The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-04


y; but now we cant indulge in senti.
inent; and he gave glance about the
room
~ has very great deal in II for
me. said Mrs Lloyd. 'My father and
he Is dead now were there for "A
long time. and he was especially fond
~ that rossbush. rs everyone i who
knows ~. ! am sure. How odd that
you should have painted just the one
house that ! should like to have always
hanging before me-
''Odd that you happened to see il.
but not odd that | painted IL: for my
wife was fond Of II. and then we spent
our honeymoon there. My wife was
there for long time with gentleman
who was taken suddenly III there"
Suddenly ill?" said Mrs. Lloyd: EEK
cuse me, but what was his nance"
Mr. Cartcr-Mr. John Carter, Of
Virginia; and we Y
Mrs. Lloyd interrupted again.
We're you-I mean are You Clare
King the Miss King who was so good
10 my father"
Were YOU Miss Carter who couldn't
come because She had sprained her
ankle in London?'
II am. indeed" And Mrs. Lloyd
jured up and took both Mrs. Rhett' $
hands, and | have tried SO hard to
find you for all the long years. What
does il mean"
They sat down and looked at each
other-these people whom a chance and
picture had thrown together
IL don't know" II can't imagine, "
said first one and then the other Mrs.
Lloyd collected her wits first
"You left my father after my aunt
came-the next day, ! think. and SO
we never met; and then you wrote
twice and then | wrote to you. and
then we never heard again and we
even wrote here to America ard tried
To find your address in Charleston
What can it mean? And you have been
living in Florence and l in Rome All
but ncighbors. and never knowing it. :
II had one letter from YOU" said
Mrs Rnctt, land then never heard
again: and | wrote again, and still no
answer. And my mother moved away
10 Savannah, and she married again
and changed her name. and was mar
ried and changed mine, and SO, per-
haps. that explains why you couldn I
find us.
II suppose So" said Mrs. Lloyd: ''and
yet it does seem mystery. And now
10 find you from the picture of the inn.
how glad | am ! am so lonely. and
\. f..s~ a 4
at her dress; my husband is dead"
and we are lonely too" said the
other woman
Then came a long string Of questions
and answers. and. as it has nothing to
do with the story. il need not be told;
bu; Mrs Lloyd said
II can never be grateful enough To
you for all you did for my dear father,
when be was so alone"
But she proved that she could: for
that day She paid for the picture, and
twice the price that Mr.. Rhett had
thought that he could dare TO ask for
it, And she knew that the comforts
that they needed would follow. and
she attended to the other things. A
great basket of flowers and most
delicious fruit came To them the mex,
day. And Mr.. Rhett had such warm
words OF praise from the man who
kept the picture shop; for as bad
luck never comes singly." so it is with
good; and just after Mrs. Lloyd had
seen the picture and ordered il kept
for her. another person had tried to
buy it
And Mrs. Lloyd felt that she had
been wise to follow ''her leadin's' rs
she looked at the picture in her room
that had been so lonely. and felt that
the day had brought her not only the
promise Of spring and Of life. but the
very best thing that the world can
ever give-thc love of friends And il
all came from pleasant word at q
shop window to strange little girl
who had seen the kindness and been
kind in return. And she thought also;
III had crossed the street at first
should have missed il all. How
strange Katherine i. Foot, in n. Y.
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