The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-12

where ! Remained till papne inilurc.
Though having had the best Of educa-
ton. | FELT incompetent TO teach any
thing except music and what could
] hope 20 do IN a large city. with hut
few friends. for az least many months
60 Gomez But do something i must.
Ny attention was turned TO sienO.
graphy, as writers OF shorthand were
much In demand and line salaries of.
fered. After consulting with friends
concluded 20 study aud IN three
months was ready for position. Not
many days passed before one was
offered me az SIS a month. which
seemed u great sum for me 10 actually
earn.
One Of these blue nights. Just a
year after papa's death. | was looking
over some old letters, when a slip ~
paper fell TO che floor. | picked Il up.
little dreaming II was Of any value
10 me. and read these words; MIR.
Godfrey Pomeroy. 500 Fifiy.third
street. New York"
was about Ia crumple Il In my
hand, when. like fash. there came 10
the memory Of one day, about a week
before dear papas death. when the
doctors said No nope; cannot live
mere than frw days
Almost erazcd with grief. had Civ
en- little heed 10 his words when be-
gave me this very slip ~ PAPER und
scarcely know what ! did with a. Ills
words came Ia me then however. lie
said: This IL the addFvsE 81 nay
niece HrDther ilrny's oldest daughle
She may not live there now. hut a
letter sent there might reach her"
lie tried o. say moro. bui the cfiOrt
WIS too great ana be fell back. faint.
INK. From that hour papa sunk rapid
~. utieriug but few broken sent
ences. though ] fnncied De- had some
thing To tell me. hut could not
knew papa bad an ouly brother
several years bis senior. hul had never
seen him. 4 quarrel had cuJungcd
them and papa never spoke of Crcic
] Henry, So was ignorant Of the whole
Gnily
Twas but the work Of few min
utos 90 end pen. Ink aud paper for ]
was determined IN wriicl. and the let
ter that should have been sent MANI
months ago WIS soon written. telling
Of papa's death aud my present CON
dillon.
At last the day dawncd when !
might look for q reply. on-twO-
mails came La. hut no letter for me.
Ia spite Of an disaVuwnls. ] had been
/ building air-castlcs ON this iiimsy
foundation. aud as is too often the
case with lmpulsivc natures. when u
seemed Ia dissolve into vapor, my
[ heart sunk
When hope was ~ ia lowest ebb-
tide. Mr.. Doggcit's bell ung and !
/ knew work was awaiting me. The
/ diciatlon was particularly difficult and
/ Mr.. Doggett IN no cnylahlc frame 81
mind. 80 what wonder. with the dis.
appointment and hard work that the
tears would flow the minute my desk
was reached
/ Hut only Tor a moment There. on
7 my desk. was letter, Could IL be-
the one M anxiously looked for3 Yes,
for the postmark Rad. New York.
With quickly beating pulse ! broke
the seal aud read. Co. FIFTH avenue.
New York Ny Relieved Cousin"
II that gave me- joy. how do you
imagine | fclt on reading the contents
~ the lettcri Could ! be- dreaming
No. Mr.. and Mrs romeroy we're act
ually coming 10 Chicago On their way
West. They were Ia start that very
duy. arriving la the city week later
stopping az the Richclleu several days
What happiness loo store Tor me
a l.
fore becn rcady 10 despair
Hut that was not the end of Vond
erful surprises. one. stranger. NOR
difncult TO believe than all else. Wa.
pycalcd la ihr neat paragraph u
was this \ legacy ~ S9inWu lad
been LEFT me- boy luw's sister OF u
the event az my death. O. an orphan
asylum. Her lawyers bad cudeay0rcd
10 hud me. but as papa had left u,
tracr ~ his Wandcr.ugs since my ear
Is childhood they had searched iu
vain Tor mc Tor several weeks. ~
surfing mc that ! would soon reccly,
official notice 81 nay good fortune. th,
letter soon came 90 an end and tel
from my fingers.
Put the task was az last flushed aud
| was free 10 don ANY wrap, aud es
cape to the clear. brisk air of beau
tlful December evening Had Mr. Dog
geit been there ! should have told hin
a. Look Tor another stcnuuaphcr lmme
diatrly. hat was forced 90 kevp ~,
good news till the morrow.
un tire way out ! overheard ON,
clerk say to another: Did you Sc,
how beaming Miss Bancmfi looks 90
nighis Must have beon letter from
her best" A another time che ~
mark would have hcru Justly resented
but t was scarcrly hrrdcd then
lest you tire ui my tale win hastei
10 the end In due tune thr lawyer
letter reached me and knew The lee
acy was Indeed q reality.
uh. those last hateful daysl cai
never oDlitcmic them. How suaVv
how thoughtful how devoted was Mr.
D1grctt
Until learning % my good fortune h,
had treated mp On coudrsccudIu.
manner hut Miss Bancroft. q stcnog
mphcG aud Mics DgucWft ap hclrgss
, were two quite dlncrtn, persons. n,
slmrlv horcd mu with h's devotion am,
Invitation after Invitation did taxi
delight in piusug
f, Would That ] might describe 20 yol
she meeting with mN rnusn Rnt tha
Is impossible. h. was decided | shoul,
acwmmny Air. AVID Nts punrwy q
california. aiW lcrluy taking pu
session off ,ho W npy lft mr. md tm
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