Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-27

horses fnstcad of four, and the harness was not made of gold. hut It was Il very stylish turnout withal. and Peggy thought she could te satisfied with IL. \ middle aged woman and gentleman alightpd and came rapidly toward the house. Peggy went forth to meet them, looking ahamc-laeedly the while at her bare feet nud uftie red hands.
 An said the gentleman. kindly. "t believe We have her here. susan. My child nfe you ItasY uibhardT
 ~No. sG, returned Peggy. promptly.
 A shadow of disappointment passed over the faces Of tAp lady and gcntle- man.
 ''rhots too bad eald the lady, "hnt perhaps you can tell us where to ind her"
 Peggy plaitcd the corner of her nnron nervouslP Tor a moment, then. looking ID couraseously, she saiI: T am called Peggy Hihhard."
 ~AIy goodness, md nro you not ehof' exclaimed thc L1y.
 ~Nu," said Peggy elihly. T must have hcen Changed when I was n baby, or something. and thc mistake hae never heea rcctlhed. I have never been able to find out whut the name of my father really k. l hoped. sir, that you vero he .Are you uot. and have you uot como to give me rise In tue world uud tako ule home 10 vouT paI- aeeT'
 Peggy spoke vii great carncstncas. for she had dreamed over this phase of her life go much fAnt she had come to believe ln ifs rality The Indy aid gentleman stared ut her in ts.Wideg- meut
 T dou'f understand what you mean" said the lady sadly We have no It, tle girl our granddaughter died, too, Il few weeks ago But we win think over what you have said. and make further Inquiries atout vou. After We have soen NIT. ulhhard perhaps you will bear from Us again"
 They drove away down the dusty turnpike md Peggy threw herself down on the gaNleu mold and wppt bit terly. "Eyen they have gone back on me" she sohh"d. sThcy havc Jeff me here and I'll have to go back Into that hateful Kitchen aid cook something for tather and the hoys. can't do II, so there.n
 But she did. nnd her father praised her effort by saying that ho had never sat down to a hetter meal.
 Tn the meantime the lady nnd gentle man, all unconscious of the grief their visit had occasiened wrre vending their way thoughtfully back to Squire uoopcrs house, whence they had start ed out an hour before.
 -I don't see what you sent US over there for said the gentleman. us soon as they entered the sitting loom. When wp told you that our crrand in this neightorhood Is to pick out q bright lit tle girl whose parents are poor and unable 10 educate her as she deserves and wishes we were In earnest. and ex- pectcd you to rpcnmmend somebody who Is worthy. But that Hubbard girl k D raGnlar little lunatic. She said her name Is not Hubbard; that she is the child of wealthy parents who will give her 0 rise in the world. and nll that sort of tnmmy-rot. We wore So surprised u'e came away without seeing MT. uib- bard
 ~I don't know what to make of It. sighed Mrs Hooper Here comes her aunt, Hannah Morrison, down the road now I'll call her In and consult her."
 Its the very thing that's been wor- rytnS her father to death yesterday and to-day" snid Mrs Morrison. when the quest af the mlddle-Ggcl couple had been explained to her I'm afraid her minds upset by reading so many I'm possible, sensational stories. cart watch ber nll the time, having so much to do, and she will borrow those papers and read them when I'm not looking. Pm sure Tn obliged to you all for your kind intentions toward Peggy. She's sharp as 9 whip, It's n shame we can't afford to give her more advantages. hope you'll overlook her crazy notions and give her B trial"
 But the middleaged couple were ex- tremety matter-of-fact people They felt rather dubious about taking under their protection q child who talked in riddles. and after due deliberation they returned to their home without having made any arrangements for the edu- cation of bright little girl who was unable to help herself.
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 Tlx.A eR A., LA