St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-10-11

Nol'> 'cilNtu altogether. AMI her flushed
cheeks grew very pale. Then she sat
upright at Iicrtha'S feet.
"Brl1ha." she said. II am afraid | do
love him now. told him that hated
hln. haN" Told him 81 many times
IT late: tut that morning. | think lac,
believed me. took Eddie up in my
arms ami told him tn 90: that | hoped
never L" sec him again in this world {:
that hated him. | Thought it Wa~ true
when | Wa> >aN ing it, lie Thought 50.
too. am sure oh. Bertha. Bertha
he was =" white. and turned right uuaN
without ANSWERING Il word. We hId
been quaIIciliu@ all the morning:
don't know what about. hardly. don't
know why we have quaIrclIcd 50 much
lately. oh. Bertha. il must hr hccnrI>c
ne has ceased to love me. | know nov
that love. and it i too late
Not too late. thank Gnd. since YOU
love him still. Can N"u tell me- the
rest now -
"Therc is not much t" tell but it h.,>
been much to suffer-
My poor little girl -
"bh. thaIll, You. Bertha. 1t does me
:" much good Ia tell You. Ever since
have been here have longcd Ia tell
You ot my sorrow. hut dared not
hat morning when he turned AWAY
from me. liillr Eddie got do',II and ran
between him and the door. He stopped
ind luokcd at him ~ if he WAS stunned.
/ He looked III uS both without love uI
anger. 1t seemed. aud then went ont.
| have never seen him since " hen hc
did not come home that might WIS
very much alarmed. imagined every
thing hul the truth. had almost fur-
gotten my angIN words. only | meant
t" hc more pleasant than usual all the
evening. Bul he did not come: he had
taken mr at my word. In the morning
hc sent Il note home. from the, office for
some papers. >aNin" that since did
not want l." see him then he would wait
uuiil sent for him before he troubled
me again. Bertha. thought my heart
turned To stone " hcn | read that: to-
day found thai il WIS >till OF flesh
but it i breaking. | wrote him that
the house Wa> his. and he could have it
all. Then tool. Eddie and came
home. and sent f"r N"u: lnu know the.
rest"
But >"u nave rrrrri>r ed and answered
hi~ letters -
No. llrrciNcd them. enclosed them
i'm annrhrr cu,cInp, and sem Them I,,L
uunrrurd."
..bnl;,. Dora. how ruuII ,uu
Nv hat shall d". Bertha Why Il"
i ask There i nothing t"l me l." ii"
hml {" reap d> | have ~"nn.'
You will surely write now. D",a -
''NIitr and tell him | au >"rIl. ask
him I" forgive me. /" take me back ,"
GENTLY.
..>nrr, No. .,,,. I,.,,t.J Lp, L,. .L,,,II
b,. tL, t;r,r Ia ,u,'t,... hi. ,,,n, / .,,,,
mot ~ny h,,rmnt 49,, ,i,.IJ.J - m III.
will in ,.y,,tLirm IfI.n I,.,.L / u,,,,
my >cltronnrrricd. I,:,nnot. E,.,tl,,.~
Il think it likely Arrhur lr,> Been too
,Nactin". ir.i~ his GREAT fault. ILunu
too. that Nnu aic willtul h,., nnd what
it i good fol l"u t" hc. FnI.i,r me.
dear. if | hart Nuu: lou know how
much love You. D"r:t'> tears we've
falling again. aud Dori'> pal, checks
NcI, crow Inu very white. brIth.l L,ut
over her. ANA watched ne. ,u>iu,I.l
..Nou will write to- da\ - >h,. Win,
pri,.d.
.BcItha. | cannot"
''~hall for NutI p"
Not for me. How can Nou ASK. at
ter he cared send me Il note lI,, That
~ on tolg that Nuu refused ru omen
his letters. What means ui ,.uumuni
cation had he left -
lie might come and >rr me. if hr
desired
Bertha hr>itatcd. II afraid. Dora.
he will not come until ,nu send tn,
him.
..rhar will u,>rl ,io." said Dora
firmly. He shall never think hr