The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-22

M y q \ y ~ inE i alaud hi Barnara,
s'0hs "a - from Russia Fsncy 4 I'LL
Brand " being 81 Russia Barbara sand
she says: ;ss5 III sss ssss,s n
very Dear L,ttie Dorothy: Sd
you are married! I can hardly be.
lieve Indeed. since having your let.
i ter this morning 1 have been saying
g myself over and over again. s.Doro-
my STROBE is married little Dorothy
has got married, z and still 4 do not iD
the least realize 1T, So you are very
nappy, Of course, and you are going to
nave 9 baby that is almost an "o1
course ls' also. And your husband has
got q good appointment in India which
ne does not dare refuse. That looks
like observation-disclosures and kisses, my
dear little cousin. However, not that
money makes any real difference to
ones happiness, and SO long as you
love him and he loves you, nothing else
matters. money least Of all. But why,
my dear, have you waited so long be.
tore You told me Of your new ties? ]
nave wondered so often where you
were and what had become Of you, and
ABOUT four months ago I wrote to the
OLD house and had your letters return
ed by q horrid young man, David
Stevenson, whom disliked always be.
You'd measure. He informed me that
you had left Immediately after dear
auntle's death, and that he, did not
know your present address. I felt a
little anxious about you, but eminent
~ relieved to find that you were evil
IDENTIFY not going to marry that de-
testable young man, who is, I have no
doubt, all that is good and estimable
and affiuent, but whom, as said. ]
have never liked. .% 81
Well, my dear child, you must let
me be godmother to the baby. when It
comes that may spend as much
money over its corals and bells as ]
should have done over a wedding gift
to you.s As for coming to you-my
darling child, of course shall come
straight back and help Barbara to
make up to you for the temporafysloss
OF your spouse. I gather from your
letter that he is all that is good and
kind and brave, to say nothing OF be-
ing handsome and loving and true
you lucky little girl!
Expect ne when you see me,
dear, which will be as soon as can
possibly get myself to London. II ]
were on the other side of the frontier
cnuld nrotfv noorl, az ho4l aou
time. AS it is, can only say that ]
Will lose no time in being with you,
and will stick to you till I see you
safe on board the P. and o. steamer.
My love to Barbara-ho she and
will yarn together over the old place
and the old days!-and much love to
you, dear little woman.
from your always affectionate
ESTHER"
This letter in itself was enough to
put Dorothy into the widest and gay
est Of spirits; and Barbara was almost
as much delighted; for, truth to tell,
the old servant had looked forward
with no little d hor 81 t. loneliness n and
| Cr1dl, anu was IuSlclO10 6lCdIAy ~
lieved to find that the responsibilities
of the situation would fall upon the
strong and capable shoulders Of Miss
Esther Brand instead of lying upon her
own weaker ones. @
ct is so good and sweet and dear Of
Esther" Dorothy repeated, over and
over again. "Just like her to throw
everything else aside on the chance
of being able to do a good turn to
some one in need. Now l don't feel
half so nervous as did,"
"Nor l." echoed Barbara, speaking
out Of her very heart; then she added
with significant smile, "Miss Esther
| never could abide David Stevenson
neither could IT,
Dorothy could not help laughing.
"Ah! I think you were all just little
hard on David / didn't want to be
Mrs David, it is true. But apart from
that, don't see that there was so muck
amiss with him."
| (To be continued)