South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-02
Romney, Hampshire County, West Va, June 2. 1876.

uon KNOW VINO You are. 2.
''Hush!" said the young lady sep1y
lyon must not talk. I am heke 70 SShise
you is
Apd then he fodhd himself taking .
draught from her practiced fingers, and
then drifting of to sleep.
81 have been very III, haven't ~ said
he. when the doctor came at noon, as
usual.
You have been as close TO tho VALLEY
and the Shadow. more than once. as =
man can be in this life" DR.. Delagood
answered gravely.
The Major shudiered a little, heath.
cnish old Sybar;te "a he was. The idea
OF death appalled, him, and he scarcely
cared to hear how near he had been TO
the solution of the great problem.
But you pulled me through" said he
with = long breath.
"les. aud your patient little nurse,
who has just gone for half IN hour $
sleep"
who is she. doctor??" asked the Ma
jor anxiously.
''Shc is niece OF one OF the lady board.
ers. Martin, think they call her. Her
aunt went away rs soon "a the fever ,ie-
clared itself, in fact, it ritilcd the hotel
pretty nearly. but this girl would not al.
low any one to suffer for want OF care
and nursing. SO she couragcously re.
NAMED to take care of You"
why did she do that?" asked the
Major. little lump rising in his throat.
why did Florence Nightengale 60
out TO the Crimea? Why are all wo.
men born hcroincs ut hearth" retortcd
the doctor.
God bless herr" mnttered the Major.
And then he turned his head on one
side. and big drop Oh two FLASHED
down on the pillow.
Day by day he lay there in slow con.
vaiescencc. while the pretty young nurse
ministercd tor him.
NY dear" said the Major one day,
81 think | am beginning to realize now,
what the blessing OF a daughter would
have been had God given me one.
have grown very foni Of You"
The soft blue eyes bcamcd smilingly
down upon him as he spoke.
Are you much attached to your aunt?
Mrs. Fesscndcn, believe her name is.
Yes. said the girl half doubttully. IL
suppose so; never saw her before she
asked me to spend the season with her
ut Atlantic City last month"
us that all you have seen of her?"
That's all"
Then" said the Major, II ask to let
me adopt you. vii! you be my daugh-
ter, hcncerorth?'
She threw her arms around his neck,
and sobbed upon his breast.
DO you really love me? Do you
really want ~ asked she.
IL am all alone, my child" said the
Major, "an,i you will be the sunshine Of
my house"
but you have SON."
Yes" answered the major slightly
frowning. Poor Henry, but he has
cstrangei himself from me-"
Forever"
Yes, forever" You sec sickness.
had taken none of the Inherent obstina.
cy out Of the old heroes character.)
Papa. she kneit beside the satin
pillowe,l invalid chair, which had been
wheeled out into the sunshine on the
broad veranda-"I am to call you papa,
arI | no!?'
"Of course you are dearest"
The Majors hand stroked down her
bright hair with tender touch as he
spoke.
Then. papa. tell me why you are es.
traneed from him."
"lle married in disregard of my wish.
cs,' the Major sternly answered.
lis that such an objectionable crime?''
Cnpardonable? See here. Mary, il
he hal not made such fool, such an
idiot of himself he might have been your
husband. You might have been my
daughter in very truth Stranger things
haze happened.
''But that couldn't he"
why not?" demanded the major.
because lac is my husband already
oh, papa, dear, dear father, / am not
Mary Martin. and yet I am. NV real
name j. Mary Ariel Martindale and
Harry, away at st. Louis, is my husband.
| only came here 10 stay with aunt Fes.
sender until he could make that little
home for us which we had hoped and
dreamed Of Will you forgive us both,
papa, for ay sake -
Il suppose j shall have to, said the
Major in extreme bewillerment. Kiss
me dear. Upon the whole, Harry isn't
such fool as I believed him TO be-
And you knew who was all the whilc?''
coz course I did"
And you kept it dark? SLY little
puss. Well Mary mean Ariel -"
Yes. papa"
Wen telegraph for Henry TO come
right back. There's only three of u.s.
Let's try anil he happy together"
80 through Ariers blue eyes aud
heaveu-sent face Harry Martindale was
disinherited. and through her he was
received back again into his own inner.
itancc.
Own up sir. that I know what was
about" said Harry, as he stood there
with Ariel leaning ON his arm.
You dog?' said tho old gentleman,
facetiously poking him in the ribs