The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-11-02

upuuEI hAk 1uu W give Lud your pEVhe
ise that you will not reveal IT,"
!" Certainly, sir, I give yop my
word"
SIT deeply concerns you, as / under.
stand that you are 10 marry Miss Ham
mond /; II deeply concerns me, as am
one Of the trustees OF her supposed
estate II deeply concerns Mr.. Yarn, as
he is the real owner Of the estate. Here
is q will, which you shall read (; II is q
perfectly legal document, although not
registered. One OF the witnesses to the
signature is still living. OF the con.
tents Of the will I am not ignorant,
having been consulted as TO It's form.
I have also known for many years, as q
professional secret, that Mr.. Yarn was
q natural son OF Governor Hammond (;
but / had supposed that my old friend
had abandoned his project OF making
this will. Here tits, and in my opinion
1t will stand"
Horace Frazier read the paper with
attention. II was ruin TO him, and he
looked IL; but he said nothing.
Once he turned and gave Thomas
Yarn o searching, contemptuous, and
almost amused look.
"You are q good.looking fellow to
turn young lady out Of her property !"
said he coarsely.
Thomas Yarn did not answer.
Judge Sutherland did. "No abuse,
Mr.. Frazier. Mr.. Yarn Is treating you
most honorably. He is not ready TO
mako this will public Just yet, but he
wishes you to know OF It, in order that
you may not be disappointed in regard
TO your future wiie's property. II you
love her well enough to marry her, o
penniless girl such as she Is, that, Of
course, is matter into which I shall
not enter. But It is our duty to let you
know that Mr.. Yarn will, in the event
OF your marriage, produce this will, and
proceed to claim his property and
the Judge pushed up his glasses.
Horace Frazier was stunned, as we'll
he might be. Judge Sutherland was o
dry, convincing sort OF terrible man
what he said must be true.
"Do you think, Judge Sutherland,
that Mr.. Yarn has any chance Of sue
cess ?"
at NAV be enough to say to you
that I have advised him to try" said
the Judge, dryly.
Yes, that was quite enough for
Horace Frazier. he loved Emily, in
his selfish way, for herself but he was
not the man TO do generous deed, and
take her without penny. Emily m
heiress was quite another thing from
Emily penniless. Thomas Yarn had
not mistaken his man.
He left town very shortly after, and
wrote o few very lover-like letters.
Then he went through the usual pro-
cess Of pretended jealousy, GOODNESS,
and neglect then writing her that, as
he knew he was not worthy Of her, he
must beg that their engagement might
come to IN end.
He had told the truth for once. He
was not worthy Of her.
But it took Emily some time to see
that loves young dream can have an
end. She went through tho usual do.
lusions p; thought he still loved her, and
that some enemy had done this thing.
The leaf OF music which auttered off
the piano in the evening breeze brought
back the hour when he had gracefully
stopped TO pick 1t up for her; the flow.
ers about the piazza still breathed OF
him the west wind brought her his
whispered VOWS the moonlight seemed
but TO cast shadows which might be
his. It was hard to accept life without
him. Emily had never met pain be.
fore; It came with its usual Intensity
To the young and strong. She sought
to escape II, to believe in him, to for
give him; and she would have done SO
TO the day OF her death had not q news
paper fallen into her hand with the
news Of his marriage-yes, 80 soon,
tool Ah, Horace, you might have
waited
Tremblingly old Thomas looked on
the surgical operation which he had
performed sadly he watched the pale
cheek and the detected attitude as she
sat, once again his silent companion in
the old library. He would have given
all the fortune that he had not had,
twice over, 10 hear her laugh !; but ii
was too late. Gould he have foreseen
this, he would not have frightened
Horace Frazier away. But, before
year had passed, the healthy and pros
porous young girl began to recover
from her heart. break. The same tenn.
perament which had induced her to
throw "Thaddeus Of Warsaw" half
across the room, in her excitement at
its rapidly.changing tone Of Joy and
despair, came TO her rescue. The un.
mitigated worthlessness Of her late low
er's character began to come TO her, al
though she did not know the half.
That knowledge 3. etimes is good
medicine for o heart diseased. Aunt
Margaret, too, was as violently desiiku-
sioaee as could be desired; butshe never
forgave Thomas Yarn, nor invited him
to the edge Of chair, forever more, in
her cool parlor.
Before three years had passed, EN-
lily had replaced Horace Frazier by
far better man. Thomas Yarn had
kept his secret, and had seen his Emily
as he believed, safe. He crept TO the
library not often now, tor his breath
was getting short, his heart beat pain.
fully; he was going down to that quiet
resting.place, by the side Of Mary, for
which he had long prayed. Deborah
began TO 60 over to him, now, with
comfortable soups and encouraging
wines. Excellent Deborah, misnamed
Doolittlel
Happiness did not harden that good
young heart, which had been such q
dear thing to Thomas Yarn. She never