Smyrna times., 1894-01-10

anu Sne was now comfortably provided
for
Two weeks later found the girls in
Aunt Beulah's lonely home. 1t was
not bad, after all With all her pecu-
liarities she was kind, and Tillie had
grown fond of her. Cora and Agnes
stood somewhat in awe of Aunt Beu-
lah and her plain speeches; but Tillie
was not afraid of either, and found her
stories very amusing.
ITS queer country, girls" Aunt
Beulah would say in her retrospective
moods. II was so homesick at first
that one day, when 1 had found a bit
of dog g-fennel' l sat down by it and
cried. 1 wanted to go back home
but now there is nothing to 90 back to.
Just think 1 walked half way to Cali
fornia. and have lived to see a railroad
built almost in front of my door,"
The girls stayed with their aunt
three weeks, and babe her good bye
with genuine regret. A month later
they were greved to learn of her sud-
den death. She died as she had lived,
true to the principals that had guided
her through life.
There had been a few words spoken
by minister she liked and believed in
and then they laid her quietly to rest.
And now they sat looking at each
other during the reading of the will
In it her brother and two elder nieces
were suitably remembered, inheriting
somewhere about $4,000 each. Ma
tilda's name was remembered last:
81 give, devise and bequeath to my
beloved niece, Matilda Kelly, the house
in which | live, and the residence and
remainder of my estate, real and per-
sOnal, goods and chattels of whatso-
ever kind or nature and wheresoever
situated, owned by me at the time of
my DEATH"
The lawyer paused. | have a COM
plete inventory of this property given
me by Miss Kelly, and do not under
stand the last clause in her will. The
money divided between her brother
and his elder daughters, with this little
San MateO ranch, the small house upon
it and the furniture and clothing, com.
plete the list. There is nothing else.
Mr.. Kelly rarely showed emotion
but now he gently put his hand ON his
"baby's" shoulder.
II thought she liked you best" he
said, simply.
Never mind, dad" said Matilda
iinging her arms around his neck
"She he's been kind to all of us-God
bless her -
Cora was transfgured. Never haC
. she come as near being pretty. Th,
possession or money meant everything
to her; she forgot grief, tenderness, all
in that glad hour. And Agnes wal
equally triumphant They had I
thousand plans for the future, They
would travel for two years, and the!
/ Immediately began preparations fo
the journey. OF Tillie and her posi-
> BILE loneliness they never thought.
! In few weeks they started on thei
trip, exuitant and happy, with not
regret for those they left behind. De
t spite their sefishness and irritability
the home seemed desolate when the,
l were gone, and Matilda, feeling strange
= ly deserted, yielded to her lover
' solicitations and became his wife. Fo
t few months they lived happily tc
gether in their small city house; the
t Fred became i'll and lost his position
: Their savings were soon gone; the
e hadn't enough money to pay the mex
t months rent.
!. 1t was then that Matilda resolved t
o move into Aunt Beulah's little house
Her father offered to assist her, Lu
2 she was too independent to accept {
: any of his limited store. When sh
!: had become settled in the cottage, sh
. set herself to thinking of some way
e which she could support her husban
y and herself until he could regain hi
d health. The garden was laage, an
. finally she decided to cultivate flower
? for the market. With a small sum
money advanced her by Mr.. Kelly 81
went earnestly to work, and, ere lon
r. with the assistance of her father and
% hired man, the land was ready to r
is ceive the plants.
le One day she drew Fred's chair to Il
IS window.
n II have lot of pansies to set out
she said. II am going to plant the
ID in the front yar,' as Aunt Beulah CO
o. led it. We have not touched that "
I'd You can watch me while work.
Fred drew the sweet face down al
We kissed it..
:" brave little Pirl |" he said gentl
ce 81 thought was going to make yo
it life so much brighter, and now it
IN worse than ever. How tired you mt
re bel'
II am not tired" she answer
ed brightly. "YOu shall see what l C
", do"
Procuring a shovel, she commenc
ed work, handling the implements deft
and untiringly. Suddenly she startt
ou bent to look into the opening she h
iat made, and lifted something from it.
ae. Fired ~ her husband heard her cl
III; "Oh Fred, come here ~
ou As fast as his tottering limbs cou
carry him he made his way to her. S
r." was sitting by tin box, and the
Mt was open; its full of gold Before t
IN day was over the grounds had be
we thoroughly searched and several box
al had been found, containing in all abe
$50 900.
1m Poor Aunt Beulah never believed
banks-and that was what the i
Did clause in the will meant.
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