The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-03-05

childish nonsense" To be sure the COL.
one, aid not know Of Sylvia's parting
pledge but, had he known, it Ia to be
feared be would not have made much ac-
count Of it. He Ind faith enough ii
Sylvia. but tot in her age How WIS
eighteen to know its own heart. One
makes allowances for frlenns in another
hemisphere; hut still one does cx-
peet3 to hear from 3ihem fpally. Bot.
fgom the Tins Roy CmydD said hi.
good bye to her, Sylvia never. had word
heard causualiy, from either sources, hat
he had arrived safely. AID entered into
the post assigned ham That was al !;
little enough-yei, hut for t hat. he nigh,
have bean lost, dead, fnrr allSylvia knew
Il was Ill hut coupled with bis silence
it was more thun enough. Yet, whafev-
er of wonder, OF q ub, pain nigh, have
been in Sylvi.'a heart. she threat be- d 1t tn
no mortal car. Only, after while she
ceased to write those poor littie lettrrs
where go muh low ard truss had iet
wasted. and silently hablshed all token
of him from the daily life. 1t was rn
part Of her timers purpose Il, recall h m,
81 Rays lame was never apoken, now.
between tlo.e Two. to whom it had
been as familiar az each other. -e
Bat one day Col. Dafches er came
home with preoccupled. troubled 81 ir.
His eyes followed Sylvia with wisttul
glance, that Stunned while seek
ing hers. She looked up, and, meeting
hsr fathers gaze, came and s'ond besid.
him, laying her han in his shoulde
You have something to tell me Of Ray
Or ydon father" she said. in low voics
How she read hia secret, he wondered
rs he looked up tondIy in thu ace bend .
Ing over him-such q transparent fac. 40,
it looked in the Pickering freight
WIN had he never scientific change be-
fore! A sadden pang If dread thax ged
the current of his Thoughts. Was this
blush ross-,.s the impractical yong ar
fist bad called her in the foolish, by gone
tlmss All, out rGs it wholly by-gone !
Could il be that oil this while Sylvia haG
kept it in her heart that her silence he'd
not meant indifference The pressure of
Syivia's fingers recalled him from reyer-
lie; hesitatingly, IN this new fear. be
told his news.
Il was not such as would permit "
much preparation Simply that Ray
Croydon was g"ne-N by, or where, no
one knew or could discover there was
She bare fact, and nothing beyond.
Sylvia heard it wit h calonsss that bat
little before would have satisfied her
father but now an anxiety had arisen in
his mini which woulG have it's way. By.
and by he returned to the subject.
Sylvia" he said, abruptly, cit is more
than swo years suce--sincs vii that hap
penpd."
Sylvia bowed ner head, bus made no
other answer. ...sso p,
1.-TWO years is long time" confined
her father, especially at ysur age My
child, | cannot be with. you always. III
could know that there was come enc 10
take my place when I am gone" Still
Sylvia did not speak, and he resumed /:
You know whom mean. Sylvia, YOU
know mat John Hastings wants you fer
bis wife, and that would gladly give
you to Kim for, apart from his postum
and .ortune. he 10 all that could desire
for your husband"
"Do not ask me, father l" cried Sylvia,
breaking III moment from that q ceitful
calm. IL Ray Croydon is dead, shall
never have any husband Ia this wsrld."
"And---if he 10 false 90 said her father
Sylvia did not answer for an instant.
"Then shall never bave onc--aav.
where" she said at length, slowly, ard
there was something in hergtaat silencsd
the words her father had been about
to speak. es.e@nf
There was d prophecy, Il scemed, in
Col. Darchestss's speech, It was sos
long after this that he fell i'll, and going
from worse to worse, soonybotn knew the
in little while that Sylvia wou!d DO
all alone--that he would never rise from
hio o;pky ha6 a~@su .un.