The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-15
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A sudden pallor ovGrspread Albel
Holden's face, and he drew Grace Thor
leigh into his arms, as ii his heart wer
smote with the fear that even now som
untOward late might despoil it oi its on
jewel,
Don't speak so, pet he said. a
makes me dizzy to even think Of such
contingency
20, you foolish Bertie,' laughed hi
sweetheart. How could care for an
body after having loved your But SUI
pose have been such an awful llirt lha
YOU are afraid"
"Ol nothing" interrupted her lover.
"And You can trust me, notwithstand
ing the force Of habit%
Trust youy-with my liie-aye, NOR
than that, with my honorw
Grace gazed into the earnest face tina
bent over hers, and thought what a stronl
nature was there, and what power Il
move il lay in her hands, Presently she
said, with a sort Of wondering look in hel
eyes:
"BCrtie, did you ever care for any one
before you knew mc2'
20 yes he said, Patting her cheek, a
have cared for great many people"
"But did you ever love any other wo.
man-just little bit9" she persisted.
lie smiled at her way OF putting it, and
then his face grew grave, and he replied
my life has not been without its
friendships for both men md women; but
until you taught me, | never knew what
Il WIS to love"
The earnest tenderness with which he
uttered the last words, put to rest, she
then supposed forever, any lurking ques.
ton there may have been in her mind as
to her possessing his first and undivided
love.
One day she said to him;
"BCrtie, why did you start so to-day at
the mention Of Mr.. IIildreths name? and
! thought you looked vcxed, Do yon
know him2'
"YGs, | have met him." answered
Albert, in a manner that showed that the
subject was distasteiul to him.
"Who is hep asked Grace, with
awakening curiosity.
"a gentleman whom | would not care
to see associated with one in whom had
an interest. How beautiful the sunset is
becoming" was the evasivo answer.
"But why, lertieP persisted Grace, ig-
noring his last remark.
lie turned his eyes upon her, with
look Of quiet surprise, and said
Cannot wO select more interesting
topic Of conversation
~ thought II sufficiently interesting, or
should not have questioned YOU" she
said, with pretty pout Of her red lips,
"But suppose must learn not to pry
into your secrets"
A slight flush tingcd his cheek ut her
perversity, but he replied:
alt Ia no secret, sought to avoid the
subject only because II Is painful one"
lie paused but she twirled her fan and
looked off at the sunset in why that
showed that she was not nj all satisfied,
and after slight struggle he resumed:
"Thc person to whom You have refer
red has proved himself unworthy the
respect Of M honest man by his-his in
lamyw
His Ilashing eyeand the cadence Of deep
feeling in his voice snlOte Grace with n
little pang Of remorse.
"FOrgive me, BERTHE" she said, throw
ing her arms about his neck. at was
foolish in me To insist upon having my
own way and to pain you So Of course
the matter is Of no Importance to me"
Why didhe notcSplain then2 ltwOuld
have been so easy, when the subject was
fully broached; aud what wrctchcdnoss
might II not have prevented, had the mat
ter been cleared up. Indeed, he was on
the point Of continuing, when she stopped
his fps with a kiss.
"Not another word" she said, "ShOw
that You love me by again yielding TOT
wishes"
And he said no more.
We next see our heroine on the eve OF
her departure for fashionable watering.
place. She aud Albert stood on the YER
andali, looking out on the mOOn-lit lawn.
"Twish you were going with US, Berthe
she snid, wistfully, with her hands on his
shoulder.
business before pleasure, nm petite"
he replied, smiling. "They that toll and
spin can't always give the rein To their in.
clinations. Bit then, dearest, we shall
be within day of each other, and you
must write me long, loving letters-will
you? And ] will run down to you, for
week or two, at the end Of the season"
~ vote business u bore" she said, a lii
tie pettishly. m
"Business Is to the lilies Of our heart
like sunlight to the lilies Of the field" he
replied.
She looked up into his face with sud.
den gltam Of tenderness, as she thought
Of this toll and sacrifice Of pleasure was
for her. Then she pressed her cheek to
his arm in u mite expression Of grateful
ness. In the quiet and moonlight, n gen
tic influence stole over them, and their
hearts were drawn nearer to each other
than ever before. Was theren premOni-
ton Of coming evil in the feeling that
made them cling to each other thGn2
The last farcwells were said. Grace
had hung upon her lovers neck in tears,
in all the wfetChedness Of a first parting.
Then came the swift courSing over the
iron rails, the hurried greeting Of sum
mer.day friends, and she was plunged in.
to all the gnyeties Of fashionable life at Il
modern summer resort.
"Nliss Shornleigh are yOu acquainted
with Mr.. 1lildreth2 Il II possible that
you have never metz
That was Grace's Introduction 10 the
man who had forfeited the respect Of all
honest men by his infany.' The nh.
nounccment was so unexpected that she
with difficulty preserved countenance.
She found herself bowling to a man Of
most prepossessing exterior, and his
subsequent conversation and tlemeanor
proved him in no degree lacking in gen.
tlemanly polish.
Mr.. IIildreth's intimacy with her
friends brought Grace constantly into his
company. From the first, he bore him.
self toward her, with that respectful at
lention which was best calculated to dis.
arm any predjudice against him. She
found herself unconscieusly treating him
with lcss GOODNESS then she had expected
she would show to one who met with the
lisapprObatioh Of her lover, and blnahed
that she should question whether there
were Just grounds for Albert's condemna.
ton Of Mr. llildretli in its full extent.
Ono day the papers were full OF an I'M.
poftant suit, whose success was mainly
H. a.. Nl,n III .f Hat