Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-01-24

Eyes"
"And to the great heiress, Miss
Bolsover. | w0nler if she will
keep old maids hall tlere?"
Miss Scllnperslaughed a low, sill
very laugh.
81 presume she will,n she said,
"unlcss she chance to marry
Wasn't that Il sad accident at the
mill to-day"
every. The man has Il wife and
five children. | went over TO see
how they were-to see if they were
III pressing need, you know; but
that part is all right. This Miss
BolSover, who must be staying
somewhere near, had been there,
and provided tor'all their wants. ]
suppose, AZ she has bought Almont,
she means to play the Lndy Bonnti-
fnl here, which is all the better for
Micl-y and his family"
II believe, Mr.. Dold," said the
lady, "thlt yoa play the part OF
Lord Bountiiul sometimes, especi
ally lfsomc poor woman left with
four children should arouse your
svmpathieS."
"How do You know'D he asked.
"a little bird told me-" she said.
"You not only paid Mrs. Grants
rent, bnt'got her eldest boy EN-.
ploynlent, and then fairly ran away
to avoid her thanks. She waS full
Of Your praises"
"But she didnot know my namn,"
said Didymus.
',True. But don't yon remember
that yelled lady who sat there the
last time you came! That was l.
l WAS in Philadelphia on u visit,
and looked mp Mrs. Grant, who had
been servant in our family before
she married. She told me Of her
troubles, and how n stranger had
helped her. | looked at you well
and when you came here l know
you in IN instant"
Didy MUS felt his heart ilutter.-
Now WAS the time; .bnt his tongue
refused it's Office. After Il little
pause, Miss Scamper said, 81 have
had Il very pleasant time here, and
am almost sorry that | leave to-
morrow"
"To-mor1ow!" cried Didymus. in
desperation, Selling her hand,
which WAS not withdrawn. ooh,
Rnth-S1iss Scamper-you must
have SELL
Here he stopped, bntSthe fingers
OF the lady frightened a little in his
grasp. a friendly cloud passed
over the moon, and the recess grew
darker.
81 love yon, Rlth, darling" he
murlnnretl, and drew her unresist-
inglv toward him
The people on the veranda were
too busy in conversation to hear u
faint sound made at the sealing Of
u compact between two foolish
young people. But once it WAS all
settled, the tongue ofDidymusw WAS
fairly Embossed, aud he went on
building hiS-their joint scheme of
life. u. Told her OF tie money he
had lald away, and the big salary
in prospect, and the coy little SUD
urban cottage on the Schuylkill,
with its acre Of ground, that he
would be able TO buy.
and there is room for grand
father to live with us" lie said.
"That might not suit him, Didy-
NUS. she replied, Though it is
kind anu thoughtful OF You. He
would prefer his own larger house
in New York.
ellis larger housew cried Didy-
mus. 81 Thought he was poor
"Poor! Silas Scamper poor! Why,
he has a two-tliirl interest in the
great banking house OF Gould,
Silver 4 CO., New York, Paris, and
Vienna, though he figures as the
Co. He has his own house, and a
great many more OF tlem."
Didymus, in spite of his accept
ance, felt gulf yawning somehow.
This rich banker
81 beg your pardon, Miss Scam
per-" he said, "but / somehow
Eyes, DidymuS, you believed
him poor, But why do you call me
Miss Scamper9 Why not Ruth?
which is sweeter.- for you. And
then my name is not Scamper at
ALL"
Not Scamper, Ruth! Are you
not Mr.. Scamper's granddaughter
"Oh yes, his only granddaughter,
and all the near kin he has. But
my mother was his only daughter
we are both orphans, Didymus---
and of course | take my fathers
name. I hope yon won't buy that
cottage, since you like Almont; for
l am Ruth Observation-Disclosures
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