The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-04

restored home circle. The Dovecote
was the name of the little brown
house that John Brooke had prepared
for his bride, and it was a tiny affair
with lawn in front about as big as
a pocket handkerchief! The wedding,
beneath the June roses, was simple
honey one, and the bridal journey
was only the walk from the March
home to the dear little new house.
I'm too happy to care what anyone
says-Im going to have my wedding
just as | want it," Meg had declared;
and so, leaning on her husbands arm,
her hands full of flowers, she went
away saying, Thank you all for my
! happy wedding day. Goodby, good by!"
10 developed into a writer Of SEN
satlonal stories This, however, was
because she found a profitable market
Tor such work, and she wanted the
money for herself and the others. For
little Beth was ailing, and a summer
stay at the seashore might, they all
hoped, bring back the roses to her
cheeks. But it didn't, and after a
time the dark days came when gentle
Beth, like tired but trustful child
chung to the hands that had led her
all through life, as her father and
mother guided her tenderly through
| the Valley of the Shadow and gave
her up to God.
Then came day when Laurie was
! invited to the Dovecote to see Meg's
new baby 10 appeared, a proud aunt.
| bearing bundle on a pillow. Shut
your eyes and hold out your arms"
| she ordered. and Laurie, obeying,
opened his eyes again, to see-two
| babies! Twins, by Jupiter!" he cried ;
take 'em, quick, somebody! Pm 60
ing to laugh, and l shall drop 'em!'
! Laurie had loved 10 for years, but
10, though truly sorry, couldn't re-
| spond. AS she said, It's impossible
for people to mako themselves love
other people If they DON'T" And SO
after time, Laurie decided that Amy
was the only woman in the world who
| could fill JOS place and make him
happy. And the two were very happy
together. Amy taking great pride in
| her handsome husband. Don't laugh
| she said to him, but your nose is such
a comfort to mel" and she caressed
| the Well-cut feature with artistic sat
| isfaction.
10 found her fate in an elderly pro
fessor, wise and kind, but too Door
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pair worked and waited and hoped and
loved, and then Aunt March died and
left to 10 her fine old country place
Here 10 and her professor set I'D their
home, and established a boys school
which became a great success. Jc
lived very happy life, and as the
years went on, two little lads of hel
own came to increase her happiness
Amy, too, had a dear child named
| Beth, but she was a frail little
creature and the dread of losing he;
was the shadow over Amy's sunshine.
t But the little women and all theil
dear ones formed a happy, united fam
lily, of whom 10 truly wrote:
Lives whose brave music long shall
ring
Like a spirit-stirrng strain.
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Company (The Boston PosD. Al
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All rights reserved.)
"Richard carveI." by Winston chur
chill, as condensed by the Hon. Davis
|. Walsh, Ex-Governor Of Massaehu
sets and United States Senator, will
be printed tomorrow.