The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-21

should miss her, and begged her to be
true in heart to him when she should be
away among people who would no doubt
be more congenial to her than her old
associates. And Louie had confessed
her love and promised TO be true to him;
and not long after that she went away
from the quiet country side with Mrs.
Lecount, and although letters frequently
came saying she was well and happy,
and had found occupation that was easy
and delightful to her, still the old farm
house seemed lonesome without her.
and William found il hard work to do
without seeing her thin, intelligent,
sallow face that TO him was so fair and
lovely. .....
The late summer days went on, and
winter followed, and another summer
came, and in all those weary days Louie
never came home, and good old Mrs.
Simmopds used to complain and fret
that Louie had forgotten them, that
Louie had found other friends to take
their places while only William Dayton
would not have it that the one
woman he loved was not true to her
pure instincts of gratitude and principle.
But even William, 50 loyal, loving, and
true began to doubt at last when into
Louie's letters, dated here and there
and everywhere, there began to appear
very often Claude Hamilton's name
never in a way that would have aroused
any jealousy, yet in way that aroused
his wonder, his suspicion that perhaps
Louie had discovered she loved this
fancy-named fellow better than she did
himself.
Those were dark days for poor Will
liam, lightened only by Louie's letters,
which were themselves not the light
some messages it seemed to William
they should have been. At least, al
though they were cheerful, hopeful and
kindly affectionate, still, the recurrence
OF Claude Hamilton's name spoiled all
else IOf william. -r-...r
With that feeling OF suspicion against
this Mr.. Hamilton, the feeling that was
so near akin to jealousy of Louie, there
came to William another new source of
trouble, and that was dawnig, rest
less discomfort that he did not under
stand the nature of Louie's business.
She had kept it secret from them all
at the farm, merrily promising to let
them know when her future prospects of
fame and success were assured beyond
the shadow of doubt.
On that brave loving promise Willin,n
had heretofore quietly rested until
gradually the demon Of jealousy crept
in among his true love for Louie; until
his heart, torn by the never-failing men.
tion, in some way or other, of Claudef
Hamilton's name, William could no
longer endure it, and then upon receipt
of letter from Louie. saying that her
next would be from London, where she
would remain fortnight, William made
up bis mind to be in London for that
same fortnight, and devote all his tire
less energies to finding the girl he loved,
and who 50 persistently kept herself
from him.
And so, one stormy night in early Au.
tumn, it happened that William Dayton
was led to Stein Hall, where huge pla.
cards announced the appeararance of
some popular daamatic reader, whose
name he did not see for the crowds thai
were passing in with him; and he tool
his seat with strangely homesick, lone
some feeling coming over him as he re-
allied with a new keen appreciation the
magnitude of the undertaking that has
brought him to the city with its thou
sands and tens of thousands Of peopl,
who had never as much as heard of Loui,
Harland's name.
Or - Claud Hamilton's either, h'
thought, with thrill of fierce jealou
rage. Claud Hamilton, for whom HI
feared, Louie was gradually playing hin
false, whom
And just then the enthusiastic ap
plause of the vast crowd made him lool
up to see whom they were welcoming
with such warm, glad greeting-mad
him look up to see slight girlish figur
standing in the center of the stage;
stylishly dressed, elegantly looking lad
in trailing black silk, heavy and lustroua
with frills Of exquisite lace falling owe
her white-kidded hands and bracelete'
arms, with a ruff of the same films
snowiness circling her slender, roun
throat, where massive gold pin caugh
it in rich plainness of elegance. 2AE
4 z A girl with a rarely intelligent face
and dark, intense eyes; with pure, pal
complexion to which all the storm of al
plause brought no flush of gratifie
vanity, with grave, expressive mout
that made William Dayton, almost III
able to resist the temptation he felt, I
rush to her and ask her if Gland .HaIni
ton had defiled it with his love kisses.
Forit was Louie Harland--Louie, wh'
hadrisen like a star in her profession {
dramatic reading - Louie, who he
crowded houses when she appeared, an
who was coming fortune as fast as
pair Of woman's hands had ever done.
Then she ommenced-one Of the vel
ballads she had many time rendert
for them at the old farm house, whe
Mrs. Simmonds would wipe her eye
and old farmer Simmonds forget to dra
on his pipe until it went out.
And William listened, and the va
audience listened, spellbound,. to, ii