The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-08-31
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUsT 81, 1912. !

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and she 4 expresses her appreciation in
words that would satisfy the ambitiop Of
the most exacting author. That-is why
| loveItoD) lesdl fer Isbel baoatsly
throws off the little plain face, aud
grows really.rbeautiful at such times,
answered Rnlph ,swhile his mothersgazed,
really .amazedaat bis words and manner.
AT length, after a moments pause, ahe
said: 7'f e fsta' ee1s "ss aitt q.
"Onee ws6lo,' si6l,'' did not Understand you
Ralph, would be in doubt which of the
two you were in love-with. Let me ad-
wise you my son "a be safefpl. Ailoen
might bap bp foolish enough to misinterpret
your feelings and actions, aud Ada
might withdraw her favor" SA
Ralph was about to answer when a
sigh, rustic of dress caught his ear /,
aud st ,rting up, he said !:
"Do not worry mother, I'll do what is
right." =
He walked out ofthc conservatory
and looked Earouna, but no one was
visible al Iis mother had started a train
of thought that had been touched before,
and he wandered off from the house,
and threw himself down on a shady
mound to commune within own Heart.
Yes, he must know himself. Did he
love Adaf and AiIeen-I-whus of her 7
Never for moment had he thought of
her, except as she was, his friend, his
confident she would not misunderstood
his kindness. His mothers counsel was
needless. Ada loved him, he felt sure ;
aud although he hid never,told her so,
he had certainly given her reason to be-
lieve he loved her. Yes, he must do
what was right-what Ada, his mother,
and the. world expected. Absorbed in
thought, he continued. 9 D. = x e d
J With this determination he sought
Ada, told bis love, aud won her promise
to be his. He believed himself happy,
but one thing marrius his pleasure.
Coul.l she love as another might ?
What if poverty, or danger of any kind
threatened, would she brave all for him"
All /! the trial came soon. enough A
dreaded disease, came upon him. Ser.
wants fed; frieul. came not and whc n
he called for Ad /, to come and cool his
fevered brow, the doctor tried to soothe
him, and hide The shameful truth She
too had fed-umong the first
Oh, how he suffered No gentle
hand to ssootl,e,5 no loving voice to
whisper words Of C, mRort. Dying
alone and then his heart knew but Que
wish of errth-to sec Ailecn. Yet b e
breathed. it not. She must not come
near to him to breathe the fatal air.
Lying thinking of her he felt a soft little
hand pressed gently on his brow. She
was6with hun kn ceiling by ,his sile.gg
".Ailecn Aileen9 darliug, away
away" he cried. Do you know It's
death here 2" a.
"No, Ralph. 'Tis life to be with You, >
she answered, pressing her lips to his
and inhaling his death bearing breath.
She stayed by him, elung to him.
Death was robbed Of his tcrrors then.
The last sound that fell onh;s ear was
an agouizing cry from Ailaou as they
strove to draw her from him.
And Ralph Livingston sprang up
not from death. but his dream and
stood gazing bewildcred ut the scene be-
fore him. Ada aud Ailcen both stood
By the first pale and trembling the
other pale too, but With look of de-
termination and courage On the
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iiightful, veuomous snake, stunned by
the force with which she had thrown it
down
In moment, Ralph, as il by instinct,
knew all. And Ada in the same sweet
emotiouless manner, told that they had
come to hunt for him, by his mothers s
desire, aud found him sleeping. And
she had stoopel down to awaken him,
when she had discovered the dreadful
snake stealing round his neck. She ran
away so frightened. And Aileen went
up, al hou9h..she told her it would surely
bite her-and caught it close up by the
head, drew it off and dashed it to the
ground.
Ralph's dream flashed back to his
mind so wildly then and he felt to-
ward Aileen as he had never before, aud
was much relieved to be sure that he
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