The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-06-08

n white heat Of passion. He dar.
ed not follow them and trust himself
TO speak. There was murder in his
heart. He must wait little till his
temper cooled. He went to stable,
hired q fast horse, and rode him till
the animal was ready 10 drop. Then
he went home aud accused his wife.
No matter in what words-they we're
harsh and bittor enough, heaven
knows and tho vile epithets he APP
piled to her st the outset reused all
her naughty pride and resistance to
arms.
She heard him through. She at
tempted no defense she made no
denial but when he paused from
sheer want OF breath. she cursed the
hour in which she had married him.
Then she left the room
He had all night to subduo him
self. and il she had come to him in
the morning with reasonable ex.
planation, he would have listened TO
her But she did not come.
After while. he sought her in her
room but she was gone. She had
taken with her only bare change OF
raiment, and left no message to tell
whittier she was going.
Fled with her paramount" Ark.
wright said, bitterly and then and
there he vowed to give himself no
rest until he had found them aud
killed them both. tie tried hard
to put his vow into execution For
three years he was a wanderer-
seeking always his wife aud her
selucer. and finding them never.
AT last he quilted wandering, and
went home. He was o very wealthy
man now. Lands that he had owns
ed had increased prodigiously in
valus, and there was no need of
his applying himself to business.
de built mansion, and lived alone
in it, with his books and thoughts
for company. He had retinue of
servants to anticipate his every
wish he sat at costly table. and
drank vino as old as the hills he
drove horses worth u fortune he
had everything that wealth could
could purchase, and vet ho was
never at peace Though, for tho
world, he would not have owned to
anything OF the kind.
One dav he was riding in the 81.
burbs Of London, When he came up
on q ii,tlc chill sitting bv the way
side, sobhing bitterly. She had her
,pron full of primroses AMI violets.
aud black and whito kitten was
cnddlei up in her arms Moved bv
some impulse which bc could not
have explained, ArkwriGht stopped
his horse, and uccos'ed her. Sh"
sobbed out her little st Irv with all u
child's inLenuousness. Her mamma
bad gonc somewhere to carry work.
and she and Spo, had gone to walk
by themselves, and they had Walked
oh, so far and now they were lost
Her name was Lily, and tho kit
tens name was .Spottie. ani that was
all she could tell to prove her ident>
l'y Surprised at himself for doing 8,
Arkwr'ght took her into the carriage
kitten end all-and carried her to
his own home.
He advertised her, and for the frat
two or three days made some effort
10 discover her relatives. After that
he did not want to discover them. In
tn ria cold, closed heart Lily had
crept, and made her home there
and the desoate, cynical man fnnnd
hlmselt loving her as q little before
he had not dreamed of loving any
thing again. After the lapse of a
fortnight, the idea Of Lily's leaving
him became absolutely unbearable
fle got ~ nervous that he started at
every souni Ofthe bell-fcsrfdl that
some one was coming TO claim her.
She and tho kitten hal it all their
own way in Arkwrisht House They
s'raycd 10 the library, and upset the
books and papers to their mrtu,l
satisfaction. Lily sat on Arkwrizhts
knee great deal Of the time. anus
ing herself with braiding aud curling
his haii into the most grotesqne
shapes and Spot with feline aadaci-
". mounted on his shoul Ter, and nib.
hled the top Of his pen, or thrust her
iuquisiuvo littlo nose into his face, all
onrebuked. Batono day. just az
Ark wright was beeinning to feel sure
OF the child, q lady came for her. This
lady was tall AMI slight, and worn
black, and had her iace covered by a
thick veil. Something in her low,
sweet voice stirred tho inncrmOst
depths of Mark Ar,wrights nature.
buta fierce pang shot hroueh him
when he saw with what eageraess
Lily flew towards her.
"Mamma darling mamma I! she
cried, covering her with kisses Il
no dad 90 tum Now 10 acd I, aud
Spot, aud papa are all togedder 7
Arkwright reddened lie had
been wcak enough to teach this child
to call him papa. Ho wondered what
the lady thought OF his presumption
bat she seemed unwilling to lingor.
She thanked him for the care he had
given l.ily-otfered t, pay him for
his trouble from very slender-loek.
ing purse aud, being indignantly
refused, she turned to 30. Lily