Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-19
TIE NALBE@G
INHERITANCE.

wv ~ wv 'Uiilltt. DflllE tiilitlitsN anu
without expectation of children. adopt
ri n young girl sixteen years old
Rose Fnles was an orphan she pos
scssosl about The best qualification for
making the couple happy amiuhillty
At amy rate, she lid make them happy.
ana II was supposed that when they
lied Rose would bc left It competency
All went well FOR II couple OF years,
when licbeccn Muir, girl abou, Rose
fnlcS' age and II niece of Mrs knl-
berg. came TO the house for Il visit
feb'cca. WHO had no prospects but 10
work for her living. not being cndow-
ed with any principle made W her
mind to Dust Rose If possible and get
herself installed In her place. How
SHE set about 1t Is not especially Inn
portant To this story With Il plain
stupid. mntter OF fact couple like the
kalhcrgS II was not very difficult, cs-
pccinlly since Rcbccca was as cum
ming as she WAS INSCRIPTIONS. She
didn't expect to accomplish her work
all ut once. but she did Al her first
accusation Rose Indignantly told her
foster father and mother that they
must take her word or RcbcccAs
They didn't seem disposed to decide
for either, and Rose proudly left the
field To her enemy. Then ltchccca Of
fcrc,l To come in ana help the old pco-
Pile out for awhile and without wait
Ing for them To accept the offer moved
In. bag and baggage.
Now, the Knlbcrg household every
at, -. N
couple going to bed and the niece pre-
tending To do SO. Instead she usually
went out for amusement Occasionally
size brought to the house II iluslly Young
fellow whom she introduced as Mr.
Strailin. One night Mrs. Kalbcrg.
wanting something Of Rchcccn. went
to her room. There the old lady found
her niece with Straiin. Rchccca was
equal To the occasion. She begged her
nunts forgiveness for Keeping So
crct from her. She had hrcn secretly
married to Strafin The aunt could
not understand why the matter had
been kept secret ana was offended
with her niece for dccciving her and
marrying without mentioning the mat
ter To her But Rcnccca said That her
husband could not gain his ramily's
consent to the marriage and would not
permit her To divulgc it. There seemed
nothing for the old couple To do but
forgive the girl and permit her to re-
cclvr her husband at the house rs often
as she liked
As time passed Strallin appeared to
make ~ hcndway ut gaining his fam
ily's consent To marry Miss Muir, and
Shc claimed tint the marriage could
not bc acknowledged without rulnlng
his prospects. More than n year passed
with no change In the situation. when
Mr.. Kalhcrg died suddenly. Ills wife
continued to live In the house with Re
bccca. and Straiiln continued to visit
her. Soon after Kalhcrg's Death his
wife. who had been long failing, also
died
Immediately after Mrs. kalbcrg's
death Rcbccca hunted through her
nunts papers and found WILL To
her establishment. Kalhcrg had pos
acsscd stocks ana bonds innumcrablc In
safety deposit colnpanic,' vaults. The
VIII devised that the income should he
Mrs. kalbcrgs during her life and at
her death the property should all go
Ia Mrs. Rchccca Str;ilin
Here was pretty pass. Strailln and
ltebccca had never been married In
deed, lie had never intended to marry
her About the time OF Mr. KnlJcrg's
death lie had drlftcl away Rcbcccn
was cunning AMI rcsourccful. hut she
was not up 10 the correction of Il legal