The Delta independent., 1895-11-27
what child you are!" he said.
At the depot he sent n telegram tc

'Nhat q cnllQ you nfe! ne saiu.
At the depot he sent telegram to
DR.. John:
II have married Mrs de Restaud We are
on on O trip, and want to hear nothing from
Denver. Tell my clerks l won't be homo FOR
four months Have sent word to Jones &
Bailey TO take my cases. am happy, and she
is divine. We have the dog along q, n,
When, after two months absence,
Oliver telegraphed DIR. John to forward
his mail to St. Augustine, the first let
ter he opened was one addressed to
himself from Newcastle, Me. Mrs.
Minny leaned on his shoulder as he
read:
on my getting home from Paris, France, was o
letter in my niece Minny's uureadable hand
writing which she says Is Italian, but is as
hard to read as picket fence would have
w-ote right away, but the house was in such q
muss from shiftlcss poople-Ileft some Bailcys
in charge OF it-,hnt had to turn to and go TO
housecleaning before could live in tho place.
made out that Minny is married to you. and
most likely on tho very day her first husband
was being buried. do hope folks here won't
learn of it: my family has given the village
more TO talk about than they ever had before,
and they are dragging me over the Goals ROW.
Most OF 'em knows I've been 10 Francc, and
they poster me TO dea iii inquiring round.
81 guess you about felt obliged to marry Min.
ny to take care OF her, and fcrescc she set
store by you be orc her first husband died.
was right, too, in questioning you about her.
Well, folks ways is different nowadays. II I'd
had Nece Minry's bad luck with ono man I
never should have taken another one"
(Olivcr looked backnto the rosy face leaning
over his chair. "Well, Minnyf"
"You dear thing" cooed Mrs Minny, with
soft little kiss, ''she don't dream how lovely
you nro Read on. 1 don't care Aunt Han
nah's letters are like cold shower baihs-they
send chills all over you and little stings but
make you feel good afterwards" y
81 am sure, though, you. being well on in
years, can regulate Minny's conduct, and be
stern with her, too. Mrs. Poole Is mighty bit
ter towards Minny for her goines on with Sam
and says he's taking to smoking cigars and
playing billiards since she rode with him and
acted SO fllrtatiously. But Minny didn't do
much"
c.Aunt Hannah's reicnting," laughed Mrs.
Mipny)
"And that Poole boy amt half baked, any
way: none OF the Pooles ever were. : want
you to see that Minny wears her rubbcrs when
it's wet, and takes care Of herself; for her
mothers folks is weakly. and her mother
died OF consumption"
(Ollvcr drew his wife to his knee, and,
dropping the letter, looked at her anxiously
The Pattcns are awfully long lived" she
said merrily Don't be goose. She didn't
think would hear that, you know"
81 shall tasc you to DR.. john" he said,
seriously. "whcn we got home"
''I like him so muchl" she murmured. "In
my trunk I have his smoking cap; I'll give it
back, now / have you / kept II to remember
our ride by
Oliver took up the letter agafn.)
II can't have no regrets that Mr. de Res.
taud Is dead. He was q dreadful proHtlcss
man to everybody, and made Mlnny unhappy
enough. hope he had change Of heart afore
he died in that asylum: but DIR. John wrote he
didn't know anything. It was good Of DR.. John
to go there and stay by him: there amt, to my
mind, many men angels wnlSiug about
earth, but the Doctors one of en- Before
forget It, bring him with you when you conc
down next summer. as hope you will come.
Mr. Oliver. for set store by you on account
OF your kindness to the poor child"
C'You sec she pats pu on the back now,"
chirpod Mrs Mlnny)
''Bcfore close my letter mist tell you
about my visit TO Paris. France: aud, though 1t
seemed hcartlcss to fakc Frankie away. M'uny
is honest about 1t and she will tell you done
right. was mortal afraid Henry would steal
him of. and as he is pscroupy child, he would
get his DEATH SO JUST took him myself across
ocean to Hcnry'a folks 1wa'n't much sick On
the voyage, nor the baby. but was bothered
most in France on account of folks not under
standing nc Howsomovcr. there was some
Philadelphia people along that got acquainted
with. and they set rnc right, for they could talk
with the French Finally. when got to tho
generals house. coming in cab that charged q
mortal bill for waiting. on account of mo being
interested In talking, found the general ina
fno old man. too, and he could talk English
reasonable we'll up and told him every thing.
keeping frankie on my lap Now says ], II
you don't want this poor little child and treat
him as your own, take him TO my home. fer
I'm wcll-to-do and tho little crcetur's growcd
into my affections. Goodness me, he knowcd
most Of it. that man Lewis having kept him In
formed. He set right down and talked friendly
ns possible, said Minny ought TO have como to
him, he would treat her rs daughter; then his
eyes filled with tears, and he took little frankie