Year: 1875

alleviated.


Latta seated herself on the verandah,
and calling Mrs. Ellis to come and sit
down by her, told of what had just trans
pired, and of her promise.


Mrs. Ellis folded her to her bosom, and
said: Although l love you most truly,
and it will be like taking daughter from
my arms, you were right in making the
promise. As soon as your education is
completed, 60 and redeem your father
Be TO him all that daughter should be.


Latta was to start for school the next
afternoon, Mr.. Green called around to
see her Just before starting. Mr.. Ellis
offered him situation as clerk in dry
goods store until he could procure means
to enable him to resume the practice Of
the law, which offer was gratefully accept
ed. He bade Latts a kind goodbye, and
left her as one full of grief.


The last year of school was the opening
of the literary career of our heroine's life.
Her productions had become quite popu-
lar, and her name was spread abroad as
the talented authoress. At the closing
exercises of school, she came forward and
read her address with honor both to her
self and teacher. She made her exit amid
a perfect storm of applause.


Mr.. Green was there. He forgot the
past and dreamed only of the future, while
he watched his daughter with eager eyes,
and his heart was overjoyed at her tri>
umph. He saw his own aspiring and am
bilious youth reproduced in her, its mas
culinity toned down and softened by the
beauty she had Inherited from her mother.


He had not forgotten his vows of reforma-
ton, but was steadily reaching the posi-,
ton he had once claimed in society, and


which he had forfeited. No one, save


Latta and her kind benefactors, knew his


past history. The world said he was Lat


ia Green's father, who had returned after


long absence abroad.


After school Latta and her gentle friend


Mary Ellis, returned home. Mr.. Green


gave up his rooms at the hotel and came


to board with Mr. Ellis, that he nigh


daily be thrown into the society of hi
: daughter, the only tie that bound him t.


earth.


Time with its never-ceasing wheel roll
, ed on as it has done for ages. Mary mad


her debut in the world, and soon lesrnet


the vauities that permeate society. He


beautiful blonde face was greatly admired


as we'll as the suavity of her disposition


Many were the entreaties from Latta'


friend that she too would mingle NOR


freely in the society OF the opposite sex
g but to no avail. She would often sa
d that her time was so fully occupied wit
o her writing and the duties to her fathe
n that she could not think of receiving othe
It than her fathers friends.


IT About year after the girls left school
i Latta presented to the reading world, un


der the rom de plume of Edith" move
IT which was received at once with popula
y favor. Mr.. Green was not aware of hi


daughters bold venture; in fact, he di
l. not know that she was writing other tha
m brief sketches for some literary paper
:" He knew not that the enthusiastic eulc
is gums of the new novel he heard on ever
II hand were tributes to his daughters g
J. MUS. One evening Latta presented hi
he with copy of her book, and blushing
K. but proudly revealed to him the secret
OF its authorship.


to The delighted father folded her TO h
ii heart in a close embrace, and said: IN
s. treasure, God has been good to me in sen
a ing you to chase away the sorrow tn
I'd would have weighed me down. But
b. cannot stay with you much longer. N
ou prayers are about to be answered. N
he stay on earth is almost ended, but d
z not care to live longer than to obtain 70
er giveness from you, and my God. fl
er now that my many sins are forgiven n
ed And know my daughter will forgive I
nd when have been laid in my last restin
I'D place."


IT. Latta pressed her head 10 bis bosol
ed and wept bitterly, telling him at the sal
y time how dearly she loved him, and h
er freely he was forgiven.


He had spoken but too prophetical
ne That very night he was seized with
= phoid fever, and fingered but few da
till Latta was ever by his side. She tr
III very hard to persuade herself that it v


not death that rested too plainly on
Id brow. But the shock came soon enout
er- she was made to realize the agony Of stal
she ing by and hearing dust to dust, ashes
red ashes" said over the grave of the fail
ntil who had become so very dear to her
I'M Not one tie now held her to earth save
tn life-cord. Even the faithful and attacl
lad Fido was taken from her. And thus ,
- she left utterly bereft.


70. IContinued next week.



his In the moments of inspiration
ing Western man can soar. This voice col
.eps from the region of Duluth: THAR


set, like stormy petrol on a fence-r