Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19

But poor Lieutenant Caerlyon for once
put aside his helpmate and her seven chill
dren, and all the carking cares that had
dragged him down to the level of sordid
poverty, and, recalling himself as he was
when he married Winifred's young moth
er, proud, high-spirited, gallant, and gen.
erous, spoke as a father and a gentleman
to his neglected daughter.
Il am glad to hear 1t, my DEAR he said,
putting a trembling hand on her shoulder,
very glad that your aunt Sarah made
you such d suitable feturi for four years
or care and attendance on h-r. You de-
serve 1t well, Winnie, and-ard'-he fall
tered, becoming very conscious of the
keen hard brown eyes watching him
i've no doubt but that, as you so kindly
remembered your poor little brothers and
sisters when you had not much TO spare
from your own wants, you will remember
them still am sure of that, Winnie
you never were unkind or neGlectful TO
them. But your moneys your own, my
dear, and you must not spend il all on 9TH
ers; you must take care of 1t. You'll have
a house OF your own, and children of your
own, some day, please Heaven, and you'll
want all you have then"
mo, father, | sha'n't,r opposed Winnie,
crying and laughing together. And one
OF the little brothers" %anxiously inquired
Of Johnnie II Sister Winnie" had a lot If
little children away over in North Ameri.
ca. when you don't want me any long
er, | can take my money and myself away,
but, until then-why, father dear, I'd
never spend the half of itl'' Winnie said,
quite decisively. How could /? Unless
! were to dress myself like Lady Mountre-
vor' and sail about the dusty roads I'M
white muslin and lilac ribOons! | will
take another cup of tea, mamma, please.
What lovely long fair ha:r Louie has
My darling child! She always had beau.
tiful silky hair And for the rest of the
tea-time Winnie chatted necessarily, in
dread of her fathers talking SO about
her money again-as If il were likely
that she would put all that money away
In the bank for her own benefit, and see
those poor darlings van for anything!
But after tea, when the railway carrier
brought over Winnie's heavy luggage in Il
van, and one Of her trunk was opened / IN
the parlor, the previous brightness of this
wonderful evening redoublcl TO amazing
intensity for the young Caerlyons. Won
derful sister Winnie'-that is. 10 say,
lnlS elcSall young lauN IN nlGck, with her
American fashioned hair and dress, who
they were told was the realization of the
mythical sister--She had forgotten no.
body, and everybody had NOR beau.
tiful things than Everybody else" for
presents,
At the very Top Of the trunk was n silk
umbrella-such a superb rain.shade was
never seen--in double brown silk, and
with ivory handle and silver namc-plate.
81 know, father, yol always had u fancy
for smart umbrellas said Winnie; and
| brought you that from New York"
Then there was n black velvet jacket
"the height Of the Paris fashion," very
rich, but simply trimmed.
Mamma, | know that's n fancy OF
yours" she remarked, smiling. Il was
not very sure of anything else, but I
knew you used to like black velvets so
much"
MY dear, You are very kind" said
Elizabeth Caerlyon, touched and surprised
out of all %volubility, more at the faithful
memory that had remembered her liklngs
and fancies all these years than anything
else.
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