Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-10-31
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she, held.,SS{
,uBv Jove!n her brother Tom eiac-
iulalcd, unidentified a-long;wliisvle;
expressive of deep establishment.
aWhat's sups said JolaoBarfB,
from tile doorway: j 81
: John was. notsone of the house
hold, butiheing engaged tolJenny,
lie was nearly always on hand.
fnIIe's coining!' Said 1JepHys sink
ing into a chair despapilig1S. liz
iaOh; by Joter' said; Toni again,
with a Mortified intonatiol.lSi / !
"You don't seem fond Of him!'
John obser. cd
; "Fond Of him?n1 Jenny repeated.
aWe ;deteSti 1tihl71 HE'S the ha1le
of our lives. You know when grand.
father died, : he left most 0f%his
property to our father-thisi house
among the rest. To Uncle Philo
The lives away off ii. Dalton; Tom
and F Observation-Disclosures On
Gle Philo, who: is worth, nobody
knows how mucl-father says he
is,the richest man in the country
he left only a thousand dollars, just
a. lnemento.s 'Df course be was
right; Uncle Philo didn't need the
money, and father did. But Uncle
Philo wasn't satisfied" Jenny's
blue eyesiburned with indignation.
lille wouldn't touchilthe Thousand
dollars; he Wouldn't even come to
poor g.Tindfather's funeral; he de.
clared he'was goingto contest the
will. Why he didn't was " m1s-
terry 'to.iis..' Father says The lis g
Observation-Disclosures man. tlBut
this. explains it," Jenny turned to
the,letter qniyeringlips. "He's
simply BEEN taking hja time about
it,iand settlfDe'h his affairs SO he can
leave them safelyIl and now he's
coming .eqt here-he states it bold
i. ll,,G1t6Aoek at, the DlhEe, aud see
whether it will be worth his while
to contest the will. He's q wretchn'
Jenny's feelings foverpowered
her. She pulled a dainty handker,
chief from. her pocket and sobbed
into it-Tom and her tiance looking
on; compassionately.
She was not given? to such out
bursts-she, who had=been a dignii
fed little woman. ever since she
was fourteen, filling her dead MOTH
er's place with absolute perfection.
'I'm CHAD papa is away she said
at.last, raising her blonde head
He'd be dreadfhlly Worried
ITS a plagued shame!' said John,
Observation-Disclosures a. desire
to use q stronger adjective. i.
pm thrash him WitlrinIan}inch OF
his life if he comes hereI' Tom de-
clared. %sNo; watt he added, with
something of a grin--I'll introduce
him to Mr.. Dobbin..i'T That will set.
tie hint
mir. D0bbin7' said Jenny Il
He's a man; that's selling light:
ning:rods in town. Tom explained.
he button.holed Inc yesterday, and
rot an order .eutoof me- before
knew it,, He's got: the (! longest
tongue Of any man Fever saw. You
can't. get away from him. I, III, pre-.
sent our beloved Uncle :Philo, and
he'll go back to- Dalton onrthe next
train Dobbin's coming this;aft Or;
noon to put up the the rods,;Jen,
n.y. DON'T get.Aim started to talk,
I warn iyou.' Il, :. TIT .sncl0p -
Jenny smiled throngbiben tears.
you'll staytlt6 dinner, John2 she
said, more, cheerfullyy, and li7y. vanish; nl h
,edliirto the1kitehen. 4 ~. ; ya.ti" {.
,s.So-Jabserbing Was the sprepara.
iti6n oil dinner, lso.ehtire cJferi&S pc.
cetsss4Jen1f was a-Bornacook -and
so gratifying We're, The pfaiSesWl}ic
Tom and hef future lord had sh pw
cred cred .inpon. it, that Uncle PhAo and
sldanger which. threat eneaStlieln
we're almost forgotten, . -. = z ,a:.:
InpBut as sheistood'in!the doorway
aud watched theirdeparture tOgetl:
'er-Tom and MISREPRESENTATION
erin law were clerks in ithe same
,ofhce-she. felt sIeE Indignation re
turning vi. 9n; eFeg.:l.;l.i.;
How contemplate, fn1the-. ihard
ness Of his -mercenaly heart; and
the meanness of his motives, was
this man who proposed. ll2j: ROB them
of their home. 1Y;j.is) r .I.,:;, III j:
He; withnhis-0housess and his
lands; hiso stocksaands his bonds;
while herrather's struggleithroqgl
life had alwaysbeen ahara'eneb and
her gandfather's bequest had beer
rinspeakabl@ wGltome td-him. Was
not the difference great enough
now7 - 5r1f
Jenny went back to her dishes
with one. small hand unconseiousl.
clenched. :l,. lit. - ..:i:al
She was putting tile last bright
ily polished, glass .inS the. cupboard
when there came a knock attli'
kitchen door,. I.se ,.o.y a5J
a5It was.a loud, aggressive sort 0
KNOCK and Jenny went to ansWe
it timidly. s..e ,4,.z,.,t s,.:5,.. -. s.,.4.
Whatishe saw reassured, her1
merely a small man, with thin
grayish hair, and brightlittlei eyes
and. soarret-bag about, assbig a
himself. 80,