South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
Aud the lessonr suggested Lass,

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take q wife from q mansion unless
you have a nsnsion in readiness for
her.
Bat surely, all marriages OF thi,
kind don't result Is this has dom.
No, probably not; there are exc
ceptions TO every rule. ! am speak =
ing Of the rule. You will fiod as you
grow older th.t it holds good ia nine
cases out, OF ten. Marriage istoo Sc t.
rious matter to enter iD'o it lightly,
aud happiness ton valuable 20 stake
il on q chance. Heiresses are con
tent with love in a cottage only in
novels; in real life you seldom fud
love that is strong enough, to con-
quer all the weaknesses OF human
nature. 49,. -
Having evidently reached the end
of his inrr,mp'u lecture The old law
yer leaned back in his chair and wait
ell for the other TO state the purpose
CT his Grand.
Losing sat in silence for wiuute
or more. The old mans words seem.
ed n have impressed him deeply.
Az length he asked the ques ion he
had come to PROFOUND received a
reply ,ha. made the matter clear t.
him, thanked his adviser, and was
about to leave wh6n the Judge re.
marked:
By the way. my boy, IL you want
any further points on that case, jus,
come to my house this evening aud
l will show you what authorities TO
consult.
Thank you. l shall 30 50. replied
tossing. He took tie kind OFF, ra /.
tier "a matter OF course, for Judge
Sharpe had long ego told him to make
use OF his lb,sry whenever he wish
ed, AMI he ha, frequently awaited
himself of the permission.
Losing, after leaving the Judge
Office, went right dir, city TO his own,
which was in another part of the same
building. Instead OF busyin. him
self with the papers that lay sirewn
about his desk. he paced to and fro
exc'tedIy for several minutes. Then
he sa: down and for at least half an
hour stared very hard at nolhiug or
perhaps at the wall, Gould he have
seen bis own face just then he would
have been surprised at the change
that had como over it. There was a
hopeless. despairing expression ttore,
which would have seemed quite mex
plicab,e TO any of those who knew
him best.
There's NJ other way; tn have to
10 1t, he suddenly exclaimed, at the
same time rising abruptly. Then he
put on his hat and coat, went out and
walked rapidly away.
The evening Of that day found him
at the residence Of Judge Sharpe, sll-
ting in the library, apparently en-
crossed in legal volume. Bat as he
ID been staring at the same page for
the past ten m uutes and that page
happened to contain merely portion
of the index, it is doubtful that he
vas as deeply engrossed as he seem
ed to be.
A light step fell upo the csrpe' ell
q ,or behind him. A young girl had
entered tho room. A very pretty
young girl she was, and the gIai smile
that lighted up her face Whea she saw
The young man made her al the pref
tier Waller Losing had evidently
lot confaed hinse'fto Judge Sharpe,
library on his previJ1s visits. II be
had, the Judges daughter would moi
hsvo beer 81 pleased TO see him.
Porin< over dry legal volumes, as
usual l see; wba' perpiexiog case
rests heavily on your mind now, Wal
'erP Whv, what ats you, YOU look
rs g'um as IL you had lost your bss.
friend.
Losing had turned and risen az
the young girl spoke. AMI tue ligh,
streaming upon bis face, show. d i
to be indeed a mirror OF ever thing
gloomy aud iishsA-teDipg.
II isn't Law case that IL troubling
me; would 1t were Only that, he
replied with q groau.
What IS it, then? Has any misfor.
tune befa!ien Jouf'
Yes, q misfortune indeed; or a
least u seems to be now. Doubtless
il Is all for the best
What are you talk!rg ab5uts WHY
dosG you tell me what it is that Ii ,1b
les your
Il came for that purpose; that
mi lht tell you. After this evening
ae must not meet again.
Not meeJ--ag .iDf' Nell Sharpe
repeated the words slowly, az il shc
could rot grasp tue foil meaning
The color surged 10 her cheeks and
then reocdod leaving her very pale
w bat do mean WalterS what hSs
happened2 You cannot be In earhest?
But / am in earues' I have
brought myselfto this after the hard
est mental struggle man could possi'
bly, undergo. would be dishonor,
able II did otherwise. Bat l an
tslking wildly at random; I hardly
know what | am ssyiag or what Il
say, or how to cay u. TITS Is Wba'
lie told me.
Walter rather incohere nsly recount
ed what Judge Sharpe bal told hin
of the case Of Lewis vs.. Lewis, en-
the comments he had made on thai
case.
And is that eli ? asked Nellie vher
he fuishel. She smiled little wher
she asked the question, and a cos,
observer would have noticed tia.