The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-09-05

dows looking out on the river. They
are a little out of repair, 10 be sure, but
can easily whitewash and repair
them, with Franks help, and you are
10 come up and live there. And all
the rent Mrs. Jessup will accept Is
little dressmaking now and then-such
as YOU are handy with-for her poor
old finger joints are stifiened with
rheumatism, and she cannot hold q
needle And you can go into the city
with your embroidery every week or
two; the fare is not so very much, and
YOU can breathe in the smell of the
new-mown hay and gather wild flow
ers and sweetbriar. And oh, mother
darling, we shall be so happy"
Mrs. Bolton read the letter through
tears of delight.
at will he like heaven" she said TO
herself. 'sNIy dear, thoughtful child
But / wonder who this Frank is.
wonder if she knows how often her
thoughts and her pen turn to him? He
must be good if he is with these kind
people"
She went out 10 the old farm Car
rie met her at the station in & wagon,
with a handsome, sunbrowned young
man holding the reins.
''This is Frank JesSup, mother" she
said with radiant face.
The two rooms were in perfect order.
A bunch of roses stood on the bureau,
and, summer evening though il was, a
fire of logs burned within the deep,
smoke-blackened chasms of the an
cient chimney, casting red reflections
on the newly-papered walls-''for fear
il should be damp" said Carrie.
And the first real home feeling they
had known for years came, like the
brooding wings of dove, over the
hearts of mother and daughter, as they
sat side by side on the doorstep under
the green apple boughs and the sound
of brook gurgled along beneath the
willows beyond.
The blackberries on the edge we're
/ ripening; the roses had blown away,
drifts of pink, and the early apples
were beginning to CLEAN like spheres
of gold through the leaves, when Car
rie came into the wing room one even
ing with pale face.
"Mother," said she, l must go away
! from here You must go with me-"
"Carrier'
Frank Jessup has asked me to be
his wife"
al thought he would, Carrie; knew
that he loved you," said Mrs. Bolton
with innocent pride. And no won
derr'
''I told him about the lace handker-
chief they accused me of stealingm
whispered the girl.
''What did he say, Carrie"
"He said he did not care-he wanted
me all the same.''
"And your"
Mother, told him I never could
let the cloud which has darkened my
own life overshadow his.n
''But Carrie, il he loves you''-
"All the more reason that i should
save him this humiliation" said the
girl.
And when Mrs. Bolton looked at her
set face she knew that all remonstrance
was i'm vain.
1--WE must go away" said Carrie.
at will be like tearing the heart out of
my breast, but there is only one thing
to do" And she burst into sobs and
tears on her mothers shoulder.
''Hushrr said Mrs. Bolton, ''hush
my darlingi Some one is coming up
the walk 1t is woman with a red
shawl and green parasol and an ecru
dress trimmed with garnet bands.
Why Carrie, it is Mrs. Pell, our old
landladyr'
i
the Judith street tenement house.
"IIow de do? Surprised to see me, amt
We? Well if this ere amt pretty
place! But | sort o. felt as if | had to
come, Muiler's shopwalker, he was to
the house yesterday. The firm sent
him. They are short o. hands, and
they want Carrie to come to the lace
counter again. The lace handkerchief
that made all the trouble is found.
The dressmaker found it down i'm the
folds of the young lady's apron skirt
when she ripped it apart last week. 1t
had slipped down into the linin', and
there il lay. The young lady's dread
ful story about il, toor'
Carries face had grown bright.
''Found, is it?'' she said Mother,
give Mrs. Pell a cup of tea. Don't you
see how tired she looks? | will go back
to where Frank is waiting for me. /
1 think this will be good news for
him."
Mrs Pell stayed all night and went
back TO the city with monster bunch
of pinks and roses next day.
But Miss Bolton did not 90 back to
the lace counter of Muller X Co.'S
Mrs. Pell dryly informed the shop
walker that she believed the young Ia
dy had accepted another engagement.
1
Marvellous Results.
From letter written by Rev. J.
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