The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-11
LOVE OR PRIDE?
CHAPTER 1.

becoming indistinct, and the moon was
slowly rising in the heavens.
After while the twilight deepened in to
as much OF darkness as there could be in
the summer night, and silence fell upon
the earth. Then girl stole noiselessly
across small garden, and stood beside
gate that led into tine adjoining church.
yard. A yew tree spread its dark
branches above her, but the silver tints
that were slanting down upon the tall
grayestOnes, and bringing out the deli
cate lines OF the old church spire,
touched also her white face, making il
winter than usual. She did not start as
tall figure approached from tue further
side of the churchyard. Sue bad eVl-
IDENTIFY been expecting some one, and
wnen she heard the words: "YUu are
out late, Miss Jervis," she quietly
answereu:
"Iwas waiting for you; l wanted to
say good.by to you before you went
away"
Il thought you had done that already"
replied the young man with some bitter
ness.
mot quite" replied the girl, weariy.
"You were too angry for me 10 say IT as
l wished"
.tHad not right TO be sop he asked.
"EVer since have been at snellord you
| have been deeeVlDg me. l believed
YOU to be as earnest asd was myself,
and now
He paused.
"And now"
Her voice had a sharp'ring in 1t as she
reUeated his words, ds though she would
give denial to what he had said, but her
lace looked like stone in the moonlight,
white and immoVaGle. as she con-
tlnued:
IL dId not understand that you could
really be in earnest, otherwiseI / might
have told you before what L have tod
you to-day"
ceIyer. You do not believe in me
now."
81 do."
"W hat do you believe" he asked, i'm
petuousty. "NUthflfg good, or you wound
| aot give me tie answer you have given
me-"
EVERY thing good, except the know
| ing what is good for yourself. want
YOU now to say good-by to me without
any anger i'll your heart. The day viii
come When you VIII perhaps bless me
for what 1 have had courage TO DO To-
day" .,..
Anu BIG llSLu Wv hSA i'hNs
Tue young man nesltaLeu.
sis there no hOpeW
I "None."
Her voice rang low and clear Through
the summer ar. Again he nesitated,
then suddenly taking both her .hanus in
bis, he bent down aud kissed her for the
| first time.
Sne gave faint cry, and disengaged
herself. o
1--WE part in peace" .r
And with these words she turned and
| fed, not looking back, or perhaps she
| might have repented her decision.
once In the house sne sat down in the
empty sltting-room, made lghtas day Dy
tue moonDealns. The old DOG rose as
she came in, and when she threw her
self INTO cnaiI he lald his head III her
/ lap.
There came a sound of Gathering
plates in the kitchen on the Opposite
| side OF the narrow passage, and her
mothers Voice sounded sharply, giving
| her dlfectIons about supper.
| Presently she ente, ed.
"Where have you been, Ally? How
| i'll you look! and you're all sniyering,
I ONE into the Kitchen, cnild; Ann's gone
| OFT 70 bed, and there's a bat of fire In the
CRATE. Ii might be winter instead. of
midsummer, Lo feel your hands"
Alice rose mechanically. She walked
dreanlly into the little Kitchen, where
ner mother drew char to the fire for
her.
| Presently ruddy, good-hun1ored-
| looking youth entered, saying:
"Let me have mysupper here, mother:
| the fire looks pleasant though il is sum
mer tlme."
| MIS-. Jervis opened the oven door and
took out covered dish that had been
kept warm there. Alice, watching her
as she placed it on Lne table, and laid A
knife and fork beside it, instluctlyely
rouseu herself, and TAXI < a jug from the
| dresser, Went 10 the cellar w draw some
beer for her brother.
| 1t was relief to her to perform this
menlal service; IL seemed almost an all
SWer to the question she had been ask.
ing herself over and over again, since
uer conversation with MI. Scrope in the
morning. She was even glad that all
around her looked So cOmmonDlace. So
poOr-poorer anu commoner than ever
| tO-nlgh;. And bitter feeling rose in
ler heart and made her almost iudiy-
| napt that some people sAOu.d be SO much
more favored, IN d worldly point oil vie W,
| than olhers4
| When she went to her own room, in
| Steau OF undressing she opened the win
dow and gazdd out towards The yew-tree
under which she had parted with MIR.
! Scrope, and then suddenly untwistluy
her long hair she turned to the looking
glass, not with any feeling of vanity,
but in order to find what had so attract
| ed him.
| 1t was more than hand some face that
answered back her gaze, one which
showed an amount OF earnestness and
Intelligence not often met with. Ofthis
sne was no judge Aerselt, neither of the
continual cnange Of expression which
Mr.. ocrope had begun by curiously Oh
serving, and ended by being thoroughly
lnteres ed in. He was passing the Long
| Vacation at Sheliord, reading and fish,
ing, and had made The acquaintance OF
Wm. jerVis on the banks of the RIVER,
and through MIN, whom it was a conde-
scehsion Oh Lhe part OF Mr.. scrope To
no dee, OF Alice herself.
Alice perhaps understood the footing
on which they stood better than her
brother, and the innate pride in her ma
ture caused her TO accept it with reser-
vations. she lelt The quit between the m,
and measured IL by the worlds stand
ard. Therefore, wnen MIR. Scrope made
his somewhat startling offer she, in spite
of her surprise, was not unprepared with
her answer