Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-20
An EUening Story
THE PRIDE OF THE FAMILY.
ll,y Paul Nang.)

III HlIi VIII III ElfiNA WIZ 80 ihf'
gled with a deep respect for his marNe
lous ability. Ills parents died very ear
~ and he was scarcely more than a boy
when he entered the service Of the fam
ous firm in the capacity Of an ordinary
clerk. But he had "A clear brain and a viii
of iron and knew what he wanted. Having
no pull Of any kind il was clear that h.
was 10 ~ the moulder 81 his own fate.
He was determined To gel ON. and he
did. Time after time he was promotcd.at
various times he showed remarkable ~
.itiativc. Soundnc>sof Judgment and pre-
scnce of mind and finally he was taken
into the firm Is junior partner.
He had now reached the goal Of his am
bition. lie had an almost princcly income.
was a we'll accepted guest ia society. had
an elegant apartment in town. beautiful
country place aud could arrange his wife
exactly aS he pleased. absolutely indcpcn-
dent aS he was.
In the little provincial town where he
was bornhc had two auntS. old. M
ricd sisters of his late mother. They lived
in a beautiful little cottage with old
fashioned mahogany furniture, white
secured floors and SHOW white curtains.
Around the house was an old garden
with u magnificent summer house of care
fully trimmed and trained lime trees
growing around 4 table made froman old
milestone. The two old maids led a retired
and peaceful life. the interests of their
small fortune being enough To satisfy
All their needs. Their chief task was to
bring up Clrikkc, daughter of their late
brother. who had been with them ever
since she was a little girl Of six and whom
they loved with all the strength of their
old hearts.
She was now l.. a tall. beautiful Young
lady and an expert in a things that enter
into the make up Of a good housewife.
and besides she was very musical. had a
charming personality. and had insisted
on learning shorthand and typewritting
being determined To EARN her living.
The pride of the family was quite
fond of those two old auntS as far aS il
was possible for him 10 be- fond Of amy.
''is H'h- Nv DNit' itsAiAl'i nav INV
were far below him socially. since he had
reached his prescn. elevated position.
Every year while the lines were ia bloom
he announced his coming to visit ihem.
He was treated Ia a splendid lunch in the
summer house. tool u short nap and had
just time 10 ect a dinner Of his favoritc
dishes chicken hruilrd ~ nobody else
in the world could broil them and fresh
strawberries with cream. He ALWAYS said
that he invited Soinc privy councillor or
baron which unfortunately made il i'm
possible for him 10 STAY overnight. The
oldfaShioncd feathcrbcdS and homemade
lined sheets.
Otherwise he liked these annual visits
when the aunts treated him Ia the best
and beautiful Ulrikkc waited on him in
the ROXY fragrant summer house.
Tins year something extraordinary
must be- up. lie arrived a. usual. unfortu
nately on 4 day when ulrikke was away
lie askedall kinds of questions about her
and when he left he surprised the two
old maids by announcing that h. would
return The following week. h. had some
thing Ia say To Ulrikke.
1t can't mean anything but that he
j. going 10 propose a. her" said the older
aunt. and her whole face bccamcd.
% YOU can't possibly mean that"
why not? answered the older rather
sharply. ~llrikkc is 4 beautiful girl and
as for eluction more than his equal. II
would be nm ideal match in eyeryway.
really
They did not discuss the matter any
further. The very thought II such hap
pineSS and good luch for their little girl
made them quite dizzy"
The great day came. They sent Tlrikkc
OUT for a walk. She must hear nothing
until they had talked everything over
with their nephew.
lie admitted that h. was thinking III mar
rling. The auntS looked at zach other
significantly. OF course, il could not have
been anything else. and now his thought
was this ulrikkc was a pretty and
smart girl
The two old maids smiled be~nevolcntlv
they might possibly help him. lie was
about 20 become engaged "a the daughter
of a councillor Of state and he must then
have IN absolutely reliable secretary
40 his office. who could look after his
interests. lie had thought Of offering
her ON hundred TOWNS a month 10 start
with.
lie had never suspected his aunts Of
poSSa~Sinu Sugb frmnarS ~ ~.aths.~ -.