The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-20

in Maria Upton's power. What did
promise signify In comparison with losing
his lovei Let those laugh who win.
Somebody had seen person answering
to the description Of Mrs. Small take the
noon train for New York that day. Bert
followed without more delay, wasted a
week in hanging about the city before he
betoOk himself to the house of his friend
Mrs. Abcrneth, in the suburbs. One aft-
eraoon, as he was turning over some en-
cravings in the parlor with Kate Aher-
meth, little Charlie burst into the room in
tears, sobbing out that,
"Miss Van orme's gone and dead her.
aelf-in tho school.rooml Charlie didn't
doit! Charley only said, Mr.. Grcaterex
is counting sister Kate in the parlor, Miss
Van 0rme, and Mary said, Hush, you
silly boy;' and Charlie was mad, and told
that ma said so herself, and threw the
primer at Mary; and then Miss Van orme
looked MI white like and shut her eyes,
and won't talk; and Mary said, 'NOw
you've done It, Charlicr Did Charliol'
"0h, you horrid boyl" cried Kate Alb
erneth. " You are always in mischief.
| suppose Miss Van Orme has fainted.
Go and tell mammal
"WhO Is Miss Van 0rmo ~ asked Bert.
"Only the nursery governess. We do
have such bother with them. One has
q temper, another has headaches, and now,
when we thought we had got jewel,
here she Is faintngl"
al think we ought to try and revive
her." said Bert, taking Charles hand,
whilo Kate led tile way. But when they
reached the school room Miss Van Orme
had recovered her senses, and was sitting
in an arm chair, while Mary vigorously
famed her pallid face.
"For mercy's sake, what made you
faint, Miss Van 0rme ~ cried Kate.
"You almost threw Charlie into convul-
sions."
Miss Van 0rme stood up and looked
beyond Miss AbCrneth to Slr. Greaterex,
standing in the doorway, who came for
ward to her relief instantly.
"You must not stand,n he said, leading
her back to her seat. al think | have
found friend of mine''-turning to Kate.
"Why did you run away from your
friendsp he questioned, relieving Mary OF
the fan.
al ran away from my enemies, If you
please
"Do you call me onei"
"Perhaps we had better withdraw
said poor Kate, tossing her head to con-
ceal her chragrin. "Comc, cllildrenln
"Thank you," Bert answered her; 81
should like n few minutes alone with Miss
Van Orme, il You please
"oh you had better go back to Miss.
Kate in the diawing room, said Miss Van
0rmc, when the door had closed upon
them; "it will be shame to disappoint
Mrs. Aberneth; and, indeed, / can get on
very well without You, Sir"
But | can't get along without yon.n
"And yet you know nothing at all
about met"
~ am satisfied with my knowledge. l
know that you are charming, and that !
love you.
"You love woman smiling under an
Aliasl | am neither Mrs. Small nor Miss
Van orme."
81 don't care igwho you are. Twill
marry You tomorrow, fyou consent, un.
der whatever name you choose"
Generosity is catching. | will tell
you my story"
81 will not listen to it except from the
lips Of Mrs. Berthold Greaterex."
"Pleaso yourself"
"Thank you. Then ] will come for you
tomorrow, and We will be married in
church, But when he returned to the
drawing. and told his story to Mrs.
Alberneth, she insisted that the wedding
should take place at her house.
Every body was taken aback at Greter.
ex when Berthold wrote that he should
bring his bride home the following week.
you may have seen her. lio wrote,
"wlen she was Mrs. Small, and lived in
tho cottage in Lovers Lane. You remen.
Der, perhaps, that you once sent her some
summer sweetings. ] owe my happiness
to those precious apples. Caroline will
remember the occasion, because she offered
to part with some of her wardrobe to tho
poor widow"
"ohl ohln cried Caroline, "he has
married the widow Small and all her
children! How could hel She's old
enough to be his grandmother. Oh,
dear dearl dearl shall never want to
see another summer sweeting as long rs |
live. ! wish You would order Spades to
cnt down the tree, mamma. No wonder
an apple brought trouble into the world,
and shut folks out of paradise 1t keeps
its reputation up finely To think that
the heir Of Greaterex should marry hid.
eous old widow"
Guess her surprise when Berthold open
ed the carriage door, and there descended
little person, who threw aside her vel,
and disclosed dazzling skin Of rose and
lily llues, eyes, like summer brooks, brown
and liquid, hair a ripple OF sunbeams-the
semblance Of an angel in flesh and blood
"Where - re- the the childreni"
gasped Caroline.
dyes" laughed Berthold, "and where
are the wrinkles, aud tho gray hairs, and
the sunken eyesi lSsho an awful old
fright, 0arrlei"
aSnmmer sweetings are not so sour
after all, mamma" said Caroline, later.
~ guess Spades may spare the trec.n
The next week BerthOll overlook Ma
ria Upton in his walk.
al saw Mrs. Greatorex in church, said
she.
aDid you see an antiquity with false
front piece7'
"Now don'tbe disagreeablo; how could
| knowl Blythe way have some news
to tell you: am engaged