Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-26
CHAPTER I.-(Continued.)

ap.4.er wait a couple of hours, Phil,
.bo, Won can tackle hearty meal.
T T1 the thing. l like to see such
,n+ obedience, but you certainly have
po-, aprful self.control for one so young
-nov tell YOU, to relieve present anx-
~. 10y That few employees OF your
HIor,s firm have guaranteed the eX-
a.. NJ your mothers funeral, and they
Pg r., cave me a sovereign TO tide you
a,.or the next few days"
'' T,,ar,lI The word struck with sledge-
,rraer force. Phil had not thought of
Il4 Tia remembered the dismal pomp
81 snch events in this squahd locality,
no loud sobbing OF women, the hard
t,oad agony of men, the frightened curl
asitv Of children. His mother, so dear,
~ fender. so soft-cheeked-the bright,
haoutiful Laughing woman OF their life
:, nanpe-to be taken away from him
toreyeT. and permitted to fade slowly
;n+o Willingness in some dreadful place,
hidden from the sunshine and the flowers
no lovedl For the first time he under
food death. When his father was killed
b;s mother was left. Anxious tending
on her dispelled the horror of the greater
tragedy. Now all was lost, The tears
that he hated were yelling forth again,
and he savagely bit his lip.
"You have been-very good-to us.
doctor" he forced himself to say. IF
4yer-I can repay you-"
There, there, not word! Bless my
eoul YOURS is a difficult case"
Again the doctor tackled his glove. He
Glanced at his watch.
-Four o'clock! 1 am an hour late on
nv rounds. No, Phil. Don't go upstairs.
There are some women coming. Wait
until they have tended your mother. And
one last word. 1t will do you no good
to keep vigil by her side. Best think of
her as living, not dead. You will be
grateful for my advice in after life"
The women arrived, coarse but kindly
hearted creatures. One of them gave the
boy packet of letters.
4 found 'em under the dear ladv's
pillow" she said. Neither poverty nor
death robbed Mrs. Arson of the respect
paid to her by all who came in contact
with her
He sat down, united string which
bound the letters together, and looked
at the address on the first envelope. 1t
bore his mothers name and recent post
mark Wondering dolefully what CORE
spondence she could have had during
these later months that demanded such
careful preservation, he took out the let
ter. Suddenly he hesitated. Perhaps
these documents alluded to something
which his mother did not wish him to
know. For an instant his impulse was
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that might be wrong. He would glance
at their general purport and then COM
nit them to the flames if he thought fit.
The letter in his hand was headed:
"The Hall, Beltham, Devon" and dated
about month earlier. II read:
Dear Madam: | am requested by Sir
Philip Morland to ask you not TO trouble
him with further correspondence. This
the fourth time | have been desired
BY him to write in these terms, so please
note that yorT letters will in future re-
main unanswered. Yours truly,
LOUISA MORLAND."
The curt 1ncivility of the note brought
an angry flush to the boys face. Who
was Sir Philip Morland that he should
dare to offer this insult to a lady? Evil
IDENTITY a relative, and a near one, for
Aorland was his mothers name, and his
own Christian name suggested family
connection. Yet she had never spoken
OF any such person.
Three other letters, of preceding dates,
showed that Louisa Morland" kept ac-
Gurate reckoning. There were half a
dozen more, from firm of solicitors.
some Of these were merely formal ac-
khowledgments of letters received and
forwarded, but one stated that they
were Instructed by Lady Morland to in
form Mrs, Arson that Sir Philip Morland
declined either to see or hear from her"
mat was all. Philip sprang up with
lace atame. He was alone in the house
now alone with his dead mother.
ne went upstairs, with the letters
crushed IN his right hand as though he
you'd choke reptile which had stung
Ile only being he loved. He bent over
lHe shrunken form, so placid, so resigned,
angehe in the peace of death, and his
VI Tears tell unchecked
You poor darling" he murmured, 81
pe You humbled yourself even to
W. Wy from these people for my sake.
what can do to show my love for your"
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