The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-03-30
NOES
md bearing to body Of the girl.

| inside and tearing up MS POCKET ulary |
for kindling Erskine soon had fire |
burning. Then he applied himself to
the task of restoring his apparently life
less companion, and soon had the salts
faction of seeing her eyes unclose. Like
one waking from a deep sleep, she gazcd
wonieringly around her. until her eyes
tell on the face of Erskine. She color
ed to her temples, and lifted her head
from the shoulders, where it had been
lying. He remembered Mr.. Montgo-
merry then, and rose and went to the
other side of the fire-Annie spoke
first
"Mr. Erskinc, how came l here Z"
"You were missing, and l come in
pursuit of you"
"ALd found me where ?"
"Out On the moors."
"Theu you saved my life? Isuppose
ought to thank you"
at is no consequence" lie replied,
coldly. II did no more than my
duty"
II remember now," she said speaking
slowly. 81 got very tired and sleepy,
and sat down for a moment in the snow
to rest l thought 1 must be near Moor
House, had come so far, and felt so
weary. AT the village they said was
rash to attempt to cross the mools in
such storm, but I was so disappointed
at not seeing Roy, Twas hardly"
"Roy p
Eyes Mr.. Montgomery. 1t was 50
hard not to he allowed to say FAREWELL
The regiment passed through Southgate
Yesterday. Some one was cruel enough
to deceive me-"
Il am sorry. Your lover will doubt
less regret it, also"
MY Ioverf Sir, do not understand
you"
She looked up to him, her brown
eyes full of wonder.
"Forgive me. The allusicu was in
, delicate" But imagined from your
5 regard for Mr.. Montgomery
, "My regard is no stronger than that a
e sister should feel for her dear and only
! brother. I would have willingly walk
/ ed one hundred miles for the privilege of
5 kissing my brother farewell"
S "Your brother Miss Pembroke
t Annie tell me, at once, is Roy Mont
S gomery not your lover 2"
/ "He is my half brother. We had the
4 same mother He was the child oe her
5 first marriage my only near living rela-
4 tive"
f Rolfc Erskine was holding both hands
+ now, aud his face was close to hers. His
heart beat 50 forcely it almost stopped
r his breath.
"And they told me you was engaged
8 to this Montgomery Madeline Prescott
il lied to me God forgave her, l vii
J. not o, Annie, I have lived an age Of
;, agony since thought l had lost you
d Do you care 2"
c "For what?' she asked softly.
a "That / have suffered; that I love
t. you, Annie? Say the words that shal
e make me happy"
l. Teach them to me-"
t "Put your arms around my neck, An
II ME, and say-'Rolfe, love you entire
le ly.'"
s She said il over-under her breath
k but the whispered tones reached his ear
e. and for him cold, and storm, and mid
II night were alike forgotten.
r True laid down at their feet tn,
o wind howled, the fire burned ftfully
n and in content they saw the slow nigh
resolve itself into the new day. The,
a went home in the morning. Madelin,
" would have said some severe things t.
II Annie, but Erskine speech checked
If her.
Is "Mother," he said quietly, "this is m,
l. promised wife. l have brought you
n daughter"
TT Mrs. Prescott kissed her pale fore
head Madeline few to her chamber, ant
was seen no more for the day, Th
r struggle she passed through was know
st only to God and her own soul Her plo
g to induce Annie Pembroke out into tn
is storm, which her long acquaintance Will
/. the moorland regions assured her was a
Is hand, had proved of no avail; she ha,
S, forged the letter rwith Roy Montgomery
e, signature for nothing. And she ha,
S. lost Rolfe Erskine forever.
Annie went to home of her own be
ID fore spring opened. Madeline is still
n. single-still haughty-stilI beautiful
ie but there is no rest in her heart. VIII
ii there ever be?
te E@In One of the towns III the South
:, :. ern part of Virginia, as regiment 0
~ rebel volunteers were about leaving 70
y the seat of war, neighboring parson il
)" addressing the rebels on their duties a
81 soldiers, &C., told them that "having pu
, their hand to the plough they must nev
ia er look back. Remember" said he
y "the fate of Lots wife, who for lookin,
Z back was turned into a pillar of salt.
~ ~ At this juncture a bold "sesesh," VIII
fe did not exactly see the application, au
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