South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-17


the familiarity OF the,r every day life at
the villa more fully developed Mary's
lovely disposition
He found. too. that beneath an unde-
monstratiye manner, lay exquisite sym.
pathy. considerable intellect and sound
sense
All bright days must como 10 A end.
( Harold ran toe Yacht back 10 Newport
at last, but Uncle Sam was the uain ,r.
Tor vcluminous COZ espondence w.s
kept up and ia this way thev ccusoled
one another Ia absence.
Everything ran smoothly VIII the
lovers, sud The wedding day was def
citely settled upon.
Ohe evening whom Cousin Henry re.
! turned rom tho city hc exclaimed. in
/ great excitemelt:
Harold Strong has lost evcrvth;ny.
y real Smash up. Foolish speculations
! the cause
Jolie looked cxutant.
Now don't be an IDIOT she said. II
[ you have caught ono millionairc so east
~ you may possibly catch another. Trv,
I az least and there was touch OF sar.
casm In her voice and wicked CLEAN in
! her eyes IS she left the room.
Iua, night in the solitude OF her room
Mary communed with her own heart. She
hat no wish 20 act impulsively; sae de-
sired 10 follow the dictates of true
pure wonanhood.
What would her future be?
She was called 10 decide the very next
/ day, and tears splasbed from her cycs
upon the paper IS she read the following
letter:
When hoard that I ha6 lost eve..y-
thine, sud, Have | Mary's love sun
IN my keeping? Ir ] have, | DEFY fate;
let 1t DO lis worst Then / remember
ed that owed II duty TO Won.
i love you,denr Mary, beyond the pow
or oil words 10 express; yet rather than
cause yon future Unl,appiness, | will re-
tease You from your engagement. L. is
much WISER 20 look ut things squarely
and diSpassiona;ely now, tLau TO endure
lifelong regrets.
IF you feel That poverty is too Great
an evil 10 face, even with nv love for n
shield anal protection, say so frankly.
and will Immediately answer. even if
1t breaks my heart, Mary Won sre free.
i'"t Ii you love me well enough 20 brave
1t IN my company, | will say joyrully,
even so until death do us part Write,
for suspense is torture to
HAROLD SrRoNG.'
The man remained the same. bu.
those millions were gone. What q test
| Tor loving woman
How would Mary stand il? What
was her answer?
With tho worldly.wisc Julio and her
ambitious aunt beside hcr-.a!iiug coun-
sci o. her own heart alone-sLc wrote
he following -
DEAR HAROLD - Do not think so
mean'y of me rs to suppose that, be-
cause You are unfortunate, | can desert
YOU IN your trouble. You were willing
that Ia poor .. should share your
wealth Ought | not to I've "a willinn ia
share your poverty? Come to me ut
once, Harold. You need sympathy, and
who SO willing to give it. and thus as
sure you Of the stability Of her love, as
your own. Macy
or course Harold went direct 90 the
villa. His step was elastic, his darl;
eyes glisten ed. he was handsomer than
over, and did not look in tic least Ike
q ruined man.
There were no rcproachcs in store for
him for having doubted her diSiutcrcs:-
edness. No. Mary loved hjn too dear.
" to express anything but tie tcudercs,
sympathy.
II was her wish TO be married in sir.
PIE style. in kccp'nl wish their altered
circumstances and SO, io her auurs par.
lor, alfred IN n plain travelling costume.
he dear Giil gave herself 10 Harold 'lo-
richer or for poorer.
Then they started Tor their new home
in Boston. Harold had assured her Chat
it was cosy little handbox. anil THAT
she would I've its greatest ornament.
But what was her as'Ou.stn1nl wien
the carriage stopped I'm % fashionable
/ street and she was ushcrcJ into an elo-
giant mansion.
Mary removed her wrappincs AZ Icr
husbands request, and looked around
BOO heSildercd way
When will VIC 90 20 oar own homc?'
she inquired
The young husband clasped her fond.
~ 90 his heort.
This Is our home, my darling Nv
losses arc not "a great "a 7 FIRST srJ.
posed. IN iact,l am richer than evcr.fo
those 'speculatiou5' have proved 20 nc
That theie i7 NJ least one disiute-cstei
woman on tins planet, and that one is
my own dear wife
Mary never knew that IIarold had .1.
duiged in wholesome ralschoods. that Ic
might test the stuG that she was made
o. and as thoy were tie first md the
last that he ever told her wo may sup
pose that where ignorance is bliss us
folly 60 be wise
When julio, tho f,4ciua'jug coquc,te.
heard Chat Harold ~trouc hat tidcd the
wave 90 trouble which had swampcd
Moniro5c, and when She saw tho ele-
gance Of lis home and his devotion 10
his wife, She envicd her moro fortunate
cousin. and began 20 think that mere
--L--Ll- rLa-L.. ----L ~ .L------ -