Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE DEBT PAID.


-, HERE is no use of talking, Bert. l can
- uot be your wife" Aud Gracs L row
drew her slight form up aud made mockng
bow. The handsome fellows face grew a
shade paler As tie looked in those cruel eyes
that mad no shadow in their blue depth
''Oh Oracle, he said mouruiuiiy, how
eau You be SO heartirss -and love you su."
Don't Oracle me, she sald. pctuIcntly.
''and for pity sake, save your preaching for a
more attentive audience. For my part must
90 III and dress Tor Aunt Setton's bal" =
And the giddy f'rt rripped up the marble
steps humminy gay opera air
BertTam Walters stood loukiug at this,
graceful figure with heavy heart and sor
r"wtui look IN his handsome dark eyes, then
turning. walked slowly, like one in dream,
10 the WaSerly, where he had handsome
SUIT OF apartments. One year before he had
met GTncc Elruy at n suiree aud had been her
accepted cavalier since. Grace was decided
firt-It Was her favorite pastime to win hearts
only to cast them aside ike a worthless toy
but beware. Grace EIroy, the day will cume
when you will curse the folly that led SOU to
be SO cruelty heartIess
Bert Walters was standing hy the door
that evening when Grace swept in on the arm
Of Marx Trevelyn, a wealthy down town
broker
Very beautiful she looked with bilows on
biitUws OF iuamy lace over = ruperb nile green
SATIN, necklace of cmeraiJs around her
snowy neck, aud the same elegant Jewels in
her she'll ike ears. Yes very beautiful aud
Bert Walters heart gave a throb OF pain a.
lac thought zhe never could lie his. for he had
given her ali the love tbs noble >ou Possessed
1t was rude awakening aud bitter one. but
his Er'de arose as he thought what n Gupe =
pretty woman had made UI him. aud merely
acknowledging Miss Eroy's sArcastie little
nod. became at once pOrtrcuiariy attentive u
Miss Go!dy, hnrid spInsier of forty. who
could count her thousands; aud wore diamonds
0t the hESt water on her fat neck and arms
Spring came and people were bustling
around IN the already heated city preparing
for a s"j0urn al the Springs, or that delight
fui cnol place. the mountains Grace had de
cded t. give her cry friends the Flip, and
| rust'care few mouths 1T country place
styled Jenna, where aunt of hers resided,
from whom rhe had received pressing invi-
tatIon. The summer passed quick ly aud
pleasantly 10 Grace aud she came back in the
glorious mouth at October looking ss fresh
and sweet as daisy aud MT thought Of pity
tor 'he heart- -he so drsOated. If she rhnuyht
at all "i Bertram Walters it was aIwnys ac-
c"mPEuied with a shrug Of her dainty ,hould>
ers ard low, musical hugh She heard hy
freud he had gone to Europe and there the
matter ended.
Five years passed, and one warm day in
early summer the .tnge dropped in front Of
the METROPOLITAN worn and dusty traveller
he was msn Of noble and graceful appear
auce. Heavy masses of waVy brown hair
shaded pure and lofty brow. eyes of deep
black and heavy nu4'ache Of the ssrne hue,
and yer there was something in his face that
struck some unpeasantly-a sort of stuical
Indifference, and, in iscr, he looked what he
was, thorough man Of the world There
was group of New York bloods standing or
l"uDging on the versnGa when the stranger
sir"de in their mids, and removed the deep
hrimmed hat he wore. WHY" said Ed
Singleton, ''if' that's no, Bert. Walters YOU
may make me into f.p,i1ck- y and grasping
his hand give it hearty shaking Why.
Bert. old boy, where have you kept yourself
all these years Why, we Rad given IN all
hope "t ever seeing You again" mo such
good luck as thEt, said Bert, laughing. "A
bad penny always returns, you know -
Well, you returned just in the right time
| tor fun said Howard Maeey, lszily ya~ning,
''sod lots of sport. Bert We have splendid
I set here now By the way. are you ac>
quainted with Miss Eiroy? BY Jove, uhs,
magnificent creature she is. The winter
before you went away was her first season, 1
believe presume you haze met her,
| - es' : Bert. Walters presumed he had and
smiling quietly. And" said Marcy. med
/ itaiively strnking his musfsche and settling
back in lounging chair. there is Miss Ed
wards, very young yet. but promises 10 be
/ quite belle, but no more like Miss Eiroy
than daisy is like blush rose"
Il should hope she wasn't like Grace EI-
roy" said Ber;ram WzI;srs, an hour later. as
he stood hefnre his dressing case adjusting a
neck tie of most killing blue "And We
are TO meet again after Eve long years. and
still unmarried. We shall see," and he
smiled, just disclosing the Pearly teeth that