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given his widowed sister a small
home at Wareham and had secured a
permanent persion for her. This was
now their refuge. Lucia found it to
be a very humble home, indeed, but
comfortable, cleanly, kept, and, what
made up for all other deficiencies,
they were welcomed with true, heart
some love. Lucia had arranged in
the city to do some illustrating for
two publications. A music house, too,
had agreed to pay her something for
arranging songs, so she began her
new life with quite an encouraging
income. Her work did not take up
all her time, and she became im
mensely interested in the children of
the poor factory workers of the town.
"I declare, papa," she said, one day
about six months after their arrival
In Wareham. "I believe I never knew
what real happiness was until now.
Think of it, this grand air and ex
ercise have made you twenty years
younger, the bank is willing to pay
you well for a few hours of your time
as adviser, I am earning a nice little
sum, and oh! these dear little chil
dren. Mr. Page has selected those
who seem to have the musical and
art instinct, and Saturdays I have
fnnr different free classes. Ynti
should see some of their drawings. I
am really proud of them, and there is
not one of my music scholars who
would not give up a whole holiday
to practice on the piano."
The Mr. Page She had alluded to
had come into Lucia's, life quite
prominently of late. He had charge
of a school supported by the manu
facturing plants at the edge of the
town. The work was purely philan
thropic. It was profound admiration
for the way in which he'had won the
interest and love of his poor purpils,
that had -caused Lucia herself to long
to, be of assistance in co-operating
to 'raise the social and educational
status of the forlorn little ones.
Lucia would never forget to' her
dying day one golden afternoon when
jjie was Strolling by the riverside with
) aarow rage, discussing -new plans
for the T -'efit of their mutual wort.
Suddenly Harold had sprung from
her side. Then Bhe saw that a little
girl playing In a boat tied to the shore
near the mill dam had fallen into the
water. Just in time Mr. Page made
a plunge that rescued the imperiled
child from sure death.
The little one was more frightened
than hurt. When Page carried her to
a grassy plot, Lucia sat down to care
for the weeping child, and her rescuer
hovered near by to soothe her wjth
gentle words. "Oh, dear Mr. Page!
You was so good, so grand to jump
in and get all wet and mussed up,
Just for a bad, naughty little girl!"
She was so grateful, so happy that
she seized his hand. She drew It
close to that of Lucia, and kissed
them both, and held them there so
close together that Lucia blushed and
Page looked embarrassed, It- woke
Lucia tp a quick comprehension of
the fact that she had found her deal
at last. It nerved Mr. Page to speak
out what had been in his heart for
some time,
"Miss Forsythe," he said, as they
walked slowly homeward, "anybody
would be pardoned for the common
hellef that you are a princessjn dis
guise, and really I was led td believe
that you were the real heiress they
said. But I have Jearned that your
work here is a real soul labor. I
have something more In worldly
wealth than my humble but glad posi
tion here would seem to indicate. Let
me share it with you."
And on such a dreamy, mellow
evening, and with such earnest words
from such a man, Lucia Forsythe
could not say him nay.
(Copyright by W. G. Chapman.)
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