The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

ones mine.
''Yours! said I.
"'Yes'm. lift don't hurt anybody,
Mis- Marrow. and a body must have
something
II suppose truth is like lantern; II
we don't carry one on dark night, we
want to go in the dark. that's all. It
didn't take me minute to see all I'd
been binding myself to; all of Indy
shlvvers starved life. remembered
all I'd heard about old Nathan shiy-
vers' cruelty TO his daughters, and how
Indy had nobody after little Maggie
went away. and how she had been sort
OF left out by people thinking her ,oiiBh
and queer; and I Just sud helplessly,
oh. you poor thing. you poor thlngl'
Indy looked at me; then she slipped
down into my arms, sObblng. BY and
by she told me pretty nearly every
thing, md l guessed the rest-aIl the
loneliness and the fear of people. and
how she gol desperate grieVing for lit
tie Maggie. and got the doll to dress
that she might have something TO think
about. l didn't tell her to go work for
poor child. for remembered that
when mine died there wasn't q live
child in the world could have filled the
place. So that day she came out to try
aud talk 10 me. and had mlsunder-
stood her. and had spoken so sharp to
her that she got to thinking she. didn't
want to live any longer; and all the
evening she was wondering II 1t would
be a sniff 1t would be u sin-Lindy
sobbed, ami l turned cold thinking
what might happen through our blind
ness OF heart. which is worse than
blindness u eyes, Well after while,
when She had gotten quiet. and was sit
tins holding my hand, and wonder
ing what TO do with her there came a
rap at the door, and In walked Samuel.
Now. I've always said that Samuel
Marrow was wonderful man. being
such good hand at not seeing what
he had no cali to see. don't know
how long he'd been outside the window,
but you'd have thought It an evening
marty to have heard him.
GOOD evening. Miss Lindy; fine
growin' weather, he says. Not that
you need it, Miss Indy, being a pretty
size for woman. I stepped across be-
cause it looked so soclable. and to ask
for a piece of your cheese. It's the best
In town. says Samuel, slapping his
knee, as he sat down; 'yes'm, the best.
You never would have thought he had
plenty OF cheese at home. Indy flew
around after knives and plates, and
Samuel cut his cheese and talked on.
Ny, my There! 1 Intended to stop In
and see how Timothy Callow's coming
or. His mothers just died, and he's
been sick. There's always been Just tha
two, you know. My. my, what will
Timothy do? He's the sort that must
have a mother around; he's like boy.
Well, welI!' Gamuel thought 1t over
and looked at his cheese. 4 guess
Timothy will just turn in ana die there
by himself one o. these nights. had
to listen, for hadn't heard OF Timothy
CallOw being at the point of death.
"Ie seems dreadful for him to be
alone, and sick, and in trouble, too
said Lindy pItIfully; and only a boy,
too. Can't anybody help him, captain?'
"'Well, now, he's somethln' more'n
boy, Miss Indy said Samuel. ! re-
membered that Timothy was Just one
year younger than Samuel Marrow. but
Samuel had lighted his pipe and had
caught my eye over the bowl 'Yes'm,
somethIn more; but he's the easy sort;
content with his books and his telc-
scope and his mother. It's bad, bad.
Timothy can't stay alone, not till he
gets strons again. II you had to let
yuCr rooms out. Miss Indy I'd. ask
you to take him for a matter Of few
weeks until he gets all right. But 1
spose he must go down to Granny
Blooms
"'Oh, Cap'n. no" said Llndy. getting
red and clasplng her hands; he mustn't
go down there Granny Bloom had
two little smoky rooms that Timothy
wouldn't have looked Mt. I was think
ing said Indy. that maybe can take
him. anyhow-it 1t would help hlm-he
being sick, and so young, too
"By gum!' shouted Samuel, catch
ing the lang up: what a head that 1t
tie woman's got! Me wOryyin' about
Timothy CalIow. and she sttin' there
hgurin It all outl Come on, Miss
Indy, show US the room. Mother,
Timothy callow's In luck this voyage.
sure!'
HE didn't give Indy time to wink
before sh, was showing us her best
bedroom. looking as pleased and bright
ms a child, while Samuel talked about
her grand Idea, and what a fine head
she had Tor managing. Indy got SO
Interested that She looked made over.
and when we left her she was planning
what she'd give Timothy Callow to eat;
FOR Samuel arranged to see Timothy in
the morning and help HIM move. That
night l sad. 'Llndy's going to be real
set back h morrow, when Timothy ar
riyes with his books and HIS telescope.
and he as old as you are. don't set
what you mean, anyhow
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