Plymouth banner., 1855-04-05
Flstchsr. Nave you entirely fssgatien

she had not noticed him, out tAs Nrs'
sound CT hi, yoice brought her 10 herself
She fel; ,ha, not a chord in her hssEt
! thrilled as the well-Temsrlbered tones
fell upon heS ear, und she was strong a.
gain.
"Cettrinl5 not. Ms. Tilden--when did
you arrive IN town?"
Last Monday" wac the se?'y--and
then seeing .aa, with formal bow she
was about 30 pass him, ne laid his hand
respectfully but .rmly on hsr erm 30 de
tain her.
''Mts Fietcher--Adelaide- hare
something 70 say 10 yeu--do net refuse
lsas fev ssonen;s of your ti~e." And
bsfor. she was aware Of his intention he
had drawn her sFm within his own. snd
led her through glass door that opened
upen the ve'an1e.
! "If Jou have any communication TO
make Mr.. Tilden. let II he in as few words
as possible. fo7 mY time is veE- precious.
loo precious 10 be uosied upon me?
/ Oh. Ada. li,:- did once think that
should ger heas such words from you"
Adelaide drew herself up haughtily.
'.Wha; you have 10 SAY DOES TO: seem 60
b@ very important. Mr.. Tiiden. and
mus, 6eg you 70 excuse me"
kgnin Ny Tilden placed lis hsnd up
CT her arm. end drew her 70 q seat al
I;s,e distance.
Pardon 'ae; Mrs Fla.cher. bui for
years have | longed inexpEessibly fer this
hour. and Cow you must hssr ne"
| lie had not seated bimeelf By her side.
bat stood before her. with his ,rms fold
ed proudly and be ere fixed siesnly aud
reproachfuliy upon hsr feoe.
"Ysu have not forgotten the past
know ycu have net. and I must speak.
You hare shaken III my cenfdeEcs in
womanhosd--ali rly belief in truth. Ade-
iaide Lindsey. ana now you must hear
VITA, ! have 80 say. You are wife
| they tell nc you are c happy wife. but
cannoi beiisye Il. You and were bound
| By every tie. save the les; GRE e, .hs A.
tar. was called away irem you. snd
when se;arnrd. ! learned that you had
given "a another smiles erd loved words
! that belonged only 10 me. asked you
10 give me some explanation of the mat
! .eT. 7ssaat h ask = seR5one bly, end
sengly--but worshiped Yon. Adelaide
t.inds.ey-I was beside myself. aud il
may be that used words tia: should
net. Atall events you refused, .scorn-
fully cor,empiuously. We parted in
anger. IN four little months from iha.
,itne you were she A-;1a Of c: suutileg
Adelaide. II you loved ;ne SIS you pro
fessed. ycu could no. SO soon have loved
Willis Fletcher. which ,ims did you
p.rjure youreelf-when you swose e,lcgi-
ence 10 ths old loye--or tire newo'
His words s.ung Ajcla;de to the qu:ck.
bur she replied without any psrrep,ible
emensn.
"When Mr.. Tilden remembers that in
thTes little months from the time we
parted, the day fox his ewn marriage wss
already named. he will probably agree
with me il, thinking thai the question
he has asked would come with more grace
from other lips ,hsn HIS"
Gecrgs started The day for my OWN
marriage adelaide. have never
thought Of marrying"
George Tilden, Theresa Gordon wrote
10 Clara Hall more than month before
my unsriiags-be'ore my engagement TO
Mr.. tletches-thst you were 10 be married
IN February. and believed il. Did she
tell an untruih Y''
''She did--shs did. Oh Adelaide. !
nsver ceased to love you fer nornen.
until knew that you were wife. and
since then ny heart has bowed at no
new altar. Forgive :hs wild words
have uttered. and ie. rae ask one question
that have now no right 20 ssk--Did
ycu. then. really love me. Ada %
The young man still stood before her,
but not as proudly as at frst-his head
was bowed and his vs.ce s,emAl.d. IL
was q moinsnt before Adelaide spoke
when she did. i. was kindly and calmly.
"Ysu have. indeed. no right to ask me
shas ! waa the impeiuous reply. "Ihave
been taught TO think that ysu never car
ed for me. tha, you were only uiflng
that WIS but the toy Of the moment,
and ! have thought that If you wsrs
false. thea there was no truth in woman,
heed"
NAY. hear ne out. George. You in.
;errup.sd me before had said what in
tended. le7ed you once. and w.s
false to yeu neither in word er deed or
thought. But you doubted nc without.
any Sufficient reason-you gave heed TO
some petty tale of scandal. and addressed
to me words tina, no gentleman should
ever utter TO lady. considered my
self wrsuged and insulted by your sus- |
Piciens. and resolved TO conquer my
affection for you. Perhaps when stood
al the altar my husband was no, So dear
to me as he deserved 20 be. or as my du-
u required, but. If so, il is q faul, that
has long since been atened FOR by the |
deepest love. Now you must le, me
pass, for this interview has lasted long
enough e
"ons moment mere. Adelaide. The
resa Gordon told me tales Of the encour-
sgemeat you had given 20 Harry Mel |
yille-of the apparent pleasure with
which you had received his adduessss--
until she nearly maddensd me. I, was
she too. you say. who set afoas the story
OF my ching marriage. and TIA, she
must have knawn was entirely false.
Whsfare we to think Of these things 7"
THAT she wished TO make mischief,
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