Year: 1879

not entirely satisfied at Eva's looks. 1t
seemed to her that all the old brightness had
gone from her eyes. Perhaps it was only
care, as Eva said but the old lady was so
suspicious that she made up her mind that
Harry Miller was the one to blame for her
granddaughter's sadness, and hated him &C.
cordingly


And so the time wore on. May wrote to
grandma Kirtley, telling her of her engage
ment to fast-rising young man ; that dear
papa was very much pleased, and had given
her lots of money to buy wedding clothes
that she was going to bring him to see her in
a week or two. On the receipt of this letter
the old lady Kirtley sent check for $1,000,
and begged her'to bring her future husband
as soon as possible to see her, as she was
very anxious to know what and who he was
before she died.


The first letter from Eva, on her return
home, to her grandma, gave particulars of
Mays wedding, and also stated that Eva's
old love, Harry Miller, was Mays promised
husband


This was too much for Grandma Kirtley.
She sent for her lawyer, and, before another
day had passed, added codicil to her last
will and testament But no one knew of
the change but old Lawyer Black and her
self.


And so the days flew on, and ON bright
and beautiful spring day May and her future
lord stood side by side beneath the marriage
| bell and were made one.
| Beautiful beyond any comparison, she
looked every inch Queen, as she swept
along in her wedding robes. But her cold,
naughty beauty filled every one with awe,
and while many looked on her with envious
eyes, they were glad to rest and refresh them
selves by gazing on the vision OF loveliness
that foated by in the person of Eva Phil.
lips. Her face was one that no one could
pass without feeling drawn toward her by
love.


| Her dark eyes were filled with a sympa.
tbetic look which pleased the sight, but did
not chill.


And, as she leaned on George Stars arm,
with such assurance and composure, more
than one pronounced them as fine a couple
as the beautiful, naughty bride and elegant
looking groom


A few weeks more, and Grandma Kirtley
passed beyond the pleasant earth.


Sensible to the last, 'but strangely queer
as May afterward asserted, she left word for
her will to be read Immediately after the
funeral


The friends and relations assembled, not
expecting anything themselves, but to see
the new bride and heress and congratulate
the husband on his wife's good fortune


Grandma Kirtley had left letter, to be
read to her friends and relatives before the
reading of the last will and testament but
May had not come in yet, as she thought
the letter was of no consequence to her but


Harry Miller was waiting at the door for
her appearance.


His hat was banded with deep Grape, and
his elegant suit of black set off his figure to
advantage.


Suddenly the lawyers voice arrested
his attention. Fixing his eyes on Mr..


Black with look the old lawyer never for
got, as he finished his remarks about the


'codicil,' he listened to the reading of the


letter:


"DEAR FRIENDS You will find, by my
latest will, that have left everything to my


granddaughter, Eva Phillips.
AS many may wonder why, / will only
, say, as Eva has lost both lover and fortune,
, nd nd


has never had any fortune to lose, l feel


thankful to be able to place at Evas COM


mand enough of the worlds goods to partly
; counerbalance both losses, hoping that she
will some time, in the near future, find Low.
er who will be true to her, and help hei
t bear the loss of this fortune, if ever mis-.
fortune should overtake her again.


Yours.
, GRANDMA KIRTLEY."
, Harry exclaimed 1T is only an Apri


ap April tool only so far as he was concern
ed and rushing frantically up stairs, startled
= his wife by shouting:
, "Youve fooled me. I'll not stand sucl
, treatment %


t He soon found that his bride was not t.
be dealt with in such a manner, and, afte
, bringing her out of half dozen 'hysterica
fits, rushed wildly off to their hotel, leaving
z the doctor to escort his wife.


George Starr was pleased at Evs's goo'
fortune, but felt as if he had been fooled,
Ii. too.


lie had planned and studied how he coul
make the most of the little he had, set hi
!. mind on working hard to support his littl
+ wife, that was to be, and now it seemed as
r he could do nothing to show his great lov


for her.


"a Old Mr.. Phillips declares it was the be'
q April fool he ever heard Of and declare


that Grandma Kirtley knew she would b
buried on All Fools Day, when she ordere


Lawyer Black to read the letter and will in
" mediatey after the funeral"


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