Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-04

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aAhp Isaid 81 he has never mar
ried.n seq isssls 5ssss Aas
aNo,n she laughed. ~ should not
say any one was the loser by that,
either.n yss8a
He had called her at this moment,
and was left alone to overhear a
conversation between old Jenkyns
and Betty, who, being both deaf,
were talking over the same matter
in the kitchen. Sa ~
Sc "lAh, well, Betty, it's a hard day
for the farm when William goes
away; and how'll the old master do
via new steward at his tonne o. life,
Iswonderp'
HE knows what he's about, never
you fear. Do'ee think for a moment
as how he don't know a. letting him
go is the only way of preventing a
marriage between he aud Miss
Norahi Hath hap
As l hear herscunning old laugh
at my expense, 1 sit hugging my
love to my heart.
Old Betty always owed me q
grudge for coming to Norlington
farm, although she had been com.
PEELED to show me ordinary civility.
s How little she knew we were mar.
ried only yesterday, under her very
nose, as it were. So far, / had de-
ceived him and the few other peo-
pie / knew deceived him through
his own hardness; for 80 far as l was
concerned / would have told him,
only knew, and my husband knew,
that any sudden shock would in all
probability kill him.
We should have parted, and kept
true faith to each other, il my
strength had not been weakened
when that good offer to go to Cam
ada had come SO Suddenly. Then
he had prayed me to marry him be.
fore he started, so that if my uncle
died | might at once come out to
him as his wife.
And now William was gone. The
ship had sailed, and 1 was alone, but
happier far than if j had denied
him his prayer. II
Since the day after my marriage,
when Mr.. Baines had been with my
uncle, he had been more quiet, bu.
strangely anxious not to let me out
of his sight.
All through the week / had not
been once out of the house. OF this
he seemed to take full care by keep
ing me near him by every pretence
he could think of.
The ship had sailed only one week
when my uncle died suddenly; and
then OH the day of his lonely finer
al came the reading of the old mis-.
er's will.
/ came down with my wedding.
ring exposed for the first time.
1t was noticed at once.
Miss Glennie and Mr.. Baines look.
ed aghast at me. The doctor, who
had attended my poor old uncle
looked Mortified, as well he might,
knowing that it meant disinheri.
lance to me if / married.
Old Betty's eyes had wicked
CLEAN in them as she said, /" Perhaps
you didn't know, you and William
Mapleson, that you'd lose everything
if you married 7"
1--WE did not care to think of it,"
/ said. "I should have sailed with
him had not my duty kept me with
your master"
At that moment | could not say
"my uncle" old Betty looked SO
malicious. W.
"And So" she said, ayou have
gone and lost a fortnne-lost a for.
tune to get married 7"
/ cannot describe to the insolent
sheer with which she Kissed ont the
words.
81 made his will the 9th of this
month, my dear lady, decreeing il
so. When we're you married fn
son the Goth, Mr.. Baines.D
The old gentleman stared at me,
then rapidly read the short will.
/ was to be disinherited of more
than half a million Of money il ]
married from that date-so it was
worded.
was married the day before, and
I'll never get married anymore.