St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-29
The BEAUTY CHARM.
A Story Of Old Virginia.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.
(Copyrig
CHAPTER XIV.


"Yoar advice is not worth a fee"
AID Graham in u jesring tone. II shall
ry to cut the young man out before he
arrives" and he followed me into the
waiting room.
At first, as my friends watched me.
seemed to ice far from pleased when
he took his seat beside me, but in a few
moments | appeared to become deeply
Interested. 4 little later they saw we
were talking with animation.
Meanwhile train was being made up
"a Richmond expression there was a
junction OF many lines at Oakville. "Ali
aboard" cried The guards The pas
sengerS hurried to take their places,
and they saw Mr.. Graham offer me his
arm and advance toward them. Sud
denly one of the gates slammed. "All
aboard" rOared the chorus of voices for
the last time. We two, Mr.. Graham
and |. were opposite the steps of car
at this moment, and they saw him
seize me by the waist and lift me to the
steps. A guard caught me by the arm.
Mr.. Graham had barely time 10 follow.
the train was off. The next moment
our heads protruded from two windows.
| screamed and Mr.. Graham roared
something. but they did not hear the
wor s. I'he train sped away at full
distance.
M:. Williams and Mr.. March had
rushed after it and had been hauled
back 10 the platform by number Of
excited employees. The people of the
platform gathered about Mrs March.
"What Is it?' they asked. SIS it an
elOpement?' as il your daughter"
"Whn is it?" while Mrs. March only
stared at them and shook her head.
il was at this juncture that the train
we had all come 10 meet entered the
station. ami Capt. Atherton, with
Eager expectation in his eyes, alighted
and hurried toward them. Their pale
faces, the strange looks with which
They greeted him. the excitement of the
strangers gathered about them, told
him at once that something untoward
had occurred, and his thoughts
naturally turned 10 me.
"W / ere is Nannie?" he cried. What
has happened? Is she safr?" Aud Mrs.
March. whose terror and CONSERVATION
could not control her sense of the ludic-
ious, replied:
My dear captain, don't be alarmed;
i Is only her fatal beauty, as usual. She
mas been carried off again"
by young man | introduced to her
not an hour since" said Mr.. Williams
Homan he had ever seen and that he
Intended tC cut you out. l thought it a
est"
I'VE must follow her." said Mr..
March, in whom tie spirit of Don
Quixote had not We died ont. I'VE
nuSt rescue her a &c, Capt. Atherton.
Ne will follow herr
II will wire to Richmond to arrest
Graham on their arrival" said Mr..
Williams. 1T is an express train. No
Hops anywhere. Graham must sud-
tenly have lost his senses"
So the message was Srnt: "Detain
handsome gOlden-haired young lady In
fray suit with blue flowers in her hair j.,
Ind young man with black hair and
nustache, brown suit and russell Satchel,
opal ring on little finger. etc.. ETC."
Capt. AthertOu was wild with excite
nent and the dear old Don in a state of
fury. But trains take their time, what
ever our anXletieS. 1t was impossible
10 proceed upon their journey until 5
D'cl"ck next morning, but about mid
night lacOnic telegram arrived: "Par-
ties described arrested" This was
some comfort. and Atherton and Mr..
March chung TO it throughout their
anxious journey until their arrival in
Richmond. when great diSappout-
ment awaited them.
The persons detained proved o be an
innocent little bride and brides room on
on their wedding trip. She was III
tears; lie wanted 10 fight everybody. OF
course they were released 1T once. And
now what had become Of myself and
Mr.. Graham?
And now the reader must know what
really happened. When Mr.. Graham
came and took his seat beside me in the
OakvllIe waiting room, Ee began al first
TO talk about the weather and the long
Journey he had had. ApropoS of this,
be remarked that be had been to Vir-
ginia Ii: arch of all heiresS, and men
toned the court house in which my
uncle's home was situated as the par
hcular spot. Naturally this interested
me and encouraged him to proceed.
II hope you found your neiress,"
Iaid. lie shook his head.
No." he said. "It is quite a lone
story, ami in order to produce dra
matte effect must begin at the begin
ming.
My heiress was the daughter of &
Northern gentleman who married &
Southern lady just after the close of the
late war. Ii was an affection of LONG
duration. but political feeling ran high
and there was opposition to the mattel
on the part of relatives OIL both sides.
1.-THE soung mans father was par.
tlcularly angry, and the consequence
was that the bridegroom, who had beer
brought up III luxury, found himself
obliged 10 begin, without preparation, {
battle with the world.
las for the young lady's family, rep
resented by an elder brother. for hel
father and two other brothers had givei
melr llves for the lost cause they. like
most Southern families, found them
Ielyes impoverished. The estate re-
NAMED To them. but nothing else.
when tie young husbands father
lied, not long after, he left his property
20 son who had never offended him
Meanwhile the young couple had haC
many struggles and appointments
TWO children had been born but to die
The third, little girl. saw the light OIL
The day that her father breathed hi.
last. lie was killed by falling through
hatchway in building where he hat
Just obtained a good position as book
keeper.
"Whle the mother lay in stupor
Incapable Of thought or action, crushed
by the terrible news that had beer
brought 10 her without the slightes
preparation. some one wrote to heI
brother. He came at once. A recon.
tiliation ensued, and he desired to taxi
his sister and her child home wirh him
The nope was vain. The blow haC
been too terrible. She died. And In
took the infant, happily too young t,
know its loss, back with him to the ole
plantation.
Not long ago Mr.. Everliegh's broth
er, the heir TO the Everliegh estate, dice
suddenly. He had never married. ant
left no will. The only legal heir to hi
immense estate was his niece, now
girl Of nineteen-Miss Ann Sherwoo,
Everliegh."
Ann Sherwood Everliegh?" / cried
Yes" he replied. Il noticed OH on