The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-09

ana she built many pretty castles il
the air " about the way she would use
her wealth, until change came over
the scene.
Mr.. Ingraham, who had heretofore
seemed well pleased to have his daughter
In Philip Bertram's company, began to
entertain higher views for her, and when
young Dinsmore, son of the president of
the village bank, began to drop in of an
evening with the evident intention of
seeing Dot, though he asked for her
father, poor Philip began to be treated
coldly, and at last he was forbidden the
! house.
Had Dots mother been living, things
would have been different, for her ster-
ling good sense would have carried the
day against her husbands sudden inf1a-
ton of feeling caused by their good
| fortune. But since his wife's death Mr..
ingraham had no one to influence him,
for he considered Dot mere child, to be
petted and governed as though she was
| i've years of age, instead of we'll grown
girl OF Is, of more than ordinary capac-
| ity and good sense.
Affairs went on in this way for several
months. Mr.. Dinsmores calls grew
more frequent, and strong pressure
was brought to bear upon Dot to make
her listen to his suit, which was now
openly declared. She had now tried to
discourage him by treating him with
marked GOODNESS and indifference; but
he would not take repUlse, and her life
was growing to be an unhappy one, her
fathers conversation being principally
upon the projections of her sutton, whom
at heart, she cordially detested, though
doing her best to treat him with cour-
| tesy.
Philip knew of his constant visits
and heard rumors of an engagement
He grew gloomy and morose, and when
he CHANGED to meet Dot would pass her
in a way which made her poor little
| heart ache.
So things went on from bad to worse,
until Dot would have been glad if her in
heritance chad been sunk in the sea. At
last another actor appeared-ay girl,
who created quite a sensation in the
quite village. She was from a city in
the far west, and was very pretty, and
knew Just what colOrs to choose for her
toilet to set off the tints of her glowing
| brunette complexion.
1
when one day she met the stranger
walking iauntily by Philips side. She
was shortly afterward introduced to her,
and for few moments a hateful spirit
suggested that she should make herself
disagreeable; but she resolutely put the
temptation away from her and appeared
her own natural, lovable self. She soon
ceased to wonder at Philips evident
| pleasure in Miss Belmont's society. She
was so frank, and cheerful, and sparkling
| in her conversation that she was won
from her prejudice, and they grew to be
| friends.
1t was not long before Kate Belmont
knew the true state of Dots feelings to-
ward Dram Dinsmore, tho Philips name
was as a sealed book between them
Dot loved him as dearly as ever, and the
very intensity of her feelings for him
made her strangely shy of mentioning
him even to her dearest friend.
1t was great surprise when Kate said
to her one day, half jestingly:
How strange that you don't like Mr..
Dinsmore better! | have taken great
fancy to him; but have studiously
avoided being even pleasant to him, for
rumor gave him to you; and thinking
him your special property, / didn't want
to play with edged tools But if you
don't love him l shall adopt different
tactics-tor | think he is perfectly
splendidn
"'What is meat to one is poison to an
other How true those old adages are.
| don't think he cares for me. He never
looked at me before l became rich. l
wish old Jared Ingraham had left his
money to some elsel'
Jared Ingraham," said Kate, mus
ingly. Where have | heard that
name Oh, | know. | have the dearest
old friend out west, and it's her love
story which that name has brought
to my mind. Something happened to
separate them when they were both very
young, and she left all her friends and
settled in the west. But she always re-
manned single, and to this day is true to
the memory of her old love. Bye the
| bye, her name is most the same IS yours,
only its Dorothy Ingraham instead of
Dot"
"Why," said Dot, "My name is
Dorothy. They only call me Dot for
short"
81 wonder if you and Miss Ingraham
are related to each other? / am quite
sure that Jared Ingraham was her lover S
name. If it was the same person doesn't
it seem strange that he should have left
his money to young chit like you, beg
ging your ladyship's pardon, instead of
to his faithful old Lowell"
Dots face was a study as Kate ratified
on. 1t fairly shone.
"Kate," said she, Il see it all? lam
an interloper. Isn't it nice? The will
said, | give and bequeath to my dear
cousin Dorothy Ingraham that's all l
can remember verbatim, but that's
enough. All the law terms in the world
wouldn't make it any palmer to me.
We all thought it .strange that he should
have left it to me when ne never had
paid me the slightest attention when he
was alive; but the lawyer said that to
his knowledge there was no other person
of that name, so | must be the one
Give me your friends address, and Pill
soon get to the bottom of the matter"
"Tu give it to you, of course, but
first promise me not to say anything
about it until you are sure"
81 will keep silent until you give me
permission to speak" said Dot
She wrote at once to the old lady, and
in due time received reply which con-
frmed her suspicious. She Immediately
began to put things in train so Miss In
graham should receive her rights.
A month had hardly gone by when,
much to Dots amusement, Mr.. Dinsmore