The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-20

Edith as companion as we'll rs ;
hircllng II was not long before Edit
told the lady of the position she occu
pied as "A probable hcireSs and OF heI
suspense lest another should he fuun,
who was entitled to the property
Mrs Brown listened To the story Will
evident Interest and said what sh,
could 10 give the girl hope that sh,
would receive the Inheritance Mean
while she often invited Edith 10 re
main for dinner and Tor the evening
Ina this way David Brown, the son
came To know Edith and offered hel
the same sympathy a. his mother con
q corning the fortune She hoped for As
time Went on the girl became more
aud more necessary To Mrs Browns
comfort, aud 10y aud 10y Edith noticed
that occasionally when she had been
. invited 10 spend an evening in the
house the hostess. pleading indiSposi
ton, would leave her son and the
SeamsIreSS together
David Brown WAS sufficiently attrac.
tive To win most any giH not other
wise Interested, ana nc had very little
trouble in attracting Edith to himself
The girl was puzzled. for the Browns
seemed 10 have plenty of money and
would hardly want To- get her into the
family for her fortune. even il she pos
seSSed it, which she did not aud quite
possibly would not. But matters con.
corning the lot finally came to crisis
h, I1itI, N
Ellison stating that he had learned
that the unmarried member of the
owners of the lot had married and had
had one ar more children Rut he did
not know il either of the children WAS
living
This WAS n bitter disappointment to
Edith. but she went to her work at
Mrs. Browns aS usual aud so great
was her self control that she had been
I'm the house an hour before Mrs
Brown asked her If anything unfortu.
mite had happened To her. Then she
told the lady of the information she
had received
Mrs. Brown embraced her. saying ut
the same time that she was II wonder
10 he able To keep up under such
setback and that evening kept her for
dinner. David Brown on learning ~
the Information she had received was
also sympathetic and when left alone
with her 10y his mother was more
loyerike tEap usual This was great
comfort even 10 Edith since it ndicat-
ed that she was not courtcd for her
expectations
Then came another note from the
trustee informing Edith that he had
received more definite information
that Parkinson had been married soon
after the trust decd had been executed
and had had two children born To him
and that the oldest of these children
was living
Edith found i, impossible to bear
this blow with the same fortitnde as
before. and arriving ~ The house where
she worked. finding the widow and her
son together, on communicating the
news 10 them she burst into tears The
mother put her arms about her and
suothed her, then left her with David
Taking her hand. he said to her.
II have story To tell you My
mother aud ! while living in Colorado
heard ~ this vacant lot and having
known az it from my father. concluded
Ia come east and look into the matter
| being the grandson Of one uf the
makers of the trust decd BeSidpS. |
desired 10 settle here To practice my
tigatcd the matter of the lot aud hear
Ing that you We're expecting To he the [
owner OF II, in order Ia learn some
thing ~ YOU brought YOU here To- sow. |
But before doing 50 she had proved |
my claim To the lot She did not tell /
me who you were till YOU had been
here some time. having taken Il fancy
10 YOU aud being DESTROYS 10 give you
an interest in the property through me.
In this SHE has succeeded 10y your love (
lincSs My father was interested IN |
mines IN Colorado and left us u for. |
tune. On receiving this lot | shall at |
once deed IL Ia yon And if YOU will nj |
the same time deed Yourself to me YOU |
will make me II happy man J."
Edith sat looking at the man who !
had revealed this little plot to her with |,
too much astoniShment ia reply M once. |
Had he not come to love her possibly |
he might have estimated somewhat cor.
rectly the emotions under which she
was moved with luvcr-lke impa.
iience he expected her To see NJ once
what hc had been plannn. for months
and Interpreted what hc saw IN her
expression frr I'M inability Ia surrender
her heart with herself.
81 am Disappointed, he snid My
mother and |. having already al the in.
come we ne"d. simply hiNuehl YOU into
Dur home to learn If Won were worthy.
aud " Won wore we intended To offer
10 resign thi, additional fortune 10 Won
Then discovered What / wanted You.
needed Won. and wac in hopes
that"
She interrupted him. hut not with
words. There were no words ,o OK
press whit she felt He caught her in
his arms.
Where Her Rule Ended.
II Is related that upon one orca.