Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17

and white complexion and figure mucn
too bulky for so young a man; with
cr.spy brown hair and amiabIe blue eyes.
Mr.. Bintrey, on the contrary, was
cautious man with twinkling beads OF
eyes. 1T think we have got everything
straight" continued Walter. with child
ish enjoyment In the discussion OF busl-
ness affairs. Everything is straight" re-
piled the lawyer. "A partner secured and
a housekeeper advertised for" said Wild
ing.
Then Walter disclosed to Mr.. Bintrey q
plan he had for having all his employees
| live. OF at least take their meals, under that
one roof-the house was big enough. He
would have a sort of community settle
ment, and they would all be taught music
| and singing and play together as we'll as
work together. And from them should be
established choir In the nefghborng
chapel. Mr.. Blntrey bowed and took an
other glass OF wine. Eccentricities on the
part of wealthy clients he was accustomed
to take as a matter of course.
AS soon as Mr. Bintrey was gone there
came in old Joey Ladle, the ancient head
cellarman OF the house. A sort OF dray-
horse man was Joey. Walter explained
his plan for happy family TO him. Don't
look to me to do Il. young Master Wild
ing." said joey mournfully, mot at my
time of life. Many a time when they have
said TO me put a llveiier face upon It.
Joey have replied, Gentlemen. it's all
very well for you that Is accustomed 70
take your wine into your systems by the
conwivial channels OF your throttles to put
lively face upon 1t. but says, I have
been accustomed to take my wine through
the pores of my skin by reason Of exist
ing so long a time In them there moudy
wine vaults. where the vapors Is. and
taken m that way. 1t acts depressing"
Walter soothed the ALWAYS d'sgruntled but
always faithful old fellow, and Joey
agreed to take a peck" as he called It,
at the common table-but join In any sing
ing class be would not. "And you are a
going to take young Master George Ven-
dale into partnership. hear said Joey.
81 am" well and good. But don't
change the name again. 1t was risky,
mighty risky, when you changed the old
firm name of Pebbleson Nephew to Your
self & Co. Good luck always stuck to
Pebbleson Nephew. You should never
change luck when it's good" ''I have
no intention OF changing the firm name
| again" said Walter-and Joey, with
sigh and mournful shake OF the head
withdrew TO his dreary, moidy, damp
wine vaults IN the depths Of the earth.
From the many applicants for the posi-
: ton OF housekeeper Whding selected
Mrs. Sarah Goldstraw. She was a woman
OF perhaps 50 and looked even younger,
with a face remarkable for placid cheer
fulness. She was a widow OF some years
standing. She had wed as housekeeper
with only one person sine. her husbands
decease-a widow lady whG haG recently
died. She, had. the best OF references
When the housekeeper at,er her arrival
went to the dining room ~ receive IN
struct,ons from her master Walter paused
in giving them TO say: There Is some
thing about your manner. Mrs. Goldstraw,
which is familiar What can 1t ber"
Mrs. Goldstrawe eyes were fixed in won
der upon picture cr Walters mother
which hung over the mentelpiece. and she
repeated, as II in a dream, What can II
be?" MY mother when she was five and
twenty" said Waiter proudly "A very
beautiful woman" Excuse me-" said
Walter. 'Fbut d'd you ever occupy any
other situation than that Of horaekeeper?"
Yes before my MAJ riage I was a nurse
In founding asylum" That's It! that's
!tH' cried Walter; their manner Is the
manner you remind me of"
Then he went on to tell. IN his frank
and voluble way, the story OF his life ae
far as he knew It, The housekeeper lis
tened IN evident distress OF mind, espe-
caliy when he told how one Of the at
tendants had identified him by touching
him on the shoulder so that his mother
should know him. Finally she sat looking
at him with a face as pale as death and
an expression OF unutterable dsmay
What does this mean?" said Walter
Tel me. There is something I ought TO
know and do not know Tel met
With tears and lamentations that she
should have been. although innocentIy
the cause Of a terrible mistake. Sally
told her story. For Mrs. Sarah Cold
straw was that Sally whom we first saw
on the night she was touched by the
yelled lady upon Issuing from the Found
ling Hospital. Shortly after Sally had
told the yelled lady the name OF her child
mere came to the foundilngs' instltu-
ton In the country another lady who
wished to adopt one OF the children. She
ouOpteu anu took away with her the bow
| called Walter Wilding The child OF
the lady whose portrait hangs here" said
Sally. Soon after there was another in
FAINT boy TO be named, and the name
Walter W,idlng having been scratched
of the books Of the institution that name
was given to another boy. Sally then
left the institution to be married
| It was the second Walter WildtnE who
had been touched on the shoulder by the
attendant and been adopted as her own
son by Walters supposed mother. Sally
knew nothing Of the woman who had
adopted the true Walter wilding ana
only remembered that she had said:
The child will be brought UP in a m,lder
! climate than this. am going to take
him to Switzerland. Walter felt the room
swim before him-"My head! my head"
he cried out and became half uncon-
solous
| Tho alarmed houselsesper at length re-
stored him to himself with glass Of
wine and by bathing his head with water
why should you distress yourssif7" said
she. "ha may not be now alive ana can
not be In want, for tho woman who
adopted him was evidently woman Of
wealth, You truly loved the woman
whose portrait hangs there AZ your
mother and she loved you ~ her SON."
"Ah, Il 10 because did love her that
feel u sacred duty to do justice 10 her