The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-14
EMMY.S
REDEMPTION
~ By Martha ~
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= Copyright. lsOs, By Homer sprague.
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@YOu wishi If wishes were horses.
beggars might ride Aunt Mag quot
ed spltefulIy to her partial namesake,
Margaret Emmellne.
The EmmelIne had been a standing
grievance ever since the girl was chris
tened. Aunt Mag, otherwise Miss
Bronson, had an instinct Of Jealous su.
premacy toward whatever was her
own. Being just person, she called
her only0 niece by the awkward full
name, notwithstanding in all, other
mouths she was simply Emmy. That
was the worst OF It Miss Bronson in
her own mind accused Emny,s meek
mother OF having plotted ii from the
first Naturally she had not shed many
tears when the offender Slipped apollo
eetically out Of 4ifey leaving Emmy TO
the dintenden mereIes OF her pnasterful
sister in ; law. Handsome, luckless.
Jack Bronson, the father had died
soon ate, Emmy was horn-dIed on
the ocean and been buried at sea1at
least that was what his sister had
given out. The widow had said moth
ine.I Neither had she worn blaek4to
the anger of Miss Bronson and the
great scandal ottte village. Foroonce
the slim faced woman, who, was COM
monty as, wax in stronger hands. had
withstood her world, saying only with
a dreamy, wistftil look a1Jack undar.
stands" ttI = d!'ets
Emmy was her father over again.
dark eyed, olive skinned, with red ilps
delieately curved and cheeks like dam.
ask roses. b,She had his gay temper
also, ohis high bead, his habit oe getting
heFS ownfiwayi in spite of everything.
The village unanimously pronounced
her handfui-even for Miss Bronson,
whose hand was NOT light. Emmy was
fourteen when iier mother died. IT
was a standing marvel 10 everybody
that she had gone quietly away to
boarding school at Miss Bronson's or
ders, albeit heretofore she had hated
and houted schools Of every sort. It
was even a greater surprise to have
her come back four years later. Just
the same Emmy for all her wonderful
accomplishments.
It was plain she did not love Aunt
Mag, but the two kept truce with each
other. Those who wondered at 1t might
have understood had they heard poor
Lena Bronson's dying admonitlon:
Obey your Aunt Margaret. Remember
what we owe her. Until-unless the
debt Is paid-it rests with you to make
her the only possible return" There
had been no need to be more explicit
Emmy understood. Through passion
of tears she had sobbed in answer IT
will"
Obedience had been hard and wear
ing often, but she had not fiinched I'M
til 1t came to the question of marriage.
Miss Bronson's precepts were all
against her example. II want you to
marry young and marry WELL" she
had said to. Emmy as soon as the girl
came home For a year she had said
nothing more save in general way,
DuI" Fanny hdu cOLne 10 Understand
what her elder meant by marrying
well. Cliffe Gorton was the only one
!. among gg leg half DOZEN beaus Miss Bron-
son pp pro She had to approve
him lhdeed seeing that she had at
least half raised him. Judge Gorton,
his fatheFshad been her man Of bust
ness ever since her. own father died.
His wife, lhabby and,ian invalid, had
been pretty vel. under Miss, Bronson's
thumb-so had, her son, who was, after
sort her image made vigorous and
vital. From his cradle Cliffe had been
a prize pretty bOy-as fair and blue
eyed as Emmy was peach tinted Al
Though he was three years older,o she
mad thrashed him roundlyfin the era of
short frockss Possibly IT. was some
reflex memory Of the thrashing which
made him as a lover appear to her NJ
ldicplously impossible.
IF my wishes were horses I'd surely