Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-12-16


Alfred. OF course, this Miss b. vii
never hear from Sir Alfred's own lips.
A cold, stick tremor seized upo
Anna, and she sank down upon he
couch. There for hours she turne,
and tossed uneasily, sometimes doin,
battle with the Stamfords, sometime
with her faithless lover. Sleep q
length came to rest her burning eve
lids. 1t was restless, broken slumber
In the morning, fevered and Hire
freshed, she dropped herself at Tia
writing-table, and there, with feature
rlgldly set, she penned two letters
One told the truant baronet that h.
was free, and contained her engagement
ring; the other informed Miss STAN
ford that Anna intended, for variet,
of reasons, 10 at once leave Stamfort
Hall.
After Anna's departure, the Stamford
endeavored to keep a watch upon he
movements, but in these effords the
utterly failed. Wearily the month";
passed for Anna. She had now becom,
companion to Mrs. Clarence. woman
possessing noble qualities of head ant
heart. Mrs. Clarence was the owner o
handsome bijou residence at Torquay
a fashionable watering-place in tn.
South of England. Here Anna had al
the comforts of refined home, and tn,
courtesy of Mrs. Clarence added much
to her happiness. She shared In all tia,
amusements of the Clarences, and Ell
loyed them better than might be ox
pected from her condition of mind. A
yachting excursion was at hand. Tn,
Clarence's were to JOIN it, and of course
Anna and much pleasant anticipation
was indnlged in beforehand by the
guests.
The announcement Of the yachting
party came upon Anna like thunder,
clap, because she was told it was the
invitation of Sir Alfred Hlrgreaves to
the family. How could she meet him :
She had often wondered il they would
ever meet again. and had sometimes
half wished to show him how cold and
Indifferent she had grown. She would
even, now that the opportunity offered,
steel her heart against him and meet
him as q stranger. She could not bear
the idea that any one should know that
she had been forsaken by the faithless
baronet.
The morning dawued bright and clear,
lighting up the cliffs and silvering all
over the calm, blue sea. Very charm
ing Anna looked IN her white serge
yachting dress, with its sailor-blue collar
and trimmings. Her face and features
revealed none of her inward struggles,
but the rose tinge had deepened on her
cheek, aud Il restless light flashed from
her soft brown eyes, as in the old days
when she looked for his coming.
As they stepped on board the taut
little craft, Mrs. Clarence said:
ALLOW me, Sir Alfred, to introduce
you to my friend Miss Blake"
a sudden pailor overspread his face
he turned and met Anna's glance. He
saw, III a moment, that Anna meant to
treat him as stranger, and lie deter
mined TO take his cue from her. Both
found congenial attraction among the
numerous guests.
Very pretty Osprey looked in the
warm sunlight. Her white sails tapped
as If dissatisfied that there
was not breath of wind out to fill
them. The party had formed into
groups upon the deck the bright and
varied colors of the ladies' dress. and of
the tasteful bouquets they carried, con-
trasting with the simple costumes OF
the men. Merry peais Of laughter went
over the water, and all foreboded well,
if only old BOreas would extend to them
some of his attentions.
1t was day of genial festivity to all
Oh board except Anna and Sir Alfred,
and they both dissembled 50 well that
no one imagined they had ever met be-
fore. The heaven sent morning was
by a changeable afternoon.
Sometimes the sun shone, the dark
1louds gathered, and the evening set in
yloomily. The whole sky became OBJ
,cure not a star was to be seen. The
wind blew in fitfui gusts, and its vio-
ence increased each moment. The
Yacht behaved gallantly, as the foamy
waves went kissing funOusly past, and
seemed ready to swamp her. All had
,etired to their berths. Only Anna,
Unable to sleep, paced the deck, wrapped
n white bernous, the night-winds
weeping her wealth of golden hair from
ler headed brow. Her heart was in
lnison with nature. The storm in
.reased, and soon the mainsail gave
yay and was torn into ribbons. At the
udden lurch the vessel gave, Anna
would have fallen on the deck had not
strong arm supported her. 1t was
hat of Alfred.
Gamma, you will be safer below" he
in voice hoarse with ema-
ion.
"Then there is danger, Alfred %
And the yearning look in her eyes
poke more than words it told him Of
heart broken and life destroyed.
Gamma, we may have met only 10 part
gain. If death should come, let us
each other. Why die you
,rove so false to me ?"
II false o. Never Never !"
And there, amid the perils of the
torn, with the dark clouds careering
ladly along, supported by his strong
rm, she told him the story of her
and her wrongs. Deep was
is indignation, and deeper, if possible, 4
is grief. They had both been foully
Mrs. Stamford had conc0cted deep |
lid plot TO separate them. and this in
he interest of Augusta. In tender ac-
ents Alfred besought Anna to give him I
nee more her love and confidence, and /
he, seeing that he had endured months |
f doubt and sorrow, unhesitatingly ac-
orded HIM the old faith and affection.
Morning came, bringing with it calm
nd sunshine. The lovers sat beside /
ach other, thoughtful and happy, and
ood Mrs. Clarence was the first TO re-
oice with them when she heard the /
tory of the reconciliation.
In after years both gratefully remem-
cred the menacing wind of the mid
light storm which had brought them 4
0 much happiness.
Wealth
Away with the notion that wealth is
q evil. III wealth is an evil, industry