The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-30

~ shall not spend the winter here.
am going abroad-to Paris ! have
friends there, and shall see q little OF
the.world. I do not know my own heart,
Lawrence.
Lawrence bit his lip with annoyance
II hardly understand you; you are IN
strange mood tonight.
She went on recklessly, twisting that
bright betrothal ring.
1t was hardly fair to claim my
promise so soon, Lawrence--I am fet-
tered before | know anything of the
world 5 real life. They may be golden
chains to you; 10 me, they are mpIy
CALLING
The insulting words stuhg him to the
quick. |
"Fettters do you call your words of
promise2 l have no wish to chain you,
Maude-. Miss Thornton, if you will, ne
returned, holly.
She rose up, playing carelessly with
her rings.
They are letters easily, broken, though
when no love binds the links together.
There--take back your ring.
She slipped it of and held 1t out laugh
ing the whle. ne c'asPe' MS "''s'' anu
the ring dropped between then.
"W hat do you mean are you P'aSinG
with me! 1t mas gone 700 t"' t %nr Jo%1
Loose my arm O"p'"In H"'
hurt me. tell you, my promise has be-
come ga ling chain. | like you, you
know. but not well enough to give up
better chances III ne AN 'ln"uSo''..
| have ten thousand year. a 'aP'"'',
m IL marching regiment Is not Sood
Bari
For heavens sake, stop" he eXclaim.
ed. hoarsclv. Il won't reproach you,
Maude-I am glad you have dropped
YOUR mask. You are not worthy of an
homes, mans love will crush mine as |
crush this baubIe!" He stamped upon the
gl,r,rrino diamonds with his heel u, he
smoke
For shame! You have spoiled ring
worth the rector. yearly income she
sxnlained T%htIv
But he needed not the words in the
,n,rv nain. He caught the girls hands
in his with WITH no Gentle clasp, and looked
s,rrnIv in her face.
"Hs,yrn helm and pity YOU, Maude!
/ Tho trir,nnb. Won coyet the rank YOU
nuv cain will turn to ashes at your
touch. know YOU love me. Nay, let
your eyes droop; | know their secret
Won have let me read it often enough.
And now | say. heaven forgive YOU for
tbn words van have snoken tbi: night,
md for the solemn promise YOU have
Iiohtly broken
He wrung his hands and strobe out of
the room, his heart beating ticrcely with
pain and anger.
With low hcart-broken cry, Maude
dropped uron her knees, and covered her
face from the light.
Miss Carroll. coming in, found her sob
bing wildly. The companion knelt down
and put her hands tenderly round her.
Miss Maude, dear Miss Maude, what
is the matter? Where Is Captain Gary!
Maudc put up her hands with passion
ate gesture
"IIe is gone, Car. He will never come
/ back any more. He doesn't love me,
| Car"
"Not love YOU, echoed Carroll, in high
| disdain.
ale docsnt-hc seeks my money! and
Maudc sobbed out the whole wretehed
story-thc whispered words behind the
laurel fence, and her own hard words to
Lawrence.
didn't you tell him what you had
heard"
"Tell nim?" questioned Maudc, her face
flushing hotlv. mo. indeed"
Chen YOU ought to have done so. Miss
M,ude Many heart has been broken
by kcepinr back something that might
have cleared up all trouble. Listen, Miss
Maude, dear. am nearly forty, and my
/ hair is grey; but twenty years ago, there
wasn't brighter face or lighter heart
than mine in all the village. was en-
gagged to Il young DOCTOR and we loved
each other dearly. l was clergymans
I /.