The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-05-23

iii ripple Of incident in our daily
0<Alifel" said Millicent More. closing
Der book with sigh.
< 'Nothing ever happens to u.s. said
her cousin Catherine, with smile, as
che bent forward to pick up q dead leaf
OF her pet geranium.
Milncent and Catherine More were
sirls Of q and 25-"old maids the IT.
year-olders called them-who taught
school and supported themselves COM
fortably by their own unaided efforts.
Mflicent was pretty, with red lips, a
clear, bright complexion and hair touch
ed with the warm auburn gold that
artists copy and poets rave of. and
Millicent had not quite given up her
little dream OF love and matrimony.
but Catherine never spoke Of such
things. Catherine was not absolutely
fright but Catherine was small and
plain. with ordinary gray eyes. hair
IKE everybody else's, and not the slight
est pretensions to beauty.
But the two cousins were very happy
together after their own unpretentious
fashion. Millicent supplying the senti-
mental and poetical element and Cath
crime contentedly devoting herself out
Of school hours to the housekeeping.
And upon this particular December
afternoon, Just as the girls were de-
ploring the monotony of their daily life,
the postman tapped at the door with .
letter.
"a letter. cried Millicent
"Tor mer' echoed Catherine.
And the cousins read 1t. with their
arms twined about one another and
their heads very close together.
~Uncle George 70 dead In Australia, /"
slsped Millicent.
"Oh, Milly-and he has left an orphan
boyr' added Catherine, the tears brim-
ming into her eyes. 1--WE must adopt
aim. Milly-we must bring him up"
.Millicent drew back little.
" don't see why" she said, somewhat
eoldly. 'Uncle George never did any
thing for u.s.
1--WE never asked him to, Milly."
sBut he knew we were forced to sup
port ourselvesv'
perhaps, dear, he was even poorer
than we.' At oil events, he IL dead now
land this child IL left alone in the
world. I'll sit down and write to the
lawyer this minute"
s1Stop!' said Millicent, COMPRISING
her lips .Do you mean that you really
intend taxing q great, rough. half-civ-
liked boy into this housef"
~Certainly do" said Catherine. ear
nestly. ''Oh, Nilly-a motherless
childy'
an that case" cried Millicent, II
shall not remain here. II you choose
70 open a gratis orphan asylum it Is no
reason that my slender income should
- squandered to feed your fancies?'
'.But, Milly, your salary II larger than
miner
"And do not mean to scatter It for
! mere chimera. This child has no sort
Il claim upon either Of us. Let the
Australian authorities provide for
him."
And Millicent More could not be per
suaded TO take any other view Of the
question than this. The next day she
told her cousin that she had made ar
Sangements to secure home with Miss
Keturah Bayley, who took "a few se-
lsct boarders," in the next street.
And then Catherine sat down to con-
slider ways and means. She had taken
the house for year-there was no re-
eeding from the rent question.
'T'll let the lower story to Mrs. Hop
per, the milliner," said she to herself
n never used to like the idea Of living
d half house. but all pride must be
laid aside now. win take the bach
bedroom myself and little Willie shall
have the front room that looks out OF
the street. shall have to do without
my new silk dress and to countermant
my subscription 70 the Illustrated I'm
encyclopedia but shall not mind that
IN discharge Hannah and engage nttli
Dorcas Brown. who II 90 fond Of chill
aren and has such a winning way With
her. And know we shall get aloni
splendidly though, to be sure. shal
have to ask Lawyer Goodale for copy
tng to do at home In the evenings, 70
must be laying up q little something
against Willie's future education
For 1t never occurred to Catherjn
More that she was doing q brave an,
heroic thing In denying herself for tn
benefit Of one whom she deemed ye
poorer and more helpless than hersel
NOR to Millicent that she was actin
the part Of 4 recreant.
The little room In the front Of tn
cottage second story was fitted NJ pref
lily for the orphaned Anstraliap boy
Catherine had sold her cabinet orga
70 buy the furniture and Dorcas In