Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-09-07
When Theif Release Came
All Three Sisters Decided That They
Wanted to Get Away frpm Home
and One Another. ,

WANT 10 tdAA 10 OH ABOUT yourselves,
said Uncle William, taking up his hat
and stroking the new hatband re-
1iectively.
Augusta remained unmoved. the In
valid Amelia sighed. Anne looked Inn
patiently round the room.
AS far as can Judge from q cur
sorry glance at your poor father's aft
fairs" he continued, s.there is sum
OF about $4,000 TO be divided equally
between you. Now, if this is carefully
invested it may bring in something
like s2oo asyear-''
Nearly e7o ayear each,' 2 interrupt
ed Anne.
..Hush!" said Augusta.
sOfscourse, it is impossible for you to
continue to live in the style you have
been accustomed to on sucl1a sum as
that
At this Augusta gave suppressed
snort capable Of any Interpretation.
Herguncle went on: 'tBut if you hold
together, and are content to take a
little cottage in the country think
you will be able to manage pretty COM
fortably."
Il absolutely refuse to do anything
of the sort!". cried Anne, vehemently.
Hush, hush!" said Augusta.
You must let your sister speak" in
terposed Uncle William. "She is over
age and quite independent of any of
u.s."
''Over age, indeed! And am not 20
years her senior? Have no voice in
the matter?'
with regard to your share, certain
~; but not beyond that
81 should like to tell you what feel,
Uncle William said Anne. GAS you
know, papa was i'll for five years, ever
since grew up. When was child
saw the others having splendid times;
they went here, there and everywhere"
''Oh, Anne, how can you?" cried
Amelia. ''You know have never been
able to go out much"
s'You mad your own room; you could
see your friends; everyone has always
given way to you.'' Anne continued,
feverishly: '''No one cared for ever
came near the place since I've been
grown up. Only the old friends of the
family have called and whispered and
sympathized. The rest couldn't come;
how could we expect any sunshiny per-
son to visit a house with pail over it
the tomb of living corpse; to see
the body of man who had been great,
and was-worse than nothing?" The
girls voice broke in an uncomfortable
sob; she clasped her temples tightly
with her two hands and regained her
composure.
'Anne, how can you?" cried Amelia.
you can't know how hateful your con-
tempt for the ailing and the weak makes
you"
II have no contempt for the sick.
The sick have their brains; they have
some chance for recovery. But to sit
and watch-watch for five years.
hopeless case, case in which each day
brought more foo!ishness, more hope
less imbecility, all through the best
years of my life, while my youth, my
precious, precious youth, which can
never come back to me, was flying
away!''
Nonsense, nonsense; you are child
still,'' cried Uncle William, moved by
her emotion.
my face is all over little wrinkles,
uncle. I am only %, know; but you
cannot keep young in tomb"
Coarse girl" muttered Augusta.
''What do you propose to do, then?"
said the uncle, despairingly.
I'm the first place, put London be-
tween myself and my loving family, =
she replied, with sparkling eyes. ''Then
shall see if there are not some means
by which I can make decent income;
If SO, shall train myself for the work;
If not-well, I'll promise never to ask
any of you for help"
although I have no legal control
over you, Anne, it is my duty towarn
you that many dangers await young,
unprotected girl in London" said the
uncle.
"Oh, know all about that. I am
going to stay with an old friend of
mine. We were children together and
now she is widow; she has a little
house in Mayfair and has asked me to
go to Cowes with her.
do you know who this woman is
she proposes to live with?" said Au-
gusta, icily. Amelia was'sobbing. IN
Gle William shook his head.
''She is a woman in society, certain
", but her photographs are in all the
shop windows and. she has actually APP
peared upon the public stage"
..Well, she was failure, at any rate .
burst in Anne; ''that ought to satisfy
you! But if go on the stage I'll take
good care t. yucceed, you may be sure"
''Go on the stage! Is that what you
propose to do?" cried Augusta. 81.
"oh, my poor darling!" sobbed
Amelia.
sAnd If I did? why, I should get
fond of you two and send you stalls.
Think of that. Papa, in his grandest
days, never took you&to anything bet
ter than the front row of the dress
circle!"
.My dear Anne, I advise you serious
" to reconsider the position. AS l was
saying, your united incomes would
amount to-"
ssnon.+ +ro,,l,Ia IN make calculations