Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-16

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room, DNL started Wncn Size saw now en-
cited Mrs. Campbell appeared, and how
swollen her eyelids We're.
why. what's the matter::' said she.
II never saw YOU cry before, excepting
that time when ! told You l was going
to marry Henry" and Ella laughed u
little. spitcful laugh.
"Hush-sh,'' said Mary. softly; and
Mrs. Campbell, drawing Ella to her side.
told her of the strange discovery she had
made; then Reckoning Mary to approach,
She laid a hand upon each of the young
girls heads, and blessing them, called
them her own dear chil!ren.'
1t would be hard telling what Elias
emotions We're. One moment she was
glad, and the next she was sorry, for she
was so supremacy selfish that the fact of
Mary's being now in every respect her
equal gave her more pain than pleasure.
OF course. Mrs. Campbell would love her
best-everybody did who knew hrr-cv-
erybody but Henry. And when Mrs.
Campbell asked why she did not speak
she replied, why, what shall l say?
shall go into ecstasies about it? To lie
sure I'm glad-vcry glad that you are
my aunt. Will Mary live here now|'
Eyes, always" answered Mrs. Camp
bell; and NO, never" thought Mary.
Mrs. Campbell that evening tried tn
devise some means by which to atone for
neg!ecting Mary so long. Suddenly IA new
idea occurred to her, upon which she de-
tcrmincd Immediately to act, and the
next morning MIR. Worthington was sent
for to draw up a new will. in which Mary
Howard was to share equally with har
sister.
HALF of all l own is theirs by right"
saj6 sbe,.-"and what 1 want is that on
their tw%enty-irst birthday they shall
come into possession of the portion which
ought to have been their mothers. while
at my death the remainder shall be equal
ly divided between them"
The will was accordingly drawn up.
signed and sealed. Mr.. Worthington
keeping a rough draft of it, which was
thrown among some loose papers in his
office. a few days afterward Henry.
coming accidentally upon it, read it with
out hesitation.
THAT settles it at once,'' said he, "and
I can't say I'm sorry, for ! was getting
horribly sick of her. Now I'd willingly
marry Mary without a penny, but Ella.
with only o%ne-quarter as much as | on
pected, and that not until she's twenty
one, is a different matter entirely. But
what am l to do? l wish Moreland was
here. for, though he don't like me. he
wouldn't mind lending me a few thou-
sand. Well, there's no help for it, and
the sooner the old man breaks now the
better. It'll help ne out of q deucud
mean scrape. for. of course, 1 shall be
magnanimous and release Ella at once
from her engagement with Il ruined man"
The news thai Mary WAS Mrs. Camp
bells niece spread rapidly, and among
those who came to congratulate her none
was more sincere than William Bender.
Mary was very dear to him, and what
ever conduced to her happiness added
also to his. Together with her lie had
heard the ruMor of Mr.. Lincoin's down
fall. and while he felt sorry for the FAM
fly he could not help. hoping that it
would bring Jenny nearer to him. or
this he told Mary, who hardly dared
trust herself to reply lest she should di-
vulge n darling secret. which she had
cherished ever since Mrs. Campbell had
.old her that in a little more than a year
she was to he the ri.htful owner OF IL
sum of money much larger than she ever
dreamed it possible for her To Possess.
Wholly unseltish. her thoughts instantly
turned toward her adopted brother. A.
part of that sum should be his, and With
kANl IL St'Il'4HS Stone 10 lnIllTS MpuItn
Mrs. Lincoln. when poor and destitute.
could not longer refuse him her laug.l-
ter. Mrs. Campbell. to whom alone size
coniided her wishes. gave her consent,
though she could not understand the self
denying love which prompted this act of
generosity to a stranger.
Aud NOW Mary WAS very happy in
thinking how much good she couil do.
Mrs. Mason, her benafactress. Should
never want again. Sally Furbush. the
kinl-hcurtcd old crazy woman. who had
stood by her so long and SO faithfully;
should share her home wherever that
home might he; while. better than TIL,
rest. William Bender, the truest. best
Friend she ever had. should lie repaid
for ms kindness to her when II lilt.e. Tin
known paupcr And still thu world
Knowing nothing of the hidden taises
which made Mary's laugh 50 merry ant
her manner so gay. said that "t.e pros
pcct of being an heiress had ,usnel hcl
head, just as it always dill tlleSe WHO
Were suddenly elevated to veal! H."
CHAPTER XNl.
Mr.. Lincoln had failed. Al the corner.
of the streets groups of men stool to
gcther, talking over the matter. anl as
~ ~ Wiz IT'S tSiNASSsi1AN' SptII
to his extreme COOL nature in iii ,ocSin;
for anyone who asked. and OH. r.. tn
Knowing ones. winkcd siyly as t!sy said
'.they guessed he knew what he wa
~about-thcy'd known before of sucl
things as failing rieh;' but the mouth
OF those last were stopped VIXEN the,
heard that the household furniture. every
thing was given up for the ben, Ii. of hi
creditors, and was to be sold ut auc.io.
during the coming week.
When the day of the auction arrived
It required the persuasion Of both Mr.:
Campbell md Mary to keep Jenny frol
going, she knew not whittier herself. br
anywhere to be near anil take one NOR
look at the lear old furniture as it pas:
ed into the nands of strangers. Al las
Mrs. Campbell promised tina: black Err;
who had accompanied her from Chicope
should go and report faithful. all tn
proceedings. and then Jein! consented ;
remain ut home; though ali ,!e lay sh
seemed restless and impatient. wonierin