The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-11-14

ruptly- have business at the ship
agents, in the city. -. - :
Il suppose we shall see you again
soon p Milly asked. in faint tones,
looking away from him as she spoke.
Il suppose so," he. answered careless
". - - = .t.'=
q am going your way into the city
to the Ostrich Insurance Office, in Corn
hill,'' said DR.. Dendy to the young man
" Let me give you a lift in my arougham;
you'll find go faster than most cabs"
They went away together
slim madman and fool; that's
what am - said Mark Lance. impet-
uonsly,. Us he sat in the doctors carri-
age - '''ai 4Ae2 t@44 797ita-a arg
II uaau 90 ., CTS saeias5e als3 3ad3 ssait
:. cant of course, expect you to un--
derstand or sympathize with a lovers
miserable imbecilities," the young man
went On. You have never loved as I
have. You don't know what love is,
and know it. ssE5 17f' .sa.
g Perhaps not--perhaps not, ,'the doc
tor said. with perfect composurc.
81 must speak out" cried Mark 81
must tell some one-any one-what I
suffer, or I shall 60 mad Do you know
why I came home so suddenly? Be-
cause loved that girl; because I was
sick and dying for love of her; because
l couldn't bear to live longer away from
her; because it seemed to me that at all
costs l must set eyes on her again !;
speak to her of my love for her, whole
her to give me some portion of her love
in return. have been mastered by my
love; it has possessed met possesses
me now, absolutely. To what end p
What good has come OF it all. You see
how she has treated me. She shrinks
from, loathes, despises me. l have
come home for that ?'' 4-s.s s.zsz
"You have loved her long p zasi5al5s
81 have loved her all my life. As q
child and schoolboy loved her-years,
years ago. l used to long while We
were playing together, that some wild
beast might spring ont upon her SO that
might destroy it, and save her or per-
ish for her. l would have done anything
for her even then. Any mad task she
set me I strove1 to execute. i was de-
lighted to peril life or limb in her cause.
Any mischief that she did took the
blame Of ever i have been horse
whipped for her many time. What
did l care for theapain, SO long as Milly
came afterward to comfort me and dry
my tears What suffering woulds not,
yield to kiss from iler, q smile or q
kindly word But am fool to, COM
plain-I gave her my heart for O. play
thing She has put il from her now
with the rest of her playthings. ruined
and broken--quite done with. / had no
right to expect she would do Otherwise.
"She knew Of your love p s e1ssiraa
"How could shesnot know ofit2 Yet
was wrong, perhaps, MOTTO speak ont.
l ought to have put it plainly before her
Nor, she does not know OF my love- I
have never dared to speak openly to her
concerning it. Q was too poor when l
came home before: or, rather, wanted
to be richer, and so in some sort worthy
of her. thought she cared for me then
little, but that is all over now. Her
love for me, if she ever felt any, has
quite died out of her heart now. It is
hard, very hard to bear. I have toiled
only for her; am rich now. Even her
father, my uncle--he is an exactirg gen
tleman enongh--bnt even he would own
that am nov rich enough to think of
marrying even his daughter And now
it seems it is opfate. What have got
by my tolls, my long waiting, my for
bearance Nothing. I have lost all
hope of her. am the most miserable
fellow on this earth.'' a4aad7 faaw
And Mark Lance covered his face with
his hands 49, p'si'l4H4
!" ! am, know, fool, weak fool, to
talk like this" he said, presently, recov-
ering himself. What must you think
os me? What are my sorrows to you
What can you care for lovers troubles,
and longings and despair What can
you know or care about it :? Nothing Of
course-nothing." A'as
a-s Nothing. Of course notr the doc
tor echoed, mechanically. !" No, know
nothing of the human heart
Idi From the city, Dr. Dendy, having
parted With Mark Lance, returned to,
Calthorpe street. - 1szs :
AS he entered the drawing room, m,;with
the cau.ieus=anA noiseless tread of a
man we'll used to sick chambers and
acutely sensitive patients, he heard =
faint moaning sons1d stS9t3 G0& 9EGgf s.