The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09
tered 1erYlco IN other than profeallonal

hei-rerrnaeh or memory OF hhiAH
words added 10 the widows grief.
Less than nothing. for there were
debts 10 pay. was the result Of WIND
ing up the business Frank was con-
Quoting when 30 suddenly stricken
down. Laura knew this. for there were
never any secrets between her and her
husband. When the frst shock wa
over she applied 10 me. as usual. Tor
advice. Il was thinking Of taking
boarders." she said. I looked down upon
the sweet. pale face. the sky-blue eyes
trying 10 face life bravely. and !
thought OF the varieties OF martyrdom
10 this plan. How insolont servants
would bully herr How swindling
bonrders would cheat herr How fault
fnding women would brighten herr
Il don't think Il would do" / said.
"Eecaugo ! am not a good house
keeper? But could learn. Frank
didn't mind II was making a pud-
ding and be wanted me 10 make out
some bills. and the pudding burned up
while dId o.. he never sc1ided BIZ
only laughed"
But boardcr8 would lcold."
% wouldn't have rny one 20 call me .
away" che faii. her tears falling fast
"Can you make out bil8l" ] asked. /
"Oa SOS ] know all about bookAcep- /
Ing ! vcr my iatherr bookkeCper un- /
tli ho died. 80 home. you know"
"Weil. ] think I can gct you some
10 do
/ Aud dld By having The work done
o. very low prices. I persuaded some
Of ms business friends 20 intfust this
WORK 10 "a young friend Of mine and
took care that the money pasaing
through my hand was sufficiently In
creased FOR Laura's wants
Il was amazing 20 see how brayely
she met her trouble. and how much
Christian submission lay In her low
Ing heart She could talk quietly o.
her brief. happy married lie. recalling
an her husbands love. and YET pa
tiently bearing her loneliness and soT-
row. She worked faithfully. and many
acts Of charity came from her slender
resources for those who were poorer
than herself
I. who had felt a plying tenderness
for the child-wlfc vas fret TO add
10 that by-goro feeling a sincere re-
spect for the true woman developing
IN poverty and grief 10 such noble
d character. Three years had passed
! since that August day when my god
Il son died. when there came from Cali
iornla a cousin OF lauras. a bronzed
:. and bearded stock farmer. who had
Z won wealth Ia that fruitful country
. by honest toll and fortunate Invest
e meuts. lie was the most startling con
! trast 10 Frank Tibbi,ts. a strong. SELF
b reliant man. with a loud voice. a VII
r OF iron and a sound. clear head ioi
business Investing bis handsome Tor
y tune In various ways be went into thi
IS business of managing his own estate
y and the recreation Of courting hl
q cousin Laura.
}. Il have loved her ever since she usel
% 70 bring me her dolls 20 mend. and crl
10 her blue eyes rcd over pet kittens.
J. be told me. but ! was a sort Of hil
m brother. aud when Tihhitts came alonl
whewl was novherol But III win he
row. Heaven bless herr
1 gave him my best wishes stay
DID I? gave him my best spoke
wishes. and tried 10 hope that 90,
oud marriage might be a. happy as N
nrst. and have none Of its perplexitle
But was sorry 10 see how this ne
excitement disturbed Laura's liie. Va
g sense OF disloyaliy 10 Frank "a.
n ade her eyes 80 often bear mari
Of bitter weeping? nid she fear
, trus, her cousin that she grew so res
less
. She grlevcd me 10 the heart by shn
- ting me out from an confidence In q
81 matter As soon az ! spoke Of b
cousin she would become immense
dirnlhed and sew or knit In solcu
silence. never lifting her eyes from b
work. II praised him she gave
fecs.e assent 10 blamed him she d
not doioad him. 70 questioned d
directly she gave me bare facts wit
out comment Never ores AID she 81
ben me an opportunity 20 hint NJ
ld- krowledrs Of hts hope 20 win her.
'e' she knows how ! loved Frank. a
&C. she Is afraid I VIII blame her Tor m.
o. ryiug agaln," l thought
~ But was rather stargcrcd when
.nu California cousin asked re 90 make
M, proposals.
"' ''You sec she loots On you as a .
oud father" be said. frankly, "and I
'H' viii let you speak 10 her. by 10
I can't ret a chance"
W. why thought you were a.
-.' every days"
An well. 50 am. hut " ! hint %
1u. love she begins 10 talk Of flhhH
? How can a man propoIc 20 a wid
when she Is actually talking about
.eD dear departed as 70 her heart lay
~ bis rravc3
me- They were a mos, devoted coupl
uau "Rut she Is SD young 20 so Into 3
'- petual mourning. Way, Laura "a
tWcnty-sixv
ivy. nut. though ne pleaded eloQuentl
- refused to De bis messenger OF 10
w., ~ That very evening. as ! went %
~. Laura. be dashed Qua Of The ho'
an. nearly uqseitlng me Ia his haste,
r.,, never stopping TO apolosilo io'
n,s Laura crying How was az What
hor. saw What ana she say
All tha, Is my business aud hers'
Tors ! found the California cousin
asked Tor a love already given 20
and az this moment a little blue-s
,avs woman Il challenging my admiral
for a Growing. kicking BIZ Of huma
enco tina, viii call me papa. and Mrs.
shed bits ceased to be Mrs. ribbliis