, 1874-03-14

rain 1t was to mo that tho pAin camo at laat
very gradually. bccauso 1t too K such long, long
timo to boliovo 1t after It was told.
forgot how 1t waB that thtTe first dawned on
mo tho knowledge OF one Of my fathers motives
III having Horace Capon to live now In tho house
which Ito waB eventually to occupy na master Of
tha mills, think he told mo hin,aolf, ono tlay,
saying tthat Horaco was even now as sou to
him, tho ono 1nnn in all tho world to whom ho
could most willingly give his daughter, aud Rdd
ing tint ho know Elsie would always find n
happy home with us.
From tllat hour, whom my dreams lost thoir
vaguonoss, and this ono lay marked out In
brightest hucs before no. WAS conscious OF n
now sl.yncsB in my manner to ,Ioraco; d tim
ility quite now to mo- yet tho 1noat natural re-
nlt Of that dream which WAS buried now so deeply
nnd 30 tixodly in my hcnrt. thought Elsio was
thoughts to notice this, yet know Tint our levo
But tho day.camo at Inst whom, adter one fash
of nameloss pain,
THAT cLoUn FELL
slowly and heavily down botweeu 11t.
had found E'gio sitting in the morning sun-
Hhine watching Horace; 10 ssocd above her,
for u moment, to raise his Int with smile, thon
hurried on down tho hill, and Disappeared
through one OF tho great doors Of tho Mills
Fleie roso then, but was dreaming still, Just
IS had stood, little ways bacls from tue vim
dow. my Dyes upon the spot where Horace
"Siargarot" said Elsie softly, pausing Us alo
faced mo, "yonr eyes look warm md glad now +;
and-becauHo Horace could not soo--you an
svcrodAhis smile with ono aa bright 81 his
Their Why have you been cold to hitn, and dis
tant2'
"oold!r I echoed in Whisper. and could
not bring my eyes back to her faco; "Elsie, dear,
You do not understand
Sho had both hor hands uron my shoulders
now, and hor eyes wore rending mlno eAgory
ALI. with such painod aud brcath!asa eagor-
20, Margaret" sltb cried, catching Eor breath
in q great fearless sob, "toll mo m, wrong |
Say that cannot read tta! in your naco' q,
no, no. no it IL not ihatE'
I put ono urn around hor, wondering that sle
| should DO 30 moved to
READ TIE SECRET
which must have guarded sp much better than
Bhe Ind guarded lprs.
"E1sie, dear" / Baid, laying my check npon
her bright bent hcal, 'tthore was nothing in my
face, face which mood bavo gfvon you this sudden
20 yes" abe cried, 40 Dfnrgarot, yop, saw."
sllo was weeping aoroly, thero with her eyes
hidden OIL my breast and hor trembling fingers
clasping me oven to pain.
c.n1ot Elsio whas g,isvss You ao7" askot;
"I-if mutt toil you, Margaret; butt noror
"Toil no." I whispered fondty, whom size
Horaoo-Iornce says" sho WAS utto:ing
tho words very rapidly below lor broatl,, and
with her head dtooping SO upon my breast That
it was not easy to hear thom-" Horace says-
moan he aBkod ms-only yostorday-on1y yostor-
o Margaret love im moro than all tho world !;
aud yet I wiBh--I wisA -"
/ think put her equity from mo, aud made 3
bindly In my great nliso,y-I spent TINT day just
as I had spent other days yhcl, had boen crown
cd with love and hope and V!easure. think that
gave Horace my hand thaA night mud told him
| he would be very happy with Elsie aud think
TINT 1t was only Elsie who clea wb.on we bndo
| cach other goodnight. But 3nm not snre-I
am suro Of nothing savc tho aneaisl, cd aching Of
| my heart ndhead. and how, willow Il lat had boen
9 1r man anS wanSo aog qs s esS on9 cold
- It was lapry and unruilled coa'l,ahip, that Of
Horace's. NY father gayo his fred consent to
the marriage. and breathed no ord ot that dis
appointed plan Of lns ; and my fathhss mon,
who alt loved Elsie for her brighe fnco tud win.
| ming ways, made her young lovers hoartreioico
| wifi their praises OF tho wife whom he had
choaon. And day by day it HaB my lot to Watcll
this luppy conrtshtp living entirely apart IN ny
| own inward life aud growing tlny by day mo,o
silent and more cold. All, what y
! BITTER SOLITARY TIME
it waa, md what hopo!esA and despairing
thoughts possessed mo i! Why had ho been given
| to her?
Sometimes told myeclf that il he lad loyod
me best, only for ono day, would have n,ntlo it
| grow to 8ue]l q strong And nll-ongros6ing love
that it could mover change; lovo beside which
this happy md rntroublol affection that ho boro
| to Esio would bo u shadow only-if only tho
love had once been thero to tale root.
| Nover could Ao guess at my of these drcama
| which haunted NO. but Lnoticod that ho often
| now looked at mo with D now and curious ill.,
| tentneHs which warned mo that this hidden
selfish pain WIS changing oven my outward solf.
| 1t mutt havo bcon this change which prompted
| them to plan for Elsie md mo to travel to the
soaaide, and stay thero until tho summer wanoa.
II they Ind lot mo 80 alono-tllero or anywhere
I thought l. might havo gained health and
strength and bottor Thoughts; but Elsio would
| not leave mo.
Loft alona with her, and hearing her con.
Rtanty speas Of Horace in that tono Of confident,
| childliko happiness, it could not bo hut that ]
aoon must hAto her in my heart.
Ny father and Horace wore to be with ua iu
tho afternoon, md in tho morning Esio aud
| went out
TO nArIlE TOGETHER.
! Thoro VIVA no sunshine on tho sou, but the
| water was fresh and fnll>of motion, juat nj We
liked It; so wo laughed when We were told that
tlloro was dangor Of sudden aquall tint day,
TINT worry fow latllcs had yenturod out, aud oven
tley woio returning now.
';Not tint there's any danger, MISS" tue man
said, as ho hooked, his Aorso's harnoss to tue
oalayan which had clloaon: ''only don't you
think you'd holtor taGo ono Of tho women with
yon:"
"Wo nro not afraid; aro we, Margaret p
smilel Elsie; mud We lolp eaoh other quite
onongh."
THAI allo gave ordors for hor own maohino to
ho wtloalol oloHo to mine III tho son, and ran up
tho atepA with smile aul nod ut MO.
How we'll I remember tho look Of tho soa that
day, III stopped into 1t, and Elaio can,o up tc
mo with lor dancing stop a1d laughing oyos!
How wido aud secret the sen 'was aud what
llttlo thug she looked therc, battling norrlis
with itB wators, 10 strong against her little
shielding hanlHl and what horrible longing
posHeaacd mo, yet what III oyqrn,astaring fear
Fear of what? Fear Of thf wators which
loved? Fear Of Elaio'a tiny poworf ALI, no