Connecticut western news., 1874-10-23
Nextday she was encesed within her shield

Next day she was encssed within hershicld of reserve, but it was too late--she had committed herself. lu allowing him 10 thus draw her out, she was beaten at Finer. own subtle game. He now understo 'ti how causeless was his anxiety; how w. Il she had read him! N,
 From that eXistence of ethereal, bcwil- dcring transport, which the eyes of his love had sent him, he was gradually brought back again to the living realities, though he now rcjoircd from truly great full healt. that in this first step of his love making he was successful, and for the mo- ment he could rest content in the conquest. From this time their intercourse was on a new, and much changed basis but she, so true to her principles would not see it, The acquaintance approached intimacy but very slowly. Without being at all forward he began to make her his confident iu many things, and was even more tenderly kind to her than before. If she was ab- sent for day he was in constant restless longing for her return. Their evenings were mostly spent together, in games or in reading. On the street he was alway her escort. It would he tedious to repeat all the little tricks and decep,ions practis d. to hide from Mrs. Summit the understanding already between them. Sometimes wh, n he wanted to take her out In the evening, and could not get an opportunity to ask her without hts wife hearing, would slip out himself, write her n note, and watch his chance to deliver il unseen. On receiy- ing it she wOulu retire iO learn its contents, and come m again with face tlr, picture 0! innocence and angelic purity! Then iu d very indifferent way he would ask il sht would uoi like lo go out a little while, and she in like indifference would essay to de cline, until her cousin bid her ''go '" if she wished ,o. He we'll knew she liked 10 have him take her out, though she never would acknowledge SD. The hack, silent streets were always chosen, ne preferring the suhult,s because they would not be lia : ble to such int,rruptionSin in conversation as preferred ,hcin beeause she thought folks would begin to talk If they We're seen SO much together. But dark sloiies were al ready, in circiiatnIn, and one by one Mrs. Summii's lady friends who Saw this going on, INV orttd dF0p inj,o ask how she could al low il IBuE she did not considertit as any thing Sc;ious, after her husbands promises, and she tel, vevy'cohfi,!ent thatItr cousin would n, wrong her; anyway she did not wish tu lalk it over with her neiShbors, h.- lnu one of the few who knew how t0 keep nrr own c0lrsfsel: She even keIIt this from her husband, but sometimes m kindly way, told Sniner what. peopiel were saying al out her. t.asf
 But lh,s discarded wife did often have serious thoughts alone hy herself, and her hours of jsadness and pain. She could but see the chanSy, in him how fargsital he was of her. all when the loved one was near, he was hardly consCious ot her pres .,,A kindness wLich Su rt ceniy had been all her own, transfers q l0 her cousin. Btu she concealed her soiruw; the world should no, now and her naturally cheer ful heart k,pi her np. And with her old joyous siMlle she always received them,
 his man va,o was degrading himself and dishonorsng her, in following the s,'lfish iiclat, Of his heart and this woman who was afailhtul party with him in the tlecep. | tiOn; and we know moi her motive, unlt ss it was that she wanted beau! s~zz&e- H.. wmsSnow on such terms of intimacy with her. that he dared to dream of the possibility of sometime calling her his own. But that was in the far off misty future, and prrse ntcd i,selt to him through an in terveniny array ot disheartening obstacles. There WAS little hope for him in such a thought, aud besides, conscience was not dead; only lulled under this glamour of passion. But the time had arrived to ad- vance himself another grade in her affec- lions, and toward that iulurc' ot happiness or misery tn\ which he was tending. He longed to be in nearer und learer friend | ship with hrr--snmeihing tu still the yearn. ing of his heart.
 He finally resolved to tell her Of his love From the very bashful girl, she had grown tu be u,lite frank anu genial with him though never in their conversation had she spoken of that deepest feeling of his nature. It was fraught witt too much of import tt be lightly approached, but it could not be always thus, and he was bringing himself to that confession, SO many times put off. He wanted 10 tell, her, but dreaded the doubtful result. Therefore he felt it to he crisis in his life. when finding himself alone with her one evening, he determined then and there io learn from her his new fate!
 He had no wish to mislead hers his love was too deep for that. Then free from all deception, honestly and iruthfully. wss the whole case laid before her, he tXplained in il's true light, her own surroundings, his own complicated position, and the sad sto " of his hapless love. -,.-....
 And now, "Did she scorn his lovr2", and "would she go away and leave him?" He heard her answer:
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