The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
Fair Destiny
BY OTIlLIA r. PFElFFER
% Isls. WssisFn Ns-sp.Vsr uni0n


smiled. Tor u was her nature 20 resist
depression and unfortuItous circum.
stances
Yes, ten miles from nowhere. IN.
nind wheel II the old wagon gone for
good. aud We won't get the train IN
tlmc. What's best to do now"
They had started from Winston,
their hon. town. two hours prev.
"uN. intent on reaching the first rail.
road point. twenty miles away. At n
bad spot In the road they had run
into rut. and one 20 the rear wheels
Of the Hight wagon Lawrence Newton
was driving had com. N and iay w
w" rad. heap of wrcckage
u was M lnau~picious ending to n
day full Of hop" at the start. Law
RENE" had been brought NJ hy broth
"f-inlaw poor ~ himself. aud ~
twenty two was uo further ahead than
he had been NJ sixteen Edna had
lnsi her pareUts a. childhood. aud had
mad" her home With relative WIN
operated n stor" ~ Winston 81. had
given him faithful service for ~.
Wr"tched salary b. had paid her n "a
clerk. bookkc-prr aud helping hls VII.
70 her housekeeping duties When not
busy ~ the store For over y y.nr
t.dna had been studying stcuogfaph,.
she had bought herself o. f,ls.vrit.f
and had attained certain -Np.rir...s
IA ~ use. aud despit. an offer ot IN.
crrns" In sHlar, on N. part ~ her
rarsinonious relatives. had saved IN
som" money and WIS bent on winnin:
her way In the city.
u was n good deal - blow ~ ~.
harplnes, aud w-ll.h-iug 80 I.avrcnr.
when Edna impaired her plans {" him
They had never spoken - love tut
both were Inspired With II. Their r"m
partnership f,r tive years had been q
sweet peaceful idvl and the lnrring
el"irnt Of rartiu. WRECKED the
heart, ~ both
some day m ioin you. Edus. q"
sr"A" lawr"nce. patiently. hopefully.
y -hall feel worried and uneasy.
though.
Tie had been allowed "a ~. a..
h"r~" and wagon belonging To h.s
hr"ihcr-in-lnw So srudginsiy that nov
thar disaster had oSrrisk-u q be- re-.
allied that his captiouS relative would
Insist upon all kinds of hard ~.
ira work to max. NJ Tor the expense
of repairing u.
Il viii walk with you to ID. town.
aud YOU will hay. ~ wait az the d.pot
until ID" next train COMES along. AL.
'is'd Lawrence "ard will have to
IN up m. old wagon" Aud he. car.
r,ing her sntchel and her boxed type.
writer. they started away after hnV.
"a. trih"r-d the horse.
II vas al the end Of i've mile, that
The hot sun AMI ~. tramp over IN.
rutiy road brought WEAKNESS that
enforced rest. What seemed 10 be- "A
'io-"dup summer home enticed them
To IT. shaded porch They assembled
4 and luSuriaied Ia some swinging
hairs. Edna insisted on refreshing
themselves with the light lunch 81.
had brought.
1T Is quite y picnic" declared Law.
renee" and somehow they dalIi.d and
somehow. too. their beautiful environ.
m'nt Influenced him 10 speak out what
had been on his mind Tor two years
He went all over the circumstances of
their long friendship. told of the low.
That was surging ~ his heart. Liz.
innocent little children they discussed
this great climax Of their lives. en-.
sasing themselves trustlngly one 10
the other. and there was on. calm.
sweet kiss In token Of the mutual
pledge OF fidelity until the future had
placed them In ,o>itlon to jon their
lives together
IN room NIst on IA. porch all the
tim" that they had c'uVerSed. although
they never dreamed of n. sat an old
man and woman-Allsrt Trud. aud
his wife, owners of the pleasant sum.
mer home A closed blind shut them
from view beyond an open window.
A. the life history 81 the two artless
lovers was borne Ia their ears they
fingered. drinking In memories % their
avn early lives aud. too. thinking ~
the Two children who died. leaving
hem lonely with lifetime sorrow.
The woman arose finally. her eyes
Drumming with tears. aud led her hus.
hand out ~ possible hearing ~ the
trespassers
Albert" she spoke TREMENDOUSLY. do
Nnn not fee that this IN heaven sent
visitation, sent To influence " tn
strengthen and bless our own solitary
tive, and TO bring happiness TO two
children of the heart. who may wan.
der far apart aud never reach the
pure, true longlngs u their innocent
soulsf oh. let u make sure Of thes.
precious lives for th. future and nur.
iure thos. who win be- as son aud
daughter IN the years To come"
Al In q maze. within an hour those |
Two listened To a proposition from Mr.. |
frude and his gentle souled wife To re-
main AT idlewili as their own home.
as adopted children. Mr.. /
frude was n scientific writer and need. |
III stenographer q part Of the time.
lhs ulnes na.slaa an ax.rsaar aud