Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-11-05

before. and this-your love meAus
~ry,bInx 70 me. am only ~orA-
Inrman, but I sm going to rse, ~
40 me know II. and II you VIII uuS'
me-
81 do trust you Philip. dear ,
- feel that 4 can do anything u
hare Won 10 WORK for-snything'
have had a wonderful feeling OF
power lately since-l have come 70
love you-Margaret. l VIII gaia 'ne
big prizes for you-the money p''Ie'
Of this world" r,
- do not want money. Philip. Thai
is why I took up nursing. because my
family would have insisted on my mar
rying a stupid idler who happened &c
he rich. Listen. dear. l love you De
cause YOU are working for something
better than money-because you nave
high ideals and because you give time
sad thought to helping the poor.
His face giowed.
aye will help the poor In a bie
way. you and !. before We ge'
through" he promised her.
THAT'S what makes me love you
dear" she repeated.
A whistle sounded In the street
Philip stood alert
That's Geutle's signal" be announc'
ed-"you know. dear. my friend al
the boarding houseT
He has a fine face. ! Ike MIN
"He has been like a father to me
IL owe everything to him My rea
father
He broke of abruptly. his face cloud
Ing over.
Gentle entered. took of his cap anc
bowed TO Margaret. He was maj
some Hfty-6ve years old. OF middle
height, stockily built. and tanned D,
exposure. He was simply dressed II
a blue pea jacket. dark trousers ant
heavy boots.
He was a diver, like Philip, Wit
had learned under his guidance III
trade Of which he was now an ac
knowledged master.
The girl gave him her hand.
81 have just seen the captain" sat
the old diver. turning again to lhiiil
He says you can have the day on.
told the captain this was specia
day for you"
Gentle looked at Margaret with a.
apologize smile.
Does Mr.. Gentle known" she whis
pered to Philip.
"Oh, yes; l know, Miss Lawrence
Philip has no secrets from me-an
such q secret My children! 70
know" he added in explanation to th
girl, he Is like a son TO me-"
Then will be like daughter,
she rejoined promptly and sweetly.
My daughter Margaret" Gentle el
claimed. Then he added reverentla
ly: 1t was the name Of Philip
mother. She would be very happy I
the choice her sou has made"
Gentle" Philip broke in. 81 wis
you would tell Margaret about Il
night when you first saw my mother
They sat down.
' | was ySoio oeOf ~
" gan Gentle haltingly, "a wild nigl
and bitter cold. Mrs Binney q hay
boarded with her for more than tive
ty-five years,-Mrs Binney and | we
, playing checkers In the basement 81
ting room when all Of sudden v
heard the bell. 'Sakes alive. who
thatY said Mrs. Binney. And when
opened the door, there stood "a womi
In the storm. holding little boy by h
hand. and she was white as deaf
God have mercy said J.. what n
you doing out In night like this
g we are In great trouble said sh
Come in said l. In the name of Coo
And in they came. and l saw that Il
were frozen on bis face. That lit
), boy was Philip. He was then bare
four years old"
,, And to this day have never hea
what sent my mother out into I
q storm" Philip added.
"She never told your Margar
!. looked thoughtful.
), "She died with her secret unspok
!. unless"-the young man turned to
q friend and looked at him inquiringly
unless Gentle. have sometim
q thought that my mother told you h
secret"
!. "She told me little, Philip The
were things which she did not wi
r. you TO know"
o Philip looked grave and asked p,
emptorily:
Z. rs this thing you are keeping ba
,e something that this girl who is goi
to be my wife ought to know"
n ut Is not"
q Philip gave sigh Of relief. Tul
\. Ing to Margaret, he explained:
Z. 1T is something about my father
b, some trouble between him and
y mother. isn't It, Gentler
Don't ask me about your faith
n my boy"
a. Here the little girl Emmy enter
II the room from Jenny's sleeping clos
crossed 1t without paying any att,
N tioh 10 Tue three grOWnupS. grasp
chair and began to drag 1t behi
her.
You little tot" exclaimed Margar
r. What do you want that chair forY
rs going to be Benny's yacht"
"Oh. my patient-l forgot him. ,
ne claimed Margaret -remorsefully.
n She got up. grasped Emmy's dil
little hand and darted through I
"a door
Philip inevitably gravitated iowa
,u the door through which Margaret h
be disappeared. AS he closed 1t behi
hin Gentle heard him say. LET
re heip you put things to rights here. :
A few moments passed with Gen
looking expectantly out of the windo