The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-07
CHApTER
BRIGET girl OF eighteen

with small mead De0ufi-
fully poised upon her shout
ders- delicate hands and feet, ana a
smile that softened rather firm little
month and revealed rows Of pearls.
She hal been @Babsa as long as she
could remember, and remembered
neither father nor mother. The for
mer, man of great wealth. lived in
one OF the most INSTITUTIONS OF the
West Indian islands; her mother was 4
Spaniard of extraordinary beauty. to
judge by the only portrait she pos
sessed Of her, and all her life nearly
had been spent at school She had, in
way. been brought up in the lap Of
luxury; Miss Milton had been a second
mother to her, and now the school was
TO be broken Up for good, and news
had come that her father had been
ruined, and his monthly check must
cease
what am to do, Miss Milton? l
have not learned enough to go out as
q gOverness rot that that is your
fault she added. with feeling. "A
crow would blush dead white with
envy If he heard me try to sing and /
haven't an accomplishment in the
world, and all my money is spent. of
course" ard her eyes shone the more
brightly for the gathering tears.
The oldish lady looked at the sweet
plaintiye face and then kissed it.
THAT is just what puzzles Caroline
and myself, DEAR she said. gently
Your father wishes yen to 90 to his
brothers, Major Gilden. whom he has
not seen for twenty years but know
the Major is not well Off, and his Sec
ond wife" and she paused Caro-
line and I would gladly take you with
US We're it possible. but for years past
the school has only paid its way; your
fathers checks alone kept us afioat
and now
"0h. you poor dear. Now. just LET
zame have good cry. and-and just give
fme three minutes by your watch. Miss
3 Nilsson" and shortly afterward she
4 dried her eyes, picked up her hat that
she had thrown down. and declared she
felt better. even laughing softly.
In a few days Babs' pony had been
sold and the little pony chaise, a pres
ent from her father. and she stood on
the platform. alternately hugging Miss
Milton and Miss Caroline, her eyes
suffused with hot tears, her lips trem-
bling so that she could not speak.
AS she stepped into the carriage Miss
Milton handed her letter with God
bless you, child; read this in the train, !"
and she was off
! The envelope contained portrait Of
rthe twin sisters and a bank note for
twenty pounds. How they must have
scraped and boarded TO save that she
thought with a swelling In her throat.
and reckoned up her available capital
| The ponies and trap had sold well. She
4 was starting the world on a capital Of
knearly seventy pounds. The future did
Fl spot look so very gloomy after all. If
ii trades failed she would buy and
ock a sweetshop. Some enc had told
that was a paying Business. and
| lore she reached Victoria she was
FLY laughing.
Two months before the events re
q corded above Talbot Gilden read and
" fe-read a letter from Miss Milton with
knit brows and anxious face ''Bahs
simply has no idea Of the value Of
81 money" 1t said "and really wish you
Il would decrease or stop her far too am
pie allowance. A more SWEEP and low
able girl does not live: She has excep-
ffonaI ability but M notion of aDply-
81 ing her talents. She is, Of course, inno-
cent Of the world and its ways. and a
short spell Of comparative poverty may
8 do her good, as you suggest
ats a confouudedly dangerous ex-
q pertinent" he muttered, 'but, by
George III risk it; the old gin may be
right, after all and sitting down he
wrote a long letter 10 Miss Milton. an
other to his brother and then called his
boy
Get these off in time Tor to-nights
mail and said "and book my passage
& by the following steamer Tell Mr..
Carey to parade all the hands to-mor-
POW at sharp" But the overseer en-
tered the veranda as he spoke. cigar
bite in mouth. and hugging a leather
5. Ease.
"Gad. I'm glad you've brought your
Banjo he said "Sit down ard play
krfe Heart Bowed Down. that always
theers me up. I'm going home next
+ week"
CHAPTER II.