The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-12-25


'1ndccd. SIR" I added. eve know
very little about hIs South African
career presume Doe has wife and
chIllrcnT
"Not so. sir Your brother lived
very retired me-. rarely Joining I'm any
OF the many functions our citizens de-
light in. lie was a good man, and a
charitable one"
"Chari,ab'cT' 7 questioned. "Than
I presume hc has lcft largo sums TO
your local institutions ana hospltnlsY'
"No. SIR; not a penny"
"Thon 10 whom does his money re-
vert? Surely he did not die lntcstnteT
"Not a man In the world less likely
TO do so. No. SIR you are a happy
man. by will-hcrc it is sir, IN black
and Whitehall that I die possessed
OF I leave 10 my brother Richard
Athclslauc. TO hc by him used and dis
posed OF MS mny appear best 10 his
own good and charitable disposition
was not inordinntcly puffcd mp by
this sudden acquisition Of wealth. one
thing flashed first upon my mind, and
that was that I should be FOR ever
done with my old occupations. No
more grinding and paragraphs. No
more pulling about the dead and gone
ancestors OF mighty prescntday pork
butchers.
No more Of ill.vcntilated reading
rooms. whether under red tap or other
wise. should live IN Utopia. To do
this. deemed II wise and best 10
return 90 England. In due course,
arrive I'm london. ana NJ once went
back 70 the scene Of my old strug-
| giles. tho British Museum. 10 seemed
ne n I could not keep away. "why
did I go thercy" you nsk. To look
for Eunlcc. or. maybe. get some news
Of her. But no, | could learning moth
ing; and g came into my mind that
had seen the last OF Eunlcc FIRTH.
I had been ono evening Mt Kings
Cross station 20 inquire after n pack.
/ age I had transmitted. msde a short
cut back IN the direction OF Russell
Square. when my attention was drawn
/ 10 n knot Of children ON the pavement.
| At first I could sec nothing. hut ns I
drew near noticed one or two articles
Of furniture, with box or two corded
over.
"one Of those hateful cascs OF dis
tralnt-somc poor. lone. aged widow"
I thought 10 myself Even ns looked,
n poor. worn woman. yet neat ana tidy
wlthnl. looked MP. her face by its
panied expression. telling tale OF
woo. Where had I seen that face be.
fore? ! had not gone on my way
many steps before my recollection
cleared. hastoncd bacl; 20 the forlorn
creature. and pushing my way to her
Side asked IN on un1crionc;
"Are YOU not Mrs. Frlth-Eunlce's
mothcr"
"Ycs. oh, vest But you-who arc
youT
Before could mako reply, another
figure appeared on the scene. Eunice
herself-but. great hcnvensl how
changed that face had become. Tn It's
thlnncss and wnnncss even the moth
ers sank into nothingness, rs IN heart.
tones she rasped;
"Oh. mother. motheri Have they
turned you out like this? I came ms
soon as I know the state OF Affairs"
Then she cnueht sight Of me. knew
me az once, as | could see. and drew
shyly back.
| I held out my hand 10 her. saying;
"You know M. Miss Firth. You
are In trouble. Your mother cannot re.
main here you must come with me"
In the twinkling OF nm eve had
put Mrs Firth and her daughter inside
Of growler, and jumping on the box
told cabby TO drive to Kings Cross sta.
ton.
In one Of the waiting rooms I heard
the painful story my friends had "a
tell. Eunlce's brother had lapsed from
the direct course. In their cndenvors
90 rescue him their small capital OF
hardly earned savings had melted like
snow before the sun.
A new home was soon found foi
them. Money can do that. begged
them 10 let mo he their banker until
such time rs Eunlcc's health WIS com
pletely restored. Their common sense
was equal 10 tho occasion. and they
showed II by accepting my offer. a
months perfect rest IN town. another
at the seaside soon mcnded the health
Of these broken ones more than ever
dear TO me. My old home in Norfolk
forms n peaceful haven Of rest FOL
Mrs. FIRTH. AZ present Eunlcc Is witt
her. II I nm lucky. there win be q
bridal ceremony in the village church
before return TO town.-New Yorl
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