Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-27
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nounds a year!

a
baen short of money all her life, espe
cially so in the long ago days when she
lived with the kind old grandmother who
had taken pity on her orphanhood, and
had given her home and as much edu-
cation as her means permitted. This did
not amount to much, from scholastic
point of view; but Angela became do
mesticated, and very helpful to the old
lady. and that was all that was required
of her just then.
Later, when granny died, she paid
long visit to the rectory, to serve as COM
panion to the reetor's invalid wife while
their only daughter was having the fin
isbing touch put to her education by a
six months continental tour. Here An
celia had the run of an excellent library.
On Miss Henshaw's return home, a situa-
ton was found for Angela Grant in Lon
don. She had lived all her life in vii
lage, and she grew wildly excited at the
prospect of seeing what seemed q new
world to the country bred girl.
1t was an easier life, too, in all respects
than the old one. Her employer Mrs.
Durant. was moderately wealthy, cult
ured Travelled and as kind as granny had
been Angela saw many foreign coun-
tries, mixed with all sorts of people, and
was introduced to the world of books.
The next ten years were very happy
ones. and when Mrs. Durant's sudden
death again left her alone, she was much
better armed to fight the battle of life,
only that it proved not to be necessary;
the dependent was made Independent,
and. by the thoughtful kindness of her
employer, Angela Grant was able to face
the future with pleasant expectation
stirring in her grateful heart.
The relatives-members of Smart"
society-who had avoided the old lady
in her lifetime by reason of her "old-
fashioned" notions concerning church
going and her duty to her neighbor,
turned up quickly enough to claim what
ever she might have left Their opinion
of that designing mink of a companion"
was so openly expressed that Angela
would have handed over to them her
5000 year, only that it was not posi-
BILE Mr. Scott-AIrs. DWant's solicitor
saw to that.
She left the house as soon as possible,
gladly accepting the hospitality of the
old lawyer and his wife until she decided
what to do with her unexpected wealth.
For she felt very rich indeed with 5000
year to spend, and nobody but herself
to spend it on.
She was conscientiously anxious to do
good to somebody with her money. Her
tastes were not extrayagant she had
done as much travelling as she cared for
at present; and her whole being cried out
for the domesticity and love of the old
days when granny was alive, and they
two lived alone-happy and content.
She wished she knew of some nice fam
lily who would be glad to have her as
I'll paying guest. Perhaps a diligent study
81 of advertisements in the papers might
Isl help her? This conviction was shaping
# itself in her mind one afternoon when
vi she had incautiously gone out without
81 an umbrella She was a good mile from
81 the Scots house when rain began to fall
pretty smartly. Omnibuses were few
and far between in that particular sub
urb, and of cabs she saw not one.
Her new mourning was in jeopardy.
Her first thought was to take shelter,
and she fled to the nearest doorway in
search of it.
1t was rather a shabby doorway The
brass handle was bright, so was the bell
D.
There was brass plate on it. informing
all who cared to read that DR.. Noble
lived within Angela thought, pityingly,
that DR.. Noble did not seem to have a
very fiourishing practice Perhaps he
was a married man with large and ex-
pensiye family; or perhaps he was very
young, and people were afraid to employ
him; or perhaps
Please come in and sit down l am
sure you are getting very wet 1t is only
shower, and will soon be over"
The shabby door had been opened by
sweetly pretty girl of two or three
and twenty, who invited Angela with
eyes as well as voice. She would not be
denied, and the umbrellaless wanderer
was ushered into front room where sat
lady as sweet-looking as her daughter
ship.
My mother is an invalid" explained
the girl "She spends nearly all her time
III TINS room, and she saw you making
Tor our door. l was upstairs, or l would
have opened it before"
You are very kind" murmured Angela
gratefully.
she was quite sorry when the rain
stopped and she had to go. She had
taken fancy to Mrs. and Miss Noble
one or two things they had said con-
nrned her in her surmise that they were
Or Mobiles mother and sister-and she
wished she might ask if she could visit
them sometimes. But conventional Ell.
9oette forbade such a proceeding, and
She mad to content herself with leaving
very pleasant impression behind her
When, at length, she sailed forth into
lie shower-cooled air and set her face
homewards
mat evening she carried out her inten-
ION OF studying advertisements in the
14hy papers which were always scattered
about the lawyers house. And. after
while, she came upon one that, immc-
dlately riveted her attention.
Paying guest, lady preferred. can be