Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-05-09

lana To THINK he Will mar his future,
said one of them, ''by marrying COM
mon farmers daughter; for | believe he
is in love with the little minx.'
s'liow his sisters will dcspisc her,
with her country-brcd airs" replied the
other, ''and how ridiculous she will APP
pear in the IIar;wcll parlors.n
The first laughed MS she answered.. 81
feel half sorry for the little thing, for all
the people here seem to be in love with
her. Yet he is certain 10 tire of her if
he marrics her"
What revelation it was to poor Mel
lie, who, until this moment, had never
dreamed that such rocks and q;iicksands
lay in the course of true love. Her first
thought was that she had been foolish To
imagine that her lover had been serious
i'll his professions. Her next WINS re-
solve to refuse him, if he made an offer
Of marriage; and she would do this, not
so much for hcr own sake MS for his.
They snid she would wreck his future by
marrying him. There would he wreck,
she said to herself, but it would not be
his. And so it came to pass that, when
that very evening, he offered her his
hand, telling her that his heart was al
ready in her keeping, she crushed her
happiness to the earth, and gave her fall
tcring refusal
year had passed, and Nellie sat be-
fore the farm house door, changed but
little, except that she was tri;lc more
womanly in appearance, and her expires
sion WIS more thoughtful than in the old
days. 1t was her habit to sit thus at
evening, and her thoughts would always
turn to the hour when she parted from
her lover. The tenor of her thoughts
WIS interrupted by the sharp click of Il
horses feet on the hard road In mo-
mcnt carriage drew up at the gate, II
brisk, busincss-likc man nlightcd and
came quickly up the pathway.
els this Mr.. Loring's!" hc asked, as
he reached the door
Nellie arose as she answered him in the
affirmative, and invited him to enter.
Having shown him into the little parlor,
she left him 10 summon her father
SPY George" said the visitor to him
self; "shc is II lovely girl; what news it
will be to her
He glanced around the room with
many smiles of approval ut the signs of
taste to be seen on every hand. and had
hardly finished his hasty inspection when
the farmer entered. The visitor rose
and bowed.
"Is This Mr. Loring?" he asked.
eyes. was the reply.
''Wcrc you in California twenty wears
ago! Bnt stay lc, me first Introduce
myself. am Joseph Roberts. lawyer
of San Francisco"
Mr.. I.oring extended his hand with
old-fashioncd courtesy, ms he replied:
~ was in California twenty years
ago"
"You bought some land there, did
you mot:"
"Ycs."
"And own it still?"
eyes. have had offers for it, but
not for long time. never felt like
selling, as it represents to me some of the
best years of my life 81
"Do You wish to sell now"
al think perhaps | would, if | could
get anything like Il decent price for il :"
"What would you say to two million
dollars?"
"Two WHAT" was the astonished re.
ply.
1.-TWO million dollars, was the calm
answer.
Mr.. Loring hcsitatcd moment before
replying. Then speaking slowly. he
said: 81 would like To know sometime
more about the matter before answering"
"fou shall be told everything there is
to tell; Only promise me the refusal of
the place at the figures name ii Won de-
eide to sell | would like that promise
because, to speak frankly, suspect that
YOU will have other Offers
Mr.. Loring readily gave the promise
asked for, and his visitor entered into -
lon. and elaborate explanation, the sub
stance of which was that valuable sill
yer mine had been found ON the prop
crty, and n half dozen different concerns
were on the lookout for the proprietor.
Ii was finally agreed between Mr. Lorin"
ana his visitor that the former should 90
to Nc% York III once and make further
inquiries from there. He said very lit
tie to Nellie of the object OF the LAWYERS
visit and Of his own sudden Journey To
the city, except that she might hope for
very good news.
The result of his Inquiries was that he
sold the property for two millions in cash.
retaining to himself quarter interest in
the mine. and the first that Nellie knew
OF her altered fortunes was when she
awokc one morning to find herself an
heircss.
by the way, IIartwcll have YOU me,
the new beauty, Miss Loring' She has
Just returned from Europe. warrant
that you have seen nothing more lovely
in yomr three years absence
"Loring" repeated the other, his
grave, handsome face coloring slightly.
His friend noticing it laughed, rs he
replied "Why, IIartwcll. there must he