The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-08-18
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Le0nie Cameron. laZ8v boxing OF
Of & boR-EIndow upon garden
a2ming with autumn tia1s and sun
set GLOW. lIfied s pair Of soft darE
eyes 20 Mrs. Tolman's face II wa,
aB anxious fare lust at that moment
and being usually fuu Of placid con
tent TIE anxiety was very apparent
70 Leonie- 50 after the first csreles;
glance she Strengthened herself il
Der low chair, a7d said, quietly, vet
with every sppears1ce Of interest
What Is the natter"
Al awkward psuse followed that
question
Mrs. ToIlnlAn Edgeied under tb5
fIa9uiring glance Of the dark ewes
cleared ber throat twice and fnaEg
said with nervous empbasis-
John FHrber
Mss C2ne-ons face seemed K
( freeze II wss verv beautiful face
with pride for : leading expression
Sweetness lurked II tie mouth. IL
fellect beamed from the radieut darl
ewes, bat pride sha5owed al It ear
ried the small head gracefully erect
4 II swept the folds Of The rich dresses
with s regal motion. Il touched ths
small patrieiAa hands. and was evi
DEM Il tie vel mOdalated tones a
I the refined volce-
There Mrs. ToIlman said. de,
spairingly, I've made Tou mad a.
ready, and havsaF said ANYTHING
i am not mad. Leonie answered
aad there certainly lurked smile il
her mouth al the good woman's COZ
sierBS5iou. But wa have not told
ne what troubles you-o
@If'-it's John, Miss Cameron.
and then rapidly, As If the words
were forced by 3 fear Of her own IL
ability 10 finish her self appointed
task. she hurried Or He's nv
nephew, miss, As you know, though
MS father Is rich man, TerT rich.
and John Is above his mothers place
n her life. She's dead. and John
vas spoilt somewhere between the
year she died and two wears ago. /
don't know where be took 70 bad
ways. He was brought I'D au i5ler
upon his fathers money, and from
idleness 70 drinking, gambling and
bad WAYS Is an easy road His faith
sr Is 8 hard man and be thrust hin
cut near year ago and disinbsrited
hin. He eaIse here, for I love hin.
I've nothing else 10 love: husband
and children in the graveyard, 50 I
lore John"
There was pita9Us pleading II
the wOman's face, but Leonie's was
blank, save for a ar Of petite II
terest
He was most desperate when be
came here, but I'Te eoaxed hin ID 2
bit But-but-0. Mss Cameron.
yoa know what I want to say. You
are beautiful, rieb-a lady far above
ne II ed1eaiion and position, and
aniv stEFing here fer country qUiet.
I've no right TO find fault, bUt-but-
don't firt with John. He Is n
trouble, desDondent. disinberited, and
hes falling IN l0ve.withiyou as fast
n be can. | believe. II you plav
With bin. be VII XII himself BODY
l1d soul
Fairly out of breatb wTth her own
earnest utteraDee, Ms ToIlma1
paused, looking pIesdiuglv into Mss
Jsmeroa's face TIE expression OF
lolite interest EeFer wavered- as that
rosng tadv said
If ! understand you Alright, you
Eish ne u iguere your nephew. L
: not 50 easy, IS be isin your house,
o ! had better leave Il
@Goodhess - cried the widow,
lghast 81 this Interpretation Of her
Eords- = never meant hat Where ;
an you find another b0ardiBg-pi f
lear here
Il ear return 70 London.
~I've pm nv foct in Il John VII
lever forgive ne" said Mrs. Toll
nan. GisconsolaJely.
Bet there was no sympathy n
Jeonie's face, and she turned awaF
i last. perplsxed and more anxious
han ever. And Leone sinking back
Z her chair again. looked at the sun
et clouds and Earie-ated foliage.
nd thosght Il was tine to return ID
.ondoR-
She had come 20 s., weary
With a round Of fashionable life.
ired Of aattery, dancing, flirting, sad
be had found resi- and quiet under
drs Tollman's motbsrly care She
vas rich. richer far than the land
adv had aBT ises Of; but she had
10 near relatives, ouly 3 second
o1sio 70 keep ber l9nelv home, and
'lsy propristy
Seciefy constituted Ttself her ama-
eur guardian, and wing hack II her