The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-13
When Their Release Came All Three Sisters Decided That They Wanted 70 Get Away from Home and One Another.
4 ND now, my dear nieces, that VI A haEe arranged these sad details

have arranged these sad details want to talk to you about yourselves, Eais- Uncle William, taking up his hat and stroking the new hatband re- Hectiyely.
 Augusta remained unmoVed, the in- valid Amelia sighed. Anne looked i'm patiently round the room.
 "As far as can judge from 8 cur 1ory glance at your poor fathers af- fairs," he continued. "there is a sum --Uf about gB0B0 to be divided equally between you. NOFV, II LtIIs IS careIuil J invested it may bring in something like e20O a year"
 Nearly gro year each, interrupt ed Anne.
 "HuSh." said Augusta.
 ''Ot course, it is impossible for you to continue to live in the style you have been accustomed to on such & sum as that"
 At this Augusta gave a suppressed snort capable of any interpretation.
 Her uncle went on: "But 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."
 'I absolutely refuse to do anything of the sort!" cried Anne, vehemently.
 Flush, hushl" said Augusta.
 +'You must let your sister speak" in- terposed Uncle William. "She is over age and quite independent of any of us."
 lover age, indeed! And am I not 20 years her senior? Have no voice in the matterw
 With regard 10 your share, certain ly; but not beyond that" 'I should like to tell you what feel, Uncle William" said Anne. "As you know, papa was i'll for five years, ever since grew up. When I was child ! saw the others having splendid times; they went here, there and everywhere !"
 "0h, Anne, how can your" cried Amelia. You know have never been able to go out much"
 "You had your own room; you could see your friends; everyone has always given way 10 you" Anne continued, feverishly: "No one I 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 house with q pail over it the tomb of 8 living corpse; to see the body of a 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 you3" cried Amelia, "You can't know how hateful your con temptfor the ailing and the weak makes you"
 q have no contempt for the sick. The sick have their brains; they have some chance for recovery. But 10 sit and watch-watch for five years-a hopeless case, a case in which each day brought more ioolishness, 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, nonsenses you are Q child stin," cried Uncle William, moved by her emotion.
 "Mysface is all over little wrinkles, uncle am only 22, know; but you cannot keep young in tomb"
 Coarse girl," muttered Augusta.
 "What do you propose to do. then?" said the uncle, despairingly.
 "In the first place, put London be- tween myself and my loving family" she replied, with sparkling eyes. "Then I shall see if there are not some means by which can make a decent income; if so, I shall train myself for the work; if not-well, I'll promise never to ask any of you for help"
 Although have no legal control over yon, Anne, it is my duty to warn you that many dangers await young, unprotected girl in London" said the uncle.
 ''Oh, I know all about that. I am going to stay with an old friend of mine. We were children together and now she is a widow; she has 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 with2" said Au- gusta, icily. Amelia was sobbing. Un- cle William shook his head.
 "She is a woman in society, certain Iy, but her photographs are in all the shop windows and she has actually ap- peared upon the public stage"
 Well, she was failure, at any rate," burst in Anne; "that ought to satisfy youI But if go on the stage I'll take good care to succeed, you may be sure."
 ''Go on the stsgel Is that what you propose to do?" cried Augusta.
 "oh. my poor darlingl" sobbed Amelia,
 And if I did? Why, I should get fond of you two and send you stalls. Think of that. Papa, in his granGest days, never took you to anything bet ter than the front row of the dress eirclel"
 '.My dear Anne, advise you serious y to reconsider the position. As was saying, your azited incomes would amount to-"
 Don't trouble 10 make calculations on my account, Uncle William. have arranged everything for myself. My address will be care, of Mrs. Devass, 1e5 Brook street, Mayfair, w. and shall be glad to hear from you when my share is available. Till then she Has promised to look after me. Good by, Angusta-I hope you'll enjoy liv- tug for year on the price of your last best dress. Good-by, Amelia. Don't firt with the curates too much. Good by. Uncle William. ycS-ss dear and