Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-08-05

awhile"
Clara had her way, as usual, and
thus escaped much of the gossip
anent the breaking-on of the mar
riage. A year later she married a
Russian count twice her age. and New
York society knew her no more.
1t was even as lawyer Passavant
had said Wilfrid chivalrously refused
to touch another dollar of Andrew
Meleen's money!
The interview between him and
Eunice Trevecca, though very brief.
was a touching and a trying one.
Acting on one of those boyish i'm
pulses which will never leave him,
and actuated by an exalted idea Of
making restitution and doing penance,
he rode and walked straight to Mac
dou.al street after leaving Roger
Hews.
He found Eunice in the old parlor,
but not alone. John Trevecea was
now confined to the house, and only
ventured out on very fine days. The
girl was bending over him, arranging
his pillows, as Stennis was announced.
With little cry of establishment she
Strengthened up at the sight of him,
and after slight hand-clasp stood
idly by while Wilf-once more. it
seemed, the kindly, simple wifi of
old-sat down by the side of the sick
man and strove to cheer him up.
But something told Eunice it was
not for this or for merely friendly
call that he had come.
"Eunice," he said at length, rising
and standing before her, Il have
brought you some wonderful news.
There has been dreadful mistake,
and for these three years past l have
been occupying the place that is right
fully yours"
The girl stared at him with af
frighted, wide-open eyes.
Don't be alarmed" said Wilfrid
reassuringly. Its nothing to be
afraid of. | only learned the truth an
hour ago, and wanted to be the first
to tell you. 1t seems that you are
the daughter of my Uncle Andrew
we are first cousins, you see-whom
he believed to be dead, and all his
money belongs by right to you. 1t is
what he would have wished-if he
had known that he had a daughter
he would never have thought of me,
you know. So from this mo-
ment l retire in your favor. The law
yers will tell you all about it, and
shall instruct them to turn everything
over to you. I believe that's all L
came to say, Eunice. Good-by."
He took her hand in farewell, which
she yielded to him mechanically, and
before she could detain him by look
or word he was gone. She took one
step in his direction, her arms out
stretched in a gesture of great yearn-
ing, uttered one heart-cry, Wifi"
and then fell to the floor in a dead
faint--something she never did in her
life before, nor has since,
Then followed for few days per-
feet whirl of excitement, for Mr.. Car
boy appeared upon the scene and
verified in detail all that Wilfrid had
sketched in outline And when it
came to considering the narrative
dovetailed together so astutely by
Roger Hews, old John Trevecca was
able to add many little corroborative
details which had lain dormant in his
memory for years.
So EuniCe Trevecca found herself
in all probability the richest single
woman in America. Her first thought
was to give her stepfather the best of
care and attendance, under which his
health speedily mended. being of a
constitution naturally hale and hearty.
At first Eunice insisted that Wilfrid
should share and share alike. Find
ing this impracticable, she offered to
settle a certain definite sum upon him.
But not dollar would he accept, say
ing that if she would forgive him the
large sums he had disbursed during
his false tenure he would be content.
All these attempted negotiations
were conducted by the lawyers; not
once did the cousins meet, not line
passed between them.
Il treated her too shabbily when l
was we'll off" said WiIfrid to himself;
Il cant and won't go hanging and
whining about for chance bone now
that our positions are reversed"