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•* 'Because she's — ruy daughter. ' 

 "I looked at him in terror and aston- 

 ishment and was about to send for the 

 nurse and for the doctor, feeling sure 

 he was rambling, when he said slowly: 

 " 'fciit down, sir, please. I can't talk 

 much longer. You need not send for Dr. 

 Dartou. I'm all right. I feared it would 

 give you a shock, sir, as it gave me one 

 the first time I saw her here with you. 

 Ella York — you see, I know her name 

 all right — was taken when quite a child 

 by her aunt, who disowned me and 

 never told the child what her father 

 was. In that she was quite right, tiho 

 changed he r name from Wilson to her 

 mother's name of York and completed 

 the disguise. Whenever I desired — and, 

 oh, sir, I did often desire — to see Ella, 

 my darling. Miss York has always 

 threatened me with the police, and I 

 knew better than to have them on my 

 track if I could help it. Yes, sir; I see 

 you can't realize it yet, but you'll find 

 Ella Wilson's birth and baptism in the 

 registers of Northfield, and I give you 

 my word it s true. ' 



"I sat in dumb silence. What could 

 I say? Ella, my Ella, a convict's daugh- 

 ter l' 



'•'Please, sir, don't tell her,' said 

 he. 'She has never known. Don't let 

 her know. But I felt I must tell you, 

 sir, and you'll not think any worse of 

 herr' and hi.s eyes looked pleadingly and 

 wistfully at me. 



"My seu&cs had somewhat returned. 

 " 'No, ' ssid I, 'of course not. I am 

 half dazed, but I feel what you say : 

 true. But Ella is my own now, and al- 

 ways shall be while I live. I wish I had 

 not heard this, but it cannot alter my 

 Jove for Ella. ' 



"'Thank God,' he said. 'And, sir, 

 there's one thing more. The doctor says 

 I shall sleep myself away. Do yc 

 think it cculd be managed for my dr 

 ling to give me one kiss ere I die — ju; 

 one?' 



" 'I'll try. Yes,' said 1, 'she shall, .x 

 you'll leave it to me. ' 

 " 'I will. God bless you, Mr. Bourn. 

 "I left him. When I got home, Ella 

 thought I was ill, and indeed I was — 

 overwork, I pleaded. In another hour 

 they came to tell me he was asleep and 

 would not wake in this world. 



"I took Ella with me to the hospiraJ. 

 'Ella,' said I, 'a urisoner who is dv- 



mg, ana who has no — few — friends, 

 told me today how he had seen you and 

 would like you to kiss him ere he died, 

 as his own daughter would have done. 

 Will you?' 



" 'Certainly, my darling. ' 



"And, with eyes full of tears, .she did. 

 The unconscious form rose, the eyelids 

 half opened, the face smiled. She didn't 

 know. Did he? 



"I led her away, weeping, my own 

 heart full. I afterward verified his 

 story. But Ella has never known any 

 more, Howson, and never will. There 

 is sometimes a secret which should not 

 be shared between husband and wife, 

 Howson, isn't there?" 



"You're right, dear old Jim," said I 

 as he grasped my hand in silence, but 

 with tear dimmed eyes. "You're right, 

 old fellow, and God bless you both." — 

 Birmingham News. 



How It Happened. 



Aunt Mary — But, tell me, how did 

 you happen io marry him? 



Bertha — Why, you see, everything 

 was ready. He had asked me to have 

 him and I had consented. He had pro- 

 cured the license and engaged the 

 clergyman, and I had sent out cards 

 and ordered the cake. So, you see, vre 

 thought we might as w-ell go through 

 with it. There, aunt — that is the rea- 

 son, as near as I can remember it. — 

 Boston Transcript. 



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How a Woman Paid Her Debts. 

 A lady in Lexington says : " I am out of 

 debt, and thanks to the Dishwasher business. 

 In the past six weeks I have made $530.00. 

 Every housekeeper wants a Dishwasher, and 

 anv intelligent person can sell them with big 

 profit to himself. Tlie Disliwasher is lovely. 

 You can wash and dry the family dishes in 

 two minutes and without wetting your hands. 

 Y'ou can get particulars by addressing, The 

 Mound City Dishwaslier Co., St Louis, Mo. 

 There is big money in tiie business for an 

 agent. I expect to clear §4.00i> the coming 

 year. I need the money, why not make it^ 

 Miss C. E. 



