Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-12-01

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Aunt Betty, of Fairhaven, was
worth a hundred thousand dollars
if she was worth cent.
Well, in due time she came. She
nut up at the hotel, for our cottage
at Lowbridge wasn't big enough to
hold her with her maid. cOachman
and carriage; but fortunately that
was close by, and she spent the larger
half of three days with us.
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choice, for father had named her
Elizabeth for Aunt Betty, though
she had always been Bess" with
us; but it was not either OF the
twins and it was not lit was Pa
tricia.
Where did that girl get her
black hair?" Aunt Betty asked, as
soon as she saw her.
"I think she looks like my
brother Luke, don't your" asked
the mother, with wistful look.
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swered Aunt Betty, turning pale.
OWNED then, as I learned after
ward, that Uncle Luke had been a
lover of Aunt Betty's, when both
were young, before her marriage, and
the fact seemed to have o power
over her.
She looked at Patricia until the
girl blushed rosy-red, and would
have slipped out of the room, when
Aunt called to her and drawing her
down upon her knees on a footstool
before her, she put a withered hand
each side of the young cheek, and
said warmly:
"My dear, you shall be my
heiress."
So it was Patricia she chose to
leave her money to; but we were
not left out in the cold for she sent
the twins who were only sixteen, to
convent school for two years, and
invited me, with Patricia, to the
Hermitage.
1t was her home-a stately old
mansion of gray stone, gloomy
looking on the outside, but luxur-
iously and beautiful within, without
being in the least modern. We had
each maid and the free use of the
horse and carriage. After making
this provision for our comfort, Aun,
Betty excused herself from making
company of US, and we were free as
air to enjoy ourselves as we chose,
provided we did not interfere with
her maps. We chose to make d
great many pleasant acquaintances
guided conscientiously by Aunt Bet
tvs wishes. and the result was that
/ returned to Lowbridse in the Sum
mer, engaged to Mr.. Clyde Sher
rington. He was wealthy handsome
agreeable. yell connected. Every
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for herself
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