Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-04-20

meetlh% the SURPRISED question in her
eyes. III cAaU-eti all my life. found
myself With my mother and widowed
sister TO care for. left with barely q
pittance. 1t was necessary | should
try at least 10 carry on the old bust
ness AT home. came to bid you good
by, and You were out And what could
have said? You, beautiful. courted.
the cnly child of an induleent father:
l merely one of the many who sur.
rounded You How could | dream that
you would ever spare me even a
thought: SO | went away, resolved to
forget And them
Yes" quericd the girl as he paused,
land thenI' Her eyes were hidden.
but there was Il note in the soft voice
that aroused his courage.
81 found out that | could not for
get" said the man. Yet what claim
had j? And then, yesterday-oh. how
can | thank You propcrlyT' he broke
of earnestly. Yesterday-the woman
You hclped-she was my sister'-speak-
ing with steady tone. Not long ago
her child died aud. half mad from the
loss. she came TO the city. resolved to
destroy herself here. where we would
not know of it, But when she reached
New York the commonplace, everyday
aspect of things seemed to calm her
mood. and her resolution faltered Yet
she had expended what money she had,
not even the price of ticket home
being left. Determining To put fate TO
the test she wandered about, seeking
Il familiar face-my sister alone in this
great city, where she knew no one
resolved, should her plea for help he
refused to put an end TO her life. And
then she saw YOU"
For moment the man was silent as
q shuddcr seized him at the thought of
what might have happened.
"Oh. If size had not met you-if- But
dare not think of it, II have pho
tograph 81 YOU. | hribed Your maid for
it," he confessed shamefacedly From
having seen il 50 often my sister felt
vaguely that here at last was friend,
although. Of course, unwilling why.
And 50 she dared 10 ask Miss Mallo
ry. who was sobbing unrestraihedly,
lifted her face.
"Ch, the dear woman she exclaim-
ed brokenly. HOY glad | am. How
glad | am. And is she safe:"
"Qute safe was the thankful an
swer. THE shock, your kindness, some
thing, must have strengthened aud
bracrd her. She returned last night.
And you can fancy what ii meant to
us. But wien she showed me the bless
ed card which told me who it was that
had saved her it seemed to me as If 1
also had been sent n message, Was
wrong dearF' and the mans voice was
wonderfully tender. The girl, puzzled,
shook her head
81 don't understand" she said faint
ly lIumasou laid a visiting card in
her hand
Look" he said II was the card up
on which she hadrcr;bbled her address
Turn il over" as the girl seemed be-
widered 4 low cry broke from the red
lips.
"Oh" she stammered, while the color
flooded up TO her pretty curly hair. Il
L was III nuirA' tiouEtt liial ~ "ao
one Of fathers. r. Her confusion in
creased pitiably. But the mans strong
clasp had again caught the liuttering
little hands.
II thought that if you had cared
enough to carry mans card in your
cardcase for three years that You must
have cared a little for the man him
self" he said eagerly. WAS | wrong,
sweetheart Are you going to send me
away againF"
The girl, her eyes fixed on the betray
ing bit Of pastchoard whereon in fine
script ran the words MIR. Roland HUI
mason" dropped her head.
mo" she answered shyly. Please
please stay