Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-02

do not know whether I shall 60, thong
he is very urgent. He seems to lik
me-"
A dull pain went through Emily
heart but she would say nothing, no
let him suspect what she felt.
"Will he go?'' she asked, mentally
and with slow and unhappy suspens,
! she waited to see.
Edward did go, IF he had seen thu
result he might have been wiser; bu
with him, as is the case with man,
others, wisdom was purchased with ex
perience.
During the days that he spent will
Frederick Wyndham, he was frequent,
thrown into the society of the beautiful
Helena their acquaintance matured
and his admiration grew deeper witt
every hour that passed, revealing som,
new beauty, some new grace in the va.
riable, hayward, yet ever enchanting
Helena.
When Emily met him again she long.
ed to ask him, "Do you rot like my
beautiful cousin % But she refrained
81 will not mock myself, she thought
Show can he help liking-nay, even low
ing her!
1t was not Edwards last visit at his
friends. Helena chose to win him, and
there was little resistance made. Fred
erick was a pleasant friend, and E lward
Vane, neglecting to question his own
heart too closely, said that it was be-
cause of this that he liked so well to 90
there.
But he always saw Helena. They
played and sang together - together
ramblcd over the fine grounds around
the mansion, and read from the same
book. And Helena's voice had Won
drous sweetness in it's tones, and the
gentle glance of her dark eyes, in her
subdued moments, was one of the most
enchanting softness. And Edward lis
tencd to the sweet voice, and met the
soft glance of the lovely dark eyes,
yielding each day more completely to
their delicious fascination, until his
heart was won quite away from Emily.
les-he loved Helena; he acknowl-
edged it at last to himself and now,
unable to resist her influence, and dread
ing to meet Emily's sight, he went no
more to Hadlev parsonage,
He gave himself up now to his new
happiness it was strange, too, how
bitter he found it. For whenever he
sat by Helena's side, and looked into
the beautiful depths of those dark eyes,
the thoughts Of his neglected love rose
up. He seemed to see Emily's sweet,
pure face before him, pale and sad
Selfreproach wore upon him, but he
hated to listen to it; and, finally, bra
wing and defying it, in very despera-
tion, he declared his love to Helena
Wyndham. 1t was a moment of tri-
umph for which she had waited and
watched with suspense and impotence.
Despite herself, a blush of pleasure
rose to her cheek even while she as
sumed a little air Of mingled annoy
ance and regret.
=" My dear Mr.. Vane :" she said,
shaking her beautiful head elbow sor-
ry am that this happened-that you
have imagined-that you have mista-
ken-I have been engaged to marry
Mr.. Carruthers since last week +"
Edward Vane saw the dupe-the
plaything he had been. Incensed al
most beyond endurance, he left the
scene Of infatuation, Of his blind folly,
for the last time.
1t was bitter repentance that led him
back to Hadley pars image to seek for
giyeness and reconciliation from En-
lily.
I" Emily, [ have been mad insane,
[ believed. +" he said. g I have forsa-
ken your sweet face for will O -the-
wisp that has led me to Indebtedness.
Emily, for the sake Of our old love,
will you forgive me ?"
I" For the sake Of our old love-
yes" answered Emily, extending her
hand to him. She was quite pale, but
there was no trace Of unhappiness in
her calm, fair countenance. z" Yes,
the pain you have caused me 1 will not
remember; but the pain is over now
and the love has died out with it, Ed
ward"
g Emily, I deserve it, % he uttered,
with a cry Of anguish, 81 deserve it.
But 0, do not say it, Emily! May !
not hope
No-there is no hope" she re-
piled, gently, but firmly. F" | forgive
the pain you have given me, but 1 dare
not risk that pain again. We can new
er be more than we arenow to each 9TH
er.'' -
The words were sacred-they proved
true. He went out from her presence
ashamed, and their paths never were
the same again.
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