The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-09
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f~3Cnz&leA rnadamss brother, waS per-
frtksy 4taGed and agreeable, and no
0ss IL NJ village ' E cared ~ dissent
fryn 4 gman at once so ready u
fake I'll ne and 70 exact apologies aa
~ Mexican don was
The journey. begur without asingle
sgo5 ed nevertheless prospered
In about eight days Rosa found herseis
wsthint he shadow 81 : splendid. old
brick mansion, the petted ard beloved
child Of q doting old man. Mr.. Aslin
fingered . few days. He set the mem.
orY IL bis dead friend IN noblest sen
tenses before the 1<gresfui father; he
saw Bose fully acknowledged ID ali her
rights and bright and happy Ia recov-
cred lows and confidence. With 3 noble
seAdenial be never named Frank. but
~ the last hour Roses own heart spoke
'fdr both
@Before ron say good-by, she whis-
pered, tell me truly: Do you think
Frank has forgotten me9f'
II am sure he has not, Rose. You
viii find ont n day that his truth and
honor are unstained But never for
get. child. one thing Have no engage
ment without your grandsathers
knowledge. | never knew . blessing
on = sinful. wiilful marriage. Tie
blessing Of friends asks Gods blessing,
TOO. my child
The war prophesied came with the
rapidly of . thuudeTstorm. Hardly
had Mr.. Aslin got home when the
country was sealed to social inter
course, and local information became
very uncertain and infrequent In the
earliest phase of the excitement. Mr.
Asg3n died III heart disease, and senior
Gonzales went with q troop of lawiess
men 10 the Mexican frontier. Frank
was in Constantinople. and how the
reckless. improyident fainily, with 4
troop ~ lazy. unmana3eabie servants,
was - live without the Judges income
and TIE senor's overseeing seemed =
doubtful problem.
hut time % lose aek III those days
ofexcitenent one great event trod On
the heels ~ another. About three
yeET8s aftcr Rose had eoms To her
own ard been rece we'd III them had
pai ava and Rose was sim Rose
Vim Esnsals4 By, There had been no
lLII ri i0VE Bat n1ne OF tncn suited
Eose fcr Il husband. ind the Old gen
tsefuan smiled gritry ais one after an
other STOPPED STING IL tie old brick
rlapsion.
Getting toward Christmas In the
fourth year n tire wa, Rose went n
morning with her grandfather to cali
on d friend staying In one of the. FASH
ionable hotela. The clerk who an
swcred her grandfatller's inquiries was
frank AaIin Rose looked gladly,
steadily III hiRli there was no doubt Of
his identity. lit eager, fearful tones
she drew, her grandfather aside and
told him MI the truth. II was rather !
bitter pill for the old gentleman to
swallow, but he did not hesitate before
80 manifest 4 courtesy and duty.
Still be could not quite control him
SELF.
These Aslins seen our evil genius,
Rose. he said; their friendship in one
generation is enough"
NAY. grandfather. this generation
reaps what the last one sowedn
He shook his head doubtingly. but
after putting her In the carriage went
frankly up 70 the young man and said:
Mr.. Frank Aslin?'
I For one moment Frank hesitated,
and then answered:
II know no reason for denying my
name. Necessity has no law, Sir.
II am an old friend OF your dead
father and i propose in the present
unpleasant circumstances to take his
place toward you. VIII you dine with
me tonight at seven o'clQck2'
The offer SO frankly made was a.
frankly accepted, and the meeting be-
tween guest and granddaughter was
such as to render all explanations I'M
necessary.
Franks story was "a very common
ono. lie had found his money barely
sufficient to bring him back TO New
York, and had arrived too late TO re-
turn home with safety. His efforts To
obtain employment had been limited
by the fact that he had been brought
mp .tto do nothing and, without d
trade or profession, he had been thank
ful enough to drift into. d hotel clerk
ship until the evil days were over.
do not pretend that he was a hero,
but Rose glorifcd him in her imagina-
tion into one. 1t Is a way women
have; and without it Ifam afraid. the
world would not get carried on at all.
When the war closed at last, tie
Aslin mnnsinnsand estate were adver7
tised for sale at q mere nominal value,
Old Mr.. Van Ransalenr brought II
quietly md gave it to Rose for Shcy
wedding present. Frank soon after
carried the title deeds down south, and
d proud, dark oma took them with
tears 81 passionate 5og ont Of his
hands That was Roses revenge. Ii
might have been Goals Of ERE 10 some
people, but It was not to- madam. She
had stili the idea that in some. unex-
piqined way she was the injured party.
However, as the years ros led on and
the beautiful southern sisters got a
habit Of coming every summer to Frank
and Rose, d d generous feeling
grew up In hearts little used to ac-
knowledge the rights OF Others.
Rose one morning came radiant into
her husbands room, saying:
FRANK Frank! Guess &horn my let
ter Is FROM
III looks like my tnother's writing. !"
II Is. She says she has quite for
given us, and is coming 70 be goirnoth-
er to the lew baby. We must certain
" call il Papeta, after her. Amelia
Il Barr, in n. Y. Ledger.
EEElaE- NLMENL ~
Ralph Lane and his companions, Of
Sir Walter Raleigh's yirginian expedi-4