Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-30

There was no one in sight.
"Who is it." she called.
No one answered. She cupped her hand
to her ear. She could hear the %clatter Of
horses dimly.
"Wellr she exclaimed, rather angrily,
too.
She was in the act of closing the door
when the light from the hall discovered to
her the bundle on the steps. She stopped
and touched it.
"fiood heavens, its a hid
She picked the bundle up. a whimper
came from it, a tired little whimper Of pro-
test. She ran back To the reception room.
A founding. And on her doorstep Ii
was incredible.
Then she unwrapped the child. 1t was
about a year old, dimpled and golden
haired. a thumb was In it, rosebud mouth
and it, blue eyes looked up trustfully into
her own.
"Why, you cherub," cried the old maid,
a strange turmoil IN her heart. She caught
the child to her breast, and then for the
first time noticed the thick envelope pinned
TO the child's cloak. She put the baby into
a chair and broke open the enevlope.
Name this child Florence Gray. | will
ANNUALLY send a liberal sun for her sup
port and reclaim her On her eighteenth
birthday. The other half or the inclosed
bracelet will identify me. Treat the girl
well, for | shall watch over her in secret
| lat. H.. t.x.l r.p.... e I.~ b.lrRnn
life had ZONE a mystery. a tanializlng, fas-
~cinating mystery. She had read OF
~foundlings left on doorStep~-from paper
covered novels confi~cated from her pupils
but that one should be- placed upon her
own respectable doorstep Suddenly she
smiled down nj the child and the child
smiled back. And there was nothing more
TO be- done except to bow before the de-
crees Of fate. Like MI prim old maids, her
heart was full of unrequitcd romance, and
here was something she might spend it,
floods upon without let or h~indrancc, Al
ready she was hopin. that the man or
woman who had left II might never come
back.
The next morning she called her two as-
sisiant> into her study and explained what
had taken place. There should be no mys-
terry on her part. Her tale was accepted
without comment. In q few days the ex-
citement died away, and school life went
on IA Sercnely n before.
The child grew. Regularly each year,
upon a certain date. Miss Farlow received
a registered letter with money. These let
tiers came from all parts of the world: nj.
ways the same sum. always the same line
Il am Watching"
Thus seventeen years passed; and Ia
Susan Farlow each year seemed shorter
than the one before. For She loved the
child with all her heart. She had not
trained young girls all these years without
becoming adept IN the ART If reading the
true signs of breeding. A the days went
on the heart Of Susan Farlow grew heavy.
Never mind. auniy." said Florence; Il
shall always come back 10 see You"
She meant IT. poor child; but how was
she 10 know the terrors which lay yonder
beyond the horizoa.
80 VIZ "a EAanEtN lhdfEItNft. ~
Riverdalc. was the house of no ordinary
rich man. Outside 1t was simple enough.
but within YOU learned what kind of a man
llargreave was. There were rare Ispahans
and Saruks ON the floors and tapestries on
the walls, with here and there a fine paint
ing. The library itself represented a for
tune Money had been laid OUT lavishly,
but never wastefully. ID was the home of n
scholar, a dreamer. a wide traveller.
In the library stood the master of the
house, idly lingering some papers which
lay On the study table. He shrugged a,
some unpleasant thought, settled his over
coat about his shoulders, took up his hat,
and walked from the room. ROWING
slightly. The butler. who also acted in the
capacity OF valet. always within call when
his master was about. stepped swiftly To
the hall door and opened il.
Il may be out late, JONES' said Har-
greaye.
"Yes, sir"
ilargreave stared into his face keenlv,
a. Il trying 10 pierce the grave face 10
learn what was going on behind il.
How bong have YOU been with mes-
Fourteen years. sir"
"Some day ] shall need You"
MY life has always been at your dis
posal SIR. since that night Won rescued it,
We'll. ! haven't the least doubt tina,
when | ask YOU will give IT,"
without question. ~ir. II was always
81 understood"
Halt an hour later he got into 4 taxicah
and directed the man to drive downtown a.
far n T~wenty-ihird street and back Ia
Columbus circle. The b~ewildering display