The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-01-10

rather agreeable person renders the exc
cution of my design all the easier.
She came upon us as abruptly and un-
expectedly as an asteroid out Of infinite
space. We had finished dinner more
than an hour before, and mother and
were sitting on the veranda enjoying the
evening breeze and fighting off an occa-
sional mosquito. John, presume. was
! hobnobbing with Tom, the groom, in the
harness room. There was the sound of
carriage wheels far down the drive, and
one of the dogs barked. There was no
moon, and it was too dark to see the car
riage until it was almost at hand. Then
it turned out to be hack from the viii
lage railway station.
1T must be some person in answer to
my advertisement for maid" exclaimed
my mother in an undertone. what
an extraordinary proceeding! You must
tell the people at the livery stable,
Frank, never to allow people to come
upon us in this way"
said: apparently the person means
to take the place. Her trunk is on be-,
hind"
THAT is sufficient" mother rep.
i shall not take her"
Meantime the hackman had descended
from the box and opened the carriage
door. A rather tall female figure got
out. Alta sign from mother | went down
the steps of the veranda and met her.
saw that she was young and well dressed.
She did not look like person"
care you Mr.. Mainwaringg" she asked
in a deep but very agreeable voice.
81 am Frank Mainwaring," l said.
did you wish to see my mother"
81 have brought her letter from her
brother" replied she, and she handed me
a sealed envelope.
"Do you mean from Edward Fore
stall"
eyes"
"Will you come up and sit down." |
preceded her up the steps and gave the
letter to mother, who must have over
heard what had passed and had risen to
her feet. "From Edward. What can
it bey she murmured. Indeed we had
not heard from my uncle for 90 years.
Come in and sit down." she said to her
visitor in a somewhat agitated tone. 81
will read what you have brought, and
81 will stay here until you have read
it," returned the other, and she turned
away, refusing the chair proffered her,
and leaned against pillar of the veran-
da. AS she stood there the hackman ap-
preached and asked whether he should
take down her trunk. mot yet" she
said. Meantime mother had gone into
'te front drawing room, where there
Ias "A light to read the letter. / said
1t a venture, "If had known you were
toming, we would have made prepare
tons
But she interrupted me. II took my
ihances," she said. at is only 10 days
iince left England. | brought the let
;er myself, because didn't wish to trust
t to the mails, and it is all have to
show for myself"
AT this point mother reappeared in the
doorway. my dear, she said in an I'M
certain voice, "come here where can
Tee you. Are you-are you
II am Sinfire," said the other, advanc-
Ing with a certain stateliness and taking
my mothers hand in hers. My mother
was strangely moved. She gave an in
cry, drew the girl into her
arms and kissed her. 1t seems that her
brother-my uncle Edward-was dead.
He had died in London, leaving very lit
tie property and a daughter, his only |
child. His wife had died years
before. There was no one in England |
on whom he had any claim-he had lived
upward of 10 years in midland he was
troubled in mind as TO his daughters fu-.
ture.