Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-19
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IL was handsome faoe-oneA ol
those faces In which, The retrousss
arrangement OF all the features
seemed 20 challenge and insult the
gazer.
Such face stopped Alfred Clover
on his way through the ballroom OF
Mrs, Mayfair and such a face almost
"A beautiful dancer, tooS whis-
pered his companion. fellow senior
at college, who immsdiateiy intro.
duced Alfred TO Miss Maria idillbapk.
Alfred was hampe2ed by good
looks and wealth. He was beyond
the necessity OF work and his nat
ural cleverness brought hifp>. a ready
and easy superiority IN hiss classes.
Such good fortune wes not to last.
First some OF his money, Went: then
he followed the foolish face TO the
altar. A narrow miad and cold
rheart and eRvious soul had shut out
all attraotlveDess from Mrs Clovers
nature soon after marriage.
Her hGsDnnd was becoming more
IF failure every day. Every kind
of success vanished at once. it
seemed. Finally he lost his charac-
ter. 4
It remained for George sullivan to
rescue Alfred. The latter had helped
George when ne was . -fIhid, bash
ful youth at college aridi George in
hts prosperity had not forgotten his
friend. He gave George a good po-
sition in western city and sent the
family after him. first assuring the
husband and father thati he trusted
him firmly. A number OF years OF
faithful service proved that this trust
had not been misplaced.
Louise was the youngest and IA
voritc daughter OF Alfred Glover. She
had given her hand TO Herbert Paul
ison. who claimed TO be deeply in
!ove with her. He was lpastor OF ono
Of the Smaller churches in the city
where the 'Clovers lived. Meeting
With success there no received u call
TO large place and went upward
in tho sacred calling, HIS devotion
was not OF the exalted kind usually
expected of dover and after a time
his letters grew somewhat cold,
louise began to feel that she had
been too hasty with her promise, but
Sho loved him deeply and reproached
herself for mistrustIng him.
Although ne would not admit IL to
anyone, Herbert Paulison was at
.ached TO Louise chiefly BECAUSE of
the belief that ,some day sire would
Inherit George Sullivans millions.
The Sullivans had no children and It
was acknowledged that Louise was
great favorite with them Who
knew but that he, .PAu,isou, was
destined tO'be the high and noble in
telugcnce which should divide that
money to it's legitimate fdhproper
conclusion?
Ma Sullivan died suddenly His
wife had passed away arisshorS ;tmc
before and when hiss Wifi was
opened 1t was found that Alfred
Glover had inherited 800. 700 For i'm
mediate use and the balance Of the
estate in trust for Louise, II BE chose
to give It TO her. This decided Mr.
Paulison. He wrote Louise telling
her that in view OF her fathers de-
foction in early life-oG which the
poor girl had known nothing untn
this time-he could not conseienti-
ously marry her. But he hoped she,
would be happy with someone, else.
etc, etc.
Tho worse shock TO Louise was
the knowledge that her idol was
broken. Her father and herself had
read this letter together, as 10 it
wore something TO be feared, and
they won't forth TO meet the trouble
together In the consciousness OF
her fathers love the girl found
peace.