The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-02
At TIE front door. to which Mr.. Hen

measurable pride and Satisfaction: Il
think You Will allow that my daughter
vas right She is a remarkable girl
Coed morning. Think over my lnvi-
tation
Time pa --ed and my business grow.
! | was wort Il few thousands Of dollars.
I Then / began to think whether ought
not to marry. | determined to do So
Perhaps ought to have advice. The
thought where / WAS to get II did not
trouble III, ut all. would go to Dr.
Whitfield'> daughter: | did not know
how else to peak OF or regard her.
She was Mt 4 Miss. and had only latin
for thinking her Il Mrs. The Whit
fields ana mad been friends ever since
the Doctor visited me in my cellar. |
should have been clad - know them if
had Thousand Other friends. Hav
ing 10 others. | was wrapped up III
them.
The next time You are in the neigh
borhOod ri Chatham square. turn to
the west down Duane street Il block or
two. and. looking along y stre.t that
vii quickly come to you. you Will zee
The words. Big Ba". a.l;s." in back
letters on a white r@uunl 81 the side
of /. gigantic double ,n"ment. Step
by step DR.. Whittieli's p:a"tice. built
W with vigorous. Youth AID b. ;,i, Of
an cntcrp"l,inG partner. wac Appeared
20 take the b. illness with h IL " hen he
died. had dwjndlcd. uni il. toward the
close Of a life begun in aiilucnvc and
cont nlcl IN Y with slowly Decreasing
comfort. hc has come - live in In"
Barracks. The mystery that surround
ed the daughter wa, embodied III the
presence Of an invalid boy three or
four years old.
"1Tru will please not inquire about
the child" the Doctor said to me 1T
once. His presence carrie no shame
with il. though much sOrrO" and
pain"
Mrs. Whitfield. who had lost her
mind untc" a train Of poverty. always
info. med me contidcntially that the
bahy's father. vas 4 skeleton. bat the
Docto"Hs often asked me please not to
mind her."
All the Whitfield household. except
the simple mother. knew my knock.
On the occasion Of this visit she fell to
trembling violently a. | entered /
went to her and held her hand. She
beckoned 10 me to hold down my head
/ did SO and she whispered: Il was
thinking OF the skc!ct n: no, you are
not the slleletrn.
The Doctors daughter was prcpar-
ing the supper in the back room. She
came in on tirtors, shook hands. and
whispered II mo not to wake the baby.
whose pinchcd face. -unkcn eyes. AND
white lips saw against the pillow on
the sofa. she asked me il ! Won d
come Uut and see her cook the supper
or preferred to -taE in the Dlrlor Wit II
her mother. | followed her into the
Kitchen.
Alice" aaid I; Il want to call you
.AIice-nayn't l."
1t would plca~c III, if it would give
you pleasure. and then she hcSitatcd
and laughed 4 litgic and added But
don't insist that call you George. for
| ii mean no dis aspect. quite the con
trary--hut / reallyd Il t tnink ! could.
Il don't see Why. bnt ii he ;41i,Jc,l
for the present with calling you Alice.
But then. | want t, .,.ty something I,
great deal hardHr than u r;iil YOU
Alice. | an getting along we'll in he
world: that Il. us far d. money goes.
along well at all-in another sense.
Nou will laugh ii ,nc-hut want !,
companion. i don't know any lady cx-
C " You. and 80 -
; Mir. tle cher" her surprise and ain
: are not to be put down in words. Sne
was rosc-rcd from her chin to her hair.
Have you mi taken our friendship.
our present position. our hospitality.
my misfortune, SO far as to -- If yen
force me to tell you. | must Let you
know that | am MT free. My husband
is alive though he is not sharing my
home with me. How could You. oh.
Mr.. Fletcher. how could you have made
such a miStak
, OF coursa. the mistake wa hers. but
| had what we used t. call III Vermont.
yumption enough not t. even hint 50.
We will not speak of it again. said
she. perfectly placid now. and strong
with the strength of :; true woman ;
virtues: that Will be the better way
She Went into the utncr room. and
soon DR.. Whitfield came home from his
office in another part OF the town. liz
my ensuing cru,rr-;,tiOn with him. he
rXp'a ned his wifo~ frcuUcut l., fcrcncc~
to a skc eton. w hen nd L give III
Il good office and take a poor one. he
sad. Il brought a skeleton here along
: with eom2 other traps. The old lady
was weak from lack az si,etcnantc. ana
, came upon the @kclct IL ,uddcnIy in III
, closet. She dWciis Oh it since.
l by this time in my cit career did
. not cat Il bad figure mctamorphosed
: IfoHh a f1c'liiih!c llil' Il lazy man
, : Dressed newly and neatly. w.- stand
Ing in Central Park close to the en-
, tra?cH 4 day o. two later. | Was inter-
: este, i something in the Z. a way and
did not notice a fiery ana splendid ho,'-.
that 4 Lady was ridin. until ii came Il
close 10 the curb thai | lcaped aside
/ ;magi inG myself III DANCER. | looked
up. and saw Miss licnnin-. How dc
: yea do. Mr.. Fletcher" sad She. Il an
glad to 500 yuu SO well. and
< looking a my head. then my body
, then my feet arranged - bcco,n NJ
: ~. Have you fallen :Icir ~ . fortune
instead # ~ .uiring one a lathe" 81 d
you were ct in 10 DO: AMI have yoi
gotten too proud - visit old 7, lends:
-A-1cr a brief dialogue. She relna tsed
My horse il anxious L get away
thouy am not. Mr. fletcher. and