South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-31

er looked a. me before | became rich.--
wish old Jared lngraham had lefe his
money to some ooe else J
Jared lngraaam,' said Kate. musing-
~. Where have heard that nameg oh.
l know. l 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 her friends and settled in the
West. But she always remained single
and TO this day is true TO the memory Of
her love. By-tbe-by, her name is most
the same "a yours, only it's Dorothy In.
graham, instead of Dot.
Why, said Dot. my name is Dorothy /:
They only called me Dot for short
Il wonder ii you and Miss lngraham
are related 10 each otherp am quite
sure that Jared Ingraham was her lovers
name. III 10 vas the same person doesn't
IT seem strange that he should have left
his money 10 young chit like YOU,
begging your ladyship's pardon. instead
OF TO his faithful old love-
Dots face was a study as Kate rat
LED on. IL fairly shone.
Kate said she. Il sec IL all am
an interloper. Isn't ii nice? The will
said give and bequea,h to my dear
cousin, Dorothy Jngrahsm all I
can remember verbatim, but that's G.
nough. All the law terms in the world
wouldn't make it any palmer TO me-
We al though! il strange that he should
have left it TO me when he never had
paid me tie slightest attention when no
was alive; but the lawyer said that to
his knowledge there was no other per
soa OF that name, so | must be the one.
Give me your friends address and I'll
soon get to the bottom of the matter.
I'll give IL to you of course. hut 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 al once TO the old lady. and
in due time received reply which con
iirmed her suspicious. SO she immedi.
ately began to put things in train 50
Miss lngraham should receive her
rights.
a month had hardly gone 10y when,
much to Dots amusement, Mr.. Dnsmore
called and requested a private interview
with her. She had noticed his growing
tondness for Miss Belmont's society
and half suspected the denoGment.
AS she went into the room he rose TO
meet her and for the first time Dot felt
an emotion ofsinccre liking and re spect
enter her heart for him. Under the in
liucnce Of genuine feeling he seemed a
different person TO the plausible, polish
ei man Of ,hc world who hal tried Ia
palm of the semblance Of love during
bis unsatisfactory courtship.
Miss lngrGham,' he sail, flushing as
he spoke. L have come to make .
confession and ask your forgiveness
Not Tor Withdrawing my suit for know
You have never even liked, much less
loved the unworthy man who stand,
"efo:e you; but for prosecuting VOL
with my unwelcome attentions. Under
the light which genuine passion ha,
she'd upon my actions | see how con
temptible they have been and | wish &c
apologize 10 you and make my peace
before / dare 20 speak TO the young la.
| d. | love, of my desire TO win her fo
my wife. WiIiyou forgive me?'
Dot held out her hand. With ell my
| heart. MIR. Dinsmore, and shall AWAY,
respect You for the frank, manly par
| you have acted at the last. You hay,
ny best wishes for your success
| Mr.. IEgraham was 81 first very anpr,
at Dram Dinsmorc's detection. bn, wlieI
/ Dot said decidedly. L would no, hav,
married him !: had remained single al
my Lille, he determined TO give up try
/ inc TO direct the course Of true love
making virtue OF necessity. vet think
/ iOg himself all the while a model father
Dot was willing that her father shout,
/ please himself with this dclusion 8,
long "a lac withdrew his opposition t,
/ Philips coming 10 the house.
When n few months after the real hei
resS, Miss Dorothy Ingraham. oppeare,
upon the scene, uGcharitabe person
said that Dnsmore had known Of th
mistake.
But Kate Belmont, his be;rothed wife
/ has the pleasant consciousness that sh,
| had Won bis heretofore rnercenary hear
while he thought Dot tie true heiross
and that he valued one glance OF be
/ bright eyes more than he did the who'll
Of Dots supposed thousands.
The real testatrix was very much Ia
ken with her young namesake. an,
would not consent TO take more thai
half the property. The mistake abou
her legacy had been the means Of draw
ing her into the society Of young rels
tive n whose existence she would Other
wise have been ignorant. IL has prove,
I very pleasant 10 her TO have such tres
. sure trove Of warm human affection be
stOwcd upon her, FOR young Dofoth
loves her aged cousin very dearly. an,
IL never better pleased than when enter
/ tanning her in her pretty home, Tor sh,
is now Mrs. Philip Bertram. and "a
happiest little nutrou under the sun.
Lady r. Duncan was an heiress. an
Sir w. Duncan wac her physician durin,
a severe illness. One day she told bin
she had made mp her mind g. marry. an,
upon asking the name ~ the fortupat
chosen one, she babe him 90 home an
open the Bible giving him chapter an,
verse; aud he would fuJ ~ ONT IL. n.