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

l'sailed ihinl---in the next he had van
Equished it and stood within the hall that
in hand, making his. adieus.I ''.eih u
- am going away, Miss Christine
to Europe-and l have come to say
Igood- -bye..D s7ddosi ail'i1491<F{s ;hi'.9E'
She looked up at him, white, aston
ished, but silent, waiting for him to
/ speak fufthcf.S go EsasAEsa
at is ,ndtlikely that, I shall ever re.
turn, My little friend must think as
kindly Of me as, she CAM -s,sn o.ls gd
i He stopped there, struck dumb him.
self by the lifeless, stricken look of her
face, from which all the bright bloom
had suddenly departed. He was seized
with a mad desire to take her to his
breast and ask her-God knows what
mad plea he would have made then
but her woman's pride and dignity came
to her aid, and she said, not coldly,, for
she could never be cold to him. li'but
gently: ;,.., s.oa g.e5fi !. ta,;1 :,
"God. be with you, [ hope you will
be happy wherever you may go."'
2F'Thank you for those words, for I
need them.a Butt can: never be happy
away from here, Child, when we both
stand at the bar OF. Judgment you will
know why | am leaving you like this"
Ifshe had only known what molten
tide of passionhe was curbing by sheer
force ofthat strong twill,of his! How
bitterer than, death it4was to him to go
away and leave her. behind !! But she
knew it all long afterward.>
What more was there for him then
but to say farewell in courteous phrase,
as strangers may, and then to 60 any,
where, it did not tmatter-whereye God
pleased or. chance should drift him? 4
Two years Of aimless wandering, HTo
and fro upon the earth and up and
| down il" and e message reached Bruce
Harper. in, the South American, city
where he. was stopping, It was very
concise, as Doctor Charley's epistles
usually were, and read':E s''.' "'7s''''''' =
/ fsDear Bruce-Come home immediately. I
have news for you. Constance Benoir is dead
Come at once to my house when you land, and
| believe me, yours, as eyer,} ass5b n, 1DilTu 2
"CLENDENNING."r
How gladly Bruce shook the. dust. of
| Valparaiso from his feet and hurried
| home. Ineed not say IL .f'Tbqsi ssif-l =,
| Changed a good deal himself, in looks
at least, by wind and tropic sun, he
found little change, in Charley Clenden-
ning- And standing in his friends
pretty little parlor, everything seemed
so exactly like what he7sremembered it
that night, he could almost believe those
two years had been dream. He rec.
objected the pictures on the walls. the
furnishing ofthe room, and if that were
not theiself-sane5 dressing gown that
Charley used; to wear, lit was surely its
duplicate. ts, s.Sser..s.
P Lydia was OUT Doctor Clendenning
said. "a 'i',i1sf:'- 7., 80
/ Yes, he remembered she was, drea-.
mily, and he had left message for her.
1t was not. It'll Charley spoke another
name that Bruce Harper was quite him
self. - = - *
. sNIr.. Frost died three months age
and appointed ME Christine 5 guardian, .
Christine Where is sheiyo sne@ 9
"At the old place. She begged to
be allowed to live there, and her aunt
is keeping house for her. My wife is
there this morning z 8 tss s-slses .'l 2. . g
2 aDoes--Ch Christine know'' '-he could
Ego no farther. 81 s-i { ssss2i,
Charley Clendenning said a :
sShet etknows nothing but what you
may have told her yourself. I know
that man can plead his own cause best,
and leftit all to YOU g = sissss'fsi' i2l
True friend And Mrs. Clendenfing
was surely model woman in that she
had kept the secret from every one sa-
credly locked in her own heart n's9s.
F. Bruce Harper went straight to the
Frost dwelling, and met Mrs. Glenden-
/ ming coming out. - - 2 2! ihf'-ffss.
T. aWelcome home, Mr. Harper, and
success to you!'' withsan arch: back
ward glancegto where a figure stood in
the doorway. r stsf ! -sSk5 .@s.4''i :! l.'ss5 ss
/. In5'the. doorway, where she had stood
two years before waiting for him. y 3
y He had carried picture. with him
over land and sea-a picture of young
| girl standing ina doorway like this-a
young girl with.eyes deeply, darkly blue,
| with red, smiling lips, and loose brown
4 hair blown o7er her face. he picture
/ was here before him now, living,
breathing counterpart of the one III his
/ mind, only the red lips had forgotte to
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