The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-20

one hearts, hope centered upon me, !
would trample down these demons OF
I Temptation. l would prove myself a
man If had any motive"
! There was no mistaking the prayer In
his eyes, the pleading In his voice.
| Only for one moment, close now to
the low window, before hand
! like a snowflake fell upon his
shoulders, voice, low and sweet, MUIR
INJURED low in his ear
"Be man, for my sake"
She was gone before he spoke again,
| and he wandered off to the woods to
muse upon a possibility Of his new life.
The next day Mrs. Tollman lost her
contemplating Miss Cameron for the
next three years, found her eccentric.
She was gay and brave by flashes,
| fascinating in either mood, but she was
my steriously unapproachable.
s. knew her not in those three
years, but Mrs. Tollman was the recip-
lent of various hampers of city delica-
.cies from her, and would acknowledge
the same by letter.
One of these, dated three years after
the beautiful Miss Cameron left S.,
after elaborately thanking that young
lady for hamper of dainties added
"Do you remember my nephew, John
Furber? He left me the day after you
did, and fretted more than little. But
he took turn for good, heaven be
thanked. He worked himself up, and to.
day he writes me he has made friends
with his father again, and Is to be ta-
ken partner in commercial house. His
fathers TO buy it, but Johns. earned his
place by hard,. honest work. o, my
dear Pm happier than 1 ever thought to
be. Perhaps you've heard Of the mouse
in London. that John is in. But Pll tire
you, writing about my own affairs. l
wouldn't only L thought perhaps you'd
remember john"
"In London" Leonie murmured; $50
near me all these years, and yet never
seeking me. Remember him? Yes, Mrs.
Tollman. do remember john"
she had folded the letter and was
dressing for tue opera, when visitor
was announced.
"What barbarous hour" she mur--
INJURED, not looking at the card. SIN
few moments, Jane"
She was robed in her f1eecy dress of
white lace, over pale blue silk, had
clasped diamonds ON throat and wrists,
and IN the little ears, when, as she took
the opera cloak from the maids hands,
she looked at the card
"John Furber."
She looked like some visitant from an
other world, in the radiance OF her beau
ty, as she came across the wide drawing
room to the window whefe lie stood.
He had not heard her light step, but he
turned when she was near, showing the
stamp OF his better life in his noble lace.
He neld out his nand, looked earnestly
into her lace, and seeing she spoke only
u happy truth as,taking it, she said:
II am glad to see YOU"
"Leonle," he said, 'you gave me a
bope, three years ago, that has borne me
above temptation and suffering to a po-
sition where l am not ashamed to look
any man in the face, you bade me-
Blushing brightly, she took up the
words as he paused 4
''Io be Il man, John, for my sake"
"And obeyed you, my love, my dar-
ling. | have come for my reward, Leo
ME, loving you with all my heart, daring
now to ask for your love in return"
So, society hau ripple of sensation in
a fashionable wedding, when John Fur
Der married Miss Le0nie Cameron.
But only you and L, reader, know the
of that summer in s., or how
John Furber redeemed his manhood tor
Leonie's sake.