Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-02-13

ant marry on air. Lefty
But we have hands to work with,
he declared, earnestly, blushing as she
poke.
Bother work! I don't like work |
must have money and tell you,
lefty, if marry against the wishes OF
ny folks will get nothing from
hcm.'
They oppose it, then p Queried Let
y, with a sparkling eye.
Not yet. They don't know the
,hange in your position but Lefty
.ell you if they fnl out you are here
mere teacher, couldn't even get them
to call on you. much less receive you In
Tue family as an equal ; l couldn't in
deed, Lefty
Lefty rose TO her feet and slowly
drew off her engagement ring.
She was pale, and her eyes glittercd'
but her voice was quite firm.
You need not try, SIR. Severance
They will never be called upon to re-
ceiye me into the family, for l will new
er enter it. Here, return you THIS
ring. may be a teacher, but L am
honored and respected here, and q
thousand times happier than l could
ever be as your wife, now that l really
know your nature
We'll. I'm conloundly sorry, you
know. Letty,' stammered Valentine,
shamefacedly, but taking the ring. 1
wish this had not happened. But l
don't sec how we can marry fyou per-
sist in this
Ishall persist. l tell you Mr.. Sever
ance. 1 am honored and happy here
and l shall stay here that Is all. You
wanted your release, and now you have
it and l am glad l knew you before it
was 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 90 {; but selfshness tr-
umphed.
He could not marry a 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 Sew
erancc 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 they arrived as he
stood with two Of his companions, a la
dy and gentleman passed them, and
something made Valentine turn aud
look after her.
WHO is that he asked.
The greatest catch of the season,
replied one Of his friends. she came
after we did last night. That is Miss
Westinghouse, the great helress.'
WAS she the daughter of the whole
sale merchant who died in London two
or three years ago p
Yes. she was.'
:Itis the same lady, then. If you re-
member, h, + fathers property all went
to a second cousin, who did not offer to
DO any thing for the girl until he found
out what kind OF stuff she was. She
went of somewhere teaching, and he
let her teach for year, all the while
lceping an eye on her, aud .hen he
went to her and told her that he
had already settled half her iather's
property on her, and that ne was alone
aud lonely, and if she would come aid
1--we with him, and be his daughter, he
would make WILL giving her all her
fathers property aud his own added to
it. She went, of course, and people say
they are much attached to each other.
It's fortune worth having, tell you.
L should think so!' said Valentine,
wondering what lucky chance had
brought him in her path so promptly,
and if it were too late.
No, it could not be.
She had cared for him, and of course
she would take him back.
Aud so he watched for Letty's return
from her rambie, and when she came
near, with her escort, he sprang tc
meet her with eager hand.
Miss Westinghouse, Lefty, is it pos.
sible Do you remember me p
She accepted his hand with smile
saying, easily:
'Ar. Severance Oh, yes, remem'
Der well, and am glad to meet yor
again, but am not Miss Westinghouse
any longer-Mrs. Webster since the
day before yesterday. Walter, dear
let me introduce an old friend-Mr
Valentine Severance
Walter stepped forward, and Valen
tine bowed TO Lctty's husband, of whom
she was so proud, and went his way
sadder and wiser, and wishing he haC
been better man, and had not los
what Walter had won, when it might 81
easily have been his, had he been tru,
in early love.
GoD LOVES BEAUTY.-I do not thinI
we fully realize, any OF us, how mucl
worEhin f1pre IL i'm tho moro act N