Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-06-18
but, Frank, You dOn't always throw the

II am tired of fishing; let us walk up to
the house."
WAs tha. a shsde of disappointment on
Nellies face Who kuowsH
That night there was to be party at the
house OF course. Nellie was there; and,
as a consequence, Frank, too.
We forgot to meution-and for such an
objectionable omission We apologize-thss
Nellie BraiDard had quite snug little tor
tune of her OEn. Perhaps this had quite as
much to do with the number of her suitors
as her beauty.
Ga this particular evening, her admirers
were so many and attentive, and Nellie p
was so delightfully."- pleasant to all, that Frank
was in a continual white heat of jealousy aud ,
rage. Had he been melo-drsmAtic in his {
character, nothing but an unlimited quantity
of gore would have satisfied him.
Major Bernard. military gentleman from
the city, very proud of his name and tho
handle TO it, was his particular aversion. IL
would have given Frank great pleasure to
have waded inthe blood of the whole Bernard
family.
At eleven o'clock, the major aud Nellie
LETT the dancers, to stroll in the moonlight.
Oh, if Frank could only have got at him -
The conspicuousIy tender way in which the
major put her shawl around her created =
volcano in Frank, compared to which Vesu-
vious was mildness. When he went to bed,
that night. ii was with determination never
to make love to Nellie again.
That was how il happened that for six
months he never called to see her. When
| they met in the street, she gavo him re-
proachful, almost pleading locks, but he only
bowed cnldly. lie would have given any
thing to have taken her in his arms. but oon-
graduated himself that he not to bo de-
1 L - L III
| know he might have done SO for the ask
ing!
l. was time of great financial depression.
Frank Gray's business was good, but colco-
tious were slow. For year he had found
| it hard work 10 meet his obligations. A
note of his for three thousand dollars would
be due in few days at the town bank
The man to whom he Ind given it-a rich
old m;ser with heart of stone-had refused
to renew it either wholly or in part.
In vain, as the day drew fatally near,
Frank had cpdenvored to collect the money.
That failing, equally vain was his endeavor
to borrow it. Every one seemed to be in the
same condition as himself He found, too,
that most friendships won't stand three-
thousand, d liar test.
or course the whole town knew he was in
| trouble. Blow your nose at one end of a
country town and somebody at the other end
! sncrzos.
! Nellie Brainard had heard of his difficult
ties and taking into consideration the fact
! that he had not called on her for months.
seemed to take = great interest in Frank
Gray's affairs. She questioned and cross
questioned until sho had ascertaincd tho
| amount of the note, and the day upon which
it would fall due.
Upon that day, at four o'clock, Frank sat
in his Office waiting for the protest. Ho
had requested the teller of the bank, n friend
of his, TO bring it. Hc was q proud fellow.
and would rather have lost his right arm
than his financial honor.
In little while his friend entered and ex>
clnimed:
why, old boy, how pale you arc ! Cheer
up"
But he only answered, in dospairipg
way
''Ciive me the protest.
"Frauk," was the reply, "thero is no pro-
test"
Tho astonishcd man spraDg to his feet.
ono protest2 cannot understand !"
Now" said his friend, "if you will sic
down again, and not act SO much like wild
Indian, will explain"
Go on-go on 20
THE note was paid at ten minutes Of
three"
"Wha. mystery is this I'
"Will you be quiet2 IL ia no mystery to
me. When l had given up all hope that
You might by some chance raise the money,
middle aged lady entered. / had never
seen her before. She walked up to my vim
dow, and said, in quite n matter of-fact way.
There is a note of Mr.. Frank Gray's, for
three thousand dollars, due here to- day I
assented. Believe me was astonished when
she said 6Here IL the money i do not
wish the note give it to Mr.. Gray"
"The mystery is greater than ever ~
Frank interrupted.
"Not so fast my boy" his friend went on.
''You need not blush when tell you / know
you love Nellie Brainard. Now do not speak
again until am through. You may blush
when Say that believed all along Nellie
BrainArd loved you. Now I am certain of
it."
Frank gssped- sc,usIIy gssped.
"You know she has quite large deposit
in our bank. Well, this morning she came
in, and, to my astonishmeDt, drew twenty
nine hundred dollars. At ten minutes OF
three tho note was paid by the middle aged
lady Of whom have told you. have since
learned there Is an aunt on . vsit to Nellie,
who answers the description of that DiddIe-
eyed lady. Nellie no doubt had one hun
dred dollars in ready cash, and drew only
twenty nine hundred as blind"
It was plain enough now. Frank was
dszed.
OF course he didn't dress himself regard
lees that evening before he started to see
SeIIjeI Perhaps he didn't walk along the
road ss though he was floating! Oh, no
not at all
Perhaps he didn't see through her assumed
coldness wheu she met him Perhaps it