The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-12-13
REORGANIZATION TO GENERATION;
OR,
"a CTIN G. A PA R 7
BY PAUL eALFs.
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luminous eyes. "Can ne KNOW SD
thought, and she trembled inwardly.-
She was in his power, however, if sh
would have her plan succeed, and hesi
tation would be fatal.
"Indeed, it is so long since / kne,
him." she said, laughing, s'that my mem
ory cannot be very accurate. l shoul
think he looked very much like you.--
He was tall, erect, with just such eye
as yours, and a proud bearing Thi
much remember, and very. little more.
..She is acting" thought Sydney, a
he marked her assumed light manne
and forced indifference. He forbore t
pursue the subject further, and turne'
| to Maude.
"Ths bracing sea breeze ought to re
vive you, Miss Forrest" /"
30, il does, wonderfully"
He looked at her gravely, and he
manner betokened meek pleasure at hi
|solicitude in her behalf. s.
'.If agreeable to your inclinations,
should be pleased to call on you for
ride this evening, Miss Forrest" he said
"Itwould afford me great pleasure,
she replied, bowing.
He then bid the mother and daughte
good-morning, and departed, leaving
them to consult over the progress thu
far made in their scheme of love ma
king and heart. breaking. while he him
self meditated on the girl and his ac
quaintance with her.
.sAt any rate, / have let the motheI
know who / am" he thought "She il
fully aware that am the son of tn,
man whom she cheated. / couldn' study
her face when / questioned her, or SD,
would have Immediately suspected tina
/ knew Of her past history. Bat hel
voice. was steady and her words a.
smooth as honey. Perhaps she intends
that the daughter shall now cheat me. =
They are both of them hard to under
stand, and I half believe them capable
of anything heartless. But they vii
find their match sin me. / shall guard
my feelings well, fiirt with the lovely
Maude for a while, and then draw off,
guess. But by Joye! if it were not fol
what / discovered the other night, ]
might be inclined to fall earnestly in low
with her. She is magnificent! Howev
er, that is out Of the question, and if
make her believe I arm in earnest, thu
disappointment will do her no harm, i
she iEherits many of her mothers quail
tiles. And it is said that the sins of tht
parents are visited upon the children.
SO will only be fulfilling scripture. =
He smiled at this thought--a smile il
which frivolity, deviltry and perplexity
were quantity mingled.
The days went on, and Maude Forres
and Sydney Bruce were seen together a
all hours. They came to be one of thu
standard subjects of conversation among
the denizens Of the place. Every on,
said that they were remarkable couple
To all appearances they were rapidly
travelling the road which led to wha
society calls a "splendid match"
Three or four weeks passed, and ont
evening Maude and her mother sat ii
their room.
"The game progresses finely, does i
not. Maude ?" said Mrs. Forrest.
aYes," said Maude, YEARLY. ,sBu
has it never occurred to you. mother
that when the end comes ] may be com
promised in some way ?"
ssThere is no danger of that" was tbs
quick reply. Il understand how tt
manage it. 1t will only be looked upor
as a watering place Irritation. Some
people may call you heartless, but yo,
will not mind that -
mo / will not mind it if chat is all
they say"
"They can say no more.
81 will be glad when it is all over.
am tired" ~
ut must be pushed to the end now
"Yes, j understand that But O, hoi
shameful it is to trife with sacred feel
lngs, and give ones self up to such /
heartless gamef
.Maude what do you mean ?"
81 mean thatyou are cruel" was tht
passionate reply. "You cannot have ,
very high regard for me, to. use me SC
like tool, and make me forget all my
self-respect. You have me act q living
lie. Why did you not fight your owl
battles ?'' This was asked almost fierce
ly.,
Mrs. Forrest was alarmed, but sh'
said, sternly- and coldly, 'sMaude,
should think you would be above sucl
exhibitions" ....s
Elbow can you think me above any
thing, after putting me to such base use
as you hayef"
Mrs. Forrest was willy and artful. ant
fruitful of resource in emergencies. Sh,
saw that decided step must be takel
in Maude's present state of mind, els,
the daughter, willful at times as perver
sity itself, would rebe! and throw confn
sion in all her plans. The alarming
thought passed into her mind tina
Maude was beginning to love Sydne,
Bruce, and would say yes INSTEAD Of no
when. an all important question shoult
be asked. So she grew cautious ant
gentle, and spoke soothing words. Sh'
called up her own sorrows, made Maud
pity her, and finally worked upon he
pride.
ut cannot be much longer before h
will come to the mark, ''she said. ..An,
now listen to me. Sydney Bruce look
wonderfully like his father Not merel,
in resemblance of feature and form, bu
the same expression creeps out,the sam
evil look is in his eyes. You mast dra,
him on faster, and hasten his downfall
IL you do not, he scill humble you. III
will belonger about it, he will seek t
induce you to become his afllanced. ]
he should succeed in it he would be al
tenderness and affection for while, an,
then he would cast you off. sDo not asl
me how know; | know it, and that
enough Itis in him. He is false.hesrt