South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-09-16

r "a letter for Monsieur Watson from my
lady, said the voice ut the door; and Wat
son sprang up as the letter Aoated down to
his feet
"a note from my lsdyr What on earth
did that mean Another rumpgs brewing,
of coursep Turning on the gas, he read
astonished, pleased, delighted, rs the rich
color mounting to his temples testified
Aud then, foolish man, he kissed the note
SO very preposterous for one in his cir
cumstances!
Many were the guests who turned out
fully two hours before their usual ten o'clock
breakfast the next morning, in order to see
Mr.. Robert Watson depart. To their sur
prise, there was Watson, cheerful and con-
tent, arm in arm with Miss Oromanes, and
Major Snow looking on admiringly To
Evans and his set it was declaration Of
war; but who would dare take up arms a.
gainst the spirited heiress to a million
They all retired, resolved to let events take
their course.
And they did take their course, ofcourse.
In three days time magnificent equipage
drove to the stand and Watson soon appear
ed with the beautiful Oromanes for his
companion in the morning drive.
Whose equipagc is that?' demau ded
Evans of the Major, who had escorted his
guests to the carriage.
ooh, that's Watson's to be sure = was
the reply.
'Watsor's be hanged Say, Major,
has he paid his bill p Lord bless you, he
is rich enough to buy out this whole concern,
and to hire you and me for call boys!
Explain yourself then, sir y demanded
Evans, irately. Did you not inform the
guests that he could not pay his bill, and
that you had sent him up stairs out Of his
second floor suit|
Not Some Of the clerks may have said
something, to which others added more :;
but really thought too much of the gen
tleman to mention the matter TO any one
Now it turns out that it was all little
game Of his own
Little game? What object could he
have had in playing such hide and seek 2
demanded Evans again, in tones peremptory.
well, IN part, l suppose, to test the val
ue OF friendship IN general, and the power
of money in particular-both of which,
have no doubt, he has done to bis entire
satisfaction. Ha, ha, ha! What do you
think of it Mr.. Evans p
Think of it? Why, it was-that it
was
| WAS what?
why, very artfu dodge-nothing less ,
Capital dodge, that's fact, seeing that,
as poor man, he won Miss Oromanes and
Now, what do you mean ? fairly shouted
Evans in his excitement
Mean That before ten o'clock on the
morning Of the day when he was to have
had his walking papers by your orders, he
was dead IN love with the heiress, and -
and what, sir? 2
'AUd she dead in love with him =
lit is false, know {" cried the man, now
white in the face with some inexpleable
emotion.
False, eb?' Going off in that carriage
together to the preachers looks like it don't
It'll?
Good heaveus|
The Majors conjecture was premature,
as he we'll knew but the shaft had struck
Evans to the heart, aud he fairly staggered
to seat. Evans bad played a long and
! deep game to win the be;ress He had long
been her recognized suitor-he had discoun-
! ted her possessions in his gay life aud the
: result was he was dead broke
He left the watering place that day.