South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-04-10
How He Won Her.
nv IDA ROLAND.

his hand touched the silver knob, aud turn
cd to Look once moro at the occupants OF
the room from which he had been bani,h-
ed, aud which seem d ike paradise to him,
for it contained the girl be loved.
For moment there was llnce, bro
ken only by the ticking of the gildei clock
on the mlntel, that seemed to JOHN IRA
CY's wounded spirit to be hooking him
with its cheerful SQUAD. II meant 10 take
but ono glance, but an irresistatls power
seemed to chain him to the spot, while his
gaze took In the surroundings as if 10 brand
the picture forever upon his memory. The
freight fiicke and flushed over the vel
vet carpet and costly furniture, aud linger-
ed lovingly on the form of a girl standing
at distant window, gazing out upon the
night. Had she heard what had been said
Did she care that tie had BUNDLED his proud
spiri. before her purse. proud father aud
naughty sister, ouly 10 be sc3gned and re-
pulsed
Tier heart, he kew, be possessed but
was she brave enough to cling to him still
How these questions presented themselves
to his mind in that brief moment, aud filed
bis heart with douJtings.
BELL HoLBoRN, the Oldest d4ughte and
acknowledged beauty in society sat by the
centre table, lazily resting her head OF the
back Of her easy chair, erj lying the scene,
as she called il, IA something quite absurd
and curlad her lips at tho bundle sutton at
the door, who had been 50 nobly pleadinr
his cause; still 10 movement from the e.,
ure .; the window, and with an indignant
look at the man who had blightod his hopes
for the future, he turned to depart.
john! The clear voice rang through
the room and reached his ears He s'epped
back, and saw KATHERINE HoLBoRN com.
ing toward him with outstretched hands.
and a look in her eyes lie could not mis-
take. As he took both her hands in firm.
tender clasp, she turned to her father who
STOOD quite spee3hess with astouishment
and saii-
'W!I you please state your objections to
Nc. Tracy again, l did not quito under
stand.
KATE, you forget YOURSELF said BELL,
warningly.
Il tLinE, said KATE, with an indignant
tone to her voice, 'th4t father has forgotten
what was duo him as gentleman. 1t was
1orse than 0genlemaniy, it was c,7tcl, for.
him 10 wrench his secret from him, and
then rcpu'so him as be has
KATHERINE, | am astonished that YOU
saouI! so far forget your position a. TO act
IN this manner. [ have told JoHN Tracy
and thiak he understands, that this alFlir
has progressed far enough. Were bis pow
orty anu c)nncc'ijns not in the way, his
seeking your hand in the way lie has would
he enough 20 condemn him
'ilow about Fir. ARNOLD. who is seek
ing BELL. ) in ;ho same manner ?
That Ia altogether different natter
4 SHOULD think so. The iaea Of COM
pairing him to Mr ARNOLD :. sneored BELL
i was wrong there, | acknowledge said
hATHEEINE. There IS no comparison.'
her briGh, eyes resting on her lover, who
was thinking that she was never lovclier
or delror thau at this moment.
VT. lIoLBoRN's cold voic9 broke tho 81
.euco. There Is ID use in prol0nging this
interview. l have told you, KATHERINE.
mat 1t IS impossible. Some day you will
bank nc for saving you from such a fate.
/ % have been reared in LUXURY, and little
.n'eioo what The life Of poor mans wife
must b.
q am not afril.'
You atelk ike a romantic sebool-oi-
80 ''i .'''' " yyur father IS one Of the
richest men 10 the west, and you aro--'
The mos, miserable girl ia ,ho whole
city, she cried, impeiuouly.
'Nr. HOLBORN, said JoHN TRACY,
7paski0g slowly and with y great effort, 4
am an honorable man, | hope, and will
never resort to anything underhludcd /
"il not a.k your daughter 20 disobay you
aGd 80 wifh me % 80. Luis where / bavo
procured a situation because 10 doing an.
l might blight her happiness forever She
h1s, o. you ay, 90 idcl of poverty Be-
li.ve NE, / never wish 90 teach her; for
vel. know how bard it IS 70 bear, even by
those who have known o. all their lives j
had hoped, knowing that she loved mo. 90
ask hsr Co wa.t for me liulo whilo, ull I
could place hcT where she could be hapuy.
but O. seems that even this Is denied me.
viii leave her, not because am afraid of
your threats, or ashamed of my poverty (;
but because ] love her. KoHeriaci
% Gle world Of love aad regret In that
word as Do uttered d.. Then On earnest
clasp Of the hand aud a look that was 10
itself carcs', ond he was gone. Carrying
in bis hears tbo whispered words that
made music in bis soul 4 rat wait for you
JOHN'
Ca che doorstep be met CHARLIE AR
Mold, who bad irec access 20 too room from
which be bad been banished forever. -
w hat was this man that be was thus favor
cd Z Was be truer-heartod 2 Ab he could
cell Of chapters in the history Of that mans
life, young as be was, that one would shud.
der 90 hear. And yct-iho door AcW opeu