The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-08
A Biunder.

days proverblal for their wretched
handwriting, so I found Il difficult to
make out the address AS near as
could come TO deciphering the name of
the street It was Lafayette. This was
not correct. It was ISABELLE street
Leaving the station on my arrival,
tool a cab and told the driver TO take
me TO 80 Lafayette street When Isaw
the house / was surprised that my
father could afford TO live in It. / had
left two story frame cottage In the
west 20 come to -four story stone
front house in the east
! paid the coachman and. going up
The stoop. rang the bell 4 maid came
20 the door whom | had never seen,
and ] told her to tell mother that had
come from school. she asked me whom
eho should say had come. told her
'her daughter, of course" and. going
into the drawing room, looked about
me at the handsome furniture, still
wondering how father had been able 10
purchase il. The maid went upstairs
10 make the announcement.
| waited quite a long while for her
return. When she came down she told
nc that no one was at home except my
nother. who had recently had n cata-
ract removed from one of her eyes and
was obliged TO remain in dark room.
/ was surprised, for | had not been in
formed of there being anything the
matter with her eye, and as the maid
4 IN ar. 10 h.V 4
stairs and through room that had
been darkened so that one entering my
mothers room should not let in any
light The chamber occupied by my
mother was so dark that / could scarce
ly see my hand before my face
didn't know which way to turn till she
called me. and even then | went in the
wrong direction till she had done so
several times. Then | found her sit
ting in an easy chair and put my arms
around her neck
why, child" she said, "why did you
| write us that you would come tomor.
row? Your brother would have met
you ut the station
/ was startled. My mothers voice
had changed. Could it be that her
trouble with her eye had broken her
faculties
| There's some mistake about that,
mother dear" replied. II wrote that
/ was coming on Thursday. Thursday
and Friday by n bad writer may be
made TO look alike. Perhaps there
| where the error lies"
was about to speak of her trouble
when ! heard the door of the ante
room open and shut Then the door of
the room / was in opened, some one
hurried in, and a mans voice said:
where are you, sisp
"rm here"
"Ellen told me you'd come, and come
q day ahead of time"
My brother Tom, ten years my
| senior. never called me anything but
isis" and "sissey," but there was some.
thing wrong with his voice. had no
| time 10 wonder what had caused the
change when l felt myself clasped in
two strong arms and lips pressed
against mine.
whats become of your bcard?" ]
asked.
Beard! / never had one. We've
been counting on your coming. Moth
or is shut up for the present, but she'll
come out all right. The doctor says
she may have the light in one week
more. Awful glad to see you'll mean
TO feel you, ha, ha! Can't see any.
thing in here. Have to rely on the
touch" And lie gave me another good
hug and several kisses, But come
out into the light. l want to see how
you've improved. You won't mind,
viii you, mother"
"Not IL you don't keep her too long"
Putting his arm around my waist, he
led me out through the anteroom, and,
| opening the outer door, we stood on
the threshold between the room and
the hall.
l say we stood there and so we did
We didn't get any farther, at least not
just then. Never were two people more
astonished, bewlldered. We were en-,
tire strangers to each other.
Great Scottw was his exclamation.
"Hcavcnsw was mlRe.
He dropped his arm as IL it had been
shot, and quickly drew away.
How IA the name Of
al must have--got into-the wrong
AT this point he rcgained his equa-
nlmity, IL you're not my sister, you're
certainly worthy TO be any ones sister
At any rate, I'm happy TO make your
acquaintance, even by mistake, though
, l assure you ! don't usually on so
slight an acquaintance
lie paused and my face flushed Grim
son.
Come" he said reassurlngly, "tel
ne how IL happened
told him my story, ana he replied
that his own sister, who had been
away from home on a long visit, was
expected the next day. He insisted
that | needed a luncheon and ordered
one and while | was eating it he tele-
phoned for a carriage, When It came
:e got in with me and began hunt
| for me for my home, My fathers
name was not in the directory, but
told my new found friend that he was
an attorney, and, driving TO the office
of one OF the profession, we learned the