The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-26

yam, ana your Jack Is rs safe at sea rs
on land, for that matter. But, you see,
something has happened I'vc been a
precious fool and gone and hcavcd anchor
Just when I'd no business to do it. I've
sprung Il leak in u gale, and u wreck has
como of it. To tell the truth, plain
enough for marinc to understand it, Two
been specializing without knowing what 1
was about, and Two lost every penny
possessed. I'm as poor today rs Jobs tur-
Key, and naturally I'm glad to SEQ Lizzio
settled, for shan't have cent to give
her, and I'm not young enough to mako
another fortunc.'
Hero the captain arose.
"Scttlo tho day between you" no said
III leave you together" and he rushed
out Of the room.
Lizzie sank upon sofa and burst into
tears. Melton Melton, Esq, stood near
her, with peculiar expression upon his
face
It's very distressing" no said "'Pon
my word, sympathizo with you. I-ah
- couldn't trouble you TO talk about that
nttlo matter ut so distressing moment.
AMI believe dclicacy requires mo to-
a>-depart-au rcvoirv'
And Melton Melton, Esq, vanished.
Tho captain heard Of this with n slight
chuckle, and Lizzie waited his return.
quito in vain
In week the captain and his daughter
Ind gone back to the old second floor in
the riverward street, and there, with tho
phhted iurnlturc, tho plaster parrots, the
bunch of whito coral and other belong.
ings which had been tho pride of tho late
Mrs Jackets heart, began a new life.
And thithcr, despite Lizzic's hopes, Mel
ton Mclton, Esd, did not como to offer his
fortune 10 the impoverished hcircss
Lizzie waited fora long, long whilc. and
then plucllcd'up pride enough to inclosc
Mclton's ring in very contcmptuous
note and send it back To him, and after
that, instead of pining away, she took
heart of grace and resolved to dcspiso
those butterflies of fashion who had court
cd her society in tho elegant establishment
over Which she had once presided, and
who never found their way to the river
ward street and tho humble rooms upon
the second floor
But thithcr once again Tom Hadaway
camc often, coming in after those lon.
voyages with curious gifts from foreign
lands, showing always that Kindness and
Sailnntry which IL true sailor always shows
to women who arc worthy of it and show
ing moro than thS-n true and constant
love which it might have been any wom-
ans pride to win.
Ana Lizzie, separated from tho thron.-
oil fashions votarics whose glitter had
blinded her, saw Tom Iadaway's worth,
grow To Dc very, very fond OF him, and nj
last gave him her heart md hand, feeling
that all her universities had been blessings
in disguise. having brought her to this
happy end.
They We're married very quietly In the
morning, and in the evening Captain
Hackct proposed "a walk and Some ice
cream, and the young couple asscntcd
Tho captain seemed in II very merry mood
ana full of some important secret. lie
trudgod ahead, followed by tho happy pair
through ono Of tho rivcrwarl streets TO
those elegant quarters of the city which
1T had once been Bcssic's lot to inhabit
and finally stopped before the very house
which had been theirs 1t was brilliantly
lighted from roof to cellar
They're having II party, it seems" said
the captain. All, now, if we only lived
here, CHI Different quarters from Whit
wcVo left, ch? Oh, Lord love you! It's
enough To mako n man cnvious"
No matter, papa, " said Lizzie. I'VE
are very hnppy now. l don't care To
change for one. Where are you going:'
For the captain was ascending the stoop
In " said the captain. Como along"
Lizzie ana Torn stoo& oonfoundets. 80
antcrd Toms mind that, having mad
something to drink future prosperity to
the young couple i'll, the old gentleman
might have taken Il glass too much
Il beg you Ia consider captain, he he
gan.
But the captain roarcd:
You lubbcr, don't disobcy or,icrs We
nlr expected here"
And at that moment tho door opened
and in fhn hnil .,h . II
servants smiling and courtcsying vel
come
Whit docs it mcan?' cried Lizzie
What can it mean" cried Tom
1T means that l haven't been ruined
that S all, said the captain This is
my house and has never belonged to any
ono else And, what's more, Tom Hada
way, The Betsy llackct belongs to me still
and there wasn't Il word of truth in what
told you about being hired 10 navigate
her out of compassion by tho new owner
I've played trick. for LiZZc's sake, Oh
more than ono l know of. l rcckoncd that
lnndlubbcr had an eye to Lzzic's fortune.
and I've proved it true But I gave the
Same sauce to both gandcrs, and you, Tom
liadaway, never guessed Lizzie was still
an hcirrss If she isn't thankful to me
now, her eyes belle her"
And LiHHic's eyes did not belle her for
in her heart she WAS thanking heaven for
her escape from y fortune hunter and
wondering how she could ever have cared
for any one but Tom IIadaway the least
in the world.
And in her own room Lizzie found her
own handsome wardrobe and was soon
dressed for the splendid wedding suppcrto
which the captain had invited all those
good souls-fricnds of the past-who had
not bccn elegant enough for Lizzie in her
first elevation to fashionable life. And
every ono admitted that, on the WHOLE it
was the inerriest wedding supper ever
eaten. and that thcnccforth Lizzie and