Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-11-28

mere teacher, L couldn't eVeng2t them
to call on you, much less receive you
into the family as an equal; couldn't
indeed Lefty"
Lefty rose to her feet and slowly drew
off her engagement ring.
She was pale, and her eyes gllttered,
but her voice was quite firm.
"You need not try, Mr.. Severance.
They will never be called upon to re-
ceive me into the family, for | will never
enter it. Here [ return you this ring.
[ may be teacher, but | am honored
and respected here, and a thousand
times happier than | could ever be as
your wife. row | really know your ma
ture"
"Well, I'm confoundedly sorry,
you know, Lefty stammered Nalen-
tine, shamefully, but taking the ring
q wish this had not happened, but |
don't see how we can marry If you per-
sist in this"
& shall persist. l tell YOU Mr.. Sew
GRANGE, 1 am honored and happy here:
and shall stay here that is all. You
wanted your release, and now you have
it, and | am glad I know you before it is
too late. Farewell, Mr.. Severance, now
and forever"
She turned and swept proudly out Of
the room, leaving him with the ring IN
his hand, in doubt whether to call her
back or let her 60 but seltishness TIL
umphed.
He could not marry poor girl, and
SO he left Lefty Westinghouse to fight
the world alone, while he went back to
finish his travels.
Two years later Mr.. Valentine Sever
ance came home again. heavily in debt,
and not having forgotten Lefty quite as
entirely as he could have wished, for he
did care as much for her as he could for
any one.
1t was too hot to stay in the city, and
in three days he was down in the coun-
try with party Of friends.
The morning after their arrival, as he
stood with two Of his companions, q lady
and gentleman passed them, and some
after her.
"Who is that?" he asked
The greatest catch Of the season., re-
piled one of his friends. She came
after we did, last night That is Miss
estinghouse, the great heiress."
Westinghouse | knew Miss
Westinghouse once, but she was not an
heiress."
"Was she the daughter of the whole
sale merchant who died in London two
or three years ago.
Yes, she was"
1T is the same lady, then. If you
remember, her fathers property all went
to a second cousin, who did not offer to
do anything for the girl until he found
out what kind of stuff she was She
went off somewhere teaching, and he
let her teach for year, all the while
keeping an eye on her and then he
went to her, and told her that he had
already settled half her fathers prop
erty on her and that he was alone and
lonely, and if she would come and live
with him, and be his daughter, he would
make will giving her all her fathers
property, and his own added to it. She
went, of course, and people say they are
much attached to each other. It's a
fortune worth having, tell your
4 should think so - said Valentine
wondering what lucky chance had
brought him in her path so promptly,
and if it were quite too late.
No, it could not be.
She had cared for him of course she
would take him back
And so he watched for Letty's return
from her ramble, and when she came
near with her escort, he sprang to meet
her with eager hand.
Miss Westinghouse Lefty, is it pos
sible? Do you remember me?'
She accepted his hand with smile,
saying, easily
Mr.. Severance Oh, yes, | remem-
Der you well, and am glad to meet you
again. But [ am not Miss Westing-
house any longer-Mrs. Webster since
the day before yesterday This is my
husband. Walter, dear, let me intro
duce an old friend-Mr. Valentine Sew
erance."
Walter stepped forward, and Valen-
tine bowed to Letty's husband, of whom
she was so proud, and went his way,
sadder and wiser, and wishing he had
been a better man, and thus not lost
what Walter had won, when it might so
easily have been his had he been true
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