Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-08-11

the uotNtF PROMISED TO no Whtt snf
could. for size liked NJ. Doan. still
Mary would rot listen TO reason She
said IL Sc had money IL might be DIFF
fcrens. for then people could not say
she saved the nan ecr his money. Ia
was really n silly aud foolish position
she had taken. but young women do
silly ard foolish things more times
than a few Mr.. Doan Thought there
might be a younger man. but said
nothing.
One morning week later Mary re-
ceived note asking her 20 call al Mr..
Doan's Office. Greatly puzzled. she
went. and Mr. Doan and another man
were waiting for her. The other man
was Mr.. Doan's lawyer.
Mary" said Mr.. Doan. after the
usual salutations and an introduce
ton 'can YOU give me a DOLLAR
Mary took ont her thin little parse
and found three quarters. three nick
els and dime which she handed over
20 Mr.. nosn without a question
I'D like 20 borrow a nickel OF il for
car fare" she laughed ncrvously
You won't need IL. Miss Howard"
said the lawyer politely.
Here are some papers. Mary" said
Mr.. Doan. handing her large packet
You won't understand them IL you
look az them, so | viii merely tell you
that they are deeds 20 an the real
property ] own and include the GER
tificates Ct an the stocks in my pos
session. Indeed. everything is there
IL you VIII look them over. They are
yours"
Mary in dazed fashion. opened the
packet. and the only thing she could
read was; Know An Men BY These
Presents. that for and in considcra-
tion Of one dollar i'm hand 10 mc paid
etc. etc. and she didn't do q thing but
drop the papers and begin 20 cry The
lawyer dAscreetly got out OF the &C.
fee. and Mr.. Doan stepped over ,n
the window. The room was still ex-
cept for Mary's faint smile. and the
twitterirg Of a couple Of srarrows on
the telegraph wire In front OF the
window The stiffness seemed 70 soothe
the perturl ed spirit. and prcseutly.she
lifted her face from her wet hand
kcrchief and glanced shyly up NJ Nr
Doan. lie Gid not see her She got up
and went over TO him. sobbing little
yet.
'Mr. Dean" she said putting out
her hand. only one hand. Ca him. lis Il
true that YOU have given me every
thing?"
Everything in the world 7 own.
Mary. and J am poor as a church
mouse
but Mr.. Doan--~ she protested.
'Not a word. he broke in "If IL
hadn't been for YOU would have lost
IL an by leaving IL n lot 81 people
! don't like. and IL YOU nave il know
4 win be where IL viii do much good.
Don't YOU worry my dtar. am not
so old that I can't hustle around and
make a pretty good living yet. can
do il a good deal better than you
can"
Mary looked al him and again the
tears flied her eyes.
Mr. Doan." she said. az l were 10
tell You that there was Younger
man / loved; one whom I had known
since ] was a little girl and who had
been waiting until he could earn
enough 20 make us comfortable. would
YOU 81 4 let me have this money?
Aren't you giving IL 90 me because YOU
| do not know this and hope TO win me
with it?"
Mr. Doan choled a little. He had
not heard OF this young man. Per-
haps If he had he would have been
less generous. He might have given
him a position in his Office or helped
him along in some other way. IL was
hardly necessary 10 impOverish him
self for the sake Of letting the woman
he wanted for his We marry another
man. But M Doan had the right
kind Of stuff in his makeup.
Il don't know what you want TO do
with IL, Mary, and / don't care he
said bravely. What I want IL to do
is 10 make You the happiest woman
In the world. and that viii make me
feel il is where II viii DO the most
good An l ask is that when am too
old 10 work any longer you viii board
and lodge me at reduced rate and
give me fair funeral"
Mr.. Doan laughed at his joke. but
Mary did not. She put out both her
hands to him.
There is no younger man. MI
Doan," she said, land II you viii have
me for your wife. you may
Mr.. Doan acted ridiculously for a
man OF his years He shouted and
made Wild grab for Mary.
lyon bet +" he began. when she
broke away from him and warned
him Of"
"On one condition" she said.
Name Dozen" ne replied with