Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-24

leaving your father and your brother
without a good bye You have not writ
ten, and now in my last days / find my
self cut off from communication with my
elder son. But before l die wish to set
down some particulars of which | feel
you are ignorant. Jacob Arley was my
enemy. The only crime he could ever
accuse me of was that ] married your
mother-the girl he professed TO love,
but who did not love him. Three times
he tried to ruin me in business, but
failed When You told me that you
loved his daughter and wished to marry
her, | forbade you, on pain OF my dis
pleasure, TO think of such a thing
When YOU persisted-you were always
stubborn threatened you with loss of
my favor and esteem. and to dissuade
you-for / loved you, my son-I in
formed you that your brother Lionel had
a claim upon Miss Arleys affections So
he had, but not upon the Miss Arley
whom you and / quarreled about. The
woman your brother loved and has Just
married is Miss Arley's cousin, and bore
the same name. ] ask you to let the
traltorous designs of your fathers en-
envy be the excuse for my deception
have since repented of it. Before | 90 to
join your mother | wish you to know,
should this letter ever fall into your
hands, that the headstrong course you
pursued in leaving home after our quar-
rel has darkened the closing hours of my
life. Some day you will learn that it
is the privilege of the old to demonstrate
with the young and the duty of the
young to listen in patience to admonish-
ment. The warehouse and the business
| have left TO you. Your brother holds
it IN trust till you return. He will be
a good steward, for he is upright and
generous, and has such an affection for
you that | trust you will return it in
some measure. May the peace that well
doing brings be yours. Accept my bless
ing. But, oh! my lad, why did you ever
leave your well meaning but laundering
father? Thomas Sardon."
Good news, old MANI
Yes, too good for me- I'll not let you
read the letter, Ii. 1t is too sacred. But
am off again, L. I'll write this time to
tell you how l get on"
Not without your breakfast, my son.
My wife will be down soon, and she will
be disappointed if you go away without
seeing her. / told her the good news of
your arrival
well, eli right. But after breakfast
must say good bye"
Perhaps said Lionel.
He led his brother upstairs and, with
rare tact, left him after giving him the
key OF the ancient oak clothes chest
where their mother had kept their stock
OF household linen, their little baby
shoes, and other trifles of fond remem-
brance. Tom unlocked the chest and
with trembling hands drew out the
clothes that he had left behind in his
hurried departure from his home some
years before. Then, after tubing, he
dressed himself and waited.
The gong sounded. Lionel appeared
and led the way downstairs to the
breakfast room. A pleasant faced lady
there was introduced as Lioners wife
With wcmanly intuition she greeted
him as if he We're an old acquaintance
and busted herself attending to the
wants OF little boy and girl who were
clamoring for Aunt Bessie"
Tom WINGED at the name.
'Do you take tea or coffee ?" asked his
hostess; but she received no reply. Her
brother-in-law had half risen from his
chair, his eyes riyeted on lady who
stood in the doorway, her hands pressed
t. her breast, her lissom, grey-clad figure
outlined against the doors dark back
ground, and swaying with agitation For
moment a dead silence fell on the
room. Then with glad cry, Tom broke
the spell of astonishment which EMBODIED
him, and rose up in his place.
''Bessiei"
Toni"
He strobe up to her.
You waited for me, then through all
these years %
Eyes, Tom. ! would have waited for
ever
The simple words went home. He
drew her to him, till her head sunk upon
his breast. Brokenlv he murmured:
"This is too much happiness. / am
not deserving"
Lionel, who was almost choking him
sell in his efforts to continue his break
fast, at last cried out:
"Come, along. You two! Breakfast is
getting cold."- Kinsey in London Tit
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