Gilpin observer., 1903-06-25

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back to duty, his furlough had explr-
ed, their long, leisurely honeymoon
was over. But she was neither fear-
ful nor unhappy. Hydes friends had
procured his exchange into a court
regiment. He was only going to
London, and he was still her lover
She looked forward with clear eyes az
she said gratefully to herself, 80
happy am L! So good is my husband!
So dear is my child! So fair and
sweet is my home."
Katherine would not have been hap
py had the estrangement between
herself and her parents continued a
bitter or silent one. She did not
suppose they would answer the letter
she had sent by the fisherman Hudde,
so, Immediately after her arrival ut
Jamaica. Katherine wrote to her
mother; and, without waiting for re-
plies, she continued her letters regu-
larly from Hyde. They were in
spirit of the sweetest and frankest
confidence.
She asked her advice with all the
faith of a child and the love of a
daughter; and she sent through her
those sweet messages of affection to
her father, which she feared a little
to offer without her mothers media
ton.
But when she had a son, and when
Hyde agreed to the boy being named
George, she wrote a letter to him.
The letter, full of love, starred all
through with pet words, and wisely
reminding him more of their own past
happiness than enlarging on her pres
ent joy. made his heart melt He
could do no business that day. He felt
that he must go home and tell Lysbet,
only the mother could fully under
stand and share his joy. He gave her
the letter with smile. and then
walked up and down while she read
it.
We'll, Joris, a beautiful letter this
is. And thou has a grandson of thy
own name-a little Joris. oh, how l
long to see him. Would God he was
here,"
The face of Joris was happy and
his eyes shining: but he had not yet
much to say. He walked about for
an hour and listened to Lysbet, who,
as she polished her silver, retold him
all that Katherine had said of her
husbands love and of his goodness to
her At last he rose and went into
the garden and she watched him wan
der from bed to bed. and stand look
ing down at the green shoots of tbs
aa r. n y q
came into the house with firm, quick
step.
'Lysbet, thinking l have been
thinking of Katherine's marriage.
Better than l expected, 1t has turned
out
Il think that Katherine has made a
good marriage-the best marriage OF
all the children"
'Dost thou believe that her nus
says?"
No dodbt | have"
See, then, l will send Katherine
her portion. 1t is for her and her
children. Can ! trust them with it?"
katherine is no waster. and full
Of robleness is her husband. Write
thou to him. and put it in his charge
for Katherine and her children. And
tell him in his honor thou trust en-
tirely. and think that he will do in
all things right"
"Lysbet?"
What then. Joris?"
The drinking-cup of silver. which
my father, gave us at our marriage. 1t
was given to my great grandfather
when he was mayor of Middleburg.
His name, also. was Joris. To my
grandson shall send it,"
"Oh. my Joris. much pleasure would
thou give Katherine and me also! Let
the little fellow have it. l viii tell
katherine. But thou, too. write her
letter! for little she will think of
her fortune or OF the cup II thy love
thou send not with them"
And Joris had done all that he pur-
posed and done it without one grudg-
ing thought or doubling word. And
Hyde was not Indifferent to such
noble trust. He fully determined to
deserve II.
AS Joris sat smoking that night he
| thought over his proposal, and then
for the first time 1t struck him that
the Middleburg cup might have a
peculiar significance and value to
Bran. When Lysbet sat down with
a little sigh of content beside him and
said. "A happy night is this to us,
Joris." he answered. God is good !;
always better to us than we trust him
for want to say now what | have
been considering the last hour-some
other cup we will send to the little
Joris. for l think Bran will like to
have the Middleburg cup best Of all"
Always Bran has been promised
the Cumberland cup and the server
| that goes with IT."