Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-14

heirs. His uncle had died, leaving
him Il letter enioining him to discover
a sister who had eloped with Ger
man music master, and had been cast
off by the family and never heard Of
since. The will was not to be opened
until wear after his death.
The time was almost up now, and
still Denham could come upon no
traces of these Duvenecks. 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 book case, and
idly picking up an old-looking volume
and opening it, he saw there the name
Alice Duveneck." Turning around
quickly, he inquired who that was,
and was told that it was their mama's
and grandmama' S name. Then, to his
astonishment, he was told by Miss
Winton that she was bat the half-ss
ter to these chiIdren-that her father,
who was a Gle: gvman, had married
for his second wife an orphan girl,
music teacher, whose name was Alice
Duveneck.
After listening carefully to all they
could tell him of their mother. he
gained enough Of a clew to establish
the fact that within a short time that
they were the heirs Of his Aunt Alice.
Then he informed then of the re-
lationship to himself. and their proha-
q / Oh Il
be opened ana as $4,000 has been
left for the benefit of anv heirs who
should ~ discovered before the open
ing "f the viii, h. insisted upon their
moving into apartments Iu one OF the
best boarding houses IN the city.
nenh.m watched with curiosity
this change from poverty to wealth.
Tn. children were Delighted. bat Miss
WInton va, not happy. Indeed. it
was only after .ong and serious talk
lng with Denham that she consented
to give up her teaching and become
dependent upon them.
H. pointed vut 10 lor that tary
w,.r a. much .u ussl of a.r care rsoN
"a ever they were IL 'a..r poverty. a...
aud that. & after the Viii was opened
aul everything MAS settled. She r.ss
unhappy, ac would assist her - = ne"
position.
AMI 80 the day lied lujcAly hy to
the appointed tlmt for the uQ-a.ng of
the Mil. D-uhams tlme was very
fully occupied r3th ais yoang coHsias 'a,;
they eusovs.! ais attention Aeeii9. -
.c ll4 everything TO i'f"'"o'' 4
.nioYmeat. -, .h, M the sea-
nJ dar;ag 80" the summer. and-fiao seen .
~ u;.s Emily made many trends.
sH .''I ,h.r ~ shr laa~Geslreed to become
ndepcn 'eat bv marriage she could
,ave done so.
1t was "A black November day when {
h-y were assembled i'll the lawyer =
dice To- hear the realiug of the will.
The pro'eFty Was something over Il
million, aud Was 10 be divided equally +.
,etwcen his nephew, Dcnham Edwards
nd his sister Alice. If living, or her
leigs, then il MAS all 10 20 TO his nep-
lew.
As Deuhsm was sitting before his
fire that evening, think
ug over his good fortune, and Of the
Inference II would have made in his
lfe had the will been opened a year
Linda would never have :
.efased him-a great longing camei
over him to sec her once more.
While still musiug, Doctor Black !
anne in.
Il have come to congratulate You
'aid the doctor, cheeriIy. Il don't I
believe you look much like man who
has Just come into half a million. +
am not any richer by red cent. but
am a happier man than you, Den
ham-Elsie is mine
The doctors voice lowered and soft
ened as be srasped his friends hand.
You sand your faith in woman |
nature would be restored If you could !
see Que woman raised in wealth mar
rying a poor man. Now you know OF
one. Denham."
81 don't believe" said Denhem, |
SLOWLY, that ever lost faith but for
one day; bat congratulate You most a.,
heartily. Your good fortune IS bet |
ter than mine. Arthur. Gour Elsie |
is a winning little Woman. | would |
like her to know Emily.
The doctor looked a, him quickly, |
but, seeing his saddened face, forbore
to say what was in his thoughts, but
merely said:
"Yes, shall take Elsi. to call OF
her very soon. They would probably
like G, ci other.
Nv hen is the weddeng to be- said
Denham, finally rousing himself from
u long reverle.
New Years eve said the doctor.
Il am as we'll OIL as probably will be
fer some time TO come, and we con-
cluded that there was no use for amy
longer engagement,
And now the wedding night vas &
hand, and after the excitement of the
ceremony was over, and the happy |
couple were receiving the congratula
tons Of their many fri,n Is, Denham,
stepping aside to one of the Windows,
could not help taking retrospective
view Of the past year-with what pain
and suffering it had opened. and all
that it had brought him.
just then he saw Linda Brent, and
did his heart stand still? No, not
one throd Of feeling wakened at the
sight Of her.. Beautifully and ex-
quisitelv dressed as ever, there she
stood, and was powerless to affect
him. Was love delusion ? he said to
himself. Had he never loved her, or
what was it?
He had carefully avoided her for a
year, and now discovered that he
cared no more for her than for warm
image. Then his eyes rested on
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