The Ely miner., 1903-04-17

some future time, but now I must
be at the depot in time for the 6: so
| train. l wanted to deliver the COM
| mission personally, so you could un-
derstand it better than 1 could ex-
plain in writing, and answer your
doubts"
"Oh!" said Helen, "you can't pos
sibly understand how happy you
have made mel"
Il am simply the proud bearer of
the happiness grandfather has pre-
sented to you." he said gently.
$50 this money is a blessing?" said
| Mrs. Stockwell, dryly, after hearing
Helen's story. Its a wonder you
can't find some reason to refuse it,"
Nobody could have been more en-
ioyed over Helen's good. fortune than
Mr.. Burt, when she told him how the
mysterious old man had left her a
| legacy, she being a distant relative.
| (She did not explain about the other
| legacy, as it did not seem needful,
and might produce useless argument,
or at least draw undue attention to
herself.) And he said she could stay
| away as long as she liked, and her
place would be kept for her.
Helen and her mother had not been
| at the Ocean house, in their quiet sea-
| side resort, more than a week when
Mr.. Gilbert Lawrence made his ap-
pearance there. He said he had
| taken his vacation earlier than usual,
but Mr.. Norton lin whose law Office
| he was employed as assistant, and
where he hoped some day to be
| taken into partnership had told him
he could be better spared now than
later, and had better take the oppor-
tunity. He had heard of this nice
quiet place from an acquaintance,
and decided to come. 1t was strange
that he did not seem more surprised
to see Helen here! The fact is, he
had inquired as to her whereabouts,
and came here on purpose to become
more thoroughly acquainted with
her.
Never did the world seem more
bright and beautiful to Helen than
when she returned home, both her
mother and herself greatly improved
in health, and with the memory of
the kind regard and esteem in Mr..
Lawrence's honest eyes when he babe
her good-by.
At home one genuine grief touched
her-for she was SO happy and light
hearted herself that she didn't like
anyone she had known to be un-
happy. She learned that Winfield
Barton and his father had had seri-
Gus quarrel. 1t seems that Win, be-
ing in temporary need of money to
buy some fine stock at a bargain,
had sold piece of land that he and
his father held jointly, without
speaking to the latter about the mat
ter, being so "sure that father
wouldn't care when he knew about
it." 1t happened, however, that this
piece of land was particularly cher
ished by Mr.. Lawrence, and that he
would not have let it go under any
consideration. He had never been so
angry and bitter against his son in
all his life, and among the passion
ate, reproachful words he spoke were
these: "You were always doing
things without caring what I
thought. You and your wife married
without caring enough to try to win
a fathers consent and blessing" 1t
was Wins own wife who had impru
IDENTIFY repeated these words, seem
ing to think they would create more
sympathy for her. 1t may be said
that he and Win became reconciled,
but that he never again was known
to trust Win in his business affairs.
''Do you know, Helen," said Mrs.
Stockwell, one evening, "Mr. Law
renee said he didn't know what it
was to have a mother. He said his
died when he was too young to re-
member her. His aunt always took
care of him and kept house for him
and his father. And he said-that he
wished-he had mother like me-"
Helen was apparently too much alb
sorbed in her book to have heard.
Perhaps" went on Mrs. Stock
well. with a secret delight under her
calm manner, perhaps he may, some
day"
Perhaps So" said Helen, with ap-
parent unconcern.-Farm and Home.