Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-07-26

said that II was long story ne ndo
to tell and he was tired He would
tell it to Ethel and she could repeat
as much OF 1t as she liked to their
father. The old man. opposed by both
bis children. was obliged TO give In
and left them together. As soon as ne
had gone Ethel closed the door and
looked fnQuiringiy at the stranger.
Il was trying 10 oegin, ne eaiu'
the delivery OF message from your
late protner. he was my partner IN
business ID western city. ana re-
gret 10 say tnat COME 70 announce
MS Death
Ethel sighed IL was rat0er tnat .
hoped Tor support woulo nos mater1aA-
lie than grief. for she scarcely remem-
bered ner brother. But tne strangA'
who gave his name as George Mason,
assured her that her Droeners anoerese
In the business would De sumcient 70
make ner Iatner ana nefseii quite coAH-
Portable. Inc story OF sam naluets
career WIS as Mason oau saio. 'oas
one ana after giving IL 70 ner .ns
question came up as 70 WA. eouiso
TO pursue IN tne matter OF oreaAins tne
news OF sans death 10 tne ia'hes
Etnei eouio not MAKE up ner lAinu
TO tell the ola man Una. nus son. IN
stead OF having re'urheo 70 nini' was
oead. Al any rate' sue .ei. INA. ~
must De put on nu. sue in'i'eu M.'
Mason 20 remain IN 'ne house-inueeu'
her Iather Wouiu ,uisunuersu,hu nei
not uonle 50 uith ue re.u.neu " .ne
west Hs o'o '.'in was a.4e' ~. -.
''''Aai was - 0s - -"
must le,o'n 'neis' oot p ~
.iasn' taAe iis ia'ne, anu sAst.. W.
nm W. 'ia
BUSINESS i'u 'aA.n ~ oiie '. US -
40 pa .l'e,' a"u ."e'e We. -,
loi us ie'un "a. 80
pAA aS 80
ins care " inio.n nei Ii'euu. 81. ~
quAi'anc<" as " 'n' Aus ''A'e "a '"e
ense'
SeVerai weeks passeu' anu n
maoe no move W re'ufn !" ousl
Etnei WIS beginning 10 iear 'nus solne
stupid person nisnt iee Tue GUY W. y.
tie oas 70 ner .Ae. Des'.e' .As'
piayins o'o'net ~" ss, w
sons "no wei" W. ~
hAe'y 70 go on ~u. e.'1 ~
guard asains. my suen issue ose
Mason to'o Etnei tnat tney nno oe.'sr
announce tna1 tney "e ensssu'
which was MS way OF proposing. En-
Ell didn't quite IKE that way OF ooins
1t. but she acQuiesceo
Every day 1t became more risky 70
disabuse the old man and confess the
deception He was failing rapidly,
and it was feared that the shock OF
knowing that his son had not return
ed to him. but was dead. would kin
him. Mason and Ethel. who were very
much In love with each other. wished
to be married, and 1t was necessary
that Mason should return 10 his bush
ness. 1t would not do to leave the old
man behind. and II they took him with
them. blind as he was. they could not
live together as man and wife without
his knowledge OF their relationship.
The pnzzIe seemed fnsoluble.
uawar.- ,,o,o, N, par,,s. wor,8
NOT solve II nv diving. he grew SO
blind that the Young couple decided to
be married and take him west with
them without letting him know the
secret The ceremony was performed
privately. where he would know moth
ing about It. and the three departed
the same day for their new home.
Months passed. and although Mr..
Bartlees ears and eyes got no better
his health was no worse. The difficult
ty of keeping the situation from him
was trining compared with the alb
surdity Of his talking about the rela-
tionship that he supposed to exist be-
tween his two children.
when Sam first came home" he
said to a friend. II feared Ethel would
not forgive him for all the trouble he
had given us, but now she acts toward
him Just like a bride and be like a