South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-07-25
She's your sister, said Mr.. Liuley. sand

Gustavus Liuly despisei her and her low
estate, but Grace cared not two pins for
that-why should she ? Was she not as
happy as Queen Victoria herself in her
snug little house, with love to brieten the
low ceilings and beautify the maple wood
furniture.
Grace is pearl of price, thought the
young husband, as he watched her at her
thrifty housewifery, 'and some day she
shall shine 10 proper setting as we'll as
Gustavus Linley's cOnceited doll of a wife.
She shall, or my name is not Walter
Genlis =
Mrs. Lnly did not fod herself entirely
inconsola bic when Walter Genlis accepted
an offer from a California firm to come
out as head machinist, and her sister went
away.
It's just as well, thought Myra, for I
wanted to give series of Germans this
winter, and | couldn't have invited them
and of course they would have been mortal
ly offended. Now it's all right
And the years passed by, and Myra Lin
ley forgot to answer her sisters letters 40
often, that, at length, Grace left off vri-
ting, and Mrs. Linley became bright star
10 the world of fashion, and enjoyed the
false, artificial life as one enjoys feyered
excitement of any kind
One evening Mr. Linly came in late.
but be of'en did that. Myra glanced Ian.
guidly up from the book she was skimmirp
over not because she enjoyed reading, but
because it wss fashionable work aud she
wanted TO say she had read it-apd noticed
that Lis face was disturbed.
what is the matter? ? she inquired. A
little startled by his look.
Uhe matter, returned Gustavus, seating
himself deliberately before her, is that We
are ruined
what do you mean?'
Simply thai we are penniless-hoggar-
ed-haven' a cent in the world, and debt.
enough TO sink the Spanish Armada.
aud what are We to do 2
'Do? Why, do as other people do p
savagely answered her husband Go into
the second story of q tenement house and
starve?'
Mrs. LiDley fell into weak, sobbing hys-
terics. Her husband not needing her, sat
staring modify at the floor.
1T must be horrible dream groaned
Myra; lit can't be true =
But unfortunately it was true, aud in
something less than a week Mrs. Linley.
her husband and her three children found
themselves the inmates Of u tawdy, third.
rate boarding house, while Gustavus vain
~ tried to obtain a situation somewhere
as clerk and Myra cried and scolded al
ternately, and wished macy times day
that she were dead, that Gustavus finally
lost all patience, and inlimated, darkly, that
'he wished so, too
And then Myra called him a 'horrid
BRUTE and cried more persisten,ly than
ever.
"A carriage at the door, and to see me
1t can't be possible = said Mrs. Linley,
peeriug over the blinds of the window.
1T was Mrs. Gustavus LiDIey the lady
was asking for ma'am--a bright pleasant
spoken lady as ever | seem said the maid
Of all work who had brought up the mes
sage
Tell her to come up here said Myra,
recklessly, as she burriedy smoothed down
her neglected hair and twitched at the but
tons of her faded silk wrapper.
why, Grace G snlis, il isn't YOU p
1t was Grace Genlis, nevertheless, 10 a
superb black silk and a priceless India
shawl, aud real diamonds in her ears, but
Grace Genlis all the same-esger, loving
and impulsive.
'We heard about Gustavus' failure
cried Grace, buggipg her sister and laugh.
ing and crying alternately, 'aud Walter
sald We would come to New York at once
aud see what we could do for you We are
rch people, now, Walter and ], said Grace,
win spice Of innocent triumph 'and be
has concluded to settle in New York, and
Walter owns the GeDls Iron Works, and
We should ike Gustavus for book-keoper,
and OF course you'll all come and live with
Us, and-thars all Walter, dear, isn't il 2
'AI | should think il was, said Mr.
Genils, who bad listened smilingly TO bis
"iies avalanche Of words, 'and o pretty
mess you've made il. There, stop crying
We u be all right again, presently
Its 500 trying sobbed Mrs. Linley,
fhat Grace should be rich, ADD wear dia-
monds, and T.
Dido't / always tell you should put
ny little wife in Der right place one Of
these days, although vas nothing but
mechanic ? demanded Walter. why,
here IL Liuley, / declare. Give US your
hand, old fellow you haven, changed q
biz
And Gustavus Linley listened With hum
Ole bankiuIness 90 his broiher-in laws Of.
Ter to make hum book.keepor 10 one Of The
branch establishments Of bis famous iron
works.
The West Point Sior declares TIE life Of Err
Governor WISE TO have been "a bold aud dash
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