The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-11-09

months Vincent had attained the
first stepping.stone toward success
He had mastered the details Of his
chosen profession, had passed his ex-
animation, and his name was enroll.
ed among those who were considered
competent to unrayel knotty law
points.
] Judge Lorimer, famous jurist,
had taken fancy to him, and ad-
mitted him tohis office, first as clerk,
J, then aftera time as junior partner.
He found his position no sinecure,
but he worked unweariedly on, feel
ing no effort too great that would
help him on toward fortune and fame.
\ One day, while searching for aunla
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tant case, he came upon some papers
yellow with age, labeled "B. v. Us
Bonds" The conjunction of initials
was such an unusual one, that Vim
cents heart gave a sudden bound,-
Surely he had come at last upon
clew which would enable him to find
the person to whom his grandmother
had made the loan. AS soon as he
could gain Judge Lorrimer's ear he
told him of his discovery, and of his
reason for being SO much interested
in it. The judge listened with at.
tention until Vincent had concluded
his story. Then he said:
Gwen if your surmises are correct,
my opinion is that you can do moth.
ing about it. Mr.. bennington has
been dead many years, and his heirs
are abroad. They were two grand.
children-a boy and q girl-and as
their fathers friends were in Eng
land, after their mothers death they
we're, as a matter Of course, sent to
their natural guardians. They must
be grown up by this time" s
A client entering stopped the con.
versation, and it was not again re.
sumed. Some months after Judge
: Lorrimer invited Vincent toa dinner
party. ~
"Be sure and come and bring your
sister with you" he said. 81 am ex.
pecting some pleasant friends, and
would like you to meet them"
1t was quite an event in the lives
of the brother and sister. Their dai.
ly duties allowed them but little re.
creation. So when it did come they
enjoyed it all the more.
Among all the guests gathered to.
gethcr within the judges stately
home, none looked fairer or sweeter
than Gertrude Tracy in her dress of
simple white, and her breast.knot of
velvet-leaved, golden-eyed pansies.-
, Vincent, too, compared favorably
with any of the gentlemen present.
Straight and broad-shouldered, with
an expression in his clear, dark eyes
which told of dauntless spirit, and
of a hopeful, sunny nature, which is
one of the most precious of gifts
within fortunes power to bcstow.
He was seated at table beside a
young girl who was introduced to
) him as Miss Montague. As he glanc-
: ed at her he could think of nothing
but modest white rose. She was of
: q dainty fairness Of complexion, with
a faint pink upon each dimpled
cheek. Her eyes were as blue as for
get-me-nots-though their color was
! rarely visible, so persistently did the
white lids shut them in. Atfrst she
} was very shy, but after time Vim.
cent succeeded in drawing her out,
|, and the two chatted away as conf
IDENTIFY as though acquaintances of
years instead of hours.
Gertrude was equally well enter.
; tanned. Her Wis avis was courtly.
hammered youth, who had evidently
seen much of the world, and his de-
scriptions of continental society
half humorous, but without touch
of malice-held the girls pleased at.
tention until the party broke up.
The brother and sister were very
silent as they went home, and,
= strange To say, neither questioned the
other as to the cause of the unusual
abstraction. But the truth was each
was recalling the music Of the pleas
antly modulated voices which had so
lately entranced their ears, or were