The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-10-24
The Last Days Of Summer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Il had been a pleasant, quite pleas
mt atyumar Harold Thought
By S. Rhett Roman.

mad Deen Pheasant, quite pleas
i ant summer, Harold thought,
laZily.
Coming to the seashore to spend the
first few months Of mourning for his
Uncle Dick. Poor old fellow! He
was always so absurdly lenient and
forgiving Of those college pranks, and
he remembered later and worse mis-
deeds!" Harold thought musingly,
while looking out across the water.
Harold had anticipated dull time.
Aunt 10 abbreviated from Jo-
sephine), had never been specially
hilarious individual, and Harold's
earliest and latest recollections Of her
were unvarying.
They represented somewhat quer-
ulous, very exacting, elderly woman,
fastidious in her tastes and habits.
spoilt by adulation, as wealthy women
are apt to be, and very much Of an
imaginary invalid.
Her town establishment was on a
grand scale, and Sea View" this cot
tage on the Atlantic coast, one Of her
favorite summer resorts, was ideal
from the standpoint Of comfort and
luxury.
III Aunt 10 could only be induced %
distract her thoughts from herself ana
her supposed ailments by reading, sew
ing or knitting, or by a pug dog, 1t
would be a blessing She would be
more bearable, and less gossipy, Har-
old was convinced.
When her urgent invitation CAME,
after the funeral, when going back to
the great lonely house, whose every
nook and corner seemed to miss the
presence of the kindly, genial man
whose love and affection were so Un-
wavering, Harold had come to rely on
them, as on the rising and setting OF
the sun, he hailed 1t with pleasure, as
offering some solace from the terrible
depression. of the handsome rooms
always crying out for one who was
absent.
'"Dismiss the servants and shut up
the house, Harris. l will be away
three months, at my aunt's, Mrs. Stuart
Campbell, and later / may go abroad
| will notify you," directed Harold to
his uncle's gray-haired butler. whose
stolid grief was In itself a reason for
the new heir to all this wealth to get
away from the home which had been
his from earliest childhood.
His Uncle Harry had brought him, q
forlorn child, too young to realize the
awful disaster which had bereft him
OF parents.
'Of course Mrs. Benson must stay to
help you air the house and look after
things. I may be away quite a long
WHILE" Harold added, which gave q
shade Of relief to the sad, austere face
of the old man.
II will be delighted to have you, his
aunt had written. You will find Sea
View very quiet. My nervous condi-
ton does not permit me to take any
part in social functions, even IL poor
Harry's death permitted 1t. But, OF
course, you will want to be out Of that
sort of thing for some months, while
your lawyers are attending to matters
then you will be able to go abroad
You will find life here monotonous
But 1 suppose, under the circum.
stances, It will not be worse than any
where else.
80 I will expect you on Thursday
of course, you know that have Nan.
MES daughter with me. BY, taking the
morning train you can reach us in time
for church, at seven o'clock. The draa
will be at the wharf. Your affectionats
aunt,
JOSEPHINE STEWART CAMPBELL
Harold, now looked back with a smile
20 his first Introduction to this distant
and heretofore unknown cousin.
Before reaching the pierhead, .whils
leaning on the deck railing watching
the usual commotion the arrival Of Z
steamboat creates in remote places, h
saw; pair of bays and drag come
sweeping down the shell road. Tit
horses were driven by young woman
who certainly knew how to handle
them.
Pulling up short with considerable
dexterity, she looked up to scan thu
passengers on the deck, waiting for thu
boat TO land. and the gansplank to b
thrown out.
Hello! I've come for YOU" she cried