Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-30

SClOuSlSs Allows MS slSlcT 10 SlL mere ana
care Tor tue sIi..lInous cut his attorney IN
fIcted.
Hugh, with all his misery, smiled when
he thought o; another complication which
was entering into the case. For dlm idea
WAS in his mInd that Bertha tender care
had more tnan repaid MN tor all the phys
lc.ll anguish he had suffered, AS he suppos-
ed, At ucr brother hands.
"Do love this giri already p he ques-
toned himself, as ne heard her moving
quietly about the chamber. "Psnaw 70
he udued, 81 VII 20 away from this house
in day OF two and forget all about her.
But nls heart CAV. LnU lie to his will,
for 1t sent Il quvcf of regret to his BRAIN
ut the tn Jugnt OF leaving, and whispered
to hI:u that he WAS p0welless to forget
her.
"She will hate rati than love mel" his
LrIi0 went on, .'wuen she knows who am
AMI Wny | c..mc to thls village, but out
OF MS heart came the sweet assurance that
love, once won, stopped at Ho worldly con-
siderLtion and thai, /. he could gam Bcr-
TIA S love ut all IL would be a love that
wouid outweigh everything else. Bat
could he try ?-wou. IL be honorable to CO
SO, knowing the gulf which he believed sep
arated her interests Irom his own!
Seeing that her patient was awake, Ber-
tha stepped 10 ms side. ~ our "est has
worked wonders she SAID, your fever
has entirely disappeared. You have only
to keep very stlN nov and you VIII soon be
quite wei
81 must have fallen asleep while you
were reading" sud Hugh, realzlng the
fact for the first time. what a sleepy
head YOU must think me; hut my lack of
] ,l,t SIN for
i missed hearing the remainder OF the
poem
Not word of apology" said Bertha.
with a smile, You l started to read
YOU to sleep, and If you apologize you
VIII take away a the credit OF my sue
| cess"
Il see that you mean to have it your own
way," said Hu5h. Where did you leave
of You see / snail want you to begin at
that place the next time.
Bertha picked up the book and read
I "She is com ng, my own, my sweet;
We're IL ever air! Il tread,
NV heart Wouid hear hcr and beat
" ere 1t cartn III an cnrthS bed.
Ny dust would hear her itIid beat,
lia'i lam tor a century dead;
Would start ANA Ucntle un',cr her feet,
And blossom ~ purple and icu.'
/ "Ah,' SAID Hugh. "the ending could not
have been more appropriate, Tor the stauza
is the end of love III the poem. We shall
begin with despair at the next reading.
But do you bclieye in all tuat, Miss Ber-
tia =
I'm the reality Of the authors picture.
you mean
"les; do You think such love as that
ever exiAts?'
II am sure I can't say" said Bertha,
Llushin,, "put | cont why it should
not.
Il believe you are right" said Hugh.
81 believe that the earth is not vide
enough, Hor H7,.ven and earth far enough
apart 10 keep me away from one that l
! lp,el."
7 A: ihis moment Fanny and Grover en-
tered the ruom and tue conversation sank
/ i",o erncrs! channels. The girls, however,
on took their departure, ana Grover and
Husn were lett done.
You are locking finely" said Grover.
: "-ad appear to Dc recovering fast
do you tnInk so?" SAL, the other, ca
..rly. Il am glad Of that, for l have
t..Nor to ask OF you--a great favor, and.
y>u my tauk, strange one-but it is
( e,,ry'lnn; to me.
''N..n- t, sad Grover, Il will do all in
/ my loAer l. A>!r !op
Wv cont say wore, until l am done"
Logan Hugh. "for ali YOU can say VIII nave
not the slightest effect apon me. First,
YOU are to- .o;tn me a SUIT If your c'othes,
md lar-c, walln grrat~' oat. Then you
must let me out Of this house after tie
family have retired, and stay here. without
watching .i,r., until retUrn, whish will be
in about two hours"
This is indeed astr.nec request" began
Grover, land don't think
I "Wait," said Hugh, "until you hear me
through. IL must SO out Tonight, and
/ when you came in ! had fully resolved to
| iteal out of the house and let 30 one know:
! but that course seemed d!shonorable after
| all the kindness have received from your
hands But must do that still if you re-
fuse. You know now that my case must
he desperate one, my friend. viii you
help me?"
"Ics," said Grover. frankly, 81 will. but
do it il defiance of my Judgment You
must be very certain. however, tnat there
is no other way, for the exposure i'll your
present condition will endi,n-cr your life"
! 81 am aware of that said the othor,
sadly, "but there is no help for it. must
I go"
/ Very we'll" replied Grover, "as 1T is
nearly n2ht now, viii max" the nr"para-
tions at once. As you would be taken for
ghost on the street now. of course you must
have IL suitable disguise Have you far to
walk: -
! 81. ss than half a mile in all" said
Hugh, "and if You knew how strong am
+ getting already .s>u would not doubt my
ability to accomplish th.t successfully"
/ Eugene called to take Bertha home short
ly after tea. aE,l, as the previous night had
been one Of unrest to every member Of the
lt'le hcuscod. not light was burning in
the housr, save the one in the sick room.
at ten O'Clock.
Shortly after that hour. therefore, young
Gordon. warmly dressed, for the night was
chilly, and thoroughly disguised, stepped
softly from the hall door and disappeared
in the direction Of Wallina ford house leav-
inr Grover reading in the room above. As
soon as he had gone, however. Grover set
about removing the body he haze been work
ing upon from the rear room, End soon saw
Uncle Billy on his way TO the cemetery
with it.
TO BE co.'s rlNuED.