The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-12
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"Oh," said The girl, conscious for the
first of sting OF pain, and gIancing at
her arm, through which the random ball
had plOughed ragged, bloody furrow,
and then she turned and sped away.
iGuIte as shy as the scared rabbit she
still held.
| Algernon Heath was by no means con.
tented until he had ascertnined the
name and circumstances of the lovely
ereaturc who had spoiled his cruel
sport. These things were ascertained
speedily. Susy wright WAS the
only poor dependent OF small farmer
in the Deighborhood.
| But these facts did not prevent him
from making an apologetic call the next
morning, followed by many others. And
these calls were repeated until Susy
| Wright knew that she loved tho rich
man and tbat the rich man loved her.
And yet Algernon Heath said nothing
| to bind in betrothal the secret OF their
hearts, Susy only knew his affection
| from the deep, p,unwavering tenderness OF
his brown, large eyes, the olinging touch
OF his warm, caressing fugers, and the
passionate, insidious tones that uttered
those vague, poetic sayings, such az
never can be repeated i'll sentiment, for
trusting woman's Defense.
He loved her and his heart knew 1t;
but to marry her and give up the ease
and luxury that had become a part oil
his life, was quite another question.
OF course Susy knew nothing OF that
fatal will, nor the equally fatal coudi-
tions that held him to his pleasant lie
of incidence and liberty.
"Als manner towards me is always
full of unspoken passion. He will ask
| me to be his wife soon. And what will
n 10 or n I
SO POOR" she thought one evening as
she came down from her room through
| The sombre hall attiIed in cheap dress
OF the laX-straw yellow color OF her
flowing nalr, and family strewn with
buds ike the aax.lower blue of her
eyes,
sne drew her 1eecy white wool shawl
about her graceful shoulders, as a
strong, perfumed wind swept up from
the opeu door at The farther end of the
hall.
| Noisolessly, on her velyet.shod feet,
she advanced to close 1t, Wnen she
heard the voice OF Algernon Heath an
sweriux something said by her cousin.
| "You are quite right. eusy should
have known this long ago. l love her
as thought could never love a human
being. But if marry her, shall for
| IelG kuu0s ndFo NJ SIdu6 nor
profession. l have lived a life OF ease,
and could not support hor. 1t is the
FAULT OF false training, / suppose. Since
knew her, l have turned my thoughts
toward the business by which my uncle
made his money, and Of which l know
some thing, but yeti have failed in my
| most promising efforts. / fear that am
too old, and my expensive habits too
firmly liked to succeed In anything-ex-
cent idleness," and he laughed hard,
weary, cynical laugh. 'For myself /
might face poverty, but l could not see
the woman l loved want for the COM
monest necessaries OF life. l must no6
ask Susy 10 snare misery with me-"
"You have greatly wropged her, Mr..
Heath" replied her cousin, "for you
nave certainly won her affections."
Susy Wright, hearing this, drew her
white shawl about her shoulders and
stole away shiYerlng.
He did not see her that night, nor for
weeks alter. She avoided him with
sick heart.
One day, as she was coming up the
highway, she saw him pacing down and
up before the tall osage-orange hedge
that made the boundary OF the Heath
estate.
He was very pale, and the hands
crossed behind mum were clasped with
skeleton fingers.
This fight between love and riches had
made him hapless, hopeless and DESC
late man.
On the other side OF the hedge work
men were busy telling giant willow,
the shadow OF which had been ruinous-
ly detrimental to the orchard trees be.
hind it.
The last stroke Of the ak had been
given, when rope snapped asunder,
and the huge, heavy trunk shook and
quivered, and then swayed toward the
hedge.
way, but he was quite unc0nsci GUS Of
his danger.
susy Wright, with a wild, warning
shrek, sprang forward, aud clutching
| his arm, thrust him aside with superna-
tural strength.
He was saved; but she was struck
down by cruel blow from one of the
| large branches.
And during the weeks that followed
the girl babbled in her delirium of her
| love and her lover, Until he wuo heard
| her was smote with cnuLrilion and pain.
When she came back to clear, COLI
scious lite again Algernon Heath sat by
her side.
She had glimpse of somebody van
ishing through the door, as IL by pre-
arrangement.
"My little GIRL" said the voice Of her
lover, ''you have taught me and told me
many things in your fever tatk. You
are 10 get well soon and be my wife.
Poverty and love will bring us more
happiness than riones and loneliness"
The kiss on her lips narcotic sd her
senses into sweet slumber, and then,
alter many hours, she was awakened by
a Kiss, like the Sleeping Princess.
But those who STOOD by her bedside
banished him VINO kissed her, and would
not allow HIM to see her again until she
was strong enough to 60 down to the
parlor In her pretty tlax-straW-tinted,
fax fl Jwer-fgured cambrlc.
| A uull, red scar was visible above the
snowy temple, where the golden rInglets
had been shorn away.
"No, Mr. HEATH" she said, when he
besought her to be his wife; Il heard all
YOU SAID TO my cousin that night, and
should always feel gully and most un-
happy woman if l should allow yeu to
sacrifice your riches by marriage with
me-"
"susy, dear girl,s he responded, i'm
pressively, II have already given the
fortune up, and l am succeeding much
better in the business l undertook some