Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-25
calls grew more frequent, and a

cisren she b40 puw trfed To iis.
cours ge him with mark Geo ness
and indifference but be would not
take repulse, and her lite was
grf wing to be an unhappy ote her
IA hers conversation being princi
pallv upon the perfections of Der
suitor, whom, 1T first she cordially
detested. though doing her best 10
treat him with courtesy.
Pnillip knew of his constant Wis
it's, and heard rum RS OF 40 engage
ment. He or W gloomy and mo
rose, and when he Glanced 10 meet
Dot wonld pass her 10 way which
made her poor little heart ache.
So things went on from bad TO
worse, until Dot would have been
glad if her inheritance had been
sunk in the sea. AT last another ac-
ter appeared : Young girl. who
created quite seIsa!inn in the
quiet vhlsge She was from city
IN be- far west, aud was very pref
ty, ard knew just what c"Iors 10
chose T r her toilet to set off he
tints IF her glowing brunette com
plexion.
Dots heart felt like lead III her
bosom when one day shs met oe
stranger walking jauntly by Phil
lips side Shs was shortly after
ward ihtroduc d 10 her and for q
few moments hateful spirit sug-
gested that she should make hef
self disagree able; but she resi- lu,e-
ly put the te np'aiion away from
htr and appeared her own natural,
!ovable self She soon ceased to
wonder al Phillips evident pleas
nre in Miss BelmonL's society. She
was so frank and cheerful, and
sparkling 10 her conversation hat
she was won from her prejudice, aud
they grew TO be friends.
L. was not long before Katie Bel
mont knew the true state of Do.'s
feeling toward Dram Dinsmore,
though Philips name was sealed
book between them Dot loved him
as dearly as ever, and the very in.
'ensity of her feelings for him made
her strangely shy of mentioning him
10 even her dearest friend.
1t was great su prise when Kate
said to her one day, half .iestingly :
How strange that you don't like
Mr.. Dinsmore better | have taken
"a great fancy TO him, hut have
studiously avoided Dting even pleas.
ant to HIM for rumor gave him TO
you; and thinking him your special
property, | don't want to play the
edge tools. But if you don't love
him l shall adopt different tactics
for | think he is perfectly splendid !
What is meat to one is poison TO
another How true those old
adages are. don't think he cares
FIR me. He never looked at me be-
fore became rich | wish old Jared
Ingrabam had left his money to
some one else
Jared lngraham.' said Kate mus
ingly. Where have heard that
name. Oh, | know l have a dear,
old friend out west, and it's her loo ,
story which that name has brou ht
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 remained single and
to this day is true TO the memory of
her old love. By the by, her name
Ia not the same as yours. only its
Dorothy Iugraham instead of Dot
why said Dot, my name is
Dorothy. They only call me Dot
for short
Il wonder if you and Miss lngra-
ham are related to each other? | am
quite sure that Jared Ingraham was
her lovers name. If it was the same
person, doesn't it seem strange that
be should have left his money TO a
young chit like you, begging your
ladyship's pardon, instead of to his
faithful old love =
Dots face wss study as Kate
ratified on. 1t fairly shonc.
Kate said she, Il see it all L
am an interloper. Isn't it nice The
will said 81 bequeath to my dear
cousin Dorothy Ingraham' that's al
| 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 he never mad paid me the
slightest attention when he was
alive; but the lawyer said that to
his kno Wedge there was no other
person of that name, 80 | must be
the one. Give me your friends adj
dress, and I'll soon get to the bot
TOM of the matter
IN give it 70 you of course, but
first promise me not to say any,
thing about it until you are sure. ,
i 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 a reply
which confirmed her suspicious
s. she Immediately began to put
things in train so Miss lng-aham
should receive her rights.
A month had hardly gone by
when, much to Dots amusement,
Mr. Dinsmore called and requested
a private interview with her. She
had noticed his growing iondness
for Miss Belmont's society, and half
suspected the denoument.
As she went into the room he rose
to meet her, and for the first time
Dot felt an emotion of sincere liking
and respect enter her heart for him.
Under the l. hlenoe of genuine feel.
ng he seem, j different person to
the plausible, polished man of the
world, who had tried to palm off the
semblance of love upon her during
his unsatisfactory courtship.
Miss Ingraham,' he said, flushing
as he spoke. Il have come to make
a confession, and ask your forgive
ness. Not for Withdrawing my
suit, for know you have never ev IN
liked, much less loved the Unworthy
man who stands before you but for
prosecuting 500 with my unwel-
come attentions. Under the light
which genuine passion has shed