The Dickinson press., 1896-06-20

lCuIS WONlu uOW IN AAlAukC AAy NCo0
was reached.
But only for a moment. There, on
my desk, was q letter! Could it be
the II SO %anxiously looked for? Yes,
for the pOstmark read: New York"
With quickly beating pulse l broke
the seal and read: g Fifth avenue,
New York.-My Beloved Cousin"
II that gave me joy, how do you
imagine l felt OH reading the contents
Of the letter? Could l be dreaming
No, Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeroy were act.
ually coming to Chicago on their way
| West. They were to start that very
! day, arriving in the city q week later
| stopping at the Richelieu several days
What happiness in store for me-
who had but a few short minutes be.
fore been ready to despair!
But that was not the end Of wond.
erful surprises. One, stranger, more
difficult to believe than all else, was
revealed in the next paragraph. II
was this: A legacy Of $25O.OOO had
been left me by papa's sister, or in
the event of my death, to an orphan
asylum. Her lawyers had endeavored
to find me, but as papa had left nc
trace Of his w%anderings since my ear.
ly childhood they had searched in
vain for me for several weeks. AS
surfing me that l would soon receive
official notice of my good fortune, the
letter SOOn came to an end and fell
from my fingers.
But the task was at last finished and
l was free to don my wraps and es-
cape to the clear, brisk air of Il beau
tiful December evening. Had MI. Dog
gett been there l should have told him
to look for another s%tenographer imme-
diately, but was forced to keep the
good news till the morrow.
On the way out l overheard one
clerk say to another: did you see
how beaming Miss Bancroft looks to-
night? Must have been q letter from
her best" At another time the re-
mark would have been justly resented,
but it was scarcely needed then.
Lest you tire of my tale I will hasten
to the end. In due time the lawyers
letter reached me and l. knew the leg
acy was indeed q reality.
Oh, those last hateful days! l can
never obliterate them. How suave,
how thoughtful, how devoted was Mr..
DOggett.
Until learning Of my good fortune he
had treated me in q co%ndescending
manner, but Miss Bancroft, a stenog-
rapher, and Miss Bancroft, an heiress,
were two quite different persons. He
simply bored me with his devotion and
invitation after invitation did l take
delight in refusing.
the meeting with my cousin. But that
&, s,,,,1Oe,cs1IO II xv,oc I11jI1l c1,o,,11
accompany Mr.. and Mrs. PomerOy to
California, after legally taking pos
session Of the money left me, and that
their home was to be mine. =.
While en- route to California we plan
ned a trip abroad and a few weeks
later l determined to continue the
study Of vocal music under some ia
nous teacher of the old world.
cit is like a fairy tale!" ! exclaimed,
heaving a deep sigh as she finished
her story. Had l not heard 1t from
your own lips l could scarcely believe
it,"
"Ah, my friend, it has been too real
to me to doubt word. Neither have
the last few years been idle ones, al
though the rough work has been con-
genial and the rough places made
smooth by my love for the art and the
belief that in future l might give pleas
ure to Others"
The evening is come and the ilmpos-
Ing mansion is ablaZe with light. Car
riages are rolling to the entrance in q
continuous stream and fair ladies, IA
diant with jewels, and distinguished
men admitted to the beautiful home of
the Pomeroys. A season had never
opened more auspiciously than this one
and Mrs. Pomeroy might we'll congrat-
ulate herself on having such an as
semhage Of brilliant men and women
in her home.
The opening numbers Of the pro-
gramme, rendered with pleasing effect,
were received with the usual demon
STATIONS, but as Marie appeared an
expectant hush fell on the gay guests
and all eyes were fascinated by the
beauty of the singer.
What q brilliant success was hers!
Mrs. Pomeroy heard naught bpt prais-
es for the beautiful singer. and, as she
had predicted, Marie was destined to
be the belle Of the season.
1t was a gay life our young friend
ASu AAok III al lAll4y DC>
sieged with invitations and dainty mis-.
sives of cOngratulatiOn and homage
Though she received many f1atterins
offers Of marriage, to none did she give
encouragement, and Mrs. POmerOy be
gan to fear that her fair lkinSwomar
was too fastidious.
Not until Harold Grafton appeared
did Marie feel she bad met her ideal
/ vID ton 1,nI1 ,0cco1 <lro,,~l, ,,,,,nl, co,,
row and it may be this bond of sym
thy drew them together.
His was Il noble character and III
won respect and admiration from all
Possessed OF wide knowledge and F;
liberal education, lie could appreciate
the beauties of mind and heart whicl
are the qualities Of the perfect woman
and it was not long ere he discovered
that Marie vas to him the n woman
above all others.
You are not surprised, then, to learl
that before the close of the season tn
engagement. of Miss Bancroft and MI
Grafton was announced.
Mrs. Pomeroy was perfectly satisfied
that after all Marie had made the hap
piest choice. Not only was her fianc
a perfect gentleman, but also the pos
SCISSOR of no mean fortune. VIVA
could hinder perfect love and happi
ness?
OF course Mr.. Grafton pleaded 70
an early marriage, but Marie wishes
to consummate a plan which ha'
grown very dear to her before tina
event, and it was finally decided tina
the wedding should occur the follow
ing November.
Though social engagements file
most of the time, still Marie had foun
opportunity to ascertain the number o
young women stenographers in Ne,
York and invited a few whom she la.
met during the winter to meet her on
Saturday in February.
After telling them something of he
life. which we already know. and Of