The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-12-12
UNCLE GILLET'S MONEY

There we're three Miss Gillets, spin.
,sters, who lived with their uncle,
bachelor, in the old stone house Mt
Atwater, and in pointing them out to
strangers the Atwaterites we're accus-
toned to remark upon the fact that it
was love of money with them, and
that a Miss Gillet who married would
cease to be her uncle's heiress.
When his brother and his wife died
in one week of fever, the bachelor
uncle had done his best for the young
people. He educated them and allow
ed them a few female friends.
But rs they grew up one law was
maintained with inviolable rigidity.
There was to be no courting and no
marrying beneath his roof
They were pretty girls-tall, slen-
der, red-checked and blue eycd-girls
to be loved and married by nature
but there was Uncle Gillet's money.
SO they grew up and grew older, still
single, and not one of them had ever
had thought of marriage in all her
life.
1t was well understood matter in
the village, as well as in the family,
that, marrying, Miss Gillct lost her
tph hnr IN hn1 n,.1
and believed it to be true, when Uncle
Gillet, having touch of rheumatism,
sent for him.
He had always thought the three
slender girls the prettiest things he
had ever seen, but when he stood face
to face with Dolly, he fell in love with
her. He looked alter her as she went
out of the room, and Uncle Gillot
looked at him sharply.
"My niece is apretty girl" he said.
"I see you think so. She's sensible
girl, too. They are all sensible girls:
they prefer a single life and indepen-
dence to the miseries of marriage"
''By your advice. 1 believe" said
the doctor.
cts a miserable muddle altogether,
this marriage" said Uncle Gillet;
''don't talk about it any more"
DIR. Rush did not ut that time, but
about dusk next evening Dolly, cross
ing the bridge just out of Atwater,
paused to look down into the water,
and then and there someone came be-
hind her and said:
"AIiss Gillett."
She turned with start. 1t was DR..
Rush.
81 have just left the good uncle he
is better. He will be well in day or
two. He has strong constitution
aud is man to live to be hundred
years old.
"Then shall be able to walk out
occ sionally, now."
"But you'll take walk over
the bridge tomorrow" said the doc
tor.
"Well, perhaps So" said Dolly.
And so she did. She took a great
many; and at last one day DR.. Rush
was allowed to slip ring upon her
finger and to kiss her lips.
81 shan't have penny, said Dolly.
''You are sure you don't mind?"
"All the pennies we want 1 can
earn myself" said the doctor. "And
You must marry me in q month.
Promise, Dolly"
Dolly promised.
Gsorgiana and Milly sat at work to-
gether that evening while Uucle Gill
let read.
Dolly was not sewing. She held
the work, it is true, but her hand
never moved toward the needle. She
did not hear word that was uttered !;
but when at last there came pause
she dropped the muslin and started to
her feet
"If you please, uncle" she said
]'there's something must tell. I can't
keep it secret any longer. I'm going
to marry DR.. Rush"
Georgiana and Millicent screamed
in chorns.
''You are, eh?" said Uncle Gillet.
eyes, sir" said Dolly.
Sand he knows my opinions?'
"Of course" said Dolly. "He
knows that except the two or three