The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-21
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But, by and by. her mood changed,
and, when Mr.. Hazel ventured upon
deck again, he found her with her fore.
head sinking on her extended arm, and
the lax hand of that same arm holding
the letter. She was crying.
Theswhole dropping attitude. was Sc
lovely, SO feminine, yet so sad, thai
Hazel stood irresolute, looking wistful.
ly at her.
She caught sight of him, and, by a
natural impulse, turned gently away,
as If 10 hide her tears. But, the next
moment, she altered her mind, and said,
with quiet dignity that came natural
ly to her at times, Why should hide
my care from you. sir2 Mr.. Hazel,
may speak to you as q cteTgyHldnH"
"Certainly," said Mr.. Hazel, in a
somewhat faint voice.
l. She pointed to a seat and he sat down
inear her. LE - $50
She was silent for some time; her lip
qulvered little; she was struggling in
i wsrdly for that decent composure,
which on certain occasions distinguish.
| es the lady from the mere woman; and
1t was with pretty firm voice she said
what follows:-
81 am going to tell you a little Sc.
cret; one have kept from my own IA
Their. It is,-that have not very long
to live"
Her hazel. eye rested calmly on his
face while she said these words quietly.
He received them with amazement
at first; amazement, that soon deepen
ed into horror. "What do you mean?"
| he gasped, "WhRt words are these?'
"Thank you for minding SO much ("
said she, sweetly. 81 will tell you.
have FITS of coughing, not frequent, but
violent; and then blood very often
comes from my lungs. That is bad
| sign,- you know. / have been SO for
| four months now, and am good deal
/ N no
plump, look at 1t now. Poor Arthur"
\ She turned away her head to drop a
| gentle, unselhsh.tear or two; and Hazel
| stared with increasing alarm at the
lovely but wasted hand she still held
out to him, and glanced too, at Arthur
Wardlaw's letter, held slightly by the
beloved fingers.
he said nothing, and when she look
ed round again, he was pale and tremb;.
ling. The revelation was 80 sudden.
"Pray be calm, sir, said she. 1--WE
need speak ofthis no more. But now,
| 1 think, you will not be surprised that
come to you for religions advice and
consolation, short as our acquaintance
is."
st am in no condition to give them"
said Hazel, in great agitation. 81 can
think of nothing but how to save you.
May Heaven help me, and give me wis
dom for that"
"This is idle" said Helen Rolleston,
gently, but firmly. 81 have had the
| best advice for months. and I get worse;
and, Mr.. Hazel. 1 shall never be better.
So, aid me to bow to the Will of Hea-
ven. Sir, 1 do not repine at leaving the
world: but 1t does grIeve me.to think
how my departure will affect those
whose happiness is very, very dear to
me-"
She then looked a. the letter, blusbed,
and hesitated a moment; but ended by
1 giving 1t to him whom she had applied
to as her religious adviser.
"oblige me by reading that. And
when you have, think you Will grant
me favor I wish TO ask you. Poor
fellowl SO full OF hopes that am doom
\ ed TO disappoint."
She rose 10 hide her emotion, andleft
Arthur WardlRw's letter in the hands
of him who loved her, IL possible, more
devotedly than Arthur WHrdlBR did;
and she walked the deck Pspstvely,
little dreaming how strange thing she
had done. sF
As for Hazel, he was in situation
poignant with agony only the heavy
blow that had just fallen had stunned
and benumed him. He felt natural
repugnauce TO read this letter. But she
4 had given him no choice. He read 1t.
In reading it he felt mortal sickness
come over him, but he perseVeIed; he
read it carefully to the end, and he was
examining the signature keenly, when
Miss Rolleston fejoined hin, and taxing
the letter from him, placed Il in her
BOSOM before his eyes.
HE loves me; does he not2" said she,
4 wistfully.
Hazel looked half.stupidly in her
face for moment: then, with candor
which was part of his character, repli-
ed, doggedIy, Eyes, the man who
wrote that letter loves you.
"Then you can pity him, and / may
i L. a. .
will be bitter grief and disappoint-
ment 10 him. Will you break It TO him
as gently asyou can; will you say that
his Helen = VIII you tell him what
I have told you 2n .-.s[.. u
al decline.n so -. - &
This point-blank refusal surprised
Helen Rollestou; all the more that IL
was uttered with certain sullenness,
and even apserity, she had never seen
till then in this gentle clergyman.
It made her fear she had done wrong
In asking 1t and she looked ashamed
and distressed. 80 I4a
| However, the explanations soon fol-
GMy business said he, sis to pro-
long your precious life and, making
up your mind to die issnot the way.
You shall have no encouragement In
such weakness from me. Pray let me
be your ply stefan. 1919
"Thank you," said Helen, coldly5; 81
have my own physician = Z.
"No doubt; but he shows me his. In
capacity, by allowing you TO live on
pastry and sweets things that are utter
1 poison to you. Disease of the lungs Is
Durable, butnotb by drugs and unwhole-
some food. 80
"Mr. Hazel" said the lady, s'We will
drop the subject, If you please. It has
taken an uninteresting turn" 81
"To you, perhaps: but not to me.n
l"Excuse me, Sir; If you took that real
friendly interest in me and my condi-
ton I was vain enough to think you
might, you would hardly have refused
me the first favor / ever asked you
and" drawing herself up proudly,
"need say the lastW
s'You are unjust said Hazel, sadly,
"upjust beyond endurance. refuse
you anything that is for your good Z I,
mixed Joy for you 21 =
sMr. Hazel! gu And she drew back
I, from him with naughty stare.
Learn the truth why / cannot, and
will not, talk to Arthur WardlaW
. about you. For one thing, he Is my
enemy, and am his. %
SKIS enemy3 my Arthur'sp
} ttHis mortal enemy. AndI am coins
) TO England to clear an innocent man
HIndeed ~ said Helen With-lott5
Contempt. e. And pray what has ~
done 70 gotr 9l
..He had q benefactor, Q friend ~
entrapped him into eashing note Q
hand which he muat have known Of
3 suspected to be, forgedi then hasel1
deserted him at the trial, and blastec
hls friend,a life foreYers3
Arthur WaFdlaw did that2