The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-06-07

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to Europe--and / have come to say
goodbye
She looked up al hhn, wk;te, aston
ished. but silent, waiting for him to
speak further
1T il not likely that / shall cyer re-
turn. Ny little friend must think as
kindly Of me as she cam
He stopped there, struck dumb him
self BY the lifeIcss, stricken look of her
face, from which all the bright bloom
had suddenly departed. He was seized
with mad desire TO take her TO his
breast and ask hcr---God knows What.
mad plea he would have made them
bat her woinan's pride aud dignity came
to her aid, aud she said. not eoldly, for
she could never be cold to him, bat
gently;
"God DO With YOU. | hope YOU win
be happy wherever you may 20"
Thank you for those words, for l
need them. But 1 can never be happy
away from here. Child, whom VIC both
stand az The bar Of Judgment you will
know wfy L am leaving you like this =
II she had only known what molten
tide of passion be was curbing by sheer
force Of that strong viii Of bis How
biticrcr than death il was 10 him to 20
away and leave her behind But she
know I; al long aitoFward
What More was there for him then
bat ioSay farewell iii courteous phrase,
as strangers may, and then 20 20 any
where, Il did aoi whcrcyer God
pleased o. chance should driit him
Two years Of ainlcss wandering, ITO
and fro upon the earth and up aud
dowu it and a mcssagc reached Bruce
Harper iu the South american cts
whcfc be vas.stopping Il was very
concise. as Doctor Charlcy's episfles
usually were, aud read
.,Dsaf Bruce Come hons iamcdiAiely q
hat. ueps f1r tou. Cpnstaucr lioasaif y sdeaa,
Csur AZ ahce 10 mY hoasH whtu yan land, sud
"clrSBrsuza"
How Gladly Brace sltogk Tie dust Of
Valparaiso from bis feel aul hurried
homo, need not saY
Changed . good deal himself ia looks
II l,asi. by wiud aud iropic sua. be
fjand little change IN Charley Cloaden-
ming. Aud standing Ia La frieuFs
pretty little psylor, everything seemed
% exactly ike what he remembered it
tha, night, be could slu,ostbelieyc those
two ycas taI brcn q dream. lie rec
elected the pioiurca oa the Walls, the
furnishing Of thc rDon, aad II that wcro
not the self Ame dressing gpwa that
Charley used % wcar, twas surely It's
duplicate
l.ylia was out, " Doctor Cleudtpning
said
Yoe, he remembered Ahc was, drca
mily and BE bad leit n nreesagc Tor her
/ Il vas not till Charley spoao another
namc tbs, Bruce Harper wasquite him
self
eMr Frost died three months ago
aud opI,aintod ne Christincs guardian
Christine Where is she Z"
AT the old place, She begged III
BE- allowcd To live there, and her aunt
( Is keeping house FOR her. Ny wife u
there this morning
-Chris,lnc--know --hc could
20 10 farther
Charley Clcndenning said
aShc knows nothing but what 20
may have told her yoursclf j kpo'
that a man eau plead his own cause bcy
aud left il all to you.'
| True friend Aud Mrs. Clcndcnuin
was surely model woman 10 that II
I had kept the secret from every one 5.
! ercdly locked 10 her ogn heart,
Bruce lImpcr went straight 10 q
/ Frost dwelling and met Mrs. Clc1dc.
uingscoming out.
hWelcume home, Mr. Harper an
i success 10 you with an arch, bach
ward glance 10 where a figure stood m
| the doorway.
Ia the doorway, whore she had stood
! two years before waiting for him.
lie bad carried a picture with him
over land aud sea---a picture Of young
Girl standing in doorway like this--a
young girl with eyes deeply, darkly blue,
with red, smiling lips, and loose brown
hair blown ogcr her face. The picture
was here before him now, a living,
breathing counterpart Of the one in his
mind, only the red lips had forgotten 10
smile aud the blue eyes had startled
look as they rested first ou the tall fig
ure and bronzcd face before her.
"Ilave you any welcome for nc, Chris
tine Z"
II was worth journey round the
globe TO see how the light aud color
leaped into her face at the first sound
Of his voice, while two hands were out
stretched eagerly, aud she was crying
ont impulsiyely,
aBruce Bruce Have you come
back again Z"
No more eoneealments--n0 more
dark secrets to hide. II took all the
courage Bruce Harper had, though, to
tell this eirl the shameful story of his
early marriage; but he did tell her
He meant that she should know all.
There should be no more sailing under
false colors. And ii, knowing all, she
could still trust him, then indeed should
come for him the dawning of a new day,
the beginning Of brighter and happier
life.
Tfhe had ever doubted her perfect
faith and confidence in him, he doubted
no longer when she came shyly to the
shelter Of his arms, whispering, II have
loved you so long, Bruce"
Out in the hall fresh young voice
was singing the last two lines Of song;
"Grieye no more, sweet, am Jamie,
Homo retnrned 10 love and thee,p