The Newtown bee., 1880-10-13


 fun. and, with his quick, observant eye, there was little that escaped him.
 He saw how bravely the elder sister bore the burden of the weight and sup port of the family, the education of the two girls and the care of the boy. and how bright and happy she made their lives. Accustomed to wealth and to seeing women only in society, and sur rounded by luxuries, this was a new phase of life to him, and he made it study.
 In the meantime he made every effort to discover his lincle's missing heirs. His uncle had died. leaving him letter enjoining him to discover sister who had eloped when quite young with her Germaifs music master, and had been cast off by the family and never heard of since. The will was not to be opened until 8 year after his death.
 The time was almost up now, and still Denham could come upon no traces of these Duveneck's, for such he finally discovered to be the name of the man his Aunt Alice had married.
 One evening. while at the Wintons', he went up to their bookcase, and idly picking up an old-looking volume and opening 1t, he saw there the name " 4 lice Duveneck." Turning around AC WHO Glltb WdS, buu was told that it was their mammals and grandmamma's name. Then. to his as- tonishment, he was told by Miss Win ton that she was but the half-sister to these children-that her father, who was clergyman, had married for his second wife an orphan girl, music teacher, whose name wss Alice Duve- neck.
 After listening carefully to all they could tell him of their mother and grandmother, he gained enough of Q clew to clearly establish the fact withi ] 1 8 short time that they were the heirs of his Aunt Alice.
 Then he informed them of the rela- tionship to himself, and their probable good fortune when the will should be opened; and as Sl0,000 had been left for the benefit of any heirs that should be dis covered before the opening of the will, | he insisted upon their moving into apartments in one of the best boarding | houses in the city.
 Denham watched with curiosity this 1 change from poverty to wealth. Int children were delighted, but Miss Will son was not so happy. Indeed, it wa: only after long and serious talking witt | Denham that she consented to give III her teaching and become dependent ol l them.
 He pointed out to her that they were
 as much in need of her care now as eveI
 they were in their poverty, and that if
 after the will was opened and every thing was settled, she was unhappy, h.
 would assist her to new position.
 And so the days flew quickly by t' the appointed time for the opening 0 the will. Denham's time was very
 Fy,Jlv t,;1 they enjoyed keenly, and he did every
 thing to promote their enjoyment. I He had gone with them to the seasid,
 during the summer, and had seen tha
 Miss Emily made many friends, an that if she hadAdesired to become inde I pendent by marriage she could hay
 done so.
 l It.was bleak November day whe
 they were assembled in the lawyer
 office to hear the reading of the vii
 The property was something over l million, and was 50 be divided equall zI between his nephew, Denham Edwards
 and his sister Alice, if living, or he : heirs. If she were dead and had n
 heirs, then it was all to go to h
 nephew.
 As Denham was sitting before h : comfortable fire that evening, thinkin } over his good fortune, and of the diffe
 ence it would have made in his life ha 7 the will beenopened year before-the l Linda would never have refused him l a great longing came over him to sec h' ] once more. t While still musing, Doctor Blae 5 came in.
 e 1T have come to congratulate you said the doctor, cheerily. s' 1 don't b
 lieve you look much like a man who h . just come into half a million. l am n . any richer by red cent, but l am I happier man than you. Denbam-Els d Is mine.'' }. The doctors voice lowered and sol e ened as he graspcd his friends hand. !: You said your faith in woman n |. ture would be restored if you could s V one woman raised in wealth marryil q a poor man. Now you know of or ,t Denham."
 2 "I. don't believe" said Denhal It slowly, that ever lost faith but P one day; but 1 congratulate you mo Q heartily. Your good fortune is beti u than mine,s Arthur. Your Elsie is g winning little woman. 1 would Ii Il her to know Emily
 }. The doctor looked at him quick le but, seeing his saddened face, torebt n to say what was in his thoughts, le merely said:
 IT "Yes, shall take Elsie to call V, r, soon. They would, probably like es v, otiler."A @*a
 le tWhen is the wedding to beP' S
 Denham, finally rousing himself fror is long reverie. sassa@e Id "New Years eve," said the doet ys I am as well off as probably will Id for some time to come, anu we cOnclut n. that there was no use for any longer e. gagement."
 h. * M *E E. ly And now the wedding night was It. hand, and after the excitement of he ceremony was over, and the hal
 couple were receiving the congratl ng tions of their many friends, Denh' IS, stepping aside to one of the windo he could not help taking a retrospect lis view of the past year--wlth what d: and suffering 1t had opened, and all n't it had brought him.
 ou Just then he saw Linda Brent, an
 did his heart stand stillp No, not ut throb ot feeling wakened at the sigh is her. Beautifully and exquisitely dres Jul as ever, there she stood, and was p' ,re erless to affect him.. Was love 8 all lusion? he said to himself. Had ch never loved her. or what was it2 ,es He had carefully avoided her fo he year, and now discovered that he G Ike no more for her than for a wa ite image. Then his eyes rested on Er to Winton standing near the bride,
 like lightning flash it came over be -there was the woman he loved. in And he smiled to think how, fe or, year now, every day he had though her, of what she was doing, of what am was thinking, and how she would ay and that he had never guessed he W. or owe with her, but had nursed the he sion that he could never more love nit; woman but Linda Brent. j. The next day, New | ears day on went to see Emily Winton; not ths ger did not go every day, but to-day cal went with an especial purpose, to fiji not he could ever hope to win her for vas wife.
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