The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-01-06

sciously, but they were dangerous. Very
daoeefous when, one day, be suffered him self
sitting idly and alone oa the piazZs, to won.
der what wsu.d have been the result Of his
meeting again with Miss Ash ilhe had new
or seen Alice.
just thea she came up the walk In her
'oveliest mood. Tenderness in a person 10
whom Nature has given the seal Q, sovsr>
eighty move Us far more than IN those gen.
tier persons TO whom it seems Indigenous
she looked sad, this Lady Magnificent as
Agsis FLeuch had dubbed her. She was sim
ply dressed, in robe o; iisecy white, with a
sw flowers stuck for sole ornament in
h;lt and bosom. Her eyes we're down
east. There was q stain a. OF tears on her
cheek. some impulse he should have resls.
ted drew Thorne to her sido. Are there
moments in all lives when our good angel
iersakes US? Half unconsciou3ly ne said to
her.
Miss Ash :orgiln,, we were friends
once-l do no! like to see yeu sad.'
The great amber eyes turned on him a
look oi mute reprolch. After a moment
shs said, with triils Of old pstulancs:
i do not l,k. - have my MOP Is noticed.
1t is not generous OF you, with all you want
in life, to look out from the sac shelter Of
your happiness AMI watch how | bear Ionli
ness and heartache.'
All | want in liel'
He repeated the words after her dreamily
as Ii he were QUESTIONING hilnsel. whether
indsed he had what ha most wanted in lie
The past seemed to bs throbbins in his heart
--tingle in his pulses. Were the days dead
in which he had been this woman's lover?-
They had turned, mechanically As it were,
and were passing down the shadad path
which she had walked up alone For q
while neither spoke. What subtle magnet
ism was in her presence that made 1t thrill
him so just to walk by her side. He stole
look at her at length. She was pale to
the lips, and slow tears were stealing from
upder dropping lids. A sudden mad i'm
pulse swsyed him-s wild longing to read
her heart. lie PIT out his hand ami touch
ed hers. lie spoke with tons that would
be obeyed. ... ...H
What is il? will know. Is il any
though Of the past, or oi me, which moves
you?
She turned her eyes full OF reproach upon
him. t.
'What riSh ha 7e you, Alice Dsvon's lover
to the past or me? Be c,ntent with your
own joy. II should b, piquant enough with
out the z.st of enhancing 1t by contrast with
my misery
The mention Of Alice Devon struck pang
sword keen, to his heart. H was not ba
man; nav, he was perhaps better than most
nen. lie respected his plighted word he
loved Alce, Sill h, hal not strength
nough to escape from the bAle'ul spell which
was closing around him. r
Your misery!' he crieni. DO you, whom
all the world envies, know wha: misery
means? Tell me. viii! know.
Again the long raproAca ul look from out
those amber eyes,
'slowarl, for sham! You INST not, YOU
shall not torture me, now when all tbs b.>
tween us are over. Do you think | would
have parted with in anger that last time if
had not thought your love was strong enough
to bring you back? We were both wrong
we ought to have forgiven each other
But why talk oft? You are better off;
and perhaps | am not too severely pun>
ished 10, the share Of blame that was
IN me-
Thoughts swan through his brain dslir
ously. See, his youths love, loved him
was suffering for hin-had loved him all the
while. he Looked OF her, more beautiful
than ever IN her sorrow, her tenierness. -
After all, wos not tho old Iowa the true
love?
III w.rs free - he began.
vi what u'e wolli be freedom" Sho in.
serrup:sd him passionately. You were free
five years
But did not sea you Oh, G,orgie, this
is cruel. You should have come bstors, or
not at all
Jus: then steps crushed the sand near
them. Around sudden in the winling
pa h came Mary Everett, with Alice, his AL
ice clinging to her sriu.
'Wh heard few wordS--we could not
help it, Miss Everett sail, eyes OF stern ro
buke, leading her friend by -.-...
Howard Tnorne cur sod his lace as he saw
his littl, loves pale face, with the heart
break settling over it, almost lik. the shadow
Of death. lie knew now where his heart
was saw what brief madness had passed him.
He would have given hall the universe TO be
able to 20 to Affects side and tell her the
truth. But hs dared not approach her. For
the frs. time IN his lie he felt like coward
He stood and watched her, silently, as she
moved away--hi' darling. whom he had
been mad enough to loss. Then ha turned
with look in his eyes that malt Georgiana
Ash tremble. ."st tt7fs
4 ,m free now; an1, as you said Of what
use is freedom?
Neither spoke again un'il his cool goo dby,
when he hal gone up the path with har to
the housa door. ... tN-E
Then be rushed back into tn, thick shrub
berry, among ths rocks, a,roSs 10 the sea-
He was almost wild enough to bury all wrong
sorrow, shame, in th,se trsachorous waters.
lie know his late was ssaIel. Thers would
be no hop, for him. Alice was un forgiven
but she was trus, AMI claimsl truth wo-
IN an, AMI would accept n divide heart Ex.
plain as h. wouil, b, knsw she would nsyer
believe him or unl3rstand him Shs never
could know how cam; AMI il he offered
explanation she would bsliegs that only
honor, only sorrow for her, held him; and
those mad moments could never bs atened
for. .s
Just then he turned. He was standing
in the very nook where they had gathered
the blue f,wers. Some others, their sisters,
were noddns in the cls!t. He gathered
bunch, and laid them carefully 10 pocket
book, which he carried in his breast.
They shall go with me into other scenes, ;
he said, his sad eyes kiudhug again with the
CLEAN of a new resolve. Il have held back
from giving my life 20 country bacauss AL
ices love made the offering too costly
Now will 30. 1t will b, better for her if
die.' Aae
He founi note on his table when be
went home, AMI in it these words only;
BE meicful enough rot to write to me or
ask to see me. 1t would be Of no use. What
heard, what saw, can never be explained