Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-02


each. Her great black eyes flashed
her white teeth were firmly set. an,
she half stamped her foot with rage a
she read upon one the words" Waite
Maynard. Esq. No Walnut Street
City traced in Ediths delicate an,
graceful chirography.
'leslt was from him. and this i, he
answer Oh If only dared open an,
read 1t Has she excepted him P,haw
OF course she has. what woman in he
senses would he fool enough To rciec
such an oif,r: Wretch, could crusl
her, TO think she should steal from m,
the very one, the only one. Of my al
mlrers that | cared to win. Fa,h.,
and mother ought to have had NOR.
sense than To bring her here and 70,
such a long visit Yet. who would
have dreamed that She. with her plain
face AMI simple WAYS. could have eat
me out z
And Miss stanton glanced admir-
ingly ut the face AMI form rehecteu in
the opposite mirror Then her look
came back - the letters. and She stood
Tor several minutes with them III her
| hand.
If | only dared TO destroy IT, She
mnttcrcd, "or even t. opcn and read
II. AMI II | could hnd his. But. Of
course, she'd lee careful 10 hide tha,
dare say its living against her hear;
tins minute, she added, with bitter
snccr. Bot what, this. Another
envelope directed u him. declare
No; quite - prcttiIy written, ch. But
well enough for my purpose: for /
hANc 1t NOW. Mr.. Walter MAYNARD
shall at least hc tortured ~ suspense
ior little while. and mn, hap lose III,
iadti"Ne altogether. Fit punishment
for his dc-cr,on Of ne for a newer
face.
AS She muttcrcl tie words between
her c.luchrl tcctn. the envelope vas
ha~t!V examined. ami being found
empty, was sealed anu stamped. Then
tie nttle piic of letters was carefully
replaced exactly - Edith hai lcn Il.
except that the empty envelope was
substituted for the iuil one directed 10
Walter MAYNARD That Belle >:tl. held
IN her hand. while again size glanced
about the room. She could not quite
make up her mind ID DESTROY ID. b..t Il
must be hidden somewhere 4 pair ul
tail rather narrow-ucckri vase, stood
npon the mantle thcy were merely d.
nanental. never used, never looheI H.
10, AMI not Transparent. \ happy
Thought struck her she hastily cross
ed the room, and -tandin. on tiptoe.
dropped the obnoxious letter into one
of inen. bending X triile t. secure .ts
fail - the bottom. She heard ID. and
turned away with triumphant smile,
muticrIng iii take 1t %, sometime
but il might llc there for ycars ami
nobody bc the wiser.
At the same instant the door onened
and Edith entered. Belle started and
colored guilty, but her friend scarcely
noticed. - engrossed was she with her
own happy thoughts
80 you have brought me the books
she said. glancing at parcel on tile
table. Thank YOU yer, much; Tor
as all my packing j. still to be done.
should hardly have hal time 10 go iot
them
You're very welcome And now. d,
| have my things On. you'd better N,
me mail Your letters, See lOu have
several Of them there ready. and ii thcy
don't reach the lamp-post within the
next ten minutes, they'll lie too late
for the next gathering up
Edith hesitated and blushed.
Ill promise faithfully not to look Al
the address on single one, SAID Belle
holding out her hand for them with 4
teasing laugh.
i don't like 10 trouble or tire YOU
objected Edith you have already had
quite a long walk.
Nonsense Tam not bit tired. ana
it won't trouble me in the least. Tie
nearest lamp-post is hardly a square
Off
Edith was more than half reluctant
TO accept the offer, but as the putting
on OF her own walking dress. hat. and
gloves would consume some little time
she saw that this was her only chance
OF sending her letters in season and
taking them from the table-as size
did so, adroitly slipping out of sight,
between the other, the one that bore
her lovers name-she put them into
Bellies hand. saying with smile and
4 blush Il shall be much obliged for
one is 10 Aunt Clifford, is let them
know when 10 expect me home and il
ought to 20 by the first mail to insure
its reaching her in time
AIS fair in love, and she'd no bus-
ness 10 come here and cut me out
muttered Belle, as she slipped tie
empty envelope into the letter-box.
CHAPTER II.
1t was mild spring day. and Walter
MAYNARD sat at the open window of
his office. The pos'man, as he passed
handed him three letters-two encased
IN yellow envelopes directed in large.
bold characters, the other a tiny. deli.
cately tinted and perfumed thing bear
ing his name and address written in a
graceful female hand-a hand which
he had seen several times before, and
now recognized with thrill of delight,
which was yet not wholly unmixed
with doubt and anxiety. as pushing
the Others aside, he carefully broke the
seal of this.
His conntenance fell; blank aston
ishment, bitter disappointment. deep
chagrln, and burning ange: and in
dignation were By turns written on his
frank, handsome features. The envel-
ope was empty. He tossed it from
him. set his foot upon it and ground it
into the floor with the heel of his heavy
boot, then snatched it up again, tore
it into fragments and threw it into the
CRATE.
Il will for0et her sha IL nnwnrthx.