Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-10-27

child, every diamond that he wears is a
fortune in ITSELF
But don't love him. pleaded Ad-
rienne, in low voice.
'Love-bah y screeched the old lady
what does love amount 10? A little
sugar and honey, a few sweetmeats,
and starvation for the rest of your life.
l made lovc~matcl-and see what
drudgng career mine has been. Adri'
enne, don't be fool! You will never
have such another chance as this
Sill Adrinne hesitated.
Mamma she said, Il am engaged
to Allan, and I love him. And [ will
be lis wife !!
But, child, don't you see what ruin
that will bring upon us?' breathlessly
cried Mrs. Vail. ALLAN hasn't penny
of his own, and if he oHends his uncle
He can work for a living, mamma,
like other men,
'Work-work for a living y snarled
the old lady, displaying 4 set of yellow
teeth that would have done credit to a
hyena. And you live in fiat, and do
up your own laces in the wash bowl to
save the laundress' bill. and turn your
own silk dresses. and darn your hus-
husbands stockings, to tighten the ex-
penses you, that have the chance TO
button your gown with diamonds, and
live in a palace y
Mamma cried Adrienna, what
would life in a palace be worth without
the man you love9 won't marry old
Mr. Brabazon. and l will marry Allan,
if | have to live in barrcks with him,
or ride around the world in a baggage
wagon y
And this was the end of Miss Wallis
'mercenary' career. She wrote reso'
lute little note TO Mr.. Brabazon, Will C
her mother INDUCED in good, old
fashioned fit of Mysteries. TAe note
was wordcd as follows:
4 like you very much, but 1 loved
Allan long before l ever saw you. and
dom think l can be happy with any
bnt Altar; so, ifyou please, Mr. Braba>
zon, must decline YOUR kind offer.
And pray-pray, don't be any more
angry with me than you can help
Mr. Brabazon read the little, tear
stained note, and folding it grimly up
went across to the hotel where
his nephew was staying.
well, lad said he, L have offered
myself-myself, mind, the richest man
in Lousiana-,o Adrienne Vail
Uncle =
Allan started to his feet, turning
alternately red and pale.
And she has-ref'scd me y
The young man was deadly white
nov. He scarcely knew what he had
feared or hoped-he only felt the in
tense relief OF knowing that Adrlenne
was still true to him.
Ny own true love- he muttered, be
tween bis teeth; my little dark,eyed
Jewell If she had played me false, un'
Gle, [ believe 1 should have been
tempted to commit sucIde!'
'Umph-umph = grunted Uncle Bar
ney. 'Love-love! How these young
people talk 4! And what, may l venture
to ask, do you expect to live n?'
L can work. Uncle Barney, for her
sake said Allan, bravely.
Very well,' said Uncle Barney
Let's 90 and iell her so.'
Adrienne was looking lovelier than
ever, with flushed checks, eyes glitter
100 with excitement and rOse-red lips.
How is this, young womanH de-
manded Uncle Barnabas. Every one
at,Atlantic City told nc YOU were a
fortune.hunter. Aud yet I've offered
you a fortune, and you have up and
down declined 1t
Because loved Allan better than all
tie gold OF California; = said Adrienne
with dropping eyclashes.
Come here and kiss me, my dea-,
SAID Uncle Barnabas. No, you needn' t
be alraid-I shall not make love to you
any more. I've lived 10 be sixty years
old without marrying, and,I wouldn't
we'd the finest woman alive. II you
hadn't refused me, should have run
off TO the Sandwich Islands TO escape
matnmonY.'
Adrienne opened her lovely eyes
very wide.
Then why do you ask me?' she said.
Simply, my dear, to make certain
that you loved Allan for himself alone
mot because be was the nephew oil his
rich uncle. And I'm satisfied now"
L do love him. SAID Adrienne, with
tears in her eyes. And L love you'
TOO. Uncle Barney-only in different
sort of way
Pm quite satisfied, my dear,' salc
Uncle Barnabas. And shall take II
uoon myself to see that neither OF you
perish Of want
80 Adrienne Vail married rich
after all. Rich, not only in money and
sugar plantations, but rich in love and
true affection. Happy little Adrienne
A recently.arrived foreigner lately
stopped at one ofour hotels and at the
supper table began to play fearful havoc
with plate of boiled eggs, scoop
ed out the yolk and leaving the white
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