The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-23
She Took the Right
Way
By MoLIE <. wETtIERELL
Copyright. 1910 by American Press
Association.


died At this time George was seven.
teen years old and wished to 20 to col.
lege, but, not knowing Of any means
70 pay bis way, was about TO give It
up when. the day after bis uncle's
funeral, he received notice from a law
firm that they would pay him 81 200 a
year until he was twenty-one.
This surprised him. He visited the
lawyers In question, but they gave him
no satisfaction concerning the source
OF the money they paid bin except
that It came from a fund left by bis
father for his education He went 70
college and graduated when he was
within few months Of coming Of age
The day be left college. while won
dering what work 10 take up, be re-
ceived letter from an aunt whom be
had never seen or heard Of. telling him
that he was to come 10 live with her.
Here was another surprise. IL seemed
that fate was ready 10 take care Of
him. but was not inclined 10 give him
any information ahead as 10 what
would be done with him. He had now
reached an age when be felt compe-
tent to take care Of himself. bnt he did
not have any profession or position.
So he concluded TO call on this aunt.
He did so and found her sister Of
bis mother
where is your haggage?" she asked.
"At my lodgings"
'Send for ity
''See here. aunt; I'm getting tired OF
being provided for In this mysterious
fashion. Tell me all about It"
certainly. Your mother died when
you were IN infancy. and your father
soon followed her. They arranged for
your future the day you were born.
All the steps have been provided for.
even as 10 a wife"
"A wife. Well, like thatl | shall
marry whom / choose"
THAT remains to be seen. II is the
affair Of your parents and Of yourself
Ii does not concern me whom you
marry except as regards one person.
/ have living with me an adopted
daughter. You will be under the same
roof with her and win consequently
see great deal OF her Therefore /
warn you TO be careful not TO fail In
love with her
lis she OF royal bloody
"Ask no questions but do as l say"
George met Miss Harwood the same
evening at dinner She was dressed
IN mourning. which was very becoming
TO fair complexion ana hair 50 light
that 1t was almost white. Her eye
was liquid brown.
Fate" George remarked to himself,
has been kind TO me, bur | fear that
ID throwing me Id the way Of this girl.
whom / ana not to love. she has done
me sufficient harm 10 make up for all
her benefits. / suppose 1 shall con-
ceiye craze for her simply because
/ am forbidden TO do 50. ! wonder
who has been provided for me. Zen
TO one she IS nomeiy and otherwise
unattractive."
What was bis surprise to lind after
becoming on intimate terms with Re
QtNNA A1NA 0OOt " nNAA AAgAAt uNA AhAk
her aunt before his arrival had warn
ed her against him as she had warned
him against her His aunt had told
her that there was business ID which
she Miss Marwoodl was nalf owner
and the owner OF the other halt was
the son OF her fathers partner. Her
father. who had recently died, had ar
ranged that she should marry this
son and that he should conduct the
business owned by the two.
So that was the reason why George
was not to full 10 love with Rebecca.
What the deuce did his aunt mean-
such being the case by bringing him
under the same roof with the young
heiress? Not only did she do this. but
he had not been in the house three
days before she took herself off some
where, leaving him and Rebecca alone
In the house, chaperoned by an old 1
woman housekeeper He bad nothing
to do, no one 10 talk TO but Rebecca.
One might as well have put sayory
dish before a hungry man and tell him
not to eat 1t.
The result was that Rebecca and
George fell desperately in love with /
each other and the day his aunt was
to return walked Off together aud were I
married. They sent her telegram an
nouncing that they had spoiled the
plans fate had laid for Rebeccn anp
wished to know what next they should /
do. George certainly did not expect bis
aunt to have any consideration for
him thereafter
An answer to the dispatch was re-
ceived as follows:
"Come home"
They took the next train, and when
they arrived the aunt met them in the
hall
"Irs all your fault, aunt George
hurried 10 say. "You had no business
TO throw us together"
"Of course It's my fault. and ! took
pains that it should be my fault. Now
listen. You are the children Of two
partners who wished sou 10 marry
ana selected me to make match be-
tween you How could | do SO better
than by leaving you together and tell
Aig you that you were each destined
for some one else? George. you win be
Of are ia few weeks. when you are
TO begin to learn the business you are
TO condIct"
Considering that was left an or
phan think my affairs were well
managed for me BY my parents. FL
forts to produce such results are usual
IL fn Ilnrna