The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-18

the one she enjoyed, at least not wholly
inferior to it. lie did not underrate the
magnitude Of the undertaking, but for
love what will not man undertake and &C
cumplIsh
lncurableness or indestructiveness Is
the test Of genuine love. Says Southey
= Love is indestructible
IT. holy rane ioreN burneth
From Heaven ID came, ~ Heaven retunrth"
Ida GcldaInus love Was real, incur
able, lndestruutIblo, and to the woman
whose only work Is her own amusement,
such love, II thHarted, Is inevitable death.
After her father left, on the evening he So
peremptnrIly bade her see Arbyght no
more, she vent up to Paul, and placed her
Vet cheek against his shoulder, gaZed at
hm PIteously, t~ined her arms gently
round his neck, kissed him wondruus
sweeIly, and murmured
You are 81 kind, 50 noble. 50 good, 50
like poor mamma but oh : Paul, feel
as If | would like to die the world
short hour ago SO bright is now SO gloomy
that hi FIR me seems no more, and she
nestled c.I,c to hiu. clung to him As if he
~as the uniy hope II her existence.
Neat day \Ida had a violent headache,
~
appetite failed her almost entirely, and
hrr checks began t. grow pale thin, wan
Her ryys seemed watery windows in All
ru,bodied sorrow The great house be-
came As silent and demure as a nunnery-
no music, ~ laughter, no gaitey, mlrth, OF
chez rtuluesS
The house had lost its soul Vida moved
slowly from one room to another, like a
visible spirit, seen but not felt. One even
ing Paul came home, and told Vida he
had called UNEXPECTEDLY at Arbyght's
rooms, and found him crying like mad
over a small sheet Of French note paper
Y ida looked at him, faint, delicate red
oyrrspreadlng her pale cheeks, - and
would you believe it, SIS, he said archly.
although he hid 1t away hurrledly, | saw
a we'll known signature. perhaps you
would like to know whose It was n
There was laughing, roguish look in
his eye, a provoking smile round his
mouth.
Paul. you ought to be ashamed Of
yourself and with beating heart and
glowing face she left the room but a few
moments later, while Paul and ms father
were eating supper, there came from that
same room cheering. gladstone sound,
" music golden tongue tied So long was
loosed again, and minging with the soft,
harmonious swell of the notes of the grand
piano. Nida's charming voice was heard
The father looked pleased He thought
70 himself. the ntatuation is wearing
away. Paul looked sal and thoughtful;
he knew more III the different phases Of
love than the father whose nature was rig
IDLY rrosaic. with no ideality. or anything
else that did not taste and smell Of gold
about him. Paul knew that he was the
cause VI NHias present happiness and al
though il pleased him to see her happy,
still II saddcned him, rs 1t showed how
deep a hold love had taken on her young
soul A few days slipped by, and Vida
vas worse than before. Mr. Geldamo be-
came alarmed. ami sent for the family ply
sician, who strangely happened to be none
other than DIR Rauchman He came, ex-
amined her pulse and tongue, looked puz-
zled. asked a few questions, looked more
puzzled than before, made some further
inquiries, stood UP, strode across the room
with nervous step. came back, looked at
Vida critically, and said bluntly
There is nothin. IN the Mdterld Medtcd
that viii reach your case.
I" know that Doctor" she answered
resiguedly
+ Then why send for me \
ASK papa.
IN lecture him soundly; there are
but few angels pa this earth, and we can
not afford to lose any Of them.
He went straight to the library.
" Nj Geidamo, your daughter, if left
alone, " left to physlc Will die.
II Great heavens Doctor, you can't
mean it III
II can mean it dO mean II
What seems IT, be the matter
Ask yourself you know better than
do"
Well, Doctor, You are an Old friend,
and | will contide ia you" and he told
him all.
A stormy scene followed The doctor
was a man rough in speech and appear
ance, but beneath that exterior ii. Ge beat
a heart as gentle, soft and true as ever
beat III woman's breast. The father was
unyielding, the doctor unsparIng IL ell
treaty and condemnation, the father per-
sisted, the doctor insisted, and the U1shot
was that the doctor left in a huff, ami the
next day the father started with Vida to
New Orleans
No lost spirit, condemned in Eblis Falls to
roam, 10y inward tlre consumed, e'e' woe
. full tortures suffered, equal to those en-
dured. by Richard Arbyght when this news
reached hun.
CHAPTER XXVI.
: Please sir, where does Dr. RsuchInan
live T.
Drive on, James" said the naughty
Relvason, stepping quickly in;O his car
rage 70 JOIN his wife and daughtes, con
temptuous snesr on his sallow fac.
What is it, papa J" asked closely
muifi-d figure i'll a langlIid voic,
"Oh some beggsr, dare sa,, he an
swered with a shrug, as The carriage
rolled away.
/ 1t doubtless did not occur toAlvan Rel
vason that beggars and Dives ire INSOFAR
able that where a dozen vry rich men
are found, five hundred very JOor men are
| found that great individual fortunes are
| like oases in vast, bleak, iarren desert
Of poverty that great indIldual wealth
is ever produced at the expelse Of nearly
a hundred fold greater individual poverty;
and yet, such is the case
A beggar Who made hr 50
The only answer to the oild's question
was a rude push which sent the poor little
thing staggering across the side walk, and
i'll endesvorlng to recovr herself, she
slipped and fell. She uttted sharp cry
of pain, got up quickly, hut hmped sadly
as she started to run on
Hold little girl, ste, said a manly
voice, and Richard Arbyht, turning cor
ner close by, came fully ntO view
d" Are you hurt, old 7" he asked
kindly.
"A little, sir, but ont mind it, she
answered, looking up and displaying a
soiled, smoky, sunken pinched face, Gov
cred with streaks and channels made by
her fast flowing tears. She was apparent