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A FAITHFUL SWEETHEART.
HER GRATEFUL MASTER.
'A kindly-faced, practical woman of
middle-age, who speaks quietly of
her good fortune. Such is Mrs Mary
Ann Doel, "the faithful servant," to
whom and to members of whose
family, as stated in the "! Daily,
BIail," the late Major C. D. Brick
mann, J.P., of Bath, has bequeathed
a fortune of close upon L25,000.
"My mothei" was in the major's
amily before I was," said Mrs Doel
an 28th January, showing me a pic
ture of her benefactor.- "I was his
iousekeeper for nearly thirty t ears;
L daughter of 'my brother was also
n his employ, so that three genera
tions of us have served him."
The major--eighty-two when he
lied-had outlived his relatives ; a
maralytic stroke two years ago nmade
lim quite dependent upon Mrs Doel
mnd her brother.
"Did I expect suchi' a good for'
.une?" said Mi's Doel, simply; " I
cnew he would be good to us."
"You will !be -a wealthy woman,
with a ,fineihouse aiid. propicty,'' she
'as reniindedi "what will 'you do?"
"My hlusbhdid is om?ing over from
3ristol today -to talk things over,"
the replied. "He Iis a grocery busi
iess there, and has seen me as oftdn
s -he could. But now--he must give
.hat up. He must come and live here
with me. Oh, yes, I should not
hink of leaving this house after 'so
nany years. It ' will - be our
tome now-mine and my husband's."
Her brother is a stdrdy man of
niddle age. Tears almost came to
lis eyes, when he spoke of " the
najor." "I was -a'signalman on the
ailway, sir, until six years ago.
3ut the major pressed me to come
nto his service for good, and so I
name. He told me I should never re
pret it. I can't say much, sir. I
maven't exactly realised what it all
neans yet. But I'm under my own
oof now, I know."
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