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THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON.
pOORHOUSE TO pALACE
BY MARY J. HOLMES
CHAI'TI'K XX.-(Contltiitnl.)
.lust then Kiln cnine hIiikIiik Into the
room, lint Htnrti'ri when h!iu hiiw how ox
cltoil Air, ('lUiipboll uppuurcil, nml how
hwoIIpii lier eyelids were.
"Why, wlmt'H the mutter?" sniil she.
"I nevpr miiw you cry before, excepting
thnt time when I told yon I was jjoln;?
to mnrry Henry," nml I'lla Intijthed u
little, Kpltefnl lunch.
"IIuhIi h," mild Afnry. noftly; nnd.
Aim. Cnniphell, drawing Kiln to her Bide,
told her of the Htrnngu discovery she lmd
tniule; then heekoning Mary to nppronch,
ulic Inlil a hand upon each of the young
glrl'H headH, and htcMlng them, called
them "her own dear children."
It would he hard telling what Klin's
rniotlotH were. One inoiueut she wiih
glml, and the next she was sorry, for she
wns so supremely Mlfili thnt the fact of
Mary's helng now In every respr-i t her
eipial gave her mure pnln tlinn pleasure.
Of course, Airs. Campbell would love her
best everybody did who knew her ev
erybody hut Henry. And wlnu Airs.
Campbell asked why she did not speak
she replied, "Why, what shall I sayV
shall I go Into ecstasies about It? To be
mire I'm glad very glad that you are
my aunt. Will Alary live here now'
"yes, always," answered Airs. Camp
bell; and "No, never," thought Alary.
Airs. Campbell that evening tried to
devise some means by which to ntonu for
neglecting Alary so long. .Suddi nly n new
Idea occurred to her, upon which sho de
termined Immediately to net, nnd the
next morning Air. Worthlngton was sent
for to draw up a new will, In which Alary
Howard was to slmro equally with her
sister.
"Half of nil I own Is theirs by right,"
iwtil she, "and what I want Is that on
their twenty-first hlrthdny they nhnll
come Into possession of the portion which
ought to have been their mother's, while
at my death the remainder shall bo equal
ly divided between them."
The will was accordingly drnwn up,
Igued an I sealed, Air. Worthlngton
keeping a. rough draft of It, which wns
thrown among some loose pnpers In hit
otllee. A few days afterward Henry,
coming accidentally upon It, rend it with
out hesitation.
"Thnt settles It nt once," said he, "nnd
I can't say I'm sorry, for I was getting
horribly sick of her. Now I'd willingly
marry Alary without n penny, but IOllu,
with only one-quarter as much ns 1 ex
pected, nnd thnt not until she's twenty
one, is n different matter entirely. Hut
what nm I to do? I wish Aloreland wns
here, for, though lie dun't like, me, ho
wouldn't mind lending me n few thou-
nnd. Well, (here's no help for It, nnd
the sooner the old man breaks now the
better. It'll help mo out of a deuced
menu scrape, for, of course, I shall bu
iniiKunnlmous nnd relense Kiln at once
from her engagement witli n ruined mnn."
The news that Alary was Airs. Camp
bell's niece spread rapidly, nnd among
those wlio came to congratulate her none
was more sincere than William Header.
Mary wns very dear to Mm, and what
ever conduced to her hnppiuess added
also to his.., Together with her he had
heard the rumor of Air. Lincoln's down
fall, nnd while lie felt sorry for thu fam
ily 'he could not help hoping that it
would bring Jenny nearer to him. Of
this he told Alary, who hardly dared
trust herself to reply lest she should ill
rulge a darling secret, which she hud
cherished ever since Airs. Campbell hud
told iter that in n little more thnu n year
he was to be the rightful owner of a
sum of money much larger than she ever
dreamed It possible for tier to posses.
Wholly unselfish, her thoughts instantly
turned toward her adopted brother. A
pnrt of that sum should bo his, nnd with
that for a stepping stone to future wealth
Mrs. Lincoln, when poor and destitute,
could not longer refuse him her laugh
ter. Airs. Campbell, to whom alone sho
coutided her wishes, gave her consent,
though sho could not understand the self
denying love which prompted tills act of
cenerotlty to a stranger.
And now Alary was very happy in
thinking how much good she could do.
Mrs. .Mason, her benefactress, should
never want again. Sully Kurlmsli, the
Liud-liearleil obi crazy woman, who had
stood by her so long nnd so faithfully,
uliould share her home wherever that
home might be; while, better than the
rest, Wll.l.iin Itender, the truest, best
friend she ever lmd, should bo tepald
for his kindness to her when n little, un
known pauper. And still the world,
knowing nothing of the bidden tauses
which made Mary's laugh so merry and
her manner no gay, said that "the pros
pect of being nu heiress hud turned her
head, Just ns It always did those who
were suddenly elevated to wealth."
CllAPTKU XXL
Air. Lincoln had failed. At the corners
of the streets groups of men stoo to-Ct-thcr,
talking over the matter, nnd as
cribing It, some to hU cnrelesHiiess, some
to his extreme good nature in Indorsing
for anyone who nsked, and others, the
knowing ones, winked slyly as they said,
"they guessed tie knew what he was
About they'll known before of such
things as falling rich;" but the mouths
of those Inst were stopped wheu they
beard th.it the household furniture, every
thing was given up for the beuetit of his
creditors, and was to be sold at auetluu
during the coming week.
When the day of the auction arrived,
It required the persuasion of both Airy.
Campbell and Alary to keep Jenny from
eolug, she knew not whither herself, but
anywhere to bo near nnd take one mure
look at the dear old furniture as It paus
ed Into the bunds of strainers. At last
Mrs, Campbell promised that black Kira,
who hnrfTccompunlcd her from Ohlcopee,
should go and report faithfully all the
proceedings, nnd then Jenny consulted to
remain at home; though all the day sho
seemed restless and impatient, wondoriug
how long before Uncle Kira would re
turn, and then weenlus as lu fancy she
aw urtlcle after article disposed of to
those who would kuow little how to
prlte It.
bout five o'clock Uncle Kara camt
I home, bringing n note from Idn, sn In,;
that the carriage would soon be round
I for Alnry nml Jenny, both of whom must
surely come, ns there wns n pleasant sur
prise awaiting them. While Alary wns
1 reading this Jenny was eagerly question
ing Uncle I'zru with tegard to the sale,
which lie said "went off uncommon well,"
going chlelly, he reckoned, "to n tnll nnd
mighty good-lookln' chnp, who kept bid
ding up and up, till he got 'em nbout
where they should bo. Then he'd stop
for someone elso to hid."
"Who wns ho?" nsked Alnry, coming
forward and Joining Jenny.
"Dun know, miss; never seen lilm
nfore," said Uncle Kzra, "but he's got
heaps of money, for when he paid for the
planner he took out n roll of bills near
nbout big ns my two lists!"
"Then the piano Is gone?" snid Jenny,
sadly, while Alary usked how much it
brought.
"Three hundred dollnrs wns the Inst
bid I heard from that young feller, nnd
somebody wTIo was blddiii' agin him suid
'twas more'u 'twns wuth."
"It wasn't, either," spoljo up Jenny,
rather spiritedly. "It cost fivo hundred,
and It's never been hurt n hit."
"Air. Header bought thnt little fiddle of
yourn," continued Uncle K.rn, with n pe
eullnr wink, which brought the color to
Jenny's cheeks, while Alary exclaimed:
"Oh I I'm so glad you cun have your
guitar again!"
Here the conversation wns Interrupted
by the nrrlvnl of the cnrrlnge, which
enme for the young indies, who wore soon
on their wny to Air. .Seidell's, Alnry won
dering what the surprise wns, mid Jen
ny hoping William would cull in the even
ing, At tlie door they met Ida, who was
uuusuully merry almost too much so for
the occasion, It seemed to Alnry, as she
glanced nt Jenny's pule, dispirited face.
Aunt Martha, too, who chanced to cross
the hall, shook Mary's hand ns warmly
ns if she had not aeen her for n year,
nnd then with her brond, white cup
strings Hying buck, she repaired to the
kitchen to give orders concerning the sup
per. Alnry did not notice It then, but she
nfterwurd reriiembered that Idn seemed
quite nnxlous about her nppenrnnce, for,
following her to her room, sho snld, "You
look tired, Alary. Hit down and rest you
awhile. Here, take my vinaigrette that
will revlvo you." Then, as Alury was
arranging her hall', she said: "Just puff
out this side a little more there, that's
right. Now turn round, I want to see
how you look."
"Well, how do I?" nsked Alary, facing
nbout as Idu directed.
"I guess you'll do." returnod Ida. "I
believe Henry Lincoln was right when
he said that tills blue merino and linen
collar wns the most becoming dress you
could weur, but you look well in any
thing, you have so fine n form."
"Don't believe nil her flattery." snld
Jenny, laughingly. ".She's only compar
ing your tall, slrn ler figure with little
dumpy me; but I'm growing thin see,"
nnd she lapped her dress two or three
Inches in front.
"Come, now, let's go down," snld Idn.
"And I'll introduce you to Jenny's sur
prise first."
With Ida lending the wny, they entered
the music room, where lu one corner
stood Hose's piano, open, and apparent
ly Inviting Jenny to Its side. With a Joy
ful cry sho up rung forward, exclaiming,
"Oh, how kind lu your father; I 'most
know we cun redeem It some time. I'll
tench school anything to get It again,"
"Don't thank father too much," an
swered Ids, "for he lias nothing to do
with it, except giving It house room, nnd
one quarter's teaching will pny thnt hill!"
"Who did buy It, then?" usked Jen
ny; anil Idn replied:
"Can't tell you Just yet. I must hnvo
some music first. Come, Alary, you like
to piny. (Jive me my favorite, 'Itosu
Lee,' with variations."
Alury was pnssiouutely foud of music,
and, for the time she hud taken lessons,
played uncommonly well. Seating herself
at the pluuo she became oblivious to all
else n rou ml her, nnd when a tnll figure
for a moment darkened the doorway,
while Jenny uttered n suppressed ex
clamation of surprise, she paid uo heed,
nor did she become conscious of a third
person's presence until the group advanc
ed toward her, ldu and Jenny leaning up
on the pinuo uinl the other standing ut
her right, a little lu the rear. Think
ing, If she thought at nil, thnt it wns Wil
liam Hrnder, Alary played on nntll the
piece was finished and then observing
that her companions hud left the room,
she turned and met the dark, handsome
eyes not of William Hender, but of one
who, with a peculiar smile, offered his
bund, saying, "I believe I need no Intro
duction to Allss Howard, except u slight
change in the n.uue, which, Instead of
being Stuart, is Alorelund!"
Alary never knew what she snld or
did. She only remembered u dlaiy sen
sation, lu her head, a strong arm passed
around her, aud a voice, which fully
uroused her as It called her "Alary," and
usked If she were faint. Just theu Ida
entered the room, announcing tea, and
asklug her if she found "Air. Stuart"
much changed! At the tea table Alary
ut opposite George and every ttnio she
raised her eyes sho met his fixed upon
her, with au expression so like that of
the picture In the golden locket which
she still wore that sho wondered she had
not before recogulted George Aloreland
In the Air. Stuart who had so puxiled
uud mystified her.
Durlug the evening William Hender
called, and soon after Henry Lincoln also
came In, frowning gloomily when he saw
how uear to each other were William
and his sister, while he Jealously watch
ed them, still keeping au eye upon George
and Alary. At last, complalnlug of feel
ing "blue," ho asked Ida to play, at the
same time sauntering toward the music
room, where stood his sister's piano.
"Upon my word," said he, "this looks
natural. Who bought It?" and he drum
med a few notes of a song.
"Mr. Aloreland bought It. Wasn't he
kind?" said Jenny, who all the evening
had been trying for a chance to thank
George, but now when she ntternptcd to
do so he prevented her by saying:
"Oh! don't don't I can Imagine all
you wish to say and I hate to be thanked.
Hose and I are particular friends, and It
afforded me a grent deal of pleasure to
purchase It for her but," he ndded,
glancing at his watch, "I must be excus
ed now, ns I promised to call upon my
ward."
"Who's thnt?" nsked Jenny, and
George replied thnt It Wus a Miss Hern-
1 don, who hnd accompanied him from
New Orlenm, to visit htr mint, Airs.
Uusscll.
"He says she's nn heiress, nnd very
beautiful," rejoined Idn, seating herself
jit the piano.
Instantly catching nt the words "heir
ess" nnd "beautiful," Henry started up,
asking "If it would bg against nil the
rules of propriety for him to cull upon
her thus enrly."
"1 think it would," wns George's brief
nnswer, while AInry's eyes Unshed scorn
fully upon the young mnn, who, rather
crestfallen, announced himself ready to
listen to Idn, whom he secretly styles "an
old mnid," because since his first remem
brance she hnd treated him with perfect
Indifference.
Tliiit night before retiring the three
girls snt down by the cheerful fire in
AInry's room to tnlk over the events of
the day, when Alary suddenly nsked Ida
to tell her truly If It were not George who
had paid her bills nt Mount Holyoke.
"What n silly girl," suid Idn. "He wn
perfectly nble and more than willing, so
why do you en re?"
"I do not like being so much Indebted
to nnyone," wns AInry's reply, nnd yet
In her secret heart there wns a strange
feeling of plensiiro in the idea that
George had thus enred for her, for would
he have done so If She dared not fin
ish that question even to herself dnred
not nsk If she hoped thnt Gcorgo Alore
lund loved her one-half ns well us she
began to think she hnd nlwnys loved him.
Why should he, with his handsome per
son nnd princely fortune, love ono so un
worthy, nnd so much beneath him? And
then, for the first time, she thought of
her changed position since Inst they met.
Then she wns u poor, obscure school mis
tress now fluttered, caressed nnd nn
heiress. Years before, when a little pau
per nt Chlcopcc, sho hud felt unwilling
that George should know how destitute
she wns, and now in the tlmo of her
prosperity she wns equally desirous thnt
he should, for a time ut least, remuln ig
norant of her present condition.
"Idn," snld she, lifting her head from
the table, "does George know thnt I nm
Airs. Cnmpbell's niece?"
"No." nnswered Idn. "I wanted to tell
him, but Aunt AInrtha said I'd better
not."
"Don't, then," returned Alary, and re
suming her former position she fell Into
a deep reverie, from which sho was at
last aroused by Jenny's nsklug "if sho
Intended to sit up all night?"
The news thnt George Aloreland hnd
returned nnd bought Hose Lincoln's piano
besides several other articles, spread
rapidly, and the duy following his ar
rival Alary and Ida were stopped In the
street by a group of their companions,
who woro eager to know how Ueo
bore the news that his betrothed was so
ill, and If It wus not that which brought
him homo so soon; nnd then the conver
sation turned upon Aliss Hcrndon, tho
New Orleans lady who hud that morning
appeared lu the street; "And don't you
think," snid one of the girls, "that Henry
Lincoln was dancing attendance upon
her? If I were you," turning to Alary,
"I'd caution my sister to be a little wary
of him. Hut let me see, their marrluge
Is to tuke place soon?"
Alury replied thnt tho mnrrlngo was
postponed Indefinitely, whereupon the
girls exchanged meaning glances and
pnsseil on. In less th.in twenty-four
hours half of Ella s acquaintances were
talking of her discarding Henry on ac
count of his father's failure, and saying
"that they expected It, 'twas like her."
lire long the report, In the shapo of n
condolence, reached Henry, who, caring
but little what reason wns nsslgned for
tho broken engagement, so thnt lie got
well out of It, assumed a much-Injured
air, but snld "he reckoned he should man
age to survive;" then, pulling, his sharp
pointed collar up another story, nnd
brushing his pet mustache, wherein lay
most of his mind, he walked up street,
and, ringing at Airs. Hussell's door, ask
ed for Aliss Hcrndon, who, ruin as beau
tiful, suffered his attentions, not bccauseH
sho liked him In tho least, but becuuso
she was foud of tluttery, and there was
something exceedingly gratifying In the
fact that at the North, where she fancied
the gentlemen to be Icicles, she had so
soon made n conquest. It mattered not
thnt Airs. Hussell told her his vows were
plighted to another. She cared nothing
for thnt. Her life had been one long
series of conquests until now, nt -.", there
wns not in the whole world n more fin
ished or heartless koqiicttc thau Kvrou
Herudoa. (To be continued,)
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