The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

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service at once.
The same afternoon, going into
the room where | had handed her
her letters, / saw them lying on a
table. Curious to know what had
been written about me, / took up
the one / was interested in and
read it. What was my. surprise to
read:
Dear Miss Deering-I have just returned
/ from long sojourn abroad and found
your letter. / can only tell you that
George Beering left our service two years
ago. since when We have heard nothing
Of him. I regret that l cannot serve you
In the matter I am very truly yours.
HELEN SPINGLER
What fatality is this that has
made me my sisters servant and
caused her to inquire as to my ante
eedents from the girl love and
who, like Lucy, is separated from
me BY a great gulf
George was the only part Of my
name Lucy knew. The truth is, be-
ing a servant and knowing that /
had been born a gentleman, was
sensitive even about my name and
always contrived as far as possible
to let my Christian name suffice.
At any rate, Lucy had not thus far
had any occasion to know it. Quite
often servants are known to a FAM
ily by their first name alone. /
knew our relationship, while Lucy
did not. l was. impelled by some
thing, / knew not what, TO talk with
her about this brother of hers. /
said to her:
Il suppose, ma'am, from the let
ter you got that your brothers
name IS Deering. / know or did
know fellow of that name, but he
couldn't have been your brother,
for he came out of an orphan asy-
lum."
'.Then he is my brother" she ex-
claimed excitedly. Can you tell
me where can find him ?"
Il wouldn't like to do that,
ma'am, for I'm sorry to say he is
not of your kind"
Il don't expect he is. I'm told
the poor boy was turned out at thir
teen to earn his own living, while ! |
was adopted by a lady and have
married a rich mar"
THE one / met sold papers for |
awhile and then became a servant |
the same as !. !"
II learned that and wrote to one
Of the persons whose butler, l also
learned, he was. Tell me at once
if YOU know where he Is"
1t was a hard struggle with me-
For a few moments / was thinking
what excuse / could make to get
away from her, but she was so in
tent on the matter that at last,
yielding to a desire to be reunited
to her, / said:
'Lucy, / am George"
Though / wore her livery, she
threw her arms about me, woman
like, before proving my identity,
but it was not long before I had
told her enough about our lives and
our misfortunes as children to con-
vince her that l was no impostor.
When we came to the matter Of my
future Lucy said to me:
i have been thinking since I
earned something of YOU what to
10 with you In case / found you
You are, Of course, uneducated
You must have a private tutor at
,nce and prepare for college. You
vii enter when most men are grad
lated, but we can't help that"
ssBut the funds? Surely you
Fouldn't use your husbands funds
or me-"
''He would glady give them He
,n0ws my antecedents and knows :
hat l have a brother who was not
0 fortunate as /. But / don't need
0 call on him. The lady who adopt
d me left me when she died a good
property. But now go at once and Y
ct some other clothes" {
When my brother-in-lsw came 7
ONE that evening and / was intro y
uced to him, dressed like a gentle
ian, in my true relationship he S
rasped me warmly BY the hand and +
lrew his arms about his wife, Civ
Ig her a congratulatory kiss In =
.ead Of waiting on them at din is
er, / dined with them.
Ny sister carried out her plans
IT me, and / am now at thirty en- ri
ring upon the practice Of my pro- l.
'ssion. / am engaged to be mar
ed, and my fiancee is one have r;
ten served. Her name is Helen i
pingler.