Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-05-20

news in the papers another very start
ling piece Of information came e
her
She was an heiress.
BY one of those strange chances in
Lille that are so common nowadays
her mothers brother beginning life
As an artisan had amassed princely
fortune. And he left it between
Alice Jervis and her brother.
And Alice Jervls sat down and
wept bitterly. To her it had come
as mockery. Her lot in life WI:
cast what did she want with money
now?
In due time she read of the mar
riage itself; +; she cut it ont of the pa,
per and placed it in her pocket book.
1t was all over.
III.
Three years slipped away Three
travellers entered d hotel in little
foreign town. One. a beautiful 40,
man. Il little past her first youth,
whom one knew in moment, in
spite of the improvement that had
taken place; but her brother was
scarcely to be recognized. A tutor
and three years Of foreign life had
caused marvellous transformation.
The third, an elderly lady, was not
much altered, excepting that her
dress was as handsome as heart could
desire.
They took their places at the t5lC
dhots, and exactly opposite to them
sat lady and gentleman. The latter
looked wearied. and his short black
mustaehe twitched with the curvings
of the restless mouth beneath it. The
lady was fair, fashionable, and viva-
ciouS.
Alice Jervis started. She would
have moved, but William Jcrvis, all
ignorant Of the past events, had ex
claimed:
"Mr. Scrope."
Mr.. Scrope looked across, wonder
ing at the friendly recognition from
all apparent stranger. Then his eyes
fell upon Alice, and he started, but
quickly recovering himsclfhc bowed,
saying:
Pardon me- if | did not at first re-
member YOU
Mrs. Scrope had turned in delight
towards William Jervis.
The first English voice, except
lug my husbands, that have heard
for three weeks. 10 not understand
Italian, and have consequently had
10 one 10 ak to but Mr.. Scrope
Can You imagine anything more
dreadful?
Then turning TO her husband she
said: You must introduce me to
your English friends"
Mrs. Scrope-Mrs. and Miss Jer-
Wis, )" said Mr.. Scropc, his look r!vet
ed on Alice.
The iace that ha never left his
memory in spite of his marriage, had
grown to higher beauty than ever
he had imagined to be possible. And,
though he knew it not. it had come
about through her striving after an
ideal that she deemed worthy Of him.
Sulling the pulses that throbbed
so painfully, Alice converscd with
him as with an old acquaintance, and
vet the remembrance Of their parting
on that moonlight night was wildly
present to both of them.
Mrs. Scrope talked necessarily, the
more especially as Mr.. William Jcr-
Wis, was lively talker, with frank
half fjcsting, half dcterential manner
that had something very winning
about it.
Alice Jervis watched Mrs. Scrope
narrowly, and wondered Why Mr..
Scrope had married her? And in
stinctively the answer came. because
he did not care very much for her.
but found that the alliance would add
luster TO his career. There was so1e
thing paradoxical il the idea, but
it passed with her. She had argued
that if Mr.. Scrope had really cared
for herself, to care much much for
Mrs. Scrope was impossible.
So they met and 50 they parted, in
the little out,ofthe way Italian town;
and Alice had seen NJ. Scrope once
more. Was she glad or sorry.
The Scropes returned to England
the Jerviscs remained abroad. And
they heard nothing more Of one an
other.
Exactly why she had come there