Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31

seraphic as she held out thin, wasted
hand to welcome him.
"What do / owe you dear people,
she said. and bent her head, sObblng
from emotion.
An extra mouth to feed meant a
good deal to the Lees. but manfully,
gladly, Hayden devoted himself to ex-
ira work. It got to be elyslum COM
plete to Hayden to sit for an hour in
the company Of Mrs Lind, as she re-
quested them to call her, and his sis
ter.
One evening Lee was In the kitchen,
as was his won't assisting Prue in dis
posing Of the supper dishes, when
there was a sharp scream. Both
rushed, startled, into the sitting room.
Mrs. Lind lay prone on the floor. The
evening paper was crushed in her
clenched hand. They carried her in
to Prue's room. In the meantime Lee
had inspected the paper wondering
If something 1t contained had caused
the collapse Of their guest. Mrs. Lind
soon revived but made no explanation
as to the cause of her recent emotion,
What was the establishment and de-
preston of Lee when he came home
next day to find Prue half in tears and
looking dreadfully woebegone.
"She has left u.s." she announced.
'YOu don't mean that Mrs. Lind Is
gone" gasped Hayden.
"Yes, brother. AS soon as you were
gone she asked me for heavy veil
dressed herself and went out, saying
she would soon return. which she did
/ went to the store to get some gro
ceries. When / came back she was
gone. Her rings were missing and
there hay a fifty-dollar bill and a note
She must have sold or pawned her
jewelry. The note said simply that
we should hear from her soon, that
her whole future was changed and
blessed you as the good genius Of her
life.
1t was then that Hayden Lee knew
how much this mysterious guest had
been to him. He tried to hide 1t from
his sister, but Prue grleyed, for she
read the truth in his troubled face.
A week went by-two, three,
month, and then there was a visitor
to the cheerless little home one eve
ming. The caller. according to his card
was James Page, lawyer.
II come from the lady you have
known as Mrs. Lind" he told Hayder
Lee. "She has made me aware o.
what you two great-hearted people
have been to her. / have instructions
to reveal sufficient OF my clients stu
alton to give you an understanding OF
remarkable change in her affairs"
And then the story Of broken life
was told. A sordid, worthless spend
thrift had won Norma Dale. His name
was Walton Bruce. A little child was
born, but the father went on his selfish
reckless gambling way. Norma hat
welded without the consent Of her IA
Their. Bruce had tried to induce hel
to appeal to him for money. She re
fused, for she knew that 1t would be
wasted, and would only lead to re
newed exactiOns
Norma Bruce went through ter
ribIe year Of neglect and abuse. Final
ly, her cruel husband threatened to re
move and hide her babe unless she as
sisted him in plunderlng her father
She fed from her home, placed hei
child in safe hands. and tainted away
on the Lee doorstep the night Hayder
discovered her.
"Her husband was shot dead in I
gambling house brawl," narrated thu
lawyer. "AIrs Bruce Is reconciled witt
her father and her child is with them
She says you must come and share
her bounty"
"Her gratitude is all we ask to cher
ish," murmured Hayden.
All the same, time and a woman:
will brought matters to where sh'
wished them. Mr.. Dale's influence Sc
cured Hayden lucrative position
Prue became visitor, then neigh
Dor, then the dearest friend of Norma
AS for, Hayden, at the end of the year
! between himself and Norma, there hat
expanded a mutual love that insured
no later parting.