said Mrs. Dardaoel, touched by
lae girls enthusiasm. "And here Is $40
bill for you," she added with a smile. "Yeu
Bay need some httls tribe Of dress, or theTe
NAV be q drive or a picnic or an excursion
going IN whieh you viii want 20 participate"
Tne peer girls Erst impulse was to return
the money.
IN you shall not give It back-it Is 4
present from me and ] choose that you shall
keen II"
Helen Hyde's heart beat high with delight
when first she saw the Dagget farmhouse, a
long. low, red building. With an immense
stack Of chimueys. a cluster of umbrageoUs
maple trees guarding about with shade, aud
a doOryard full o.! sweet old-fashi0ned
flowers. while ia sight Of the windows the
Atlantic aung its curling cTests of foam all
alSug the shining shore, Mrs. Daggeit vel
esmed her warmly; she bad been Mrs.
DardanePs aousekeepeT once, and knew the
value o. thst sa1g Dstrpnggs.
i've tuSE one rgom LETT, Ey 1eRr,@ sne
aid; "anGsT the caves o. the house. It's
small, 5us iPs furnished comfortably anC
there's 3 view CT ths ocean. : could as
given yOu better accommodations II / had
received Mrs. DatdanePs letter . dRy esr-
her. But IossT young ladies' teachers IA the
Lsw0od Instiiate. came yesterday. and
sleeping in tne Uarl0r But Ne wili
you as snug rs csslC 2. aud tue yer
Se0e-siZed E0ole sLat IS vacant you
nave
Bslen was very happy Ia her little
from whose easement she could Sea
8eeaB. dotted witb white sails.
Mrs. DaggeLt Was & driving, euerget
woman Farmer Daggett was an 8-4ast-
vacant faced man who iuyarisb IL
esieep of al evening with his chair Tipped
hsck against ths wall, and every available
sfci Fe fle house was 8iied with 5a-Iu5-
b54eSr a. mostly ladies. There ver3 bu
tHEss masculine sppeudages to the house
beside its master-an old clergymsa whose
parishi08ers dubbed togetbeT eYerys ImmeT
ta treat him 10 six weeks vacation q tel
aFT nan o. srEe aspirations and smal ia-
CONE, wh0 had come hltner iof rest and oD-
pOrtuBjty 20 study Up the skeleton for MS
uext novel. ana old Mr. Mfiin
1t was some time before Helen HYDE
isiriy compreheuded VINO Old Mr. d.ffiin
ss. bent snd bowed little man " u
silver hair curling over the collar uE ais
cost, ruffled shirt Ike tbs pictures Of our
scFol lUtloDSTy Tcrefatners, and blue eyes
that gisieaed from behind pair Of silver
spect2cies. he s1ufhe1 in an0 out to bis
meals after an spoiogetlc fashion, and sat
81 the brght afternoon under the naples
stsTlng atthe sea.
''Who is that old gentleman g" shs at last
yentured 20 ask Mrs. Daggett.
That lady fr0wned.
IT'S old Daddy NJ flIn. " said SIZE, sane
S-h = &as anyD body else"
Is he Il bOGrdorf'
We'll, he Is and he Isn't obscureIy az
Swered Mrs. Daggett, sho = as picking cur
rants Tor pudding While Helen Sat by AID
watched her. But he won't bs here long
You see. my dear, he hasn't env friends
When me and Daggstt came from Vermont
and bought this place re got It cheap be.
cause ~ old Mifin. We were to give him
the northeast chamber and they we're 70
allow Us So much month fer bis keep. II
amt every one that would be willing to
have an ola man ike BIN about. But he's
harmless aud quiet and the 81 = wesk helps
a. d..
be a fashionable resort, and things ara
changed And what's worse his folks have
LEFT off sending the ncaSy"
Il ~eaeeI nhy, said Helen, her large
-t--sdy eyes fixed sadly on the old nan,
ano sat under tns NAPLES Wissfully watch
''Tneg'fe dead, p'Taps," said Mrs. Dag
geti. Or p Taps they've gat tired OF HIM
Anyhow, It's three months since we've
sard word. ana me and Daggett have
made up our minds thet we can't stand II
any longer. SO ws're going to pgt HIM on
the town. Lawyer B9xall saws IFS Legal
and right. and they can't expect nethi9V
else from as. Squire Sodas Is 70 send bis
Daddy Niflln Il suppose he's gong for q
side 80 - thinss'H q az az s. eth and
ysesse1t
6moeth sB sagaetf' H.len Hv5s
= e. acresz Scessy isea e ths 1.ie
aas1 wiah bis mils. ahzfasagsa ss5s his
- ttieL shiFf-ffolt. tke SILVER astr
eilstefs0 Ia the sHasaiae aud he ri
cleas-iike angers tnat slowly turned them
selves backward and forward IS he eat
mere.
"He owned the place once" said Mr.,
Dsggett, 'but his sons turned out bad and
he indorsed for Squire Sodus' cousin and
lost everything. And here hs is in mis- aid
aye. without pennyi What Is it, Becky?
coming"
She hustled away. leaving Helen alone.
a sort OF Inspiration bad entered the rirps
heart as she sat there with the briny smell
Oh tne ocean ming her senses, and the rustic
OF the nl pie leaves mHrmuring softly over
head She took Mrs. DardanePs $40 bill,
from her pocket aud looked long and earn
estiy at u. She thought Of the little one
1oKse carIyaii which she and the girls from
Ixwood Institute were to have hired to
gether to drive over the hills and glens ali
s1ske sweet misty summer afternoons: of
shs excursions 20 Twin Rock by steamer
gfon which she had counted, Of the nav
D'sek bunting dress which she had decided
y Onys she must abandon all these little
dafl'ag extfayagances Il she INDUCED this
other faecy.
As 4 tbere could be any choice" sba
said 10 herself.
the grass and clover blossoms In whsrs
Daddy MIf1isn sat. "A'ie
DO you Ike this placepY she asked.
rs homs. my dear" he answered.
seeming TO rouse himself out OF reyery !:
us home. | bave lived here for SO cdid
years could not live anywhere else.
Dus there are other places pieasanfer .,
IL may De. my dear. It may be-" lie said
Ilsoking al Der with troubled eyes throrQh
tae convex lenses Of his glasses But
sasy Houidn,f ne the same to me-"
baking pies and rolls and stranberr ahn,t,
oxks all at once. Shoib
mrs. Daggett," said she, "here are s,a
'', wn1sa Mrs: Dsrda9ei geve to ne to do as II /
pleased With, and piease 10 give II Il, vo.,
70 keep old Mr.. Miffiin here five wesLs ~
longer" nss ~eSks
Mercy sakes alivew said Mrs Dasg.,..
he ain,t no kin Ia vau Il n o., "oert's :