The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-26

WEAKNESS. She would pore over her pa
pers and con her great books as usual,
though her enfeebled mind failed to
grasp their contents burning spot of
color would appear in each cheek and
/ drops stand on her brow in the intensity
or the struggle to master them, but
after a time she would push chem away
with trembling hands,. and lean ack in
her chair with puzzled frightened look
that went to MOlly's heart AT last,
bodily weakness gained the day, and
Ine strorS VIII, III spite of all Its brave
resistance, was conquered One nom
ing after breakfast which she had
scarcely tasted the old lady pushed her
Key basket towards Molly, and asked her.
WIN WI pluf9l attempt at a smile, to
act as housekeeper 'for once" as She
did not feel equal to it that tlav. TIE
apology for smile was kept I'm val
l naa w, while the girl remained in the
room TOO put when the door closed behind
her, ana the familiar rattle of the KEYS
was audible in the passage without Miss
- Nell S stolcism deserted her. and she
burst into tears.
royalty, and in giving them up She 1ban-
ooned her supremacy. The weight of
Seafs ana increasing exhaustion and in
llll5lty mad subdued her at last, and she
HIdue no more efforts to combat then,
GRADUALLY her dependents grew recon.
ciled TO seeing the familiar figure which
lney h&d been wont to look on as al
hacIteS cba iIots' stationary in the high
+ molly Tor instructions on indoor con
Germs, While Mr. Burke now freo1ent
odsllorl was the authority on all matters
connected with the estate .
Under the altered circumstances +t,+,,,..
WeHt On Hlucn as usual within and pif6
! out ta2t Well-erdered house. and avort
at l eon9 atuiated themselves that this.
dl IeaSt, must be comfort to re
! owner A mistaken idea. as con 80 rs
IIon which Molly once had with bar-
lo oRq you gu know" said Miss o'Nei,l
IiiTohing up with little culver of thes
up what strikes me as the s+ror,,. ne
oL al the strange things that hefaii -, - !
n nov 1t is seeing how ver% w VII il1
Dear" said Molly, gent cent? Lie ..u -,
thine9 10 10 our pest; You would not like
e.lllis o. 10 go wrong OF to be mism5 ns
oh, no; it's all right. and am
glad 1t should be SO, only it SURPRISES an an
Tather l used o think Won kno1r3 49, l-if
r 10 one couIq do without me. and th9t
Hothlng could be right unless So - no -
myself. And here you are oil sew a 70 II
portable as possible, and eyervthing 49, erna
On much as before, and l amSiusi a o o1.
pher IN my own house." "
Ihere was little husky no+a n -
voice recurring now and then h,It OH
eiWlse Sne spoke with a clearness and
Elgor which astonished Molly. and sm [, q
ner, moreover, with keen remorse az -,
ing, like everyone else. sI1nnosed ny 6e,,
klnsWoman of being incapabIe of notiol
ing much that had evidently caused her
pain and chagrin. U iieA
THE supremacy of vour MIND ,, 4.
ued the latter, after a pause "extends
over just so much space as vo,1r 10 H..
can carry you across-that is nv imnreSs,
SION. Mine, at present, does not resch
beyond this room, and it will soon ~,
Iess--it will soon be Less she continued
muslngly. " Six feet of earth FOR .
grave was not that the allowance ,nbi,S
the warriors of old used to make to their
enemies when they sought for terns9 t.
is what our friends grant us noW--a-Io,,.
NO matter how. important YOU NAV have
thought yourself, this is what Vol cor,,,
to--a few feet of earth for a gTsVeNsnd
there is an end of you''
ooh, don't speak like that = cried Mol
~, quick tears starting to her ewes I'VE
are not all so ungrateful. We are con-
stant in our love and 1emembr ance for the
dead"
yes, my dear, you think so now but
wait a little. Wait till l have been
tucked away under ground even for q
short time. TheIrain will fail and tba
sun will shine,s just as if there were no
new grave in the churchyard-i is the
way of natureA And you will laugh ana
sing, and forget, as is the way of human
nature
Il may laugh and sing, but I shall not
forget" said Molly, crossing impulsiveIy
to her side.
Miss O'NeilI fglanced up at the girls
eager face. ana smiled tremulously.
why, you know-you, yorself, that 1
speak the truth. You have not forgotten
continued Molly. IF 7 were to mention
their names, even now, you would feel
them stirring in your heart
..Ah. that IS true. CO.. said the old lady,
There was a pause. Molly had hardly
thought her random shot would strike
home so accurately, still less That It
would awake the recollection of any TO-