The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-04-20


education, to take charge of her four
little girls. The wages-ahem! mean
the salary-will be, of course, small at
first, but the position is exception
ally genteel, and, think, my dear, with
a sidelong glance at his wife, ''that our
young relative could scarcely do better
than to accept it."
But Juliet shook her head with quiet
dignity.
Il do not think" she said, that papa
would have been willing for me to as
sumo mental place."
Mrs. Aylesford rolled up her small,
blue eyes in holy horror, and elevated
her hands to correspond.
"a mental place! Your papa! Well.
should like to know what some people
expect! But you won't live upon Mr..
Aylesford and myself-that can prom
Use you!"
Il would die sooner than eat morsel
of your bread!" Juliet answered, de-
family.
Its great deal easier to talk about
dying than it is to diet" said Mr.. Ayles-
ford, acidly. "And what, may I ask,
do you propose to do?"
Il don't know" Juliet said, growing
pale as the utter loneliness of her posi-
ton flashed itself upon her. Papa tele-
graphed last week to my Uncle Rich
ard"
Exactly SOL" interrupted Mr.. Ayles-
ford. with countenance of intense re-
lief. Your Uncle Richard, to be sure
the very person to take charge OF you.
Only supposet he was off somewhere
on the other side of the globe"
Juliet supposed so, too, especially as
no answer had as yet arrived to the sum-
mons of the dying man; but she said
nothing. only stood with dropping head,
clasped hands and lily-pale face.
At this very moment the door swung
swiftly open, and short. stout man.
with a shining bald head and bronzed
face. strobe into the room.
"Ha! my niece!" he said, abruptly.
'And my Cousin Aylesford and her hus-
band! So poor Digby has gone, eh:
But I couldn't get here an hour sooner.
I've travelled day and night-day and
night"
AS he spoke the words he took Juliet
unceremoniously In his arms and kissed
her.
II know by experience, my DEAR" he
said, in tone gentler than his brown
face and brusque manner would lead
one to anticipate. what it lis to be left
an orphan; but in your case you have
the advantage of wealth to smooth the
road Of life. 1 was poor
'Eh?" cried Mr. Aylesford.
"Mr. Richard Dallas is quite mis-
TAKEN" said Mrs. Aylesford, tossing her
head and smoothing down an invisible
crease in her black silk dress. Cousin
Digby died without leaving
"He died leaving fortune of a hun.
dred thousand dollars to this GIRL in
terrupted Mr.. Dallas, "of which hap
pen to be the trustee
Mr.. and Mrs. Montague Aylesford ex-
changed astounded glances. Could it
be that they had SO woefully misinter-
preted the last unfinished sentence of
the dying man? Was Juliet an heiress,
after all? And had they, the wealth
worshipers, defeated their own ends?
But it was in vain to retrace their
footsteps now. Mr.. Dallas, evidently put
in possession of the facts of the case by
his niece, treated the worthy couple with
ill-coneealed contempt when next they
met, and took Juliet away with him
within week to complete her educa-
ton in Europe.
And the Montague Aylesfords had the
satisfaction of knowing that they had
made an exasperating mistake.-N. Y.
Weekly.