The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-08-04


others words, but after moment be
lifted his fzee with one Of the proud,
bright looks that were L1mley {
own AR, comrsde,v be cried,
cheerily; s1and don't tel me it isn't
al your owe fault Don't dare
to envy me ny wife and chill
dren-
There vas no reply; but, looking
over l saw such 8 bitter, sorroxful
look on the face OF Lunley's pard-
ner, that scarcely knowing what
was doing,I stood and watched and
pitied him. heard LumIey read
aloud words OF love and trust,
watching aad waiting. and OF happi-
ness in hin and the child.
He might be weak man, but be
loved tie Woman and the child
From the last letter there dropped
out 3 carte 4 risite. Lumley eaagh!
II up with beyish eagerness.
"0ld p2rd.' he cried, you shall
see my tive treasures Here they
are-Lacie and the boy,I-
He tossed the picture across the
table. The ether picked il up. 1
saw Z man de once, stabbed through
he heart Just such 4 lock came
into the face of Lumley's Pardner.
as be glanced al that picture in his
hand Lumiey, bending over his
ie.ter, never saw il When be had
finished reading, be held ont bis
hand The other did not even raise
his eyes, bat kept them fxedly on
what be held.
Il, too, onee thought 10 have 8
wife and child" be muttered pres
entity, less 10 Lnmley than to him
self.
The words, following that Iook
were 8 whole book Of revelation 10
me. Happily, Lumley did not no
tice. His face showed some surprise
mingled with that placid satisfaction
the successful nan always wears
"Ah,' be returned, shaking his
head knowingly, is that the wav
the land lies." ] know YOU were al
ways close monthed, bat q disap-
p0iniment-I never suspected that.
She, whoever il was, had precious
bad taste when she locked the other
way" aad be ran bis eyes admiring-
y over the stker's splendid proDor.
tons and manly handsome face
She never refused me.n broke il
Lumley's Pardaer, il 8 lew smother
ed tone, his eyes still fastened in
tently on the picture. I-never ask
ed her; but she knew nv mind. aRd /
thought knew hers. | was sure
she would wait for ne until / come
back Il was for her I went awav."
But yOu wrote TO her," question
ed Lumley, with genuine interest
Not word-not a line. / an g
poor scribe. Bat she knew ne well
enough 10 need no written assurance
Of nv intentions Every dav would
be lived for Der. There could be no
doubt Of that in her mind
Lumley made hasty gesture OF
dissent And there, old man, was
precisely where you failed TO connect
It don't do, you know, for women 70
taxi too much for granted. They
Ike TO be well fortified; and then YOU
are the surest 10 win if you take them
By storm Why, nv Lulie-"
She don't lock Ike as though she
ever walked ever = true heart with
her dainty feet and that glad little
smile just curving her lips," broke il
Lunley's Pardner, his white face
still bent on the picture. His deep
voice rembled a little over the last
words.
aLulie Is truth itselfr answered
Lumley, quickly. "She never loved
anybody but me To be sure, she
had SdmireTs-how could she help
that and be what she isy bat she
loves me truly. You can see it in
her eyes,
Lumieys P2Fdner turned deathlT
pale He caught the table BY one
hand as if 70 steady himself, and
fairly hurled the picture across TO
Lu1ley Il missed It's mark and fell 10
the foor. As be saw It fall. al the
ferceness died out Of his eyes. and
look crept into them.
PICK her up be said, with timid /
apprehension, as though IT were q
human being 70 whom, IN moment
Of passion, he had committed some acs !
Of violence Il didn't mean TO do
that-poor little mother,,n-that last
word seemed TO give him q stronger /
footing with himself Il was think /
ing how nag icife married another
man, and never let me know
Come, come old man, don't take
it so TO heart, said Lnmley, sooih- +
ingly .'There'H be a pleasant home
3 dear little woman, and bright-eyed l
IN the fature for you vet
Never
Lumley's pardner brought down
bis fst Ike a sledge-hsmmer; then
be leaned forward in his seat, with a
-eTerish eagerness in his manner
which be tried hard to keep out Of
bis voice:
Tell NE, how would you have
,iFen up your Luliegn
Lumley laughed with easy care
ess good-nature- "Yon pot me in !
light place be said. "But. suppos-
ng the case, the first question Il
should ask would be: Did she 60
oyer TO the enemy's eamp-in other
words, forsake you for an old riTaIy''
"N-n-o!" answered Lumley's pard-
DER, slowly. "It was some one
had never seen I've nothing sg'in
the nan"
Why, then, weat on LumIev-
truth sometimes cuts hard, old fel-
low-I think it was your fault, and
not the girls It's s maais privilege
TO speak bis mind; 5 woman's desti-
~ to fold her hands and wait She
car never ts quite sure unless be has
spoken OGt Then perhaps, who has
learned TO lte her, another does
speak She fess the need Of lore .
her life; womenss Off marry to be
loved as beeauss they love. Then,
instead Of wasting her life for thar
which may never ,Ome to ber. she
takes up the fate lyAg at her feet