The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-10-15

"Helen--Miss Howard, you wrong
mei' cried Guy, ~ have naught but the
purest love for you. am sorry I have
SO displeased you by my presumption,
but could not remain in uncertainty
any longer; since you look so unfavora-
bly, upon my suit, bid you farewell"
And almost before she was aware oft,
he was gone.
She wished then that she could take
back all the harsh words she had spok-
en-. Not that he had shown any suffer
ing or sorrow; but she herself expert
enced lonely feeling, as If she had de.
prived herself Of some good. And this
was increased upon hearing Of his de-
parture for India, where he would re-
main for five years or more.
Her father guessed the cause Of Guy
Wilford's departure. He knew the
mans nature, and that it was Helen he
loved, not her money; but he said moth
ing, when she told him all about it.
Helen was more brilliant than ever
that season; notwithstanding which, she
was always possessed with dissatisfied
feeling, which seemed to mar all pleas
ure. She could not define it. She had
at first tried company as remedy; but
she soon discovered faults and flaws in
those whom che had considered her
friends. So at last she begged her father
to take her abroad, which he did.
Three years passed before they re-
turned to Deepdale. They had gone
through nearly all the countries Of the
Continent, met with great many new
forms and faces. and yet Helen Howard
was Helen Howard still. Old friends
had again fiocked around her, and she
threatened to become as much a belle of
old.
Rosa Carrington came 10 stay with
her-a gushing bright young lady OF
eighteen or thereabout. One evening a
large party had congregated on the Law n
of the Howard mansion, carrying on a
perfect tide of conversation, when Miss
Rose exclaimed, "News- -newsi who can
gucssf Brother Harry tells good piece
Of news. The one who guesses shall
have the right OF the first introduction"
"Half told, petite Rose" said Helen;
''some one is coming. 1t must be no less
parsonage than 2tlss Grand Megui, to
disturb my 1ittIs1adys equanimity So"
Then there were cries of "Who? Who?
We can never guess-let us know" &C.,
before Rose would condescend to satisfy
their curiosity.
"Well, you all remember Guy Will
ford, who fiourished in this town about
FIVE years ago. and who left very sud-
denly for India? II is no less a person
than he. came back wealthy, polished,
traveled-the handsonest man in the
world, my brother says, with the form
of an Apollo, the pride of Lucifer, the |
wealth of Crosus, the--Helen are you |
ill7 What is the NATTER she suddenly |
cried, as she happened TO glance where
Helen stood, and saw her reeling, and
trying to support herself by the col
umn.
Guy Wilford was Immediately forgot
ton; all attention now turned to Helen.
She soon recovered, excused herself on
the plea of sickness, and retired TO her
room.
"Why should I be so disturbed be-
cause Guy Wilford has conner 1 don't
love him. Pshaw! I'm FOOLISH
She laid herself down in her bed and
tried to sleep, for she was weak and
faint.
She was now possessed with longing
to see Guy, which increased every day.
She heard no more of him until about
two weeks after that first announcement,
when Rosa received intelligence that
Guy Wilford would accompany her
brother to the ball, which was to be CIV
en- by one of the leading families in the
town. She determind to be present.
On the night of the ball Helen How
ard stood before the mirror just from
the hands of her maid. Beautiful she
always was, but this night she was su-
perb. A slight flush lit up her usually
pale face, and increased her loveliness
tenfold. She was attired in a robe of
dove color, draped with black lace, her
marble-white shoulders fairly cleaning ,
against the costly fabric. Her eyes al |;
most outvied the diamonds ON her neck ,
and hair. She felt strangely uneasy. :
Upon entering the ballroom, Helen
saw Guy Milford. the center Of an ad- !.
miring group. Five years since last she !
saw him! All, mel how things have !.
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She had no chance to syeak TO him till L
the latter part of the evening, when Rose v
brought him to her and in c
troduced them, thinking they had never r
met. She was glad he hurried her off to
dance; for she felt almost faint now that
she was at last with him again. Il
They separated after the dance, Helen a
retiring into deep bay-window, COM v
planning of weariness. "
He soon returned, hardly expecting to b
find her alone, and requested her to ac- II
company him to the conservatory, to D
view large cactus they had been dis +,
fi
Whilst there, almost before he knew ID
It, he had her in his arms, telling her u
how he loved her, and asking her again
10 become his wife. Oh, how happy and
she felt at lastI After iive long @
years she had found contentmentI They 81
had much to say to each other; and "a
hough she danced little, and was in the Ii
of him whom she had once 9,
ermea presumptuous,. she afterwards Ii
,aid that 1t was the most pleasant even
ng she had spent in i've years.