The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19

other disappeared. I've been saving them
since FIVE years before we were married
Just TO give you some day when you were
on Your last pegs There is only one thing
money. I'll have nothing 10 DO with vour
schemes Of getting his away from him
won't put my sisters girl In the way OF a
man who'll not be good 20 her. l don't
mind fooling him n little Mt 6rst. nor he
won't mind, either, when he finds what
prize he's got In little Bah"
julie proceeded to re0ssure her as 70 the
sterling qualities OF young Allen. This
was subject he could speak on with en-
thusiasm and not depart from the truth
one tot. Much less than he said would have
been enough for the good and simple heart
of Molly In Eve minutes all her scruples
were satisfied and she had gone 10 fetch
her long.honrded gulncas.
julie, said pickon. while his wife was
gone, that doesn't end Il, The worst is
surely yet TO come-the girl"
she Is the soul OF honor, Suppose she
"Bcat her"
My wife wouldn't allow It. Anyhow,
that would do no good"
julie shrugged his shoulders.
Il have done my part. You must do
At that moment Molly returned with
the money, which was counted over be
fore they fell 10 talking about Bar
hnra and the way she was TO he managed.
Several plans were suggested hut none
jumped up and ran out Of the room, bidding
them wait aud hope,
What's In her head now1" asked julie.
Bones a me- | can never tell"
They had not long to wait, though Il
seemed an age TO thom, before Molly came
hopping merrily into the room with glow.
ing cheeks and laughing eyes.
'She has consented. | knew she would
She Will do all she can for us"
Molly paused 70 get her breath, and then
she told her tale.
we I'm Ia nh
on that sampler with the strawberry leaves
she is making for Uncle Jack, and / put
the whole plan 10 her from beginning to
end. Lord o. me, you should have seen her
>" DO you take me for piece OF cheese
10 be put IN mouse trapP She cried, mad
as March haze
II tried 70 pour oil on her. hut she was
verse than ducks back, She rufled round
as mad and proud as n she were the queen
Sood'by to all our plans ] said IT
you naa rather wear poor clothes, and work
hard and 80 hungry, II IS no concern OF
Park
-, 'Allenl she cried; of Allen parkl why
:" what's in n namey / asked, remem.
perlng what Master ShNkspere said about
a rose. That seemed 10 have some eject
for she laughed and said
I think, aunt, there is a good deal in
sure II is Allenf'
a., les, my lass II Is Richard Allen OF
Allen Park In nevonshire
Aunt, that Is lovely name I shall
love the name II can not love tho man.
FANCY Babby Burton as my Lady Alien
III do t.; by my faith IN do fl no WOW
near aunt2 I've changed my mind
shall marry him out OF hand
II told her not 10 he so certain. for nor.
maps he wouldn't have her. WITH thnt
she cooked her head up SO, and nut her
arms aSimho. thus, till she looked the very
beauty she Is. 80
Look az me, she cried. win he love
me or viii he uotT
Then she fen to singing a SCRAP from
the last ballad sheet Nou sbonid
have seen her, The angel Gn
hnel himself would have gone down an
his knees 10 her. So there, sirsl I've elvcn
girl. Nu"u 'ne
"A health to the bravest woman In ron
don town. said julie, lifting his tankar5 -,
the health OF Mistress Molly. W
Begone With Your ilinEs," she eric,
i m No maid In my teens
She throw her apron over her head ana
ran out of the ROOM laughing heartily.
Almost. why do You think the r,r
changed her mind 50 saddenlyT
"She Is wilful piece and doubtless
meant 60 DO Il all along, She only wanted
70 Jesse her aunt, hut she's a fne lass ION
az her pranss- tn be no I'D trick we're
PLAYING on Master Richard"
They talked for an hour longer planning
the details % their plot 10 delude No
stranger who already began to figure IN
their conversation as the gull. The MONEY
was divided, julie taking half with witch
he was 70 Join Allen The test Remained
VITA pieken % be rAed IN nttirs out Rsh