St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

look i'll his eyes, as if he was thinking
of her and other days"
"Aw-shall-w him tonight ~
asked major again.
"Perhaps We may induce him to come
into the drawing-rOom after tea" said
Garry.
Don't Nou feel interested-aw-
curious, Miss Holroyd9' asked the
major, going up to where she stood.
She was pale at all times, nut 1T that
moment Clary Holroyd's face WAS
ghastlv.
My dear, you are cold" said Mrs.
Lane. "CarTN, yOu must leave the
game and come INTO the dining-room:
there is small fire there, and We will
have some tea. Come. Clara, cannot
let you catch cold on my lawn, OF You
will not he allowed to come hnc
again"
Mrs Lane rose, took the Young girl /"
ann, and led her into the house. the
Others following lowl Y.
An hour atterward. when the twi-
light mingled with moonlight and cast
shadows upon the stone balcony out
side the library windows. Capt. Chal-
loner rose up from the sofa where he
had been living all the afternoon. and
with Il weak. Wavrring step. he StroNc
to pace the room. He was growing
weary of that tedious confinement. day
after day, and he struggled hard
against the weakness which oNcrCanc
him. His left arm WAS bound mp i'll Il
sling: with the right he stcaded him
self III his walk. holding on hl the
bookcase. and table. and chair.
Mrs. Lane had called Charles Chall-
"ncr handsome: but strictly speaking
he was not Su-never had been. II w:t>
Il tine-a noble facc-onc y"u could
trust in. and might like to have ncar
YOU in time of darkness. doubt. dilfirul-
II or trial. There was intellect in he
broad high brow: there WAS tenderness
and tfuIhtulmtSS III the large brown
eyes. which at times seemed to hc lock
ing ''i;n away" H> Garry Lane said.
and there WAS Il brave tirmnc>S in tfr
massive chin.
Presently Capt Challonrr stopped III
the middle of the walk. His cal caught
the sound of music in the drawing room
ACROSS the hall. He stood Il moment I"
listen l"ung. sweet voices sang An
ME Laurie" SloNl, he staggered
of halt-guttcu mcmnri,> which hal g0rt.
tu India II Ncn ago with him. tull"Wct
him all through the scenes Of waI and
death, and returning home again. only
To he hauishcd hV frvei and uucuu-
seriousness. Back they flowed with
double force. H. ".Aunic Laurie hrohr
an the stiffness aruund.
Her song, her song" he m,umn-
ed Il hoped had forgotten hcI -
The poor. wounded haud struggled
hard to cover his face hlr unl, th,
right arm was able I" 1t" its work. aud
the man =, la. had once h,.t.u 50 ~tIuGT
and brave gI"ancd in anguish perhaps
t;ol his helpless state. hnt mrthiuh- il
Was more at the mrm"ric> which the
old song recalled.
Il could have borne II all. had SIG
not married him-that fellow thar
fool ~ he gr"alch.
All. there Was wound IN
Charles Chall"ner'> heart far deeper
than that in his anna wound which
time did not heal The opening of the
door caused him t" look round them
trembling. staggering and CHASTITY. hc
ro>,. to his feet Was it the ghost OF hi~
tnln"I love that came to him there III
the moonlight silence. rohed in white
with her pale, heantifll face. ti,nlinr
her dress, \ moment sh, nlrs,i
then. with ont stretched hand tIar,.
Uolln,d came toward him.
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