The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-21

It did not occur to her that grand mother could possibly have any let ters that she might wish to keep pri- vate. What secrets could gra9dmoth- CT have?
 Grandmother rose. trembling | Here's the letter." she said, and she | put it into the outstretched hand and
 then actually turned and went out of
 the door.
 How queerl said Georgia. .Gee Whizl It is a love letter. sure enough" said John, with his eyes
 fastened on the painfully stiff,. clear I handwriting.
 Then there was a storm that proved l that grandmother had been very wise not to stay till 1t broke. Each one declared angrily that the man ought | to be horsewhipped for asking an old woman to leave a good home and go out upon q desolate, isolated farm, burdened down with debt and mort gage. James's wife asked sarcastical- | ly what was to become of grandmoth- CT when she got rheumatism and how an old lady who had not been obliged to do hands turn for five years could | manage with the work of a farm or
 her hands. Georgia began to cry. for grandmotherly blessings brighten as
 they take their light. Only Juliet, with her own love letter of the morning
 tucked into her belt. felt the least com junction for poor grandmother. It was not to be thought of. The whole family agreed upon that point.
 James even volunteered to write the
 letter of dismissal, but grandmother,
 so yielding in everything else was firm here. She would answer her own let ters. The answer went all too quickly
 for the ardent Daniel. She felt for him.
 but 1t was impossible for her to accept his offer under the circumstances She recommended him to seek another. less bound by ties.
 In due time came another letter in l the old-fashioned, labored hands Doubtless. 1t said, he could find some body else, but he much preferred her.
 Other letters followed. and, incon-
 sistant with her age as 1t was. each
 letter was a treasure to grandmother.
 1t was distinctly refreshing in fam 1 ly where one has been addressed only
 as grandmother for twenty years to open letter that began, My dearly
 beloved" Grandmother was, in her
 quiet way, very happy.
 l But one day the blow fell. James | positively forbade any more letters 1 between the two. He could not have
 been more stern had he himself been I the cruel parent of the old-fashioned Enovel and grandmother. poor. heavy hearted grandmother. the tender. tear
 full young daughter.
 Grandmother was not fearful, not at least before any one. She never
 thought of rebelling against the de- cision of her only son: but even the | new $i0O arm chair that he placed in
 her sunny room could not cure her
 heartache.
 It was Juliet who discovered it.
 Juliet whose heart was fluttering over
 her own approaching marriage. It
 was Juliet. spoiled darling Juliet.
 who planned the elopement. But grandmother was so happy and so | frightened and so remorseful and yet 1 so shvly joyful. and so sweet in it all, that Juliet would have carried through
 half a dozen elopements for her sake if necessity arose. It was Juliet who ordered the carriage and took grand . mother shopping with her. in spite of
 her mothers anxious protests. But in- stead of the snowy finery she had os-
 tensibly set out to purchase, she bought gown of pale gray poplin, a bonnet ot misty gray to match, gray veil, gloves. laces and the daIntest of trous- seaus for an elderly bride. Grandmothe would never have dared to carry 1t out alone. And yet. in spite of the fact that she was disobeying the absolute commands of her only son, who had lorded it over her from the day he be-
 gan to talk, grandmother was marvel ously happy as she stepped aboad