Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-05-09
CHAPTER 4


ly looking child about Mae years Of age.
who en the deck of the vessel winder.
mere, was gazing Intently toward the dis
tant shore OF old England, fast receding
from View. Near her a hne.looking boy
OF fourteen was standing. trying In vain
20 gallo a look at the features shaded by
the glngham bonnet
AZ the sound oi his voice the little girl
started, aud without turning her head,
replied, Nobody wants 10 see me. am
30 ugly aud dlaagreeable."
Ugly, are youf' repeated the boy, lift.
Ing her up and looking her fullyein the
face. well yoa are not very hand
some, that's fact. but | wouldn't be sul.
len about H. Ugly people are always
smart, AMI perhaps you are. Anyway.
Ike llttIe girls, No just let me sit here
and get acquainted"
Mary Howard was certainly not very
handsome. Her features. though tolera.
bly, regular. were small and thin, her
complexion snllow. and her eyes. though
bright and expressive. seemed too large
for her face, She had frequently been
told that she was homely. and often when
alone had wept aud wondered why she,
too. was not handsome like her sister
ella, on whose cheek the softest rose was
blooming, while her rich brown hair fell
In wnyy masses about her white neck and
shoulders. But II Ella was more beau
tlful than Mary. there was far less IN
her character TO admire. She knew that
she was pretty. and this made her proud
aud selfish, expecting attention from all,
and growing mllcn II Il was withheld.
Mrs. Howard, the mother OF these chill
dren, had incurred the displeasurc OF her
father. wealthy Englishman. by mar
rylnH her music teacher. Humbly at her
fathers feet she had knelt and sued for
pardon. but the old man was Inexorable
aud turned her from his house. Late Ia
life he had married youthful widow,
who, after the lapse Of few years died.
leaving three little girls, Sarah. ELLA and
Jane, two Of them his own. and one
stepdaughter aud a child OF his wifc's
hrut marriage. As last request Mrs.
Temple had asked that her baby Jane
should be given TO the care OF her sister.
Mira Morris, who Was on the eve OF eni,
barking for America, Sarah. 200. was
adopted by her fathers brother. and thus
Mr.. Temple was left alone with his eld.
est daughter. Ella. Occasionally he heard
from Jane. but time and distance gradu.
ally weakened the tie OF parental affec.
ton, which wound itself more closely
around Ella; and now, when she. too left
him, and worse than all, married poor
music teacher, the old mans wrath knew
no bounds.
but wen see," said he--"we'l see
how they get on. III use all my influence
against the dog, and when Miss Elias
right cold and hungry she'll be glad TO
come back and leave him."
But he was mistaken, for though right
cold and hungry Ella oftentimes was, she
only chung the closer TO her husband,
happy TO share his fortune. whatever 1t
might be. Two years after her marriage.
hearing that her father was dangerously
III, she went 10 him. but the forgiveness
abe 80 ardently desired was never gained,
for the old mans reaaon was gone. Faith.
fully she watched until the end, and then
when she heard read his will and knew
that his property was all bequeathed to
her sister in America, she brushed the
tears from her long eyelashes and went
back to her humble home prepared to
meet the worst.
In course OF time three children, Frank,
Mary and Ella, were added to their mum.
ber, and though their presence brought
sunshine and gladness II brought also
an increase of toll and care. Year after
year Mr.. Howard struggled on, while
each day rumors reached him of the
plenty to he had In the land beyond the
sea; and at last, when hope seemed dying
out, he resolved to try his fortune In the
far-famed home Of the weary emigrant
The necessary preparations for their voy.
age were made as soon as possible, and
when the Windermere left the harbor
Of Liverpool they stood upon her deck,
waving last sdieu TO the few kind
friends. who on shore were bidding them
godspeed.
Among the passengers was George
Moreland, whose parents had died some
months before, leaving him and large
fortune to the guardianship Of his uncle
a wealthy merchant residing In Boston.
This uncle, Mr.. Selden, had written for
his nephew to join him In America, and
It was for this purpose that George had
taken passage In the Wlndermere. He
was a frank, generous-hearted boy, and
a favorite with all who knew him. He
was a passionate admirer OF beauty, and
the moment the Howards came on board
and he caught sight of Ella, he felt ire
sistibly attracted toward her. Mary.
whose sensitive nature shrank from the
observation Of strangers, eluded oil his
efforts to look under her bonnet. This
aroused his curiosity, and when he fol.
hwed her addressed to her the remark
with which we commenced this chapter
At last, gently smoothing back her hair
which was really bright and glossy, he
said, "Who told ysu that you were so
ugly looking| The tears started to
Mary's eyes, and her chin qulvered, as
she replied. "Father says so, Ella says
so, and everybody says so but mother
and Frankly"
Everybody doesn't always tell the
TRUTH" said George, wishing to admin
lister as much comfort as possible
you've got pretty blue eyes, nice brown
hair, and your forehead, too, Is broad
and high; now IL you hadn't such mud
dy complexion, bony cheeks, little nose,
big ears and awful teeth, you wouldn't
be such fright!'
George propensity to tease had come
upon him, and in enumerating the defects
In Mary's face he purposely magnifed
them; but he regretted It., when he saw
the effect his words produced. Hiding
her face in her hands, Mary burst Into
passionate 6t Of weeping, then snatching