Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24

"Shc WAS dangerously near it," said,
"and you had the right to be alarmed,
even if you were familiar with sickness
But the danger is over now"
alt was well you were SO near" DIR.
Hall said, joining u.s. "Blcss me, it is
Harry Belllr Il
| Ithad1 already recognized one Of the
professors of the university where had
taken my diploma, and we shook hands
cordially. A little professional chat fol-
lowed, as | escorted him to the door,
and on returning 10 Mrs. Cnrtcr's room [
undertook to be rcady-to respond touuy
further call upon my services during the
night
DR.. Hall must have spoken in my favor
to Mrs. Carter, for the barriers between
us were suddenly thrown down, and
found myself admitted to n friendship
hadduitc- dispaircd of gaining Every
thing favored me, and in the intimacy
that followed my whole heart passed into
E!sics keeping. She filled my ideal of
womanly sweetness, bearing the caprices
| and bad temper of her cousin with II gen
tic patience that had not one atom of
scrvility in it; showing in her quiet con
vcrsaiion a cultivated, intellectual and
refined taste; using her accomplishments
to amusc Mrs. Carter, never for display
. of her own power Toward mo she was
always courteous, pleasant, even friendly
no more. Never seeing her alone,
could not plead my love, and feared to
startlc her by writing, having no thread
OF encouragement to build Il hope upon.
Three happy months, happy in spite
of my doubts. and fears, passed away,
and then was hastily summoned away
to the death bed OF a near relative After
weeks absence returned to MIR. Sam.
sons 10 find Mrs. Garter alone and mys-
tcrio';sly rcticcnt about her cousins alb.
scncc. .i ,r
II is not a pleasant recollection to me,
the months that followed. In answer To
plain question, Mrs. Carter fatty re.
fused to tell me where Elsie had gone,
and fully, miscrably realized that my
whole lifc's happincs, Dad been bound up
in the hope of winning her travelled
about, always returning to Mrs Sl,nson's
i'll the vain hope that Elsie might have
come there also | was l.oi fond of my
profession, which had studied to please
my uncle lad tried to like i, while he
lived, bat when hc died, and there was
no one to please, found my disgust for
sores and sickness, my shrinking from
tue sigh; of pain, were stronger than my
desire 10 heal or cure. know this is
humiiitting confession, but il is true.
So moped about, read great deal
hovcrcd oil the brink of many Il ptfall,
and drew back. and Il year had passed.
when QUO morning Mrs. Carter sent for
me.
"Why did you deceive mc?" she asked,
abruptly.
stared nj her in honest amazcmcnt.
Thought you were Il poor man. " she
said, ''pokiuy up in that little, miserable
third story room. 7 had no idea that
yon were Harvey Rcll'S son. and worth
hundreds OF thousands. 1t was only
yesterday heard who you arc am "A
worldly old woman, you will tell me.
Well, am: and being worldly and mcr-
ccnnry, and I'LL that, sent Elsie Lcnnox
out Of your way, whcn-was Il Blind
old idiot as well, or were you in love
with herr"
Il love her with all my heart" | an.
Swcrcd.
had sufficient mn,nv - su,,,'or, 49,,
| sent her oil to br rovcrncss in a friends !
family IIow cou,d 7 know hnr ,r;,nr,
BILE scamp of a father would send for brrP !
Gracious me, There's :, nrcttv mess
nowl John-ti,nt is Mr. fc,nnx
E!Slcs iathcr--is down in Texas, diving, !
and writes 10 me for money. Whatever
he did with ,,I he mrdjlnd nu.n,. hn
didn't take. any with him. and tInrn..
that child alone with him, c,r,t O.,
lom can see Fin not ii, for such II iournrv
in midwintcr. John may bc dead now
Bless me, I'm half distracted Do VIM,
want TO go to them! She is the rhlld If
II bankrupt, who made n disrraccful (nil.
are. don choose to tell any lics about
them. She, has, not Il cent. and she will
moi have NV money, because il oII COOS
to my husbands nenhew. whether I will
il so or not. You sl,a'n't saw deceived
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