warn v caju ouwna&z oc
I Jill ' M 1 ll 1 1 'IS 911 -Mrr ' . MJ
Yet not long was it before fiisle naa
all the little ones round her, talking
pleasantly and hopefully of '.to-morrow's
lessons..
It was at' this propitious moment
that ths door opened and Mrs. Grindlay
entered the room.
In a moment Babel broke loose again.
Thes clamorous children gathered round
their mother, screaming their troubles
in her ears.
"She pinched my arm and made me
stand in the corner." "She won't
call brother 'Master George." She
made us sit still, and wouldn't let us
speak."
"You sweet little rebels, will you be
quiet?" the silly mother whined, ap
pealihgly; but the luncheon bell ring
ing, they fled to the dining-room with
out ceremony, leaving Elsie face to face
with her employer.
"I'm afraid youll find them a little
troublesome they have such high
spirits," the great lady simpered.
"They utterly lack discipline," Elsie
said, gravely and bravely. "They
would be much happier if you would
allow the person in charge of them
complete control of their actions. In
fact, if they are not to be taught
wholesome obedience, I shall decline at
once the office of governess."
"Gpod gracious! What an extraor
dinary young person you are. Do you
know that you are talking to a mother
of seven? Do you think that Fifth av
enue children are to be brought up in
accordance with the rules and habits of
humbler homes?"
"I only know, madam, that the ques
tion of .remaining in your service is of
vital importance to me; but, unless you
let me teach those little ones order,:
self-control and cheerful obedienc to
proper suggestions, I will not under
take the charge."
Mrs. Grindlay looked nonplussed.
"I see, madam, that you do not ap
prove of ijiy sentiments," Elsie con
tinued. "I see that you do not realize
A3 EXTBAORDINAJRY
PEESON YOU ABE."
YOUNG
that fo me to do your children good I
must ilrst enjoy their respect, as to a
constituted authority, and that this can
only be accomplished by your cordial
support
"Ah, and what next?"
"And ihat if 1 remained I should in
sist on there be no tale bearing, no im
pertinence, no rude conduct, no small
nesstof any kind. They must be trained
to habits of neatness, gentleness and
courteous bearing." ,.
"The most extraordinary young per
son I ever met," for the third time Mrs.
Grindlay gasped. .
"And the most sensible I" a man's
voice added, with loud-toned emphasis.
The ladies started in surprise, for
they had not noticed anyone's ap
proach. "Oh, Uncle Marcus, how you made
me jump!" Mrs. Grindlay ejaculated
with a little move of petulance. "Why
do you come creeping in in thia
fashion?"
The newcomer was an old man with
strongly marked features, plainly
- dressed, but who bore an air of author
ity that bade Elsie hope for an ally,
who would be able and willing to de
fend her.
"My dear Marion," the elderly man
said decisively, "you may thank your
fortune that your old uncle did come in
at this minute, for you were about to
lose an opportunity which might not
occur again in your lifetime. If you
have any regard for me you' will not
hesitate to eecure this young lady's
valuable services."
"I am sure," pouted the lady, "I
would do anything to oblige you, but
the present extraordinary conduct"
Vay no buts; let me have my own
ay in this matter. Since poor Clar
ence's death your children have run
ot. You are, like hundreds of other
American mammas, spoiling them, my
Tu ' Wiy if were angels instead
Whittle bits of human clay, you "
l0h, Uncle Marcus, how can you go
on so? I'm sure I would do anything
to promote the happiness of the little
flings," MrsGrindlay sobbed.
- ' ' ...
XL COUl'SO y ULl WOUlUj A0 vuuuuucu
soothingly. "So well make a begin
ning by securing the friendship and
help of this young lady is itabar-
: oh
And thus Elsie gained a, little triumph ;
over the illfortune that had dogged her j
footsteps. Her position, while full of She had furthermore gaiDed the noto
small crosses, was ameliorated by the riety of being the luckless individual
continued support of the old gentleman '
who had so opportunely offered her j
protection. The children, quUk to ap-
predate the new state of affairs, ac- j
cornea tneir young xeacner nrsi suixen .
obedience, then willingviespect, and at j
iasi, wuii uy iuo cvcuucaa w uci nciu-
per, and gentle, affectionate disposi
tion, loved her with all the ardor of
their young natures. '
Long before Uncle Marcus' visit came
to an end Mrs. Grindlay had begun to see
what a treasure she had in her gover
ness; but Elsie's heart was troubled,
for the kind old man who had done her
such service announced his determina
tion to leave them.
"I cannot tell you, my dear," he said
on his farewell visit to the schoolroom,
"SOW
good-by; god
"how much I appreciate what
doing for my niece's family.
you are
Now I
want you to feel that
you
have a per-
manent friend in me."
"For which, sir, I am indeed grate
ful." "Now if an emergency happens, if
your path is a little too full of thorns, I
want i you to promise to write to me
Marcus Woodgrove, Buffalo. The ad
dress will not be difficult to remember."
"Oh, I shall never forget you."
"I wish my dear wife were near at
hand to offer you her counsel. Well,
who knows? Perhaps some day you
may come on a visit with the children..
So now, good-by. God bless you, my
dear."
And he was gone. -
If Elsie Whitford had' heard him
chant her praises in his home in Buf
falo, she would have blushed crimson
with honest pride. According to him
there never was so pretty, so charming,
so sensible a young woman as his
niece's new governess. Mrs. Woodgrove
declared that she was getting quite
jealous of this gay Lothario of a hus
band of hers, and that a divorce court
was looming up very largely in the
near future.
"if vnn nnnlrl nnl win snrOi a. rrlrl fnr a
wife you'd be the luckiest dog in the
union. Tell vou what. I'd a ffood mind
to invite her down here. It would be
all up with you, man, if once you saw
her."
"Frank,", suggested Mrs. Woodgrove;
"is engaged already."
v "I'm soriy for it, for I'm more than
half in earnest."
CHAPTER XVL
DKAXNTSG THE CUP OF SORROW.
WTinter one of the hardest, bitterest
winters known to the memory of man
has bound the semi-arctic region of
Lake Superior in its frozen grasp.
Snow lies to an unheard of depth. Ani
mals perish miserably in the woods,
while human beings scarcely less
wretched groan under the fierce rigors
of this northern clime, the rich only
being in a position to . hybernate with
comfort. During the long, light night
the howl of wolves-is heard, driven to
the doors of their natural enemy, man,
by the pangs of hunger.
Black care shrouds in gloom the once
happy home of the prospector, who sits
in his snug parlor, haggard and wan,
gazing dejectedly at the portrait of his
darling lost boy. On the wall hangs a
big-printed poster, which reads:
"ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
"Lost, a toy five years of age. Has light'
curling hair, blue eyes and the scar of a burn
under his left arm below the elbow. Woro
when missing a blaok cloth knickerbocker
suit, straw hat with dark-blue ribbon, blue
grey stockings and low shoea. Linen marked
W. W. Answers to the name of Willie. Ad
dress J. Wilder3, Oretown, or Richard Sutton,
superintendent of police, Marquette, Mich."
"Oh, Millie, Millie, is there a God
that such things can be?" groans the
unhappy man. "My Willie, my boy
whom I loved dearer than life, perhaps
now in want and suffering, perhaps ly
Uxs dea4u in .some, lonely spot without
BLESS YOU.
I
evpn grave to cover him.
"Hush, deaf." "Millie says" softly.
"The Lord hath given, and tbe Lord
hath taken away. Can you not say
: with me: . 'Blessed be the name of the
Lord?"'
"I cannot, wife. If God gave me that
child to love, why torture my soul by
taking-him from me?"
"Have courage, Jack. I do not
know why, but I have a strange pre
sentiment that we will see him again.4
But Wilders was not to be com
forted. Presently he looked up despondently
and said:
"Is Susan Green come?"
"She's in the kitchen, dear; shall I
call her?"
"Aye, do."
Now Susan was the weak-eyed
maiden who had given such damaging
r V. iri" i'
" - mix scnoox.
who had charge of Willie, when the
poor child was lost. Again and aain
she had "been summoned into Jack
Wilders', presence for cross-examina-
uon, ana on tne present occasion was
full of a restive determination to put an
end to the anno van ae.
"Now, said theSrospector, "tell me
once more, Susan, how you came to
take the child from its nurse."
"Oh dear"" Miss Green whimpered,
"I'msure I've, told you all I know one
hundred times at least. Well, if you
must have it over again, this is how it
was:" t
"Yes, go on, Susan."
"I met Alma Miggs out for a waBx
with the boy in the North woods.
'Susan,' she says, 'Willie wants to go
round to the cave. I'm lame,' says she,
'and can't take him.' Says I: 'Let the
little precious come with me.' Says
she: 'I will.' So we went. Willie ran,
shouting and laughing. I saw him
turn the corner of the road and I never
set eyes on him again. lie was gone
just as though he'd vanish-eel."
"Did you hear no cry?"
"I never heard nothing."
"Think a moment, girl," the prospec
tor said, sternly. "Was there no
crackling of the bushes? no sound of
wild animals or of man?"
"Nary a sound."
"And you searched everywhere?"
"Wish I may die if I dichrt, Mr. Wild
ers. I ran up and down screaming
'Willie' for hours and hours. I'm sure
I tore my dress all to shreds, an' as for
my shoes, they was that sodden you
wouldn't have picked 'em up if you'd
seen them a-lying in the street."
We will leave poor Susan to the ten
der mercies of the prospector's cross
questions and t;ake a peep at the Whit
ford house and its inmates.
Wilders' loss had created a stirring
sympathy in the neighborhood, and
no one's kindly emotions were more
aroused than Mrs. Whitford's. Like
J many others, too, this good lady had
i suggestions to make, which, to her in
j tense disgust, nobody would pay seri
; ous attention to. To her the solution
. lay in a nutshell. At Marquette was
a wise woman, an old crone, who told
J fortunes and revealed the past and fu
ture, an exceedingly sagacious person,
who did a roaring business in the
divination way.
To this ancient Sybil the worthy
j aame resolved to go on ner own ac
I count and probe the mystery of the
lost boy to its- bottom, so accordingly
j she has impressed the corporal's serv
j ices, and the twain have started for
Marquette, leaving the house in charge
; of Jacob Gregson and Mr. Dodd, who
do not seem to be having too pleasant
a time of it.
Unaccustomed to the severity of such
a season, they are sitting shivering
over the big stove, cursing with much
heartiness the intense cold and wish-
ing themselves a thousand miles from
the desolate country.
"That g-old mine didn't pan out as
! you expected," Mr. Gregson cheerfully
; "U5rfvcu- . .
much to bite."
"Been there too often, eh?"
"Guess so."
"Well, what's the next moye?"
"Skip."
"I would if I were you. I heard yes
terday of a fellow who salted a mine
here once, an' they caught him an' sit
him down n a red hot stove, an held
him there till he confessed, an' then
took him out an' hang-ed him."
"Ugh! The savages. Say, Jake, I'm
off as soon as it is dark."
"Sorry to lose you, Tony, but the
best of friends must part."
"It's a bad time to be hard up. Isn't
it?"
"It is," Greg-son replied, impervious
to the hint. " '
"You'll let me have a hundred dol
lars?" "Can't possibly."
"Must. No bones about it, I say you
I "If thirty would do, Tony, I could
' manage it."
1 "It will .have to do, I suppose," Dodd
said, without much expression of grati
( tude in his tones.
I "Well, then, I'll go to my room an
' get it for you; an' while I'm gone, just j
mix us a couple ux apxxi. guissca j uuu
' grog, an' let us try io thaw ourselves
out'. My bones ache with the cold."
j As he turned his back Dodd's eyes
gleamed with satisfaction,
j The big whisky bottle was on the
I table in a minute flanked by . glasses
and sugar bowl.
Mr. Dodd was very careful -in his
preparations.
First he mixed the sugar and sprits,
Continued Next Week.
A VT4 111
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