The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-02-05

him msniion Anafs name seair.
The Cbanefliof sais. mueh sxsrei,sd,
While stepping along the ,hst ier-
Or q sioisis end peenns about ~
some niee norsel
Il have. q mind tc tell hin that
Anice's mother dicd ast year Not
VERY iong after ihey came haek from
abroad.
= remember her perfectly. She
must have been 3 besutiful roman.
She used 70 III % the porch ard
Esieh ;he sunlight fade. and IaIEayf
thought sbe bad some secret trouble.
@She tod Aniee one sfferroan.
whils vas picking iadytugs froun
rose bush elose by, that she must
promise never. never 10 believe thai
her Uncle Donald was guilty
she seemed very unhsppy. ard
vas deathly pale. Anioe began 70
cry, and ] thought il slly q her
mother 70 frsghten the child N that
way. Particularly az she d5d not er-
plain about Donald. vlo he vlas nor
what he had done. Murder. ] suppose.
OF course, be Wss guilty. aifhough
she said be vas not. She died . few
DAYS afterwards.
i Wish the carriage would cone.
Anice said she would stop for her
father al the bank and bring him
back. Gerald's q finc locking nsn- ]
heard the butler telling the French
maid that his eldest brother had stol-
ea money from the bank years ago.
and that he was aent TO the peniten-
tiay- Fortunately, be died the next
year.
Pretty rough On Gerald to have
. rascally brother like that
Il suppose that vas one reason
they lived away 20 much. Vel, Aniee
Is handsome girl, and an heiress.
and the h0usekeeper was SAYING the
other day that she VII make her de-
but as soon ss they take Of mourn
ing.
What a silly habit to scar black
when your relatives de- Men and
women are queer folks, They don't
feel any more than we do. And I'm
sure We would not change our feath-
ers If We could.
~Death. What Is death, snyhoE?I
Living somewhere else, guess"
TIE Chancellor wandered Of in
search Of green lizards, and the tramp
sat still on the bench Wstching the
fading Light in the sky.
III vas vel done. Wen done, be
whispered. How peaceful the cid
home locks,
1t brought happiness and Joy, and
the regret and memory soon faded
from youF heart, Aniee.
Mothers handsome boy, her pride
and joy, within those horrible walls:
Why. Of course not, Nerer, How
could 1 face her accusing look knoE-|
ing I bad not stretched out hand 10
help hnn in his s0rest need.
'Ii viii Be al righied some day. III
vas an accident and justice Is bl.na
Blind and dumb. and relentless g.
fate.
'The impulse 10 sse the old hone
vas OyerPoWcring. il vas a wear,
distsnos, but the reoompeDse is great.
Happiness and love and JOY Dwell
beneath is roof, and the tramp Is con
tent.
Il give my thanks to-day vith-
cut hooking for the morrow
Leaning back, the tramp settled
himself 70 sleep, taking pslls, from
his pocket 10 case ihe cough uhich
troubled him,
The Asils % light viihdrev sioW-
II from the western sky, and the sSn-
tinelS of night came out 70 resume.
their eternal watch
The trSmp's slumbeF uas sound
foS he Sept on. nor heard the troi al
horses, as a carriage drove rapidly
through the gaie and up 70 the pill
iAred porch o the house.
A handsome mi63le-sged man eos
cut ana held ont his hand 20 q young
giTl pl singular beauty.
That tramp muse have seen Anig~
somSwhege he described heF sx-
aciiy, commented ths ChaneeIioy. a.
BE- sSru,spd BY.
~rhank God, Oh. thank Godl h
iseltsred ap al last, Ailast, Auice.
chil3, ~ eap trals reio.ce, There
MAS 10 gaai.e GSrald soid, a. thsy
passed into she BRILLIANTLY lis hali.
viping tie dew iron his bgop.
The tramp On the bspcA slept Al
ease.
Il maiisrod not AZ ~ g Aim, nor
di3 ~ awake With tbs daun.-N. q.
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