The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Settling One Love Affair


Then they waited for the return of
Bradshaw. Meantime Master Gridley
busted himself with the triangular
mixup cf Susar Posey. Gifted Hop
kins and Clement Lindsay.
He saw plainly that Susan was In
love with Gifted, and when she COM
planned that Clement did not write to
her excep' at long intervals Master
Gridley convinced the girl that Clement
would not take II to heart and die of
love !f she shod1i release him from
their boy and girl engagement.
susan wrote to Clement with many
tears setting him free--and then flew
to the arms of her adored Gifted
Clement wrote back a kind letter,
accepting his freedom and set out for
Oxbow to see Myrtle Hazard
Myrtle received him with a feeling
of deep thankfulness that she could
see and talk with him once more
Aunt Silence was pleased with him.
but Cynthia wrote to Bradshaw that
he had better return at once.
Rejected
Bradshaw did return. He came bear
inG the news that the famous suit had
been decided in favor of Malachi Withers'
estate and would add $looo,Ooo to it,
The very day of his return. before he
had gone to The Poplars, Clement told
Myrtle Ne story of her rescue by aim
he loved her.
1t was the first time that she had known
the story of her rescue, but probably it
was not the first time she had suspected
the other story-that of Clements love.
That evening Bradshaw went to see
Myrtle He told her how much he adored
her and asked her to be his wife.
When she kindly but firmly refused his
offer he declared that il love would not
move her wealth might, and said that he
held IN his hand q document which would
make her wealthy beyond her dreams, but
that II she sthl refused to marry him he
would destroy the paper before her eyes. 4
Myrtle spoke to him Indignantly, and
the angry man threw the paper into tho i
fire and watched it burn. r.. 44
Only Copy
There goes your fortune" he said and
left the house.
He left the village that night and EN-
listed in a regiment which was being
raised to go to the war which had just
broken out between the north and south.
But the document which Bradshaw had
burned and which had been handed over
to him by Cynthia on his return was only
a copy which had been substituted for the
original when Byles Gridley and Mr.. PEN
hallow had had the packet in their pos
session. Il
And this document was will of Mal-A
u
his other will. In it he added to the pro-
vision he had made for Myrtle whatever
should be realized from the western
claim.
So Myrtle and Clement were married at
the same time that Susan and Gifted
were, and Clement, feeling that his coun-
try called him, went away to the war,
from which he came back a colonel, to
live happily ever after in the old Nithers
Quite Natural
To the surprise of everybody, Sill
ence Withers ignored her years and
the bachelor clergyman who
came to the village to take the place
of Rev. Joseph Bellamy Stoker the
latter having been rendered a helpless
invalid through the falling on. him Of
the sounding board over his pulpit.
Cynthia Badlam died soon after andy
left what property, she had to MASTERY
Gridley and Mr.. Penhallow in trust for
the education of any deserving poor
children of the village they might
select.
They selected . the twins. So 1t was
quite natural that the girl twin should
be christened Cynthia Badlam
Widow Hopkins wanted her named
Cynthia Badlam Fund Hopkins, but
Gridley persuaded her to leave out the
Fund.
Forgiven
While the war was still in progress
Myrtle, visiting one of the great hos
pitals, came upon a man wounded unto
death. 1t was William Murray Brad
shaw.
He recognized her and told her how
he had wropged her in burning the
paper which would have given her
wealth. She revealed the truth to him
and forgave him.
Thank God!' said he, now can
1ie." And SO NE passed away.
When Colonel Lindsay had taken UP his
abode at The Poplars after the war,
the first work of art he indulged in
was bust of Master Gridley. He
placed it just below the picture of Ann
Holyoake and, with his wife and Mas
ter Gridley present, unveiled 1t.
Which is your guardian angel?'' he
asked Myrtle.
She went up and kissed the forehead 4
Of the bust, saying: This is NY guard-(@
ian angel" n
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