The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1863-04-08

4 htr feelings. Frank had left his room
10 flnd novel, and Susy Was on the
porch still, when she saw him enter the
psrlor.
"a Come here's said the little maidsn,
dszs6ag her tiny 6sprs to iisfuIl haight.
GOD Sanswer for your sins"
Sskr tone Of laughing indignation had
nothing very Terrific in it, SO Frank
came. t 'ofs.' 6
aWhat sin in particular. Susy!"
But Susy was very quiet again, and
by the moonlight he saw grave, and
shadow on her face.
care you tired Of msa' she said, try
ing to resume her tone of banter, 'tthat
you are trying to got me nav place BY
good reference, Or Oh, Frank. how
could yeu?" and she fairly broke down
in passionate fit of sobbing.
He was in love himself, and he gave
the affection of a fond brother to Susy.
What wonder then that he read her
heart in the change of face and tone, and
his pityiag tenderness was all reused.
'Susy Susy, l never dreamed Of this
And the listener above softly closed
the window and crept silently to bed
But below, on the porch, Frank held bis
little sister in his strong arms till she lay
there quiet. Not one word was spoken
for long time; then, as he bent over
her and pressed kiss upon her fore
head, she whispered softly,
"You will keep my secret, Frank"
GAs / would my honor he answered;
and she slipped away from him, and past
the reom whore Rodney listened for her
light steps, to gain her own room and
| chide her heart for its weakness. Mem
ory was busy too. From her early
shildhood her home had beon in this qui-
ct eoan,ry-seat, where but few visitsrs
broke the regular routine that domestic
love kept from monotouy. And on this
life came the visit Of Rodney Edmonds,
q man whose high intellect, graceful
eoaviesy, and free face, were but the
| oussard signs of a noble, truo heart. a
/. "a RsSnsifIys lsssOr, ,ahd 4 Chri<tian
mind.
| And the simple girl, while she felt that
his attentions were sweet, his presence
dear to her, never awoke to the knowl-
edge of her own love, till the CALLING sus-
picion that she was being forced upon
his notice, told her how precious bis own
freely offered love would have been to
her The next day the friends were in
the city, aud in the demurs little figure
that stood upon the steps to wave them
nm adieu, there was little trace of the
wounded womau's heart that had passed
the nightin the agony ofunrsquited love.
Rodney Edmonds was a silent COM
panion on the journey cityward, and
Frank gave up trying to coax him into
his old merry solf again. He was think
ing of the lonely homo that awaited him,
the long life of longing for companion
ship, tho gifts of domestic love that all
his wealth could never buy; and IN con-
trast he pictured the home he had left,
The fai.y-like beauty, whose hand she'd
its peculiar charm on every spot; whose
voice made music in every roonE whose
loving heart was broken by her adopted
brothers love, for so, in his blindness.
be interpreted the seems Of the night be-
fore. and his indigestion was strong,
sometimes, as lie thought that her hap
pinsss lay SO near the hand that had
crushed it. ~ assia irs
Tive long years to Susy passed before
sbe saw Rodney Edmonds. Frank Was
married and living in the city, and came
but seldom to Cliff Wharton. When he
did, HE companion was Meta. Many
times they had urged her to come to
their city hems, but she pleading her
mothers loneliness, had refused; and
Il 4Frank, knowing her secret, let hsr have
her way. He had tried many times to
win Rodney home with him, but without
success. A thousand pleas Of business,
prior engagements, and what not, stood
always in the way. But in good time
the summons came.
Thus ran her brothers. letter.
aSUsY DHAR-I have, strange, sad
news for you, and you must come to us.
Meta is i'll, not dangerously SO, ! trust,
but confined to her own room; and have
another Invalid. Rodney Edmonds was
on the train at the time of the collision
of the seventeenth, and badly hurt. l
had him brought here, for i canuot trust
him 10 hired nurses. Come, little sis
ter, and nurse Meta, that my hands may
be free for Rodney's wants.
FRANK"
| And she obeyed the call. Strictly
al held hor brother 10 tho words of bis
letter. She was Msta's nurso-he Rod
: nef's,
u was day when tho early summer
: is lust whispering of coming gleries, that
Rodney Edu,onds !oft his room for the
: 6rst time. Susy was in the sitting-room
when she hoard his voice in the sntry
) add Franks chsery words ofencourage-