Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-09-24
NANNIE'S HERO.
BY JIMMY REN

A her,T A rne htrol AnO you
tbluk, Nanuie, that such phrn
omrna now exlstF
'Ah, | did not commit myself to
any such assertion, laughed pretty
Mamie Ripley 10 response. Il only
sgii | shOnld never marry unless l
| could fiud genuine, bona 6de
hero. one who really was worthy
The title
i fear then, my dear, Nou are
doomed tn a solitary maldenhUOd
for the resi- of your natural ex
lstenre,' ansV cred the other, as The
Two girls, arm IN arm, p'ced up
and do n the br lad terrace before
Colonel r pIe,'s mansion.
His only daughter, who spoke
with all the proud assertion OF her
twenty summers, had reigned sole
mistress OF bis home and heart tor
eighteen long years, since the
young wife with her diving strength
had placed the pra'tliug baby Ia
bis arms and with mute eloquroce
besought nim 70 let no other a.
the place 1t was Gods will she
should no longer enjO,. He had
given her no answer, save b. kiss
he had pressed opon The brow a .
read, growing cold; but d happy
smile was her reward, which llnger
ell on her dead face even when the
cOffiu hid 1t from nis view.
ver> nchlN had his young
daughter remunera ell his endsr,
so'lcItOls care of her; little WILL
fn, a title spoiled, perhaps, bat
with heart as pure and lovely
within as the image Oatwardly
which q shrIued it.
The friend who hal rallied heT
so gayly on the IDEAS she though t
80 llttle likely to hId fnlillmeDt
stood to her IN a sis er's place, aud
had Grace Rivers 10 reality been
allied 10 her by the tie of blood tie
bond of affection between the two
girls could scarce have been more
blndlDg.
'Lo! now the cODquerlng hero
COMES Grace sang aloud, as turn
lug at the end of the terrace her
quick rNtS first caught sight If
all, manly form I4pldll approach
ing them.
At the words faint blush rose
to Mamie RlpleN's cheek, but
when a moment later The new
conner took her welcoming hand, 1t
lay quiet aud passive in bis own
| You have no conception how
important a cOnI ersstlon you have
linterruDted laughed Mis-, Rivers,
as after greeting his young bostes'
be turned to her, his hanlsO ne
tace wearing a sunny smile, hl-
e,rs constantly dancing as will
hidden merriment.
Tndeed Aud may l not lent
my voice in Its urbltratiOnP h'
questiOued III rich musical tones
Perhaps | my be able to act a
umpire on such an important OF
casl0R.'
I'VE prefer leaving it an Ope
question: decided Miss Ripley
Not, MIR. Warrington, but tina
! your opinion would be of lnesti
mable value: but this is a case tin
alone can prove right OF wroni
Grace's mind is already make u
on that point, and fear mine ais
But there are the horses. WI
you NOT JOIN Us In our drivesr An
a few moments later, as the thre
- were bowled rapidly aloDg Il
smooth, easy road, the exhllara
ing motion, the fresh evening
soon prove all thceght OF the di
cussion from every nind save on
But when that night Mann
Ripley, having dismissed her mai
sat alone, in 8 white wrapper, b
long, lovely hair unbound, by &
open window, whence glittering
the beans OF the moonlight g
could see the tall torrents OF Wa
rington Place, every word W
recalled TO her memory. s
could. remember no time VIII
Cecil Warrington's handsome ia
had not been familiar to her. !
toh;ldran thav hod nlax AL toOaf HI