The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-11-21

NtNN'l LltdNhlt VINO NaN ultu a Nokfu
years before. az the time her young.
est child was born. leaving beside that
baby boy. another son, and daughter
with tho same ramc as her own.
These children had continued 20 live
IN Illinois with their father. civil
| engineer In the employ of n large man
ufacturing concern. Harold led not
seen them since his sisters fln aral.
though he had never failed to re-
member his nophows and niece at
Christmas time. and he had duly re-.
cciycd In acknowledgment OF his
gifts-whlch were invariably liberal
! rcmittances-thrcc carefully penned
cpistles, the handwriting OF which had
steadily improved from year To year.
An attack OF pneumonia had carried
on Silas Baldwin; Harold had not
known that he was ill until he re-
coiyod the telegram. which was signed
by Eleanor. announcing that her
father had died the day before.
Harold knew enough of his brother.
il-law's affairs 90 lccl confident that
Silas had left very little II anything
in the way of property To begin
with, Silas had been handicapped at
the the time OF his marriage by Ger
tain debts contracted by his father.
who had died Suddenly. leaving his
affairs In confusion. which debts ne
felt In honor bound To pay. Then.
too. he had been In the habit OF sink.
ing whatever he could save from HIS
| a lao NJ
patents. for he was an inventor OF
diverse mechanical appliances, no one
Ct which had proved profitable. Har.
| old had ON more than one occasion.
both since and previous to his sisters
death, advanced him money for this
| purpose. He liked and respected his
brother.in-law. although they were but
slightly acquainted. and there was M.
tie In common between them in point
Cf tastes But Harold's strict sense
oi rectlrudc had been early attracted
10y the resolute stand which Sias had
taken as to the necessity OF repayinE
what his father owed, and he had
teen willing Co believe that some day
his sisters husband would devise a
machine that would be worth mint
OF money, Harold had himself found
II an easy matter To make money. or
rather. his efforts To do so had been
carly crowned with success. which
was chiefly due TO his own sagacity
and strict attention TO business In
the year OF his sisters marriage he
had organized n banking house which
to-day was one OF the most prominent
and prosperous firms In Now York
city.
by little computation. nc had
figured that Eleanor must by this time
lc about eighteen. little Silas fourteen,
and Harold. his namCsake. twelve. No
photographs OF them had been re-.
Ctiycd Tor several years so that they
must have grown beyond recognition.
Ills own two children were nero in.
fauts, and the Introduction into ais
household of his ncphcws and niece
would confront him with al sorts OF
educational problems that he had not
expected 90 face for another decade
But Harold Stagg was not TIC sort OF
man 90 balk when resolution had
been taken. or to let himself be wor.
ried by approximations Of future din.
cultics. Moreover he knew t1at here
again hC would be- able 90 rely upon
his wife. she was sure To- have de-.
oidcd views un the various questions
that would present themselves. al.
ready. In Mr.. simpsons boarding
school. she bad suggested "A happy
method OF dealing with the boys.
| doubtless she would Dee able 90 settle
other points as they arose with equal
facility.
Accordingly. he ousconccd himself
comfortably In the smoking compart.
ucnt OF the train. and lit his cigar
with n tranquil mind. thinking with
| sClfcongratulator fondnoss 81 his
Gear Emma. from whom he had not
been parted more than half a dozen
days In tho seven years they had been
i'arried. WHAT n fortunate follow hc
was to have such q wife, She was so
energetic. 80 kind. so wrapped up On
| Rim. and then 30 clever. too. and such
Il delightful hostess. sprightly viva.
Cious amusing When he had offered
/ himself Co her. although Dc admired
| her ability md believed her to be nj.
fectlonato. he bad not expected to be.
come 40 happy She was not exact.
| ~ tho style OF woman he had pictured
| to himself his botter-half would be- I'm
his more youthful days. ere nc had
mado money. ard when ne was living
| In modest lodging quiet and some.
what scntimcLtany disposed haclclor.
/ lie had been great deal OF a reader
hCn-of poetry. especially IN.
/ tcrestpd ln pictures and music. and
II had delighted him To dream Of
snug domestic hearth sanclthcd and
| Chccrcd by TIE presence of one who
would sympalhize with and encourage
him In artistic tastes The memory
| Of this u he ever thought OF a. did
not disturb him. hc was contcntedly
happy his business ran smoothly and
/ TrOsperously. Re enjoyed his fno IS.
/ Adjustments and the consideration
they gave him In the social world