Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-14

touch it, and it was not until he had
explained for the fiftieth time that
the money was legally and justly ners,
and that to relinquish IT would but
toss it into the pocket of the lawyers,
that he succeeded in psrsuading May
to retain it.
Then there came another battle
She haj strung herself up to remain
at the house until after the funeral
and it was only by picturing the use
| less misery which this step would en-
tail upon Carrie that she yielded
Having gained this point, Mr.. Boxall
| lost no time and before the day had
closed they were standing in the hall
of his modest little villa, All the
| journey up Carrie had been wondering
half fearfully what Mrs. Boxall would
be like, and picturing a thin copy of
her pale-eyed little friend.
Instead of this, a buxom little wo-
mar came in, with gentle. commisert-
I ing eyes, that looked as if, as indeed
| they hal. been crying and who re
ceived them literally with open arms;
for WI en- Mr.. Boxall said. with mingled
pride and sadness, The Misses DIAL
ten, my dear" she had hesitated, and
dropped a curtsey, an then, overcome
Iby Mays beautiful face and Carries
| pale. fearful one. she had taken Car
RE to her arms and burst into tears.
Then, for the first time since they
had started, they had broken down,
and somehow the good woma:. mad
them both On her BOSOM and Mr..
Boxall, turning his back TO the melt
ing sight, blew his nose hard and
tried to persuad himself that he
wasn't crying, but had only caught
cold.
AS TO his pride at having the daush-
ters of his late master beneath his
root. it paled to insigniticance beside
his wife's.
Mrs Boxall had all her married life
held fast by TWO articles Of belief, one
being that Samuel Dalton was the
most wonderful man in the worlG, and
the other, that her husband was the
next
My dear she said, smiling through
hel tears, when May murmure her
reluctance 10 trespass on thor good
nature, If it wasn't for remembering
that your trouble has brought it about,
| should be the happiest wonaa IN The
void tonight AS for john he is as
proud as a man could be. You would
wound me very much. Miss Dalton, if
you saId anything of trouble. or any
thing of that kind. Why" burst out
the poor woman, with a sob, we owe
everything in the world to Your father
everything, and this is tie proudes-
moment of our lives. I'm only afraid
,thatJ-that you will find sucn a diff
ference in our modest home, Miss
Dalton. to what you've been used
To-
May shook her head.
DO not say that she said in low
voice. ami my name is May, and my
sisters is Carrie please do not call us
Miss Dalton"
When the girls had gone to bed
Mrs Boxall insisting upon waiting on
them as If they had been duches ses,
she went to the parlor. where M,
| BoXall insisting upon waiting on them
as if fhey had been duchesses. she
went to the parlor, where Mi. Boxall
was taking a modest glass Of Whiskey
and water, and kissed him.
John" she said crying softly
they are two angels-two angels,
that's what the are" ami he shook his
head so!emnly.
by Gorge, you're right, ana you'll
say so when you know them better. As
for Sir Heron," and then he told her
what he knew, and Mrs Boxalls tears
We're dried up in fiery Indignation.
John, She said, he must be
fool, Nobody but a poor fool would
desert ~uch lovely. lovable girl as
that. And, oh, John do you think
they will stay?"
stay" echoed Mr.. BoXall curious
H. why shouldn't they? Where are
they to 90? Stay, of course they will;
we must keep them
And then they sat up into the small
hours. planning how they should make
the two angels comfortable aud CON
tented
Mr. Boxall had saved money and was
independent They had no children
of their own. and they built up de-
ligh5ful castle in the air May and
Carrie we're to becOme--~ell, not their
dauahters. but two primes sses. To be
waited upon and tendci with the
greatest care and affection, while the
CID people lived, and wele to inherit
their fortune when they died.
But Mr. B0Xall was doubtful
I'm afraid of losing May he said,
With d sigh. She's proud, IS is nat
ural, ana she won't like 10 be depend
cnt. as she'd call it wish I hadn't
t,ot that two hundred for them They d
have 10 stay then"
Wonders 90 not las nine days now
Lo'g before that period of time Sam
nal naltons sudden ruin ana death
were forgotten save by the lawyers.
who auarrcled over the remnants of
the dead mans wealth.
Mr. Boxall continued as he had be-
gun. and took upon his shoulders the
wnclt Of the worry of the funeral and
the winding uy of the afldirs an |.
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