, 1872-01-11

Her sister married and went to Califor.
mis- and Estell6 was left to watch and wait
the thee remaining years Of his absence.
He Invent To- Germany. He remained
two years longer. The last year Of his
proposed absehce be wrote to Bstelle thus:
ON love i do not know how to say
Whist Ilwishag Ny Eve years have nearly
I expifed!ii i believe am near the goal
which, save for the goodness Of your true
and noble eheart, should never have hoped
5 to sattain} but yet l am not satisfed.
/ vish9tO-see you as much my poor lone
birdling,s that L am ready TO drop every
thing, give up every future hope for this
world and the next to fly TO you; but
RESTRAIN myself. L wish to be entirely
worthy of you and all you have done for
me when do return. If 1 could remain
here two years longer, might accomplish
much therefn.n y Red s.4l 3''s cr aer.
She pefused that part Of his letter. Two
years more o. Two years of long waiting /
Sha let not even a sigh escape her lips.
Her faith in him was implicit. There Is
a passage in holy writ which says There
is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth
out fear, because fear hath torment. He
that feareth is not perfect in earthly love-"
She knew no feari 1t would be hard for
him to be away two years longer, but If
he desired it she would not complsin. She
had already lent him, so great had been
his extraviganee, every penny Of her prin-
cipal. She took up her pen and wroteI
"Rupert, God alone knows how much /
long for you each day but If It is your
wish to remain away two years more, do
not let me deter you. You know that my
father did not leave me as well provided
for as was anticipated; and now all is gone
except the homestead. II you think the
two years necessary win mortgage It.
He did not think two years more nee
essary, but he wrote 30 touchingly about
her sacrifice that it seemed as il he was
eonferring favor on her by taking it than
her on him by giving. 1t was mortgaged.
Every dollar she realized was sent 10 him.
Her own seFvant-shs had dispensed with
all but ope--was discharged. Then she
stood alone. What was she to doi She
could not Otappeal to her sisters she Temem-
bsked the tauhts that sister had extended
her She went ont and procured assitua-
tion as goveTness in wealthy family, one
of her old friends. Pulie indignation be-
came intense, Judge Atherton's daughter
a goyerpess !, People blamed her foley.
but she smiled serenely. Her reward was
yet 10 come. She believed Rupert's fame
would compensate her for all Il Two years
passed away, and even she could not deny
herself that she had failed greatly during
that time. Then letter came to her; it
said; yr h 81.
My.patient love, am coming at last. Be
ready'foEi me in May. Write me one more
letter." .h. aaf f 2
Accompanying it was paper contains
ing a notice of him and his great medical
skill. American papers congratulated
themselves upon having such rare aeqdi-
sitiOn to the medical fraternity. She Rad
and wepttearS Of jOys He was coming at
last! SIS "a t,ara b 0tct go t,7t
"You must not be surprized,r she said
in her responsive epistle, "to find msmuch
changed. think my health has failedthei
last two years quite rapidly. q L 7-tH io
Ayl' to how many hearts such an ani
nouncement would have carried terror.
She knew the name of the ship in which
be was to sail, and watched the slow,
seemingly endless days go by. She was
full of peace and joy she was content, he
was coming. Those that knew her said
she wore the expression Of an angel. Be
that as it might, her heart wore the hap
piness of one. She heard when the steam4l
ship arrived. They only lived twenty
miles distant--sure he would come next
day; but the next day came, and the next,
and the next. and he came not. She saw
his name among the arrivals was be sicks
She was tempted to 60 down and see,
when a gentleman called on her. i 81 =
81 have seen your friend Dr. aKingsly
in the city," he said. 'He asked me to in
form you that he had been detained and
would soon be up Az W-g T
The announcement took one pang from
her heart only to add another. He was
well-she thanked God for that, but could
she have been within twenty miles of him
for week without sending him some mes
sage. That was all the reproach she allow
ed her gentle heart TO make, while she
formed thousand excuses for cruel negS
lect. Two weeks passed, and they num-
bered three. Then a note came, which
commenced as follows
My dear friend, feel as if can say
to you, through note, that which 1 wish
10 say, better than face to face. Estelle,