The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-11


-Oh. Priscilla said softly to herself
over and over 1t Is like fairy story
il is all Just ike fairy story
Aud indeed it had come to pass as IN
expectedly and delightfully."- as do wonder
ful improbabilties in the world Of en-
chautment
Priscilla was IL For the last nine
wears she had lived Ia the old frame farm
house on pry creek Il was a pleasant
enough placy the square green farmhouse,
bali hidden from the ruaI by grove uf
native timber. \ great Seven Sisters r,rse
struggled mp to Priscilla bedroom window
aud nodded IT, pale pink blooms there
every summer The aunt aud uncle with
,hum she liycd-eommoa kindly people,
4 marvellous capacity for sustained labor
.aye her Imille,S love Beyond skim
min. the cream and keeping the best
raam IN stiff and dustless order Priscilla
had little "a ,la Indeed her good rela
tlv,- considered her ,o0 tiue for heavy
task, They were prond Of her She
ua. straight, slender and graceful! Her
hair was ,ilkea aud yellow a. the ta,>el,
II thr csru which IN July eacompas-d
them in unlulatiuE seas OF gold Not all
the wind, IT the prairie caulj destroy the
pure fairn,-s of her complexion. She had
laughing gray ewes. straight nose and
lir~ bright 81, gcranlam petals nhaPP'
., tbr .psfi, 81 discomfort was her, She
knew that lherr was another world than
that Ia which She lived "a charming and
enchanting world She had memories OF
d grtv home where there were books and
pi,rsros. when, clever people assembled
and sweet music r,z,guniel She had
newer overcome her resentment {" certain
ea4utry says Eating At the same table
"a, the hired hands wa> a hardship 20 her
Her uncle aud aunt would have been puz
sIgd Al such foolish pride They had
never dreamed uf separate table for
th,a-sisc.- liu, BOW her whole hir Wss
lu ho different and delightful
/, happened back ai tho Oh farm 10
llUuuis her aunt toll her VI sister
easu much older than yoa are nov when
.hr handsome yauas art,-t came skcfchlng
down oar way Mother ta,.k hun to
board lie was alaay- -Actehlng and
Painting We Thought he ss, just nice,
laar Young man lie fell deeply IA love
with Alscc. Ii was ouly after they were
married that we learned he was the son IF
vruuI aud wealthy people in the east. He
ara.. home the truth and was iI-Dwned
then ami there. Ills father said he did
na, want to hear from him alive OF Of him
dead Harry tnok bis young wife aud
went "a the city to earn hi- living They
we've dainz well and had a comfortable
h.,u, when Your mother died Harry
could i've without her He ir,tted him
-slf N. lie brought you TO us IL was
here be dtl Nv how happy 1t made
Ehhu aud nc to have you, never having
had IL child Of cur owu And now "a
sharp qutyer coming into the leyed voice
hen we we're thinking you would mary
Willie Lester. who worships the ground
yui walk on, comes this
Her right hand brought the letter 1t
held down on the other with savage slap
Brown old hands they were enlarged and
malr uulayely by much toll Priscilla
faok the letter and read it through for the
d1zyulh time
NJ, Dear I.ittIe GirI-Alter all these years
auur grandfather has releutsd. know the
memory ot uur boy has been ever with aim
Io1 are &, come io as. We have a great
deal OF money "a suppose yUu NOW. We
shall spend some Of It ou irip abroad you
accompanying as. 1t yuu succeed IN pleasing
ylur grandfather, you Will be great heIress
some day lucIused you wall ind a check Ia
cover your expenses TO New York. lour
atIecJi1natc grandmother,
ELLEN WHYLAND.
..Oh. won it be grand to travel aud
see the places / We read Of and hear heay
euly music and wear beautiful gowns
She drew a long breath Of ecstatie antici-
patton. She was too dazzled to recognize
the heartlessness Of the letter in which she
reIoicel. She did not know how cruelty
selfish were her own words The grand.
parents who had ignored her existence all
these years now summoned her without
thought for those into whose lives she had
grown. She, attracted by the brillance
Of the bribe, was eager to go.
..Grand T echoed Mrs Willis. The
lump in her throat panied her. She nut
tered something about the biscuits for sup
per and went away.
VIII Lester came over that evening.
He was an overgrown young fellow, with
an awkward walk, handsome head and
fresh color in his tanned cheeks
so you are going away, Priscilla
he said
She dimpled and blushed coquettishly.
Yes, I'm going away.
Yesterday the knowledge that viii
Lester loved her would have thrilled her
with delight Al that was changed now.
Ga the morning of her departure Lester
went to Elihu Willis with look in his
blue eyes that was half determined, half
ashamed
"Will you let me drive Priscilla to the
train p he asked.
Willis, hooked of nose, gray of beard,
shabby Of attire, irascible of speech and
lust now bitter of heart, was about to lrri-
tably refuse on the spot.
'.Yes, my boy !? he said.
For suddenly he had recalled certain
dark, rainy, sweet scented spring night
when he had walked home from prayer
meeting with her who now had been his
faithful wife for 20 years and had kissed
her for the first time.
So Lester drove Priscilla to the train.
But it was not until they had left the