New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-25


movement betra ying wrath and ia.
dignation, and was prepared 90 see
her dash into the room, saing her hat
against the wall, stamp her foot, and
ejaculaIe:
This is the last blow. I'll bear no
more, the end has come"
ttAh," said Cousin Sophy 81 guess ]
know what all that means Cousin
Samuel has married again. =
Oh, Sophy!'' cried frankie. Has
that ever entered your mind before as
possibleP' s5s.5
Yes said sophy, elf he had not
thought of it he would never have
sent his daughter away. Is it really
done?"
EYES," said frankie, "they are at
Pine Park. You and / and Bobbs
are to come at once BIO bbs-think of
it! Well, I shall go, defy her, tell him
what I think Of him, and go away for
ever
".Where?' asked Cousin Sophy.
II do not care" said frankie.
"Well, said Sophy, sit is very hard,
but perhaps if we manage nicely we
may get him to send us to take a
trip TO Europe together. His wife
| will like your going away if she is OF
the pattern of most step-mothers.
We have no money Of our own, and If
he dismisses me I shall have to go
back and take care OF my sister-in-
laws children, 80 for. my sake,
frankie, let us try that plan"
"For your sake I'll do anything"
said frankie. "But how cruel pa has
been to me about Harry" IT,,
"And how cruel to me" said Sophy.
II should have been Mrs. Webster
now, happy woman, II he had only
been moderate And then, thong n
according to law he could still exact
obedience of you, of any child under
age, his wife's cousin, a woman of
! twenty-eight, had a right to do what
she pleased. However, he thought
Mr.: Webster was your admirer, and
did not dare explain, and all is over
! for me forever"
Then they rang Bobbs Upstairs,
told her to get ready at once, dressed
themselves and were driven to the
train. III
1t waa nine at night before they ar.
rived at Pine Park-and saw the
house blazing with lights, as if in well
| come to them.
Mr.. Locke opened the door himself.
At bis side stood a very pleasant
looking lady of middle age, who. did
| not wait to be introduced: s..,-
'This is frankie, I know" she said,
land this is Miss SOpbV Penn-I, YOU
know, can be no other than your
| dreadful step-mother. Kiss your
papa, frankie, and I'll show you
| your room. 1t is furnished in white
and blue, and yours opens from it,
Miss Penn-white and pink"
She led the way upstairs, not no.
| ticing that FRANKIE neither smiled nor
said anything, and opened the door
OF a lovely little room, which was Ger.
tainly a proof of her great taste in
such matters; then she shut the door
and looked at the girls with a quizzi-
cal expression.
"You are ready to hate me, I see,"
she said to frankie, "and you will
hate me more when you know that I
am a born matchmaker. have, by
my first marriage, a. son, to whom !
intend to marry you-don't express
your feelings yet. He has told me
that he wishes to marry you, and ]
venture to say that the wedding will
come off IN a year or two. He is a
nice boy, though rather young. Well,
now, Frankie?"
"Absurd!" said frankie.
"Ah," said the step-mother, "per-
haps your affections are engaged al
ready?"
"Ifthey were, should not confess to
you" said frankie.
"No, dare say not" said the lady;
s'but [ am, quite a clairvoyante.
What a pleasant time you used to
have when you were alone here,
before papa came home and sent
Harry Holland away, rather roughly.
To be sure Harry had no right here;
but then his feelings got the better OF
him, and if all had gone well, you
would have said, yes when he asked
you to marry him, think, eh?"
frankie arose to her feet.
"Madame, she cried, ''you arc inn
pertinent; but you cannot shame me.
| I have nothing to blush for. did like
Harry Holland-Ih had as much right
to like him as you had to like papa, I
suppose. As for your son"
"Hush!" said the lady; "my son is
awfully nice-and you know circum-
stances alter cases. Did you ever hear
what my name was before married
your father?' r.
Greatly, I do not care" said
frankie in a fury. Perhaps it was
Brass, for certainly you have more
brazen inn r..
| "'Shp' said the lady. 81 have told
you that circumstances alter cases. ]
was Mrs. Holland before I became Mrs.
Locke, and I am Harry Holland
mother" T
She paused, and seated herself upon
a lounge, and burst into q peal Of
1 laughter.
.'When Harry heard I was to be
married again. she said, 81 can tel
! you he was furious; and when he saw
Mr.. Locke, and recognized him,
really thought we should have 6