The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-26

mended for SeamStreSS and oHerln2
her an engagement that might extend
over some time. Edith had heard of
her probable heirship, but since there's
many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
she made no change whatever in her I
style of living. She therefore called
on Mrs. Brown and was engaged to
come to the house every day to sew.
Mrs. Brown was widow, with one
son, young man of twenty-three, the
two having recently come from Col
orado Springs, where they had been
living. They seemed to have the
means to live handsomely, and the son
had been educated for physician. He
had located in Chicago to take up the
practice of his profession. Mrs. Brown
was motherly person and treated
Edith as a companion as we'll as a
hireling. 1t was not long before Edith
told the lady of the position she Occu-
pied as a probable heiress and of her
suspense lest another should be found
who was entitled to the property.
Mrs. Brown listened to the story with
evident interest and said what she
could TO give the girl hope that she
would receive the inheritance. Mean
while she often invited Edith to re-
main for dinner and for the evening
In this way David Brown, the son.
came to know Edith and offered her
the same sympathy as his mother con,
corning the fortune she hoped for. AS
time went on the girl became more
and more necessary to Mrs. Browns
comfort, and by and by Edith noticed
that occasionally when she had been
invited to spend an evening in the
house the hostess, pleading indisposi-
ton. would leave her son and the
I SeamStresS together.
David Brown was sufficiently attrac-
tive to win most any girl not other
wise interested, and he had very little
trouble in attracting Edith to himself
The girl was puzzled. for the Browns
. seemed to have plenty of money and
would hardly want to get her into the
family for her fortune. even if she pos
sessed it, which she did not and quite
possibly would not. But matters con-
corning the lot finally came to a crisis
by 4 note Edith received from Mr.
Ellison stating that he had learned
that the unmarried member OF the
owners of the lot had married and had
had one or more children. But he did
not know if either of the children was
living
This was n bitter disappointment to
Edith, but she went to her work at
Mrs. Browns as usual, and so great
was her self control that she had been
in the house an hour before Mrs.
Brown asked her if anything unfortu-
nate had happened to her. Then she
told the lady of the information she
had received.
Mrs. Brown embraced her, saying at
J the same time that she was a wonder
to be able to keep up under such a
setback and that evening kept her for
: dinner. David Brown on learning of
! the information she had received was
also sympathetic and when left alone
with her by his mother was more
loverlike than usual This was Il great
comfort even to Edith, since it indicat-
: ed that she was not courted for her
l expectations.
Then came another note from the
trustee informing Edith that he had
r received more definite information
l that Parkinson had been married soon
r. after the trust deed had been executed
2 and had had two children born TO him
t and that the oldest of these children
5 was living.
Edith found it impossible to bear
1 this blow with the same fOrtitude as
1 before, and arriving at the house where
D she worked, finding the widow and hel
D son together. on communicating the
E news to them she burst into tears. The
i mother put her arms about her anC
/ soothed her. then left her with David
q Taking her hand, he said to her:
! Il have Il story to tell you. Ny
e mother and l while living in Colorado
heard of this vacant lot and. havin!
{ known of it from my father. concluded
l. TO come east and look into the matter
: l being the grandson of one of tn,
= makers of the trust deed. Besides.
t desired to settle here to practice m!
o profession. My mother. having inves
tigated the matter of the lot and hear
ing that you were expecting to be tn
Il owner of it, in order to learn some
L thing of you brought you here to sew
IT But before doing so she had proves
e my claim to the lot. She did not tel
+ me who you were till you had beel
y here some time, having taken a fame.
to you and being DESTROYS to give 20,
e an interest in the property through IN.
II In this she has succeeded by your love
i illness. My father was interested i
II mines in Colorado and left us a fol
/ tune. On receiving this lot 1 shall a
lie once deed it to you. And if you will a
y the same time deed yourself to me 20
T. will make me happy man."
Edith sat looking at the man VIII
y had revealed this little plot to her wit
7 too much establishment to reply at once
20 Had he not come to love her possibl
u he might have estimated somewhat col
III rectly the emotions under which sh
y was moved With loyer-like imps