The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-09-30

- ms AoNNhANh " Alt over lhluNeI
beat OF hoofs. Her husband had gone
back to duty. his furlough had explr.
ed their long. leisurely honeymoon
was over. But she was neither fear.
iul nor unhappy. Hyde's friends had
procured his exchange into court
regiment lie was only going to
London, and he was still her lover.
She looked forward with clear eyes as
she said gratefully TO herself, so
happy am II SO good is my husbandl
So dear Is my childl 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 at
Jamaica, Katherine wrote to her
mother; and. without waiting for re.
plies, she continued her letters regu.
larry from Hyde. They were I'm
spirit Of tho 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 little
to offer without her mothers media.
ton.
But when she had son. and when
10 h.. AAU
George, she wrote n letter to him.
The letter. full OF love. starred all
through with pct words, and wisely
reminding him more OF their own past
happiness than enlarglng on her pres.
ont Joy. made his heart melt He
could do no business that day. lie felt
that no must so home and tell Lysbet,
only tho mother could fully under.
stand and share his Joy. lie gave her
the letter with a smile. and then
walked up and down while she read
IT,,
well, Joris, n 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
herei"
The face OF Jorls 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 the
early flowers. About three o'clock he
came into thu house with a Arm. auici,
step.
"Lysbet, thinking have been
thinking OF Katherines marriage
Better than expected. II has turned
out"
Il think that Katherine has made @
good marrlage-the best marriage OF
all the children"
''Dost thou believe that her hus
band is so kind and so prudent as she
says?"
mo doubt have"
"Seo. then, will send Katherine
her portion. II is for her and her
children. Can l trust them with it?'
katherine is no waster. and full
Of nobleness is her husband. Write
thou to him. and put Il in his charge
for Katherine and her children. And
tell him in his honor thou trust en-
tirely, and think that he viii do in
all things right"
"Lysbet7"
What then. Joris?"
The drinking-cup OF silver. which
my father gave us at our MARI age. II
was given to my great grandfather
when he was mayor OF Middleburg
His name, also. was Jorls. To my
grandson shall send III"
"oh, my Joris, much pleasure would
thou give Katherine and me also! Let
the little fellow have II. | VIII tell
Katherine But thou, too, write heI
q 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 II without one grudg
ing thought or doubling word. And
Hyde was not Indifferent to such
noble trust. He fully determined "a
deserve II.
As Jorls sat smoking that night he
thought over his proposal, and then
for the FIRST time II struck him that
tho Middleburg cup might have q
peculiar significance and value &c
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 win send TO the little
Joris, for / think Bran will like "a
have the Middleburg cup best OF ALL
Always Bran has been promised
the Cumberland cup and the server
that goes with IT,"
THAT is the truth; but will tell
you something, Lysbet The Middle
burg cup was given by the Jews OF
Middleburg 10 my ancestor because
great fayors and protection he gave
them when he was mayor OF the city
Bran is very often with Miriam
Cohen and"