Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-15

her sister, while Mrs. CfeswelI
magnificent in velvet and dia-
monds, spoke hurrledly
"Here is strange news, Meta
Mr.. Jarvis has asked permission
to bring a friend, and who do you
suppose it Is y
81 cannot guess said Meta,
languidly "some musical man, l
suppose, as Mr.. Jarvis is so devoted
TO EAterpe."
"No ; it is Morris Tucker. On,
Meta, AN 50 glad you hayc not
positively accepted young Cooke "
81 thought you were very anx'
ious to be motherin-law to his
S2OO,OOOl' -
"But not since have heard Nr.
Jarvis news. My love, John
Tucker has some land claims in
California that Morris mas hunted
up and sold for more than double
Young Coke's fortune. He has
come home now, and IS settling his
uncle's estate, being his heir for
everything
"Uncle john dead y cried
Clarice.
ayes, more than year ago,
though Morris has just returned.-
The bell : Some one is coming "
In the crowded drawing room,
an hour later, Morris Tucker bent
gracefully over Metals hand, and
responded politely to her cordial
greeting. He met all her advances
with such evident pleasure in his
welcome that her heart beat nigh
with hope. Life had been a strug'
gle for a rich husband ever since
she had made her debut in society,
and now there was one paying her
deterential attention upon whose
heart she had once made deep
impression. Would he forget
that cruel parting interview, and
lay his fortune once more at her
feet ?
Mr.. Cooke, young man about
half-witted, possessed of 5000, 900,
watched the brilliant beauty who
had smiled so sweetly upon him all
winter with jealous eyes after
Morris entered the room, bat Meta
forgot him in her newborn hope.
All the evening Morris lowered
about Meta, wondering where
Clarice had hidden herself; but
when the supper call thinned the
rooms Meta missed her cavalier.
In the conservatory Morris had
seen a vision Of a golden head and
white, futtering dress; and Cldrice,
half hidden by lowering screen,
saw him desert Meta to come be-
side her.
Longing to see bin, in an agony
of maidenly shame at the secret
she had revealed when they parted
she hid there to watch him unseen.
But he came swiftly across the
flower. bordered path to her side,
and taking her hand in his, said ;
"Clarlce, | have come all the
way from California to try to win
your love. Little one, with all my
heart | love you. Ny sole hope OF
happiness is the hope that yOn VIII
be nv wife. Must / 90 back again
desolate, or will you bid me stay =
She looked into the earnest face,
the pleading eyes, and her heart
grew faint with her own happiness
as she whispered
"Stay, for l love You, Morris
Meta saw the sister she had al
ways despised for her timidlty, and
the lover she had thrown aside III
his poverty, enter the drawing
room together, and her heart was
full of Jealous anger as she read
their secret in their happy faces.
She has been Mrs. Cooke for
three years-the miserable wife OF
Jealous miser, whose sole aims in
life are to save money and keep
his wife ont of society. In their
unhappy home there is constant
quarreling, while Morris bleSses
every hour the temporary poverty
that led him to appreciate the
heart of his little wife and won for
him a knowledge Vf the treasure OF
her love. There is a tOddlng boy
named John, who calls Morris
"papa," aud IN the peaceful happl-
ness of her home life and mother
love Clarice is rapidly cOnquerlng
her old timidlty aud letting the
world of society see sometimes
what an accomplished, graceful
lady Morris has won for his wife.
Aud Morris, holding her to his
heart, will often say, tenderly
"The happiness Of my life com
menced, Clarice, when your tender
sympathy greeted me at the time /
was under a cloud
How to Measure Socks.
A young man stepped up to tue
counter of one of our furnishing
stores the other evening and called