The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-01-27
truth till Victor Dana's ring enCitcled

musicale, with diamond solitaire gilt
tering on her finger, but somehow she
turned her head away, when her moth.
er congttulated her on her conquest.
81 do not know that really love him,
mother" she said, "and should moi
have taken his ring till I was sure"
She went silently up to her own
room, her thoughts lingering for awhile
with Victor Dana, then straying away
to Martin Holmseby.
The friends, and the lover, of het
new life, we're not only wealthy, but
aristoCratic, and the pleasures of the
life she then led, were very dear to her,
and she felt she ought to be happy
happiet tar than she knew she was.
AS she thought of her old friends, the
kind old farmer and his wife, and Mar
ty, the words of an old song ran in her
ears.
They had not the wealth of her later
friends, but she knew "Truer, nor pur-
er hearts, ne'er could be found"
Next day she came down stairs, pale
and thoughtful, "a shadow Oh her usually
sunny face.
uAra Won MT bonpy dorlino, - bo.
mother osSod. s,;f ~ ~ e., omnht3,o hn :,
sbo continued dor V;oto- Hon e. ~, ~
of the richest as veII as % banSsnmost Wue
man in the citv - '''
Fssie msJs no onsvor Cor bor
thoughts had strayed away to green
fields and sunny meadows.
She was not happy and she knew It.,
TTnro nos = stronGa ,"nn;ss So,, =.
bor hoart. that ohs seo rcoIn .J NM opotood p% a.
hnt aho t,,,o,r .nhnt ~ .n,onrt hoS..U AZ >
Sov quo nos ~ nuor ~ Gov uhon ~ 0aUo aon,;ne Uno
ohSdo do's hanan 80 Col, Mar.;n 9aSns 9ns
onr,a ' to her n hnma o '"'' " u VI" 1ioi'"e'-
She c.ma ittn tho nor,o- vho-o ho
waited. her pale blue robe sweepina in
silken folds behind her; all her wavv
nut. brown hair, fastened back from her
low white brow, with sweet red rose
nesting among its sllken mestes, while
the same sweet flower clustered at her
rounded throat.
He noticed all as she came forward,
and his heart sank within him.
This was not the Essie Of old this
stately, self possessed girl, was not the
winsome little maiden who had won his
love.
He was the Marty of old, in Essie's
eyes; little graver, little more sun
burned, perhaps, but still the Marty,
who had loved her all his life.
"She is not the Essie of DID," his
heart cried, as she swept forward; but
as she came closer, a glad thrill passed
through his heat, for he saw the old
love cleaning in her eyes, the old long
ing smile on her lips.
"Marty Marty r. she cried, "why
did you not come before 2" and she
raised her sweet red lips to his, and
kissed him as she had done at parting.
He had not intended IN tell his love
even then, but the touch Of her tremul ,
Gus lips made 1t impossible for him to
repress the passion burning within him.
tnr ,-,,s M,
ot NY Ga'i','S my uAliine he s",u,
mouiu nave Soine oeloie nau
1nJwI Eno," E SoI 'onseu ioI my presence .o,;
iso',o i-s'ie' NY uaiiing' uly iUTe, .eiI
men ne no one mas Jake" my place III your
near, ,... MI. -,
a., ~ .n .1a' instant. Essle eo DanoGn ao t' knew
yIo e,uVn, NV 'uaD s"o io1ou H"i :"
dtHnr SSS , aS ' oouIo nesei the lTvo a,, "n-
othel s.ie Anom no was ene ohly "ian
on .i., ''aI.n l. W wnoih heI % meai' "enC ou'
"IIm r,, PiutS .it,t.', io'o a',, "nH l"''n
ine sn'IeilnS s,, sol''are var, on her @ nngeI
See,neu Sao,t'l " o''nu her "''h ''s SparRilng
oeeuVS'
que was pounu ,l III III honor i TO one man
"iiLe Gh per Si. wno'e soai Iutneu S 10 ahotnel'
que lelV she uare NOT preaK her en-
gaggment. . ,;..-,.-.,
M,i - iOo ,aIe, S Iies hes nS"IS so,S, cileu ,o
MaItll' sue ciIed' noiuIhg OUT ner
hahu rohgIatuiate nle, Ior am gong
10 inake tne "e"I'hlest marriage OF tue
se1Son' III.
her lace, efen her lips were "hite
as sue spoke
martin ute" oack as II ne had IecelV-
gu olow, 80
Essle Essle ne CRIED All the
passion ih ms heait echolng throGgn ms
words, MS race wnite as uer own Tell
me u IS not true. -.
lC is tue' 700 'rue' Goa help me-
she Sald'
uod help you You mean Dy that
that you 10 nov ioVe hih' hSSle Essie
darlln g. you love me- and no one win
come between Us.