The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-30

a mistake in the names. However, its
all over now. You know that ut least,
can't afford TO marry a poor woman, no
matter If she is Peri. ! know you en-
terrain some sort of foolish notion that
love, ETC., will do, but it's all bosh. Give
me the dimes, my boy. When poverty
comes in at the window, ETC., you know.
Take my advise and drop all such foolish
ideas"
Ashton might as well have talked to
the lamp post for all the hearing Ned
Farnham did. What he was thinking Of
we cannot say, but he did not go to the
park that afternoon, but the evening found
him in the little parlor which had SO
often been graced by Charley's presence
Ere the evening was over he Rdexplain-
ed his long absence, told of his better
prospects, and offered his heart and hand.
She asked three weeks to consider, he TO
visit her as often as he pleased. At the
end Of that time he was accepted, and
Anna learned what true love was,
Here my story might end, but there Is q
sequal. Some months after the engage
ment, Mr.. Smith tapped Ned on the
shoulder, and motioned him to the private
office.
"GOing to marry my nieceT said that
gentleman.
81 am engaged to Miss Anna Temple,
sir, and we expect, in a quiet way, TO be
married one month from today, 'But
was not aware that she was your niece I"
Neither was until a few days since.
As for your quiet way, understand me,
sir-the child Of my only sister can be
married nowhere else but in my house.
Come now no tiinChing. I've heard all
about 1t. But she's poor-poOr US Jobs
turkey; and I've too many children to
give her more than decent wedding"
Ned did not understand the expression
on Mr.. Smiths face, but felt little anger.
cd, and replied;
81 should never have addressed her,
and would release her this moment il |
knew she were an heiress."
mo you don't; no you don't know
you, and l know the whole story, You
can 60"
Ned pondered long over this singular
conversation, but got no satisfaction from
his own thoughts or Anna, She replied
only by u smile and kiss.
= Notwithstanding all the urging OF her
new found uncle, Anna refused to leave
her aunt until the time for the wedding.
That event came, and the ceremony was
over Then Mr.. Smith called the young
couple into his library, and drawing from
his safe strong iron box, said:
"Now, young man, you're tied hard and
ast, and I'll tell you that you've got IN
leiress, and a rich one, too. A foolish
brother Of her fathers, who would go to
Australia, took 1t into his head to die, not
long since, and left such botChed up will
hat II has taken over six months TO get
1t the straight Of it. We were hisagents,
Ind kept the matter to ourselves, because
/ was u large sum, and might create i'm.
posters. We soon disposed Of the one
hundred thousand dollars to Miss Anna
Thompson Temple, but the contents Of
his box, one hundred thousand pounds,
n COnsuls, VIC used moro scrutiny In rs
ignng, md In the course Of our lnVesti-
cations, not only found the rightful own.
n Of our trust, but the child Of my only |
lister Sir, you are worthy Of her, and,
what Is of less value, her fortune, The
papers will announce you as u
partner In our house"