, 1869-01-30


:t:e sitl1lcon, the 5ourg people wea. 10
chI:-t 1,IiEs all toGthsr ia &c tum,y wagon,
CE::etrl-c c. drove 1he hor.e, AID Goidi. sat be.
stGs' hl., Thllc az extra scet w.s put in the cr.
tre oi tn carrisge. facing The back seat. u2ou
Iii 'tt lac .oaEE gentlemen sat, and Belle and
MI. os.EpliC TIT lack tcat.
iei wc1e merry party. asd geiy enjoyed tho
-1St T NJ: alia@cs1 FrsIk Whu.cy seemed 10
b. Il "fc 1I:elt.Ee1 In tac fresh young e:s.cr Of
l.: ~ is-1ar: br:Gc, thaa TIC pciloihed b..dr,
Mil al i. pltcd tcau'y.
1.e ~ ( -arb-:h CAV a length drew 10 close,
srt Il n, -"lii:a. IT, LuLY ptopir, joined By
q; :, :-i='ct t. The iop u Maple IllIs, ecsorI.
III "a tusi Il. IF nauy ), arr slsnd!Dg.
ct'-4iful walk honc in TIE noorl gh: in.
Isl. { thl csE1 srd when lhe knue fur I. tis1. Q
e.las. Gol.e Ecl!en lid her b1irh, h.al upon
LIZ -ut"J pillow, to dream Of h..osoue dark
1ae'. Will riorlcue black eyes, tha: Esd looked
+-rfo Ar srt. 81: c!a ped lycsy glance OF Ftank
Hn:tLc} : .p:cndi1 e1ts. acd eyctY touch Of his
1:ea s"sv elise to her youn., te,rt AID Treasured
all ft4tiA To- Ertwtnc thas IT VA. Lore shat thrill.
CT her euai, and barc her y1s.d be. ,nuusnts and
atic;iut - liz mn2ud.
ltc VIC, ke as@ by On gol.en w1nesi
Re-: 1areron wA> more fn.n ever devoted to hts
E9i:.c Nsy. EId had NJ ttuu.at for my other, al
though he tscaed Ill with respect.
Ius s.aLk Whltuly na= IL 3 .late IT lndecision
Ed rIr ri.
Ut etc lot 1l=h to give up Bile entirely. for
EE was pTond OF her fUyul bc.uty. uta wished 10
c1s!1o tcr Is his wife.
she would not disgrace him IN bis OWL circle
pl society, aud he often t1oaght Of the tensa.
Ior Ehc would Cause when hc introduced her
tht1..
le'. tc could moi tcns to hlmse1f TINT he 1ovcd
Go.cte h=ltcr than Dellzl Mprc thao tht-, he hal
HLi.ptr-! hl. paeeltn TO tic tHce. Mst!o m1!deu,
alst -" h-I li.tulcd 10 hle words, although shs
Ecr,. TIA. 1t vas Cut1EttrtY to do TO,
tc!cciztd Frank. ana whs LtSer hsppr for q
1ncr!-Lt unletn hc was near her.
Il .lc nas obliged to be mac s7ith her
1no:...r, ~ ,h:g Kept no htr.d help tsidr tho
iar,l-iuusc. and Mre. Me1len c.u!a itido tho
work n'onc.
i rssysilE :tom the very tret, ti= uesotsuu Il
Go!. 1e, aud ber 1rond spirit hela ieclf above ,ry
Ing III win him back.
she !or6d Fl INK, and the orc d:cam Of her lIf
had b.cn to become his wife, and dwell with h.u
through ulI the com Ing years, loving aud beloved
- Ira1k cad Belle were 1uge,ter by tho iltu
l,1tcc o.er the fails. nlc iwlt,rht
1ies ELu May stIol!ed nwar by themselves ant
Christi. had p :ssuadt Go.uic to ride Over to th
rils e. Q! K'yc.rhfonk with him.
lsv.lc r.e proudly rlr,t, a-ewcr.ny F:aIt'
words with coal Indifference. 8.
At nal HI tlid: - Why co 3o1 stcm so case1es
urt enld. Il; lie! 1t wa not sa last summc1
t'nhtn 1oa your rom':c - oc c,3 bsidc:"
:n" :u.rtG Il scur: fu1 lock uIoa him, and &c
pl:.d:
s..tl; 1c was cot hire last sEm1ncr. Had sh'
b.on tr7t, l; wonld IN; .ssc bees that w,alt
have l,.tt-cd 10 J olr sox4!"
A .ut;'y flush r:ou.ted TO Ei6 brow, hut Il,
1sC.,'s....:l1 answered.
..,c, yuE a1t aoua Of Ina: citld!''
"sfc H. tot c.,d, Flank. Although bn
Iit:it murr ttaa cAtia in s1a-urs, or In years
FIR tas rapidly Gcycl,2.d her hear. siGcr yoi
cam- icic you Au2w goa love tcs, and yo1
Elrw II Is - caila's h. art that poud4 u lha
3o,t lie will ll,ast suu for nwhle, hut you VII
tire Of h.r pretty ccax,ns VT, E, sud baby facc
aft,r ;ittIc lime, aud then yo1 will puot.a he
for making ny lite cc:o'atr: wlllt3g til.
her punishment saculd conc through Jou, 1t wi
be m.rr hitter, more perfect. loa Lave Voc bel
now ie,p What you hare won!'
Frank wtltnc. co2!c Iot deny thai he lore
tie s,Eicr oi the proud scor.fp1 :lrl be.i1, hiu
He rapt.iy resolved tho question III his mind.
'|.at give Belle up, srd marry Gnldsc!''
His hnart e!utG to Goi1te, bu. pride spak
lonNl1 for Bt1n. H. kreA tlut Gndle would no
be a credit 10 his taste il pnl!te toc1efy Sh
YVES teo icirnsisc aad wiiful. 100 apt to laus
and slEE Th,nevcr n: pleased, IN .lcaauce c
ctlqutt.t, OF tstE god h:rtGip.. Goa:c wa
teautiiul snd cEafm1ng. 4 man might he a1wa,
happy zlore with tc:, bu. cauld he 1ne sent her /
bte tr.ttdet
I}ells Interrupted hlz tto7cAfs, c1cla.nicc:
'Y"u arc possibly waiting for me 10 ,el. 70
ths' So1 arc 1:cei Consider our eEgastmsnt
IN tic, # you r.easc ~
4 srcsrfui laugh followed her wordz, aud bt
~ 1ose Frank WA aNaEc Of hcs lat:rtIols, sh
A.1raed away from liz, AID walsed toward ID
house.
His f.st impulse w.r to follow her, and max
up Their quarrel. AID be would have done 70 hs
Iot : Huttc-robtd form bounded down The hill
meet Elm. ard sso w11a Etttc Ea1cs nestled
bis OWL. while Golde asked,
"Nla: did you wish to tell me, Ffanks Il
Belle Cut hcre, and ehc eatd Ems, hasten 10 70
70. y.u Eau sumtthicg to tell re; what is it:'
Fisk Whitney awage .cled o. tie Impulse
tht tnIcns, and the impulse OF that moment ".
TO e' Bale 60, cud rake t;o1die 10 Ills heart,
ke,Ila { 20 hslG forever, tsus:ics 10 TING and b
1otrtn +: htr for society,"
~ L. in1a"d her close to bis heart, and nrcs
icc its"'s k:sses I2or hrr sweet face, viii
TIT.
Il tts This: love you mo:c Than all o. cs.;
hesi9e; Will 5ou coEeen, 10 become ny Nt1
Ett:''
tioIdtc'a blue cyce eazed TITO ii. own, BIZ wi
Hosdtrmert- She asked: =
"A1t 5ou not promised to Bele:"
:" Belle has broken our engagement. She hs
me VIE .tu, hc replied.
''Oa. Frank: How good Rcl;e Is 4! II ehc do
really sid 'rnly give you up. Sou know tox + ha
py ] thcr1t oe, and how proud to he your wife
Sic e.a~sca his l'1lr hsots. and her ore.
ess"t -sfrly 81 rte SPOKE, willie the N moonli,
E:r<z.sei upon htt up,urued face.
In TIA: heur there YVES rofht1g In nli the Wos
shat F1:k "t1.Ecy would hare accepted IN e.
charge Tor bis be aatiful, 7ilful nti.e Goldle,
1rF 70 si:!l upon BIT. b-eAr.''
1iles fvmaiEed ra1r1t fl ftw r moments, In,
God,c .poke.
S'1wh~ thlLkins. Frank II Belle ccn,d r.
!on NJ W'l''res, iou didn't Fay any tAlas to ',
her. ~ u4tEe her c1oss. did yo1 =
''M Ia: ea absurd idea, llIilc ri.l.c l., te ,
piled. i:rst:rg n hts cd merry var.
Ga.dtc crew dec}, b,e8.h And mu.u1r.d:
Fc1' Be1.! pity her, Tor in all tae wor
tscrt caa be rc'atnc 20 :cl.>bl, az e1v1uc I'M 70
1o'cF TO aro'i'e' You will never put nc a,saY
ecFer, io'e: le aE4we1td. drawing b
ten:czl5 70 hie botor. Never, love =,
Ald I'll this time belle VA salkinr unde, a
apple trees in the olchkrd h.ck Of the hon.c re-,
c.A+;..d hands md white lips. She ~. te,Y{.
from Ter heart the .l7aze ef Ftans Wh1,rcy. a.
vi*nli me her tiet,ry lore for Go.dic. I, i,
1e. Et4rt btccdiEc and TOTE, bat shc ttrrw ,hr
bo'h oat Of her life forever, a1c the Struggle VI
Over a. last
the Z 1t them upsn their return With : CO
Gala Ff1i.r. and when Go.dio ..kc3, ''Do .
give him up trct!y!" ste o2ly put avsy
c:l g:,s a,n6 i,cn ahou: hex tcsk, and:aLsEer
CAT tvsriy:
s'f.s; an tired OF hint"
CHAPTER =.
THE nErAn7CRE
1te golden hours dex ali too fae. at the uo
Farm: and cEe day IN August there was 9
1eaVe-.akirs.
hE*'5 Acllen and Ned Cameron were Eo,
paSk 10 College. and Frark Whitney wss goi
ansoAa' a letter from his uncle, Major Gfa