Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-08-06

,nr,ng man made her all the prettier
Walter Losing had evidently not con
fined his attention to Judge Sharpe's Ii
hrarv on his previous visits. lf he had
the jud IS daughter would not have
he II so pleased to SOC him.
"P.ri over dry legal volumes, as
usual see. What perplcxing "e,e
r.-,s heavily on your mind now, WAL
p: Why, what ails your You look as
am Az if you had lost every friend in
;ilo world"
Lnssng had turned and risen rs the
voung girl spoke, and the light sire M
rag upon his face showed it indeed 50 I've
a mirror of rything gloomy and dis
hearteninS.
at isn't law case that is troubling
me; | would it were only that" lic re-
piled with sigh that was almost y
.rOan.
What is then? Has any misfortune
h~faIen you:"
Yes. a misfortune indeed; or at least
it seems to be now. Doubtless it is all
for the best.
What are you talk ing about? Why
doN't you tell me what is troubling
you:"
Il came for that very purpose. that
might tell you. After this evening We
must not meet again.
Not-meet-agan? Nellie Sharp re-
ppated the words slowly, as if she could
not grasp their full meaning. The color
~ur ed to her cheeks and then recr,ie,'.
leaving her very pale. "What do yon
n,.an, Walter? What has happened;
You cannot be in earnest
Walter rather incoherently rscnuh!el
What Judge Sharpe had told him - the
case, Lewis vs.. Lewis, and the co,nm ,,.ts
he had made on that case.
And is that all?" asked Nellie, when
he had finished
She smiled a little as she asked tn"
question, and close observer would
have noticed that sigh of relief passed
her lips.
All? Is it not too much? Knowing
that your father holds this view. can
do otherwise than give you up?"
81 thought you had more pluck" said
the young girl, with just a suggestion OF
5curn in her voice.
1t is not a matter Of courage, but Of
"ouscience-of honor. Can l 70 to the
man who gives me such advice as l have
received, who tells me never to marry a
woman who is beyond my station fnan-
rajly, and ask him to give me his daugh-
ter. vino is dearer to him than all else?
am poor; l have none but the most
p:"hlematical prospects, while you-
well, l need not say more; you can
ieadily see my position"
But can't see it in the light in which
sou place it. l thought you had suffi~
lent faith in me not to believe that |
would do as that dreadful woman did, OF
whom my father told you. Your pros
pets are certainly better than you rep
resent them. Furthermore, my father
would yield to my wishes.
Il do not lack faith in you; Heaven
knows how strong that faith is it is be.
cause l would feel that l had acted
treacherously toward one who has been
my best friend if l held you to your
your promise, that l have decided to
10 that which will take all the happines.
out of my life"
never OCtllTIcu W you
hat the happiness of any one else nigh,
suffer; it seems that l am not considered
At all.
"You will soon forget; you will be
happier than I could ever make YOU.
oh, certainly; we women forget so
easily it is only the men that remember
only the hearts of men that are broken.
However. since you wish it so, it is not
'or me to object.
at is not what 1 wish; it is what l
must do"
But suppose should refuse to accept
your decision; suppose l should assert
my rights? Suppose l should insist, at
east, on your trying, for term of years,
to bring your financial condition up to
what you consider the proper standard"
1T would be wrong to keep you bound
oy promise to one who would have to
struggle, perhaps for years, and mil ght
tail at last "
Il see it is vain to reason with one who
q unreasonable it shall be as you wish.
Just then Judge Sharpe entered the
room, and the painful meeting was
abruptly ended
a few months after, Judge Sharpe's
clerk came into Walter Lossing's Office
one day and told him the judge wanted
10 see him.
1t seemed to Walter that the judge
looked unusually stern when he re-
sponded to the latter's summons few
minutes later
Come in here, 1 want to talk to you"
said the judge, as he motioned to Wal
ter. "Sit down. l will come to the
point at once. | am instructed by eli
ent of mine, to bring suit against you.
We have the clearest kind of a case, and
should certainly win in the courts, but
we desire to give you an opportunity to
compromise the matter"
"A suit? Why, who could want to
sue me? l owe nothing, there is nc
cause"
Never was more serious. There is
cause, and good one; as you will
learn presently, my clients case is flaw
less, she"
She? All! see. Some bIackma;ling
scheme; some adven-"
"There, there, don't get excited; it's
nothing of the kind. The plaintiff in the
case is eninently respectable, as YOU will
admit.
"Who is she? What is the cause %;
action? Why don't you tell me at once?'
"The cause of action is breach OF
promise" said the judge. impressiv"ly'
"Breach of promise! Why, never
Perhaps you can guess the plaintiff
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