The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-04-14

late si'ler Thisyoung lady, how
ever il vas agrepd had notthl
Slightest chance Of being mention
Cd 10 her aunts will a hand
some weIllbred girl, she wasleftai
shernarenls death to make hef owr
way iu the world inhefiiing moth
ling hat ihe battle of life and III,
dislLke Of Mrs. johnson, who had
9not seen the childsinee il quilted
its baby clothes. This strange 40.
tipathy was tracesble, as people
Bsaid, 70 times gone BY, when Mr.
Roberts Liziie's father then re.
noNned rhis manly beauty, had
been an assiduOus visitor at the
mouse Of Mrs Johnmns parents,
She being the eldest daughter, and
taking alilhis attention for herself,
Ihadielt i.Iksenly as I personal in.
sult when aher sister dared to
esnaich him away aad even later
ION as.sT having made amuch more
brilliant match herself, She could
never forgive this early defeat
Death even had not buried the
grldge, which had, not unnalur.
ALLY, passed from mother tocbild.
How far this saying may have
been true or not, one thing is Ger,
tain, poor Lizzie had not the ghost
of chance Of ever seeing a single
penny from her suhl's money.box;
her claims were clearly quite out
of the question. There remained,
then, only Miss Nellie Brown, Mrs.
JOhnson's lady companion, and Mr..
James Fox.
Mr. james Fox knew from his
partner, who had cautioned in a
friendly way, that Mrs. johnson
was not going todiyide her fortune
but would leave the whole of it to
her "lruest friend" though she had
evidently not made up her mind
US to who deserved that title. More
than once had Mr.. Plumley been
summoned to dIaw up a new will,
SO slight an annoyance as a cold
cup of tea having cause her to de.
stroy the one in Miss Nsllie's favor.
Then two days neglect on the part
Of MIR. Fox and a constant supply
Of hot tea ut the hands of Miss Mel.
lie, again reinstated this lady in
Mrs. Johnson's good graces. MIR.
Fox, therefore, had good cause fol
anxiety as to what would be the
exact state Of affairs when the old
lady was finally called upon to join
the majority.
with such an old woman" he
saidto himself, "who is ready to
taakea new wilIauy day and ready
to burn 1.-THE next, there is no de.
pendence, ones future hangs upon
a whim; a remedy must be found.
The safest thing would, of course,
be to make love to Miss Nellie; she
is rather 'thirtyish' aud not alto.
getber attractivej still, if che we're
to get all the money she would be
anything but undesirable"
So Mr.. James Fox set to work at
once to make himself agreeable to
Miss Brown, yet without going too
far; for he had by no means forgot.
ten Miss LaQusrlon, but he felt it
was better to have two strings q
his bow, and therefore be determin,
cd TO do his best to keep Miss Mel,
lie in good humOr This lady,
however, was not so easily satisfied
as the solicitor expected, for nOw
be had once begun to pay her at
tentions, she wanted a decided of
er Of marriage, and, not being able
to get it, she took refuge In a STRAIT
agem.
This consisted in suddenly max
ing the discovery that Mrs. John
sons heulth was in absolute want
Of some German waters-in fact
she decided that it was dangerou,
for her to spend the spring in Eng
land, with all the changes Of hea,
aud cold. The old lady was there
fore fully persuaded oyield to suct
tender solicitude, and away thu
couple went, leaving Mr.. james
Fox in a rather awkard dilemma
WHAT was he to do?7 If he wrote
cool letters to Mics Nellie she woulc
be offended, aud all his chances
would be lost iu the event o
her inheriting Mrs. Johnson
! property; on the other hand
If he played the part of he
lover, he committed himself ant
gave her the materials fora breach
J of.prOmise case should the gooi
lady die when bis name only fg
ured in her will, and should b,
I. Ahnr, ln.n LII nIsnA;n ~ NJ.