, 1880-02-05

you, begging your ladyships pardon, in
stead of his faithful old love?'
Dots face was study as Kuto ratified
on. 1t fairly shone.
"Katc," said she, "I see it all I
am an interloper Isn't it nice} Tie
will said, i give and boqueath to M
dear cousin, Dorothy Ingraham that's
all | can remember verbatim, but that's
enough. All the law terms in the
world wouldn't make it plamer to me.
We all thonght it strange that lie should
have left it to me when he never had
paid me the slightest attention when he
was alive; but the lawyer said that to
his knowledge there was no other per-
son of that name, so / must be the one.
Give mo your friends address, and
will soon get to the bottom of the mat
ter"
"Ill 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. So she immedi-
ately began to put things in train so
that Miss lngraham should receive her
rights. ..1.4...
A month had hardly gone by when,
much to Dots amusement Mr.. Dins-
more called and requested a private in
terview with her. She had noticed his
growing foudness for Miss Belmont's
society and half suspected the denoue-
ment.
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 in
fluence of genuine feeling he seemed a
different person to the plausible, polished
man of the world who had tried to palm
off the semblance of loveupon her during
his unsatisfactory courtship.
"Miss Ingraham," he said, flushing as
he spoke, 81 have come to make a con.
fession, end ask your forgiveness. Not
for Withdrawing my suit, for l know you
have never even liked, much less loved
the unworthy man who stands before
you; but for prosecuting you with my
| unwelcome attentions, Under the light
which genuine passion has shed upon
my actions I see how contemplate they
have been, and I wish to apologize to
you and make my peace before l dare
speak to the young lady 1 love Of my
desire, to win her for my wife. Will
you forgive me :" &C., gn. Ia1
Dot held out her hand. "With all
my heart, Mr.. Dinsmore, and I shall al
ways respect you for the frank, manly
part you have acted at the last. You
have my best wishes for your success. |"
Nj. Ingraham was at FIRST very angry
at Dram Dinsmore's detection, but when
Dot satd decidedly, ~ would not have
married him if lad remained single all
my life" he determined to give up trying
to direct the course of true love, making
virtue Of necessity, yet thinking him
self model father. I''l "a.
Dot was willing that her father should
please himself with this delusion as long
as he withdrew his opposition to Philips
coming to the house. %
20 When q few months after, the real
heiress, Miss Dorothy Ingraham, ap-
pearedfupon the scene, uncharitable per-
sons said that Mr.. Dihsmore had known
of the mistake1ol g aolri .ii07
But Kate Belmont, his betrothed wife,
had the pleasant consciousness that she
he'd won his heretofore mrrcenary heart
while he thought Dot the true heiress,
and that he valued one glance of her
bright eyes more than he did Dots sup
posed thousands. aiure H 4.
The real testatrix was very much taken
with her namesake, aud would not con-
sent to take more than half of the prop
erty. The mistake abont her legacy had
been the means of drawing her into the
society Of a young relative Of whose ex-
istence she would otherwise have been
ignorant. 1t proved very pleasant to
her to have such treasure-trove of
warm, human affection, bestowed upon
her, for young Dorothy loved her aged
cousin very dearly, and was always
pleased to entertain her in her pretty
home, for she became Tho wife OF Philip
.Bertram, and the happiest little matron