Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22

God!" he said. "You are alive; yor
breathe, you are not dead! Oh, my dar
ling, my darling!" And he was kissing
my forehead, my cheeks, my lips, and
couldn't help myself. I struggled to b
free, but was so weak. sit is wicked,
managed to say, land Miss Mayne-'
why do you speak of her," he cried.
"You know why" I exclaimed. "Be
cause you are going to marry her."
els that why you drop my violets ani
send back my love letters,' he murmured
II shall never marry anybody but you
Antonio. never meant to since the day
I read your mind at dinner. Tell me, tel
me-" he whispered, as he held me-"tel
me if may And it's no matter abou
the rest"
AS soon as I could went to Miss Julia
They had the fire under before long; il
was only in the wing, and we were al
comfortably housed again before dawn
But the shock was too much. just as the
color broke out on the sky she kissed me
and was gone.
I was crying little when Mrs. Whyte
came where was. Mr.. Gervais moved to
the window.
SWELL" said Mrs. Whyte, II dom It know
that 1t is to be regretted. She was nc
pleasure to herself nor to any one else. 1t
is extraordinary, Gervais, that there are
no deeds or stock certificates of Cousin
Julia's to be found.'
''Perhaps they are burned" said Mr..
Gervais.
''No. The fire injured nothing in her
room; it was all in the halls and Mr..
Whyte's office. Well, at any rate, it sets
you free, Miss Purcell. We shall not need
your services longer. AS for wages, I
hope you understand there were none.
hardly know, Gervais, what we had best
do while the repairs take place."
Mr.. Gyles Whyte slowly opened the door
and came in. He was the color of ashes.
"You are very welcome to stay in the
said.
She wheeled upon me. "Welcome7"
she exclaimed, ''to stay in the house?
Really the girl is
''The owner of the house," said Mr..
Whyte.
"What?" she screamed. "Have you in
fuenced that idiotic old woman to make a
will-''
"Miss Julia had nothing to will said
[. ''She gave all her property years ago
to the Alton Bay Lock Insurance Com
pany for an annuity, which has been regu-
larly paid and spent. And as for the
house, my father bought its reversion of
the company before was born, that she
might never be homeless. And that is
why it is mine.'
II don't believe word of it," said she.
Mr.. Whyte took his wife's hand. s'There
is a worse misfortune in store,'' he said
you must be brave. The fire has de-
stroyed our bonds, and they were not re-
gistered."
Gervais made sudden movement for
ward.
''Mr. Whyte," said, "you have been
kind to me, you have been kind to poor
Miss Julia. This house is yours and your
wife's as long as either Of you live.''
'But, my darling, did you understand
that my wealth went with Gyle's?"
But could only cling to him, laughing
and crying together, and saying that he
was wealth himself, and that loved him,
I loved him, in a way he never expected
me to do. ] couldn't tell him about Care
cross and all it's vast property, the mills
and mines, the fields and cattle and rent
rolls. want him to love me little long
er in my poverty, and some day it will be
time enough for him to find me over and
over again millionairess.
CODDLING A STREAK OF LIGHTNING
An American lady writes: cat night my
husband comes home with rush, hangs
his hat upon the floor, throws his coat upon
The first chair, sends his boots flying in
another direction, works his feet into his
slippers while unfolding his paper, reads,
eats, reads again until bedtime, throws
his paper down for some one else to pick
up, and rushes off to bed. This is the
with exceptions. until Satur-
lay night. Sunday morning he bolts his
and tears around while getting
into his Sunday best and rushes off to
church; comes home and bolts his dinner
never eats), reads little, sleeps a little,
md away he goes again. When he tries
TO keep quiet he is sure to make the more
noise; If he starts to go around mud
puddle he is sure to step fit into it; if he
crosses the room carefully he is sure to
kick the table leg or fall over chair; and
let him go to table where spare clean
cloth has been spread and you will see
more of decorative art in five minutes
than you ever dreamed could be accom-
plished in SO short time. He is temper
ate, naturally kind-hearted, attends strict
lY to business and pays his debts like a
man; was once chatty and domestic, fond
Of his family and home, but has allowed
himself to drift with this rushing, reading
habit, until now nothing could break it
up short of breaking his neck. Fancy a
wife trying to coddle such a streak of
lig htning!
How DEATH MAY CoME.-Strange mis-
with fatal results, are daily hap
pening here and there. A Boston butcher
ran against knife that severed an artery
and bled to death. A Denver woman
caught her foot in a railroad frog, and
could not get loose before train ran over
straw in his month, drew it into his lungs,
and died choking. A horse kicked Mich
igan boy into deep well, where he was
drowned. The shoe flew off the foot Of a
kicking mule in Nashville. and fractured
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