Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-31

"A. copy OF lnaC picture IS IN IatneTb
collection at home,'' said Miss Fay.
1T is also familiar to me-" said Miss
Craven. 1T has been part my sur
roundings at some time In my life, but
I can't recall when or where. I have
It. I have or had an uncle who had
copy of the picture in his library.
''Why do you say have or had z -
Because have not heard Of my
uncle for years.
ibid he lose you, or did you lose
him?'
II don't know. I was quite young
when I last saw him.
Whether there was something In the
picture connecting the two or what
was the reason, from the time Of this
conversation about it there seemed 10
be something in the voice or the man
ner or the. walk of her chaperon that
was familiar to Miss Fay. The ipek
dent led the two to chat upon fazsi1E
matters connected with the past, ard
there was singular :sameness in Ger
tain events pertaining to both families.
While there was some sixteen years
difference in the ages Of the two, there
sprang up lively friendship between
them. It became evident that instead
Of friendship during the trip they
would more likely be intimate for life.
Miss Cunningham met friends, joined
them, and this left the other two alone
together.
One day while travelling in railway +,
car gentleman asked Miss Fay IL
she would object to his raising win
dow. She said she would not. Then he
asked If it would be disagreeable to
her mother, referring to Miss Craven
The girl smilingly explained that Miss
Craven was not her mother or any re-
lation to her, whereupon the gentle
man apologized, saying that he had
been uncertain whether they were
mother and daughter or an older and
younger sister. He certainly saw re
semblances between them, though he
could not define them.
Miss Fay had letters to people Ii
Rome, which procured her an entree to
the best Italian society there. A young
man Of excellent family fell in Lover
with her and slgnit1ed his wish tof
make her proposition of marriage1
Unfortunately there was no one on thef
continent Of Europe Of whom he could
make formal application except thef
chaperon, who was not authorized to
give the family consent. The result
was that Miss Fay wrote her father
Of the affair. He took the first steam.
er, travelling night and day till he
reached Italy.
what sort Of chaperon Is this you
have" he exclaimed, ito permit you to
receive attention to lead to such On IN
fortunate result9'
There is no unfortunate result in
my case, papa" she replied, nor In
hers either
"What do you mean by her case7''
"She's engaged already, while I'm
waiting for your consent. A member
Of the Italian parliament, widower,
wants her.
"A fine pair to send abroad togetherl
Both you and your chaperon receiving
marriage proposals! However, l will
look into this affair of yours
While Mr.. Fay's investigations were
pending his daughter told him Of the
picture that both had seen in Dresden.
a copy of which was in both families
"Therc has never been but one copy
Of that picture made" replied Mr.. Fay,
land that was for me by special per
mission"
'That proves it," replied the daugh-
ter. II have known it ali the while
She is a relative of ours"
There followed an investigation not
Of mans family, but of Miss era
ven's. The next day mr.. Fay called
upon that lady's fance and said to
him:
II understand, sir, that you are en-
gagged to Miss Craven and she has TOLD
you she has no relative of whom you !.
may make formal application for her
hand. When she told you this she was
The gentleman appeared much inter
ested Mr.. Fay proceeded:
Many years ago ship was lost al
sea by collision with another vessel u
q fog. Ny sister and her little girl
were passengers on the lost vessel. +
never had heard word Of the moth
Or or of the daughter till yesterday
By q remarkable chain Of condolences
It has been discovered that Miss era
ven is my niece The child, was res
cued, adopted and raised, growing up
Offfnr1f I'm Or.,jnr - mi, - - no v.,o