The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1876-11-25

frightened by threats. have the blood
OF the Mortimors in my veins; ~ and she
swept proudly out Of the room.
Nelly carried her sun-hat in her hand
ia pretty, broad-brimmed Leghorn,
trimmed with trailing vines, Dry-eyed
and pale, with her small mouth set in
rigid line, she walked swiftly down the
path that led to the laurel wood; but
she had no more than reached the shade
when young Detmold sprang into the
path before her
"Oh, Nelly, dearest Nelly" he be-
gan eagerly, " | am so glad to find you
here! have something very particu-
lar to say
"Stop," cried Nelly, imperiously,
"and listen to what | have to say to
You. am poor girl, Mr.. Detmold. |
/ have not n penny OF my own in the
| world. Go and tell the other young
men at the hotel that my uncle has
willed all his fortune away from me. "
The young man stood as if petriAed,
and she swept on down the path before
him.
A quarter of n mile of rapid, almost
breathless, walking through the under
/ growth brought Nelly suddenly against
the Sanskrit professor, who had carried
his lexicon out into the shade. In ,nu-
ment he had confronted her, his sGllow
face beaming with happiness.
al am so glad to find you here
alonel" said he. Z" For days | have
sought an opportunity to speak"
" Don't say it, cried Nelly, witt
] q. I. e..
am "a poor girl, and it is all mistake
about my being an heiress. The Gen
eral has willed away from me every
penny of his fortune.n
a. Miss Mortimer exclaimed thu
Professor, in panied and reproachfu
voice, " how could you think me 5,
mercenary? have loved you for your
self alone"
Don't, DON'T cried Nelly in plain
tive tones. Z" You are a good man
worlds above me, but | could not mar
ry you. | would be milestone aroun
, your neck"
She ran from him abruptly, and dash
! ed into the thick woods farther an
farther, deeper and deeper, losin
) breath, then stopping to listen il sh
3 were followed. She was in strang
, pace, where large s0moer trees gre"
IL was iatc IN thc "i.e iII Inc 81
, was seltihe' inc Mliignt eAIherln
! around her' whGh Nehy rested on
! messy log ana leaned agaihst IRE
!, trunk WIN iieI lecv IN Vhe ia al. on on
was sVppinS, pecsuso sue iei. Itlell
mlseraole, 1electeu' anu aoanuo 9De
= AnI steailnily the ilsA' Ga,iio on, guy
g denly tnere was acrunchlhg anu crae t
d ing OF bushes l., near near oy, ana Neii
: sP.ans UP WIZ o a n' =, ri soIo'' a.
h Don = De alralu' saiu a IeeP, MAJ
u " voice she Knew wen WIN ne
Il h1rIn you; nlsS mortimer eAoiain
c ca Colonel ilnwley ou ue'9 1 nn'
o i,llies uMny nom wy nue. A D'
--...
c he added, coldly, "but you must allo
d me to see you to the house"
g Nelly tried to hide her tear-staine
It face. al know that you dislike M
y Colonel Hawley,n she answered, "an
It it is unnecessary for you to impose ;
Q disagreeable Il task upon yourself.
can walk home perfectly well alone.
?, Miss Mortimer said he, ignorin
9 this speech, al see that you have bee
= weeping ana know that you nave qua
relied with your uncle. He was on d
point Of doing you a great wrong, 81
;. let me relieve your mind in regard
r the money. have reasoned with hir
and the new will has been destroye
Il You are still the heiress, and will d
d ways so remain"
~ "And he had given the money
n you,n said Nelly, sharply, land you r
G fused itP"
e "Why do you askP 1t is all you
T. now Not a penny of it shall be tax,
e from you.n
e 4" hate the money!" cried Nelly, pa
2 sionately. "And you believe | cou
n come here and cry my eyes out becau
II Of the loss OF some paltry thousands
II "Bnt why else should you grieve
It Have not troubles of my own'"
IS =" am powerless, Miss Mortimer,
> discover thom."
h d" You despise me-" she cried. "Y'
n think am vain, shallow, frivolo