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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-07-03

nt6t oeutlh an lernen, mir iinb Jest
in 4merifal~ ga, uno Die Mutter.
Die Iid 5u FOLDER @eiSbeit burdges
rungen bot, Die rabebreht bann in
Gngliid nit ibren &inbern barauf
los, baB es elm @reuel lit. 8ir
fonnen Imerifa ais infer 4boptips
Waterlano nod 10 lieb 9erpinuen unb
oenno6 beuti6 bleiben inn Ser5en
- in Sitte unb Senfen.
@ie ihon lang @alter bon Der
Tu9elpeioe:
Sanoe bdb' ih biele seie6en,
ytod Dem geiten blift ib alertpGrtS.
uebel moee mir geihe6en,
Henn lid ie bereben lieb mein Ser3,
SAP linn ipobl gefaue
Sremoer 2anbe grau1.
Wenu unlern beuti6en Traue1
nur frember 2anbe 8raudl oefielel
Iber aud Die eigene WutterIprade
fpollen lie perleugnen, iobalb lie M
leehs nno nobntals lehs 8roden
Snglilb fonnen. uniere if0ne, reid,e,
DentlGe Sprahe pertauiden lie aeaen
cine anbere, Oeren 8rammatif iln6
Iuslprade lie nidt I'M @eringitem
beberrihen.
8enn mir ielbit Gngitli6 bermeis
ben tpo0en. als Seutfhe erfannt AT
fperoen, tpie f0nnen mir ba erfparten,
paB Mnoere inns als glei6beredtigt
erddten?
2aBt Die beutide Iutter i6r
Sobnfen lebren. bab infer beutIhes
Taterldno bod itebt in MIem mas
aDnnen unb Bilien einiflieRt, bann
pirb er niht berantputS in Der
Soee, Dab MIR baS Mmerifdn. tdje unO
englilhe ipertb lit, oab man babon
1pribt.
2iebe gum Seutihen fann ober
MIR Die Wutter ibren &inbern eins
flDben, Die ielbit bas Seutide pfleat
lino ntft gar 10 gerne als gngldns
pertn ober Entertainment gelten
mDtte. go lange tie iih nidt ielbit
als Seutlhe 5uminbelt ebenbiirtiq
bait, tperoen Die Mnoeren es iider
audi ni1t tbun.
Ooloette Hegelt.
SIM lln1gans nit Dem anoern Ges
lbleft gilt Die golbene 9feael: vSbue
nthts, mas on in elmer anitdnbiaer
8eieui6aft 81 tbun bif an Ihdmen
brauHteit. ginen &ub in gbren
miro @iemano b%ertpebren. Nber
merle: Die reinlte uno ih0nite aler
Sarben. Die ipeiBe, lit am lhperlteu
rein 81 beuabren unb bas fleinite
Stdubffn befledt lie. Sic ih6nite
ino reinite aller @lumen lit Die ellie.
Sei6t lit elm 2ilienblatt perlest; man
oarf es nidt raub aniaIien. ODER es
bleiben Sleden 5uriif. .2ilien uno
Stolen, Oieie ifonen ShpeIterblas
men. geboren 5uiammen. 90 iin0
Hnihulo nnb Shambaftigfeit audi
Sptuingsi6lpelter nnS f0nnen nid1t
getrennt tperoen. @ott CAB Der ltns
li6ulb, bamit lie leifter bepabrt
tperbe, Die Sham6aftigfeit sur ipars
nenpen S6ipeiter. 8leibe id)ambaft
ltno bu ipirit unibulbis bleiberr. Oein
9er5 lei inmer rein. eleib elmer rel.
men fueiBen ellie unb beine 8anaer
lpiro Der iunsfrduIide S1immer Der
Stolen sieren."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-07-03
Sir Sentid5e 5rauen.

Su cincn @ediel6latt finoeu mir
ben nnbfolsenben, bemerfens'uert5en
Irtifel:
.Gs lit mir unbegreiflih", iaate
iiingit eine befanntc nelitibe Game
5u ibren @ereinsidipeltcrn, Dtuariinl
Die Interifanerinneu nod immer ailf
ms 9eutihe berabieben, ais iodret
mir minDertpertbiges Iateriall"
Sic Gntipprt oaralf lit leiht 81
ben: Sic Seutiden iino ielbit oaran
ihulo, lpenn anpere Nationen auf lie
nieSerihmaen! sae bieie ~Nnoeren"
miilen gang gcnnr, DAB penti6e
Gumit unb Dentihe 8iiienihaft,
beutldes Gomnen unb beutI6e5 Sens
fen nit Dem Better aller 9anbe iih
meiieu fam: aber benno6 ia9en lie
nit Dem unsdlsitebliden. iiberle9es
men Nnhorud: .Surh - tboIe
putid @omen!" Ser peutiden
Srau eiseue S6ulb nurI
@enu nan itol3 iein bari barauf.
paB man Scutih lit. iparum piro
ncnn bnnn Die oeutid)e Mblrammung
iebes Mal perleuguet. menus MIR
Gin flein menis mDglih lit?
9ieber ipreden 10 piele u~nierer
Sralteu pnS srdBlihite @nslii6. ais
ibr Seutlh.
~llnlere beuti6eu Srauen f6unen
hire ainSer Ihon aar niht firth ge>
mig gnaliIh iprehen boren unb es
lit pirflih foit unbeereiflioD. ipie cine
oelitide Wutter iih nidt iebnt. Die
ihonen. tralitcn 2aute unierer
Gprate bon Den 9ippen ibrer aIeis
ncn 81 bOren. .0ie brau9en bodj
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-07-03

Zen @ertb beS Gdipeiacns
lebrt ms am belten ein ShluAber.
@enn OIL olein pcn Sehler
beineS Ndd,iIen iueiBt unb miaif i'm
in @ceenipart bon Nnrereu beHern.
10 bit on niht fem Veiierer. Ionoern
iein Serdhtcr. - Iugultims.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-07-03
6rauen= 0ereinSlieb.

6rauen= gereinslicb.
Iuf Idipa6e s rauenb aben Strait.
Bem lie, pereint GUT &orperi1aft.
Sbr Sonnen boil entfalten;
Nid)t minOer pie Der Widnn periteG'n
Sir InO'rer Slid unb @pblerac5'n
Sic ie9ensrei6 gu palten.
S'rum ba6en IN I audi ms se>
Ihanrt
gu pflegen, mas bon gutter Irt,
8as 5oie, 5i perbinbern;
Iuf l~lnierer beil'gen SABINE lte6t
Sic Sreu', Die Irbeit, bas @ebet,
Die Sieb' gu Sdus uno ainOern.
8ir tpoQen, baB elm frob 8eihleht,
Sas 8ott unb guten WenIfen reGt,
Ser @egenipart erbliibe;
lin oieies 3iel, 10 bod uno bebr,
Salt uns tein Wort, fem Weg 5u
ihper,
8erbriebt nns feline Miibe.
llnb tper bon uus in Siirftiefeit,
Gs lei an gtabrung ober &leio,
Sen laIien mir nift Darben;
@ir bieten linn 5llnl eis'n Seil.
Ses lleberflulies einen Sbeil.
Sen mir 9ere6t ertparben.
llno lit aus unierem Silfsperetn
Nad fur5ent, tangent groenIeiu
Gin tbenres @lieD sei1teDen;
8ir 9eben linn bas @rabseleit
ltnb baben elm 8ebet bereit
Sir ieiner Seele Srieben.
5. 8ergmann.
- = y
Der Segen elmer frummen Wsmtter.
Ser beriibmte beutide Sidter
Clemens 8rentano, tpel1er inn Sabre
1915 gu Ii6affenburg itarb. fiibrte
einen iebr ausi1neifenoen 2ebensz
ipaubel. Spdter aber befebrte er
iid unb mar bon ba an Itreng tus
a~enoboft. Seine 8efebruna fiibrt
Der Sidter lelbit auf Die grinnerung
en- elm greigniB aus leiner &inDbeit
5uriid. @r er5dblt bieles Gprfomms
nib in folsenoer @eiie.
,gines Mbenbs, es mar ihpn gu
lpdter Stunbe. fam i6 upm wiiiten
Stuoententreiben 5uriid in meine
8obnuns unb tpolte mid gu 8ett
legen. Isle i6 mid n~ieoergelegt
bate. fam mir auf einmal bas Bib
meiner ielisen Iutter 10 lebenois
Dor Die Seele. ais ipenn oieielbe
ipirfli6 b~agepeien pdre. Sic nei9te
it'd au mir. = b%eiprengte mid nit
gSeibmaller uno mafte mir elm &rend
aui Die Stirne, pie Tie es iesen
Abeno in meinem elterlihen 5auie
in Gbrenbreitltein an mir 81 tbun
genobnt mar. llntpiufiirli6 traten
mir nit aler 2ebeubigfeit Die Sabre
meiner &inDbeit Dor Die Seele. nno
pas 9ilo meiner Dlutter itauD mir
Die gauge Na6t pDr Iugen. Sd
ba6te. pte iparIt on bod oarnals
gliidlid, als on nod 10 fromm nit
Der Mltter gebetet bait, tuie ipunoer>
bar idieu mir Der Gag meiner eriten
8eifte, unb tpie pIllt nno arm fpdr
Jest mein Ser5 ~setpproen bur4 Die
2eioenihaftl Sie gauge Na6i
our6nahte i6 NIT oieien @ebanfen.
Die meme Seele purhposten unb Biz
ms innerlte Marf eridiitterten. gs
mar nod nidt Mor9en uno mein
gntidluB ltanb felt: bon nleinem
Siinoenleben suriid5ufebren 5u Den
ielisen Sasen meiner frommen
ainobeit. ltnb id babe meinen
gntI6lub nit @ottes @naoe ansses
fiibrt.
9as tpar Der Seecn elmer 'front.'
men Mutter, pelde IN friiber aino@
belt Den &eim bes Gbriitentbums IN
bas Sers ibres Sobnes eingepflan5i
bate unb nod I'M @rabe 9eiitig bnrd
oie grinnerung aui i'm beiierno eins
pirfte.
= y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-11-07
Rice Apple Pudding.

One-half cupful rice, three table
spoonfuls sugar, one-half tablespoon
full butter, the juice OF one-half
lemon. One full pint of thinly sliced
apples, one-half pint of milk and
three eggs. Put the apples in a dish,
pour over them the eggs and sugar,
and set aside. Place the rice in a
saucepan, cover with cold water and
boil five minutes. Drain rice, rinse
in cold water, return to the saucepan
and add the milk and butter. Set
saucepan in kettle of boiling water
and cook until rice Is thick, OCCASION
ally shaking the pan but not stirring.
Let it cool and mix with the three
yolks and add whites, beaten stiff.
Butter a pudding dish and sprinkle
with bread crumbs, and put in rice
and apples in alternate layers. Bake
in a moderate oven about thirty min
utes or until the pudding is firm to
the touch.
Serve with the syrup left from the
apples boiled up with little more
sugar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-11-07
Invisible Defects.

A beautiful lady went to photog-
rapher to sit. for her picture. After
the sitting, the man retired to exam
inc the plate. He was greatly puz-
zled, upon developing the picture in
the chemical bath, by the appearance
of a number of dark spots on the
face, although not the least trace OF
bIemish could be detected on the face
of the lady. The next day the expla-
nation came. The spots then became
distinctly visible. The lady had con-
tracted smallpox, and soon died. The
faint yellow spots, before they could
be detected by the naked eye. were
faithfully portrayed by the searching
and pure rays, of the sun.
So the first harboring of impure
thoughts will mar the loveliest soul,
and If not resolutely Warred upon
with all spiritual weapons these un-
holy imaginings will drag their VIC
tim down to ruin. No other treasure
in this world is so rich as the con-
sciousness of purity, and in order to
retain it one must avoid not only the
acts, but also the impure thoughts
which would destroy it. 1t is not
enough to have a fair exterior; the
heart must be pure. 1t is in the heart
that God would live. The heart, too,
is the centre Of the life. God help
us to keep our hearts pure that our
lives may be pure!-The Rev. G. +.
F. Hallock, D. D.
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TO be continued.)
Books and Flowers.

"Books and flowers are certain cyl
dences of refinement" said q gentle
man the other day. "Once, "'She con-
tinued, Il was on long day s3ourney
in a sparsely settled country. We had
come to few houses on the Winding
road. But as one small house came
into sight the door was open. Though
there were not more than two rooms
to it, I noticed that one Of them, into
which 1 could see, was very tidy and
clean. And though the floors were
bare, there was q rude bookcase
against the wall in which were several
rows of books. 1t was like spring in
a desert, and though have never
known who lived there, those books
were an unmistakable evidence that
there was a live soul there. On the
way I amused myself in spinning fam
cies about the owner Of the books, and
the incident, simple as it was. has
never passed from my mind. Monroe
Journal.
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A Country Editors Outlook.

William Allen White. the Kansas
editor. in describing life in a small
town in the Middle West, says: when
man has published a paper in a
country community for many years he
knows his town and its people, their
strength and their weakness, their joys
and their sorrows, their failinGs and
their prosperity-or if he does not know
these things he is on tie road to fail
ure, for this knowledge must be the
spirit of his paper" The author has
been editing and publishing small
daily newspaper in Emporia, Kan.
since 1890 with considerable success,
and it must be inferred that he knows
the sort of people about whom he
writes.
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Currant DumplinGS.

Chop fine half pound of suet.
Put in q basin with four tablespoon
fuls of -four, one pound Of bread
crumbs, half pound sugar and half
a pound Of clsaneG currants. Mix
these together we'll and stir in three
cups of milk. Dip the centre of a
pudding cloth in boiling water, wiring
out and dredge with flour. Now
spread the Toured cloth over the top
of a basin. pour the dumping into
it, tie up with piece Of strong tWine
and throw in boiling water. The
water must be boiling furiously be-
fore the pudding is thrown in, and
half a teaspoonful of salt added.
Cook steadily and evenly for three
hours. When done remove from
the cloth and serve Oh hot dish.
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Iifc's Little Days.

One secret OF sweet and happy
Christian life is learning to live by
the day. 1t is the long stretches that
tire us. We think of life as a whole,
running on for us. We cannot carry
this load until we are three-score and
ten. We cannot fight this battle con-
tinuaily for half a century. But
really there are no long stretches.
Life does not come to us all at one
time; it comes only q day at time.
Even tomorrow is only ours when 1t
becomes to-day, and we have nothing
whatever to do with it but to pass
down it fair and good inheritance
in to-day's work we'll done and TO-
days life we'll lived.
It is a blessed secret, this LIVING
day by day. Anyone can carry his
burden, however heavy, till nightfali.
Anyone can do his work, however
hard, for one day. Anyone can live
sweetly, patiently, lovingly and pure
" till the sun goes down. And this is
all that life ever really means to US
Just one little day. do to-day's
fight: fight to-day's temptation, and
do not weaken and distract yourself
by looking forward to things you can
not see and could not understand if
you saw them"
God gives us nights to shut down
the curtain of darkness on our little
days. We cannot see beyond. Short
horizons make life easier. and give
us one of the blessed secrets OF brave,
true, holy living.-British weekly.
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The Valley Of Decision.

.. A worker among young men and
boys in Illinois says that he recently
collected written statements from
447 Christian men, many of them
mature business men in as many diff
ferent Illinois towns, and that their
statements showed that the average
age of beginning the Christian life
was eighteen, but Of the 447, only
fifty-three, or eleven per cent, made
the decision for Christ under the age
of twenty-five, and only l08, or twen-
ty-four per cent, after the age OF
twenty-one. Inquiries made by an
Illinois pastor Of forty-three different
individuals, showed that the average
age of decision was fifteen and three
quarters years. Another inquirer
consulted thirty-six men and found
;hat the average of conversion with
them was fifteen and two-thirds
years.
Some people say that the average
age of conversion is SO immature be-
cause that is the time when people
are most susceptible to religion.
But the fact is that men and women
make most of their great determining
decisions when they are young. Many
boys choose their professions or
trades before they are twelve. Most
people become Christians at the same
age at which evil claims most of its
followers.
This should make all young people
thoughtful and earnest about them
selves. These are the days when they
L. y n
it's and characters forever. If they
do not come to Christ now, the prob
abilities are that they will not come
to Him at all. They are. making
their friendships now. They ought
not to leave out the friendship of
God.-The New Guide.
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JSy 81 5N We

heart and mind. He therefore changed
the subject somewhat abruptly.
"You did not expect to meet me here
tonight" he said, with exaggerated
coolness.
"No." Her voice was totally without
expression.
Il am here on business"
Indeed"
"And you?" inquired Jacob, inso-
lently.
The Baroness looked up with slightly
raised eyebrows.
"That is my affair"
jacob smiled again, with q singu-
larry unpleasant curl Of the lip.
"Yes, Baroness" he said, II am here
on business connected with the broth
erhood, and call upon you to assist
me-"
The Baroness looked somewhat sui
len, and remained silent.
Miss Lena Wright" continued
jacob, "the daughter Of our amiable
hostess, is, I have reason to believe,
likely. and more than likely, to come
in for q considerable fortune on the
death of-Mr. Laurance Lowe, whom
I have seen tonight for the first time.
She is, am led to suppose, singularly
amiable, somewhat romantic, and with
no more strength of mind or purpose
than is considered desirable in a young
English lady. The brotherhood, as
you know, is desperately in need Of
funds. You begin to see, fair Baron
ess?"
"You wish to enroll herr" asked the
Baroness in her emotionless manner.
"You wish to enroll her, and for the
sake of her money"
"I think" replied Jacob, gazing sad
ly at the floor, II think it would benefit
the cause"
"What do you wish me to do?" asked
she, abruptly.
Nothing much-to-nightw was the
reply. "Tell me what Miss Wright is
dressed in, so that may recognize
her. I will manage to get an introduc-
ton somehow. That will be enough
for tonight"
"She is dressed in white" replied
the Baroness in the concise manner OF
one who observes everything and for
gets nothing. "Tall and slight, with
hair little darker than mine, rather
badly dressed and somewhat untidy.
I suppose she is considered beautiful"
"You do not know her."
"No."
Monsieur Jacob now became alb
sorbed in the Encouragement Of the
delicate flower in his buttonhole, and
took the opportunity of glancing keenly
at his companions face, which, how
ever, was motionless and devoid of
expression.
II have taken the liberty of placing
my name against the dance about to
commence" he said. ut is waltz.
Shall we 60 into the other room"
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White Sauce.

One pint milk, two or three Nusa-
rooms, one onion, one carrot. one
bundle of sweet herbs, whole, pep
per and salt to taste; a few cloves,
little mace, one ounce butter and one
gill cream. Put into one pin, OF
milk two or three mushrooms, one
onion and carrot cut into pieces,
one bundle of sweet herbs, whole
pepper and salt to taste. few cloves
and a little mace. Let the whole
gently simmer for about an hour.
Put one ounce Of butter into a
saucepan and stir on the fire until it
thickens. Finish by stirring in one
gill cream.
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EH2EEzD9 &@sgzSass2
NHINTS FOR THE |
( aHOUSEkEEPERI
sKE> NSNs ,Ha

Sunshine is powerful treatment
for disease. If you aspire to health
and happiness, you must allow sun
shine to come into your house.
When making starch for light fab
RIGS, add one teasroonful of borax,
which not only keeps the things
cleaner, but puts nice gloss on
them.
Women who do their own washing,
should when finished, rub their hands
with dry salt. This brings out the
soap and makes the hands more
agreeable.
Old potatoes are greatly improved
by being soaked in cod water over
night, or at least several hours after
peeling The water should be
changed once or twice.
Whenever vegetables put up n tin
cans are opened and only partly used
do not allow the remainder to stand
in the tins, but turn out into an
earthen bowl and put in cool place.
A good polish for a stove is made
of one tablespoonful of powdered
alum mixed with The stove polish.
The brilliancy that this mixture will
give to the stove will last for long
time.
It is a fad to have sofa pillows
combine as many shades of one color
as possible without introducing
foreign tone. Various shades of red
which harmonic we'll are excellent
for couch.
If you have a pot OF ferns be sure
to give them plenty of water. A fern
that has become thoroughly dry once
or twice is practically ruined; =;
least it will never have the same old
strength again.
Ammonia is excellent for cleans
ing hair brushes. Use about two ta-
blespoonfuls of ammonia and enough
water to cover the bristles, but not
the back. Shake it thoroughly while
it is in the water to loosen the dirt
Dry it we'll before using.
Some housekeepers put a peeled
onion inside fowl that ic to be kept
for any length of time. This abb
serbs germs that would otherwise in
feet the meat Sliced onions or a
bag of charcoal placed near meat of
anY kind has the same effect.
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THY WILL.

BY J. A. EDGERToN.
Whatever is needed to aid the right,
Be it tongue, or pen, or sword, :.
Whatever is needed to spread the light,
If it be by love, if it be by might,
If it be to teach, if it be to fight,
Reveal us the way, O Lord.
For the power of the spoler grows ever
strong
And bis wealth and his rule increase,
The people who love Thee, a mighty
Have Waited, O Lord, for Thy summons
long
To erapple at last with the hosts of wrong
And to conquer them into peace.
And we wait, only wait, till the call d.
vine -,
Through our inmost hearts shall thrill:
We wait, onlv wait, till the promised sign,
On the purpling heavens shall rise and
shine;
We wait for signal we know is Thine;
We wait but to do Thy will.
RAMS Horn.
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The Innocent Paid the Penalty.

A splendid surgeon was called to
go ten miles into the country. to am
putate the leg of a farmer who had
been injured in his machinery, but
the surgeon drank so freely before
and during the operation that he was
not able to properly perform it. He
failed to perfectly protect some of the
severed nerves, and the patient now
spends many sleepless nights and
days of suffering from which the doc
tors say nothing but death will re-
lieve him.
This unfortunate man has always
ben strictly temperate, his children
and grandchildren are sober and in
dustrious, and there is not saloon
;"'ithin ten miles, but you couldn't
conrince any of that household that
whisky won't hurt you if you let it
alone"
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CHAPTER II.
The Lovers.

Wien Mrs. Wright and Laurance
Lowe left the smaller drawing room,
they turned their steps toward a d.
minutive apartment, where some late
arrivals were yet partaking of tea and
coffee. For some minutes neither
spoke. Laurance Lowe was a singu-
larry silent man, and Mrs. Wright
was by no means an excessive talker.
They understood each other thorough
ly, and both enjoyed these long spells
of silence. Lowe found a seat for
Mrs. Wright in the dimly lighted cor
ridor, just outside the small coffee
room, end let her there while he went
in guest Of the coffee. Presently he
returned and sat down beside her.
"Lena," said Lowe, pensively, as he
stirred his coffee, "is looking lovely to-
night"
Through the curtained doors the
cadence of a slow. soft waltz reached
their ears, rising and falling on the
heavy atmosphere. Mrs. Wright was
anxious this evening, and a little rest
less. She had that morning received
telegram from her husband, announc-
ing his arrival at Brindisi on the home
ward voyage from India, and she had
not seen him for two anxious, weary
years. She slipped her coffee, and
glanced over her cup toward Laurance
Lowe. His great eyebrows were drawn
forward. SO that his eyes were in i'm
penetrable shadow. He looked very
old and somewhat worn, but he had
looked so for many years.
"Yes, Laurance," said she, softly, II
am a little proud of my daughter"
He made no reply. but continued to
stir his coffee absently. Presently he
moved slightly and looked up, drawing
in deep breath.
Thursday morning?" he said, in a
slightly interrogative tone. This Tsos
the time mentioned by Colonel Wright
in his telegram for the arrival Of him.
self and Vineyard Mistley at Victoria
Station:
eyes; Thursday morning. at half-past
seven. Will you come with us to meet
him?'
Lowe shook his head slowly and with
much deliberation.
'He will find Lena changed" said
Lowe, knowing that he was broachinG
pleasing subject.
"Yes, be will find her grown. She is
a young lady now, and quite-quite-"
"Quite able to take care of herself"
suggested Lowe. Mrs. Wright turned
and their eyes met. Loves were
grave; but there was about the lines of
his face faint suggestion Of q smile.
That was the best he could do in the
way of smiles, by reason Of the long
white mustache that hid his lips.
"Yes. hope So" said Mrs. Wright,
seriously. She knew that her daughter
was fair. and also that it is the fairest
who find the saddest lives here. She
knew the thousand temptations that
bcset the path of beautiful woman,
the thousand little slips so easily made,
the thousand hands ever ready to push
the stumbler down the hill. But her
faith in Lena was very great.