Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-30


Of life were closed.
If the idol to which he had sacrificed
himself had possessed even head Of
gold, Mre. Ilassan could have bornt 1t |
with more resignation hut when she |
knew that the costly sacrifice had heen
laid on the shrine of wooden Image, no |
better than that iishhodied doll which- |
the Fphcsians adOred as the virgin |
huntress, Mrs. 1Iassan's patience was
sorely tried.
And now the woman had come here to |
throw hcreclf in Sydncy's way, and his |
sister could forscc nothing hut trouble
"If he once marrics her." size said to
herself, che viii find ont what fool she
is, and having and hating Ia far worse
than losing and loving"
The next evening there happened 10 hc
a little party nt President Lyons. MS
lIassan and her mnihrr-in-law had meant
tn 70 but, at the last minute, arrived an
old friend Of Mrs. Ilnssun's the elder,
and that lady preferred stayiug to talk
over old times. Mr.. llassan had gone
out ni town on business Classy did not
like to go alone aud, rather to her sur
prise. her brother, who was in the house,
off red TO accompany her.
Not TIL she was coming down stairs,
IN get into The carriage, did 1t occur To
her that Mrs. Armer would probably be
at Mr.. Lyons.
'But she would coutriyc TO meet him
s0meW here" .hougnt this uncharltahle
woman, 4" and ii may better he there
than, accidentally on purpose, by the
| river, or in the woods"
As Mrs. lllssan came down the stairs
of DR.. Lyons house, she heard from the
parlor certain hard metallic laugh with
which she was familiar, and she saw
! her brother look about him with startled
gncr, as If some old association had
been unplcasanily Jared.
The brother and sister paid their COM
pliments tu Mrs. Lyon and the president,
and then Mrs. ilassau looked about her.
Sydney who felt lonely and out OF place,
attached himself to Professor Beaucour,
aud made conversation about the college
library. to the extreme disgust Of Miss
Maude CLAY, sho had been making her
self agreeable by asking series Of ques-
tions varying from astronomy and chem
istry To the professors own plpcr on the
"CatacOmbs," (" in the last North Anert
can.
The PROFESSOR was shy man. and, like
most authors, he could not hear to talk
of his writings. Perhaps he teli grateful
to Mr.. Devne, for he entered with ardoi
into the subject of Enrlish classic litern'
ture. In the meantime, Mr.. Devlne was
conscious of curious ieeling-no
/, hope, not expectancy, not terTor-an IN
iuencc in the air, for which he could no
! account, only as il connected Itself witt
q rather loud treble voice, and trequen
sound, hnlf-laugh, hallgiggle, that cant
; from amid group Of students. Th'
voice, the laugh, were oddly familiar
They were like, yet unlike, sounds whlci
y had rung in memory for many day.
Mrs. llassnn, listening to the converse
tiOn Of that very elegant young gentle
man, Master Dick Monroe, was at no los
u to recognize the 7oicc, for the III, mory O
: aversion in this case was lrner thah INA
:, of love. she sat where she cou 80
9 group of young men. Mr.. Arner ma
; not been dead more than eighteen mSlths
9 but Mrs. ArIler had chosen since, sun
day, to leave oil hei mOnrniugi or only I
!, retain such as might he dlscernihl
Il rather hy faith than hy sight.
Il She wore a pale lavender silk, mad
very low and trimmed In every conceive
o Die place. She Ind vinlets and WHIT
y roses in her hair, and black velvet rlbho
u with q pearl cross Cn her white neck, an
J. pearl aud JET bracelets OF her arms. 81
70 had not grown ola, and nt twenty NH
II looked hardly less fresh than nj nlneteel
y Her color had not faded, and she had u
- same way Of rocking to and iro, t"lstn
" her heek AMI roll '''@ h'r u'I' i" ., ''',, a..
80 neI "hlrh fn'ht l,"i,t t'l"
T., 'ul Wnrh hnu gu "ll "'@u, ''' a.
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