The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-04
CHAPTER ii.
soMR FAMILY MATTERS.

SOME FAMILY MATTERS.
In view of her Importance as a lead
ing character in this story il win surely
not seem out of place at this point tc
I'LL in the mere outline sketch of Mrs
John Allaire already made.
Molly was now twenty-one years OF
age. She was of American extraction,
but il would not have been necessary
TO trace her ancestry back TO a very re-
mote period to strike on the generation
which linked her to the Spanish or
rather Mexican race-a race from which
sprang the leading families of this Sec
tion of the republic. Her mother had
been born in San Diego, and the city
was already in existence at the time
California still constituted a part of
Mexico.
This large harbor, discovered about
three and half centuries ago by the
Spanish navigator, Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo, had first been called San
Miguel. It's present name was given
to il in 1902. In 1916 this province ex-
changed its tri-colored flag for the
stars and stripes of the union, at which
date it became one of the sisterhood of
states
OF medium height, a countenance
lighted up by large and expressive dark
eyes, warm olive complexion, a lux
uriant growth of very dark brown hair,
hands and feet little larger than com
mon with her race, carriage full of
decision but not lacking In grace,
strong face and yet one radiant with
lindliness of heart--such was Mrs.
women who force you to take second
look at them, and before her marriage
Molly had justly been reputed as one Of
San Diego's beautiful daughters-a gen.
uine compliment, inasmuch as beauty
is no rare thing in this part of the
world.
She was nothing of trifier; on the
contrary, rather deliberate, endowed
with good sense and a bright mind
moral qualities which marriage would
very certainly bring to greater develop
ment- Yes, under circumstances of
what gravity soever, once Mrs. John
Allaire, Molly would never fail TO do her
duty. She had faced the problem Of
existence frankly and honestly; her
views We're not the result of any decep-
tive prism She was woman of lofty
soul and strong will The love which
her husband would inspire in her would
only serve to increase her devotion to
her duty, and, il necessity demanded T.
and this assertion as applied to Mr..
Allaire Is something more than mere
wordy commonplace would lay
oown her hfa for her husband, as he
wouiu his for her, and they both woua
theirs for their child. They worshiped
this infant son who had just learned to
lisp the word papa" at 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
'avored his mother. Robusty built,
here would be no cause to dread the
diseases of childhood. Besides would
lot tho most watchful care attend him
It every step?
With what dreams Of happiness for
his little creature just budding into
ife had the imaginations of these
,arents already stored the futurei AS
uredly Mrs. Allaire would have been
he happiest of women IL her husband
lad been In position to abandon a
'alling whose greatest drawback was
hat it kept them separated. But how
would II have been possible for her to
Interfere when the command Of the
)readnaught was offered him? Was il
lot imperative that he should provide
or the necessities of his household, Law
lp store for family which would be
'retty sure to increase? AS for Molly's
little fortune, IL only yielded her com
ortable allowance of pin money. At |
his conjuncture of circumstances il was
atural that Allaire's thoughts should |
urn TO the fortune which his wife's |
ncle would leave to her, for nothing
ave the happening of something ex-
remedy untoward and improbable
'ould defeat this inheritance. Edward
age was three-score and Molly
vas his only heir. for Mollys cousin,
.ate Barker, belonged TO the maternal
ranch of the family and there was no
e of consanguinity between her and
'dward Manson.
Therefore was 1t safe TO predict that
lolly would be rich woman, but ten,
es, twenty years might go by before
er uncle's decease would put her in
Of this property. Hence the
resent condition of affairs, 20 saw
othing of the future, called upon John
llaire to bestir himself, and in the
loce of employers none in his mind
as entitled TO precedence over Andrew
olister, especially as the house had
to Capt. Allaire an interest
the ventures of the Dreadnaught.
here was therefore good reason 10 as
me-now that Allaire was enactinc
10 double role of seaman and trader
lat his labors would result in amass-
q competence while he was waiting
r the last will and testament of Ed
ard Manson TO become operative.
One word concerning this most Amer.
an OF Americans. He was a brother
Mollys father. Thomas Manson. and
'nsequently the own uncle of the
'ung girl, who had married John
Ilaire. IL was Molly's father-Ed.
ards senior by FIVE or six years-who