The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-14

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claimed, with a despairing sob. at is
you who are crlcl. You know that |
cannot live'w;thout your
Poor little Maude. Her eyes were
swollen and red when Walter Vane
came later in the evening, and she
pleaded illness and would not Keep
her engagement with him. Then she
began to think that Robert was trying
to brighten her into submission. He
wonid come probably the next day,
penitent and sorrowful for the tears he
had caused her, and she wonld forgive
him. After that hei would love her
more than ever, and she would never
llirt with Walter Yane again. But she
was hoping against hope. Day after
day passed YEARLY away and no Rob-
ert. Bitterly did the Young girl re-
.pent the foolish Irritation that had
ended the dream which had been so
sweet and romantic ct first, and the
memory of which grew SO painfully
bitter as the time passed away. Once
when she had heard his address by
chance from his sister Blanche, she had
sat down TO write to him; to confess
the love she bore him, and to call him
back. Bat when she had read the let
ter over, she felt that he would despise
her for tile act, and so she burned the
peace offering. % f3 la9U fI G.0l
q As she sat thinking day after day OF
all HAT she had lost, strange Thrill OF
pain came into her heart, and left her
q liit!e. more palId, li;tlr more quiel
than before. 1t made her smile gravcr
her manner at times more subdued and
sad. -
Meantime, far off in other scenes
Crawford lived grave, silent life. H
had hecomc cynical a,Rp had lost III:
fiiti, in Woman. He often said To him
,.lt that llr5 had out grown the power q
loving, aud yet it might, have heen st
different if fate had not been SO crtcl--
if the the woman he had loved hid no
proved unworthy. ~ -.
Homeless and a wanderer, it wa
not until fivc weary Years had COM
and gone that the indefnahle lonsin;
for familiar scciies, flat few men %
women can withstand, .overcame him
and the bronze browed stranger foIn,
himself again in Gotham. H2S attii.+
Once or twice after, his return, he me
Maude Glynn looking older and NOR
c1reworn in appearance, t!unglI bean
titul still. but they exchanged II
words. The first time he had seen he
at one Of the exhibitions OF the Ma
iisbnal Acad"ny, She slaitel as if siil
had seen glnst, but they had 1rasset
each other without greeting He he
mcmhered aiterward how pale sin
had turned at sight of him, hut if III
had IL still lingering tenderness for her
he stclnly crushed it ont of his heart
aud after that they seemed us com
pIetcly separated rs if The ocean role,
between them. 1el 70 -
/ But before hn had been Il fall mont
| ut home auevent occurred hat broush
them ueaTcr together. While abs OF
Rdhrrt had, with several companion:
passed some days in ii fever st,icke
.illinge. The minority of the par
were apprchcusive of the contagio,
but Robert thought lightly of it. AS ]
turned out, however the seed of til
malaria had taken possession of h
system, and has been lying t"rlmai
ever since. One day he felt faint an
sick. He went sleep that night, hr
it was more ikea s,upor than !, heaf,l
fnl sleep, and he awoke in the mai,
ing with Il tllrohbiug cad,aci.e. |
less than twenty four hours he W;
down with the dangerous diseas
] When the doctor came he was deliros
Then came ii long period of time, vile
Robert Crawford took no note Of an,
thing that had passed. He knew rotl
ing of tie devotion OF his. sister, of Il
tnnceasing attendance of auotherr-not
sister-who seemed to possess a ma
netic influence in soothing the deliriu
of the fcver-stricken patient. Man,
tGlynn, Sitting her womaniy pride al
regardless of the warning of the phys
clan that she was riskiHg her life, fos
her place beside him, willing to ma
al the atonement in her power for t
Wrong she lad done h,m. He did Il
know her. Life WIS no more tha,
blank to him.
: Robert Crawford WAS as nearly (
!, veloped in the shadow of the Ola
= valley as mortal can be and not Ia
/ their very last ON the things of I
i, world, but constant care and, m
= than all, the tender nursing of Ma,
: Giynn brought him into the clear s.
Shine once more. Then came The .pl
id. quiet days of conyalescenee, "
- the vision now and then. OF a. {
:" which, seemed fam,lmr, and ~ NJ
III which thrilled him with q vagne
I. mcmhrance that tic could not aitogt
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