South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-28

carried to a luxuriotts cl,anbcrt / was
too fatisued TO go down stairs that even
ing. Out the amount OF supper wlich
contrived to swallow. and wine it took
10 wash 1t Gown. would have astonished
| a restaurateur. - .yTs ..f.fa....
In the morning my head was SO bad
that took my coffee i'm bed. At din
ner time managed, with some assis
tance, TO get to the dining-room, and for
tue iirst time met Kate Marston, the
young lady whose dearest hope had
come to- overthrow. After the first
gIanceI began to think that perhaps
Mr.. Marston had made grave mistak,
IN bringing me there. Ineyer had an
IDEAL. My busy life in college and my
lack OF money to live at all afterwards
had allowed no margin for dreams. But
| am sure Kate Marston embodied all
the elements which would have compos.
ed my ideal il / had possessed one.
she was small, perfect brunette.
with glorious eyes, which might sparkle
with love or hatred. red lips and checks,
| lustrons black hair, which is Charming
IN woman. She treated me very kind.
", very gently, because l. her father 5
friend, was an invalid. Ii l had been
apparently strong and hearty, she would
nave suspected her fathers motives and
met every advance with n rebuff. lie
had brought several eligible Young men
to his house, but Kate had sent them a.
bout their business i'm anything but q
complimentary way. All The ladies
VINO had been hired rs companions she
mad won over to her cause They abet.
ted her fathers disobcdience. and were
discharged in disgrace. 1t was planned
that while drawing on her sympathy and
seeking Kindly Offices. from her. should
watch over her, keep with her as much
as L could. and excite il possible the
jealousy OF her lover, and tempt him to
some desperate action.
felt immediately that it would be a
pleasant task, although had been rs |
appeared, young man OF landed estate.
would have entered into it with great.
CT zeal Fora Few days everything pro.
crossed smoothly. Kate was assiduous
IN ber attentions to my comfort. |
would lie on the sofa and she would
read 10 me in her dulcet tones. Ienioy.
Ell this heartily. for she was really a
good reader. and Tcnnvson or Byron
from her lips was the sweetest music TO
me.
When my head ache,l land often had
severe spells with my heati) how tender.
~ she bathed ii with those dert fingers
OF hers. / would have been content to
live and bas!l i'm the sunshine OF her
presence forever, but observation show.
ed me there was necessity for action
sometimes Kate would shut herself up
IN her room for an hour or two. Mean
while, on whom time always hung hea.
Why when she was absent. placed my
CHAIR by the window TO view passers by.
invariably saw n man pacing up and
down IN front Of the house.
lie was of medium size. light com.
pieNion, blue gray eyes, long sile wills
kcrS, mixture between flaxen and
brown; most people would have called
him good looking, hut close observer
OF character would have noticed the
strangely shaped forehead, and the
gradual sinking of the features at the
bridge OF the nose. / was not long in
hndIng out that this was Rates lover.
and ! took delight i'm watching him. |
caught him looking at me with malir.
nant scowl. With Hates rcappcarance
he always disappeared. I was certain
That they were keeping up corrcspon.
dcnce, but | never saw him receive any
letters. | now began TO concoct plans
10 prevent this. | begged her rs n great
favor. to help inc i'm writing some letters
winch were IL necessity for me to write.
nut which my weakness prevented my
doing. | kept her for long hours writ
Ing letters about all sorts Of thinps TO
imaginary people. which. Of course were
never mailed. / have some of them yet
carefully put away in my writing desk
Then We took long rides. and she. be.
lieving me to be stranger in the CITY.
pointed out the objects OF interest. and
answered tho numerous questions which
chose TO ask. L think Mt those times
she must have thought me very stupid.
and possessed ofycry little information
but she always answered me with the
same uuwearying kindness.
With all her firmnoss, and. ns hcr
father termed it, obstinacy. there was
also in her that gentlencss aud swpet.
ness which characterized the trne lady
] only sighed that she hal not bestowed
her love on some worthy object-mvselr
for instance. Luckily 7 met no one
who knew me as David Moss. attorney
and solicitor. but nearly always passed
somewhere in our rides her lover. who.
her father had told me, was called Wal.
ter Rcveaux.
At such times Kate would bow and
smile. while he returned haunty nod
which brought frightened, erievei looks
into Rates sair face. Then an insane
desire would seize INC 10 jump ont Of the
carriage and rive him ;he thrashing no
deserved; but discretion being the bet.
ter part Of yalor, would on reflection
remain seated, and by playful badinage
cndeavor 20 coax back Hates smiles.
/ had been at Marsion's housc nearly
month, and had been treated as an
hOnored guest bv both m1stor an,t mi