The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-10

and, oh, dear grandpapa. you don't
| know how | hope you will love her"
Love herr"
Were his secret designings penetrat
ed? Were these with the callousness
of youth hurrying him to the sacrifice?
| Stop. No gentleman would so desig
nate 1.-THE eXpedient adjustment.
"Ies. dear grandpapa, for she says
she has already learned to love you
Bless my SOUL" The old command
er sprang from his chair. This was
| courtship approached along no daily
| ing path, but pressed on by short
marches.
From your kind letters, grandpapa
she already longs to be, indeed, one OF
us"
Mercy upon u.s. The general. bold
leader that he was, was nigh ready to
call a retreat
Yes, dear grandpapa." Edith laid
persuasive hand on the old mans
arm, "and now the widow Lamont de-
| clares that only your sanction is need
ed for her joyously to put aside al!
| mourning weeds and appear before the
world as-Mistress Joscelyn Pelham"
Just heaven" The bold brigader
who had never quaied before 'he
| flercest onslaught of the foe, blan,. !. ed
now before such unconditional surrer.
| der.
Tell me, Edith" the general plead.
ed nervously, does she greatly show
| her age? Or" mastering all his met
| tie. 'is she well-preserved, and" The
good general tried over his shoulder to
| take a view in the long parlor mirror
! OF the still excellent contour of his
| erect back.
"Oh. grandpapa! Grandpapa! How
| you do make me Taught"
Who could blame the unintentional
thoughtlessness Of youth?
Dear grandpapa," Edith clasped her
hands about his arm and paced the
| rug with him, "she has no age tc
speak Of"
"How?' with horror. "she not
young!'
There must be no immolation of
youth. beautiful youth.
she was married only at the death.
bed OF Mr.. Lamont, at his earnest
pleadings. She is none other than my
old playmate. Do not start SO vio-
lently, dear grandpapa. Lulu Carree.
She learned something of the mort.
cages on our old home and she de-
termined to help us. if permitted, with
her surplus wealth. And just then
chance brought about renewal of old
acquaintance; she met brother Josce.
lyn his company being encamped mar
the city of her residence A childish
fancy reawakened and grew into love
| have learned all this from herself
just half hour ago, and-the widow
Lamont has now become Mistress Jos. |
celyn Pelham, Junior"
Junior! Ah-h-h! Do understand
you to say-Junior?'
"Yes, dear grandpapa-what else |
could she be? Wife Of our Capt. Josce.
lyn Pelham. Jr.-and the office always
your sanctum sanctorum, is to be
yours still. The old home-the grave"
she whispered; she had neve; men
toned it to him before and he had
thought these young people, with tho
usual unconcern Of youth. had nevel |
noticed bow Often. how always, hia
eyes strayed there. Az. dear gram.
papa, will remain yours, ours, un-
changed"
MY dear child"
Then he stopped midway the hearth. /
rug and faced her sternly. But can |
you tell me that to do all this there
has been no considering-of eXpedient
adjustment-faugh. Miserable words"
None. None. Each loved the other
in childhood. They met. they renewed
their love before Joscelyn knew OF !
Prairie Lodges mortgages. and
grandpapa. here they come from their
walk about the Cape Jessamine Circle
And. grandpapa. she wishes, she says,
to be your-you know what day this is
your valentine!"
BLESS my soul. A valentine? And
at my age.' cried the general and
with unctuous relief he reached out
his old arms to greet with unmarried
Observation-Disclosures Joscelyn Pei
ham. Jr.
Later when the talk was the eayest
and the laughter was merriest. Gen.
Pelham slipped out. unseen he fatLar-
ed himself, (somewhat of insensibIbty
belongs to and becomes YOUTH. to the
grave where the thin grass and the
bluets grew, for tender goodnight
thought for the golden haired lassie OF
forty years ago.-New York Times