The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-04

"Wait, please; how strange you are
Why do you look 80 wild at me? You
won't betray us; promise me that you
will not bctray U.S."
Dora drew proudly back. II never
broke it yeti II am sorry came"
"Why did you come? This is SO un.
frequentei pattway."
cry, in spite Of herself broke from
the poor girls lips. There are moments
In life when anguish is stronger than we
are, when rcticence is overborne in his
waaiTiing torrent.
"Oh, Heaven, help me TO bear this
pain !" she sobbed; aud down she fell in
heap on the grass, and bowed her fair
golden head, and rocked herself back and
forth, with wild hysterical sobs, in spite
OF those cruel unreienting 5yes above
her.
"What do you mean by this emotion 2"
asked Bella, Sternly. "What Is the mat
ter? Is 1t possible but no, it cannot be.
Yet he has more than once hinted Of a
something that might come between him
and me-some irkaone. half.passing
amusement that clung to him like all in
cunbus, though he was doing his best to
shake it Off Is it you. Can il be you,
sou ridiculous girl? I"
Dora rose up, her face white as death,
and lifted warning hand
"StOp, Miss Lawrence. will not hear
another word. do not stand between
you aud your false lover yes, lie is false,
In spite of what nc says TO you, false and
cowardly. You need not fear him.
will never come between him and you.
| have no money to keep him, and he is
free from all he has said to me. will
never speak To him again; never. You
can tell him 40 from me. Never again"
With the last words Dora turned away,
passed into the grounds, and ran swiftly
home. But not very long had Siss Law
renee reached her fathers house, before
Dora WAS shown into her room. Pale,
wild.eyed, IA shawl wrapped about her,
Dora put down letter. A hasty,
blotted, nicely letter in that pas.
sionate h0ur-Oh, how cruelty, and like
ly, after it was received, to put all the
wide world between her and her lover.
For when girls are strung into madness,
they do MI kinds Of incomprehensiblo
things, never sparing those who have in
jured them.
ut is my renouncementw Dora painted.
III thought would bring it to you, and
you would send It to him as you know
where he is gone. Bid him never answer
1t. Lot him never in honor speak to me
ngaln--never look at me. Fare you
well Miss Lawrence. / wish you both
we'll"
Mr.. Richard Lawrence did not do his
work by halves. In spite Of Mr.. Law
rences gout and his confinement to the
counting house, he found time to run
down to Liverpool and talk over some
arrangements with Dean Hastings. And
the very mex. day Marlborough heard
that MIR. Hastings had smiled for the
West Indies. Some complications had
arisen out there, and Mr.. Hastings was
gone to set them to rights.
Meanwhile, Miss Lawrence paid
friendly visi. To Mrs. Galloway, during
which she impaired few hints of that
designing Dorothy Stevens wickedness,
In wanting to como between her and u
gentleman TO whom she was privately
engaged. Mrs. Galloway lifted her hands
and eyes, and readily promised that If
any letters came for Miss Stevens (uniess
in the handwriting of her infatuated sen,
of whom she did not feel assured yeti
they should be sent intact to the heiress.
And Dora, finding herself looked upon
with suspicion at Mrs. Calloway's, treated
coidly, yenrning to get away from Rich.
borough, the scene of her misery, be.
sought that lady TO get her situation at
distance. Mrs. Galloway seized upon
the idea, and lost no time in doing it;
but ahe made stipulation with the girl
that she should not disclose to Richb0r.
ough where her new home was.
Indeed ! will not" acquiesceG the
un0r vfrl oil t00 rooI;i,, al .Lcu ......
care to zee Richbofoug again, or to hear
of It,"
Dean Hastinga wes blowing his way
behind it would be difficult to say which
Of thssr !;ves was the most desoIate. want
ing him for when Dorothy's angry pas.
sion was over, the first sharp sting Of his
falsehood and his desertion past, then
her tenderness returned. Night by night
she, bent in prayer for him at her bed
side: "Llo.d, watch over him and pro.
tect him Help him, aud keep him from
all HARM"
Mr. Hastings landed in safety. The
first packet of letters he received from
homo contained that angry one of re.
nonncement, written by Dora. Not that
u betrayed anger, only calm, studied
cctaness. Opening mechanically the lei.
ter that lay next tn 1t, he found it in the
handwriting Of Miss Lawrence. This
letter chiefly contained items of news,
written in o playful style; one of them
ran Us follows: "Will you be surprised
TO hear that Mrs. Galloway has at length
given in 10 the persistenoy of the young
people? Report saya they are about to
be married shortly. Do not break your
heart; Dorothy Stevens is not worth IL
! It 10 very wrong of her to be so much
given to Rirtiug-worse than I am; and
that, perhaps you will say, need not be-"
Dean Hastings had left soon the employ
other house in the West Indies, con.
aected with Peterborough. News was
heard OF him but rarely; bat ct the end
oT the E@o years s:a.ntss tame. Bad
ddinngss worse than had ever come before.
He had died osyeliow fever.
Close upon that, Anabeila Lawrence
gave her hand 70 her cousin. Her ill
starred passion, already nearly dead, dead
OF Its very hopelessness, was now thrust
away from her heart forever. She en-
tered upon her reign, as queen of society,
heart!ess, callous, self.indulgent-but so
she always had been.
But what Of Dora Stevens? She was
more icoiated In Ter new he,me than she
had been at Mrs. Cal.oway's; but she
quietly did her duty in it. Her heart
unconsciously remained true TO its first
love. Sne did not hopc; that would be
saying too much; but che did believe
that Gil must be at an end between Dean,
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