The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-01-05

0 Fiohlehade1 up Regen
street, and scores of fair faced women fel
5he1r hearts yearn towards him in his grand
perfect beauty, and manly grace.
A cozy little room in which seemed Ger
tered all the warmth, and beauty and fresh
ness Of June day, with one window al
most hidden By flowers that grew luxurious.
y under the watchful care Of little Her
bert Stanley; vines running in perfect
rot ct greenness and gracefulness wherev.
ef the boys artistic eyes had seen fit to
tram them; gilt wire birdcage, where
gold-throated canary sang contented
among the summer-Iike greens, an aquar-
um, where gold fish and curious little sea
creatures went darling through forests Of
ferns, over rocks Of coral and beds of
shells room where there were books.
music and garles, wEere Lenore had gath
cred together all that was left of the
elegancies Of her old life at Pendleton, So
that the delicately nurtured boy, who new
er stirred a step without such painful dis
treSs that most of his life had been passed
on the bright crimson silk lounge that IN
winter was drawn up by the fire, that in
summer stood in the coolest, sha1iest
room-So that Herbert with his face like
q Guldo's angel, and his nature and dis
position correspondingly sweet, might suf
Ter as little as possible from the great.
sudden change in his condition.
But two years had gone by, and, for all
his delicate beauty and softness, the bov
had never once complained Of tie great
difference, except as it affected his darling
Lenore-fair fair Lenore, whom he wor- {
shipped as only she deserved.
Very few friends had beer. sought or ac
cepted by these two brave, yet shrinking !
people. Mr. Walters, the kind old gen :
tleman who let them the house, and lodg !
ed with them with old Miss Jones, whooc- !
enpied the second floor, and had her meats !.
n hls rooms; good-natured, garrulous ;,
ieVoted Sallie, who was working house
2eeper and chef de cuisine, and their lat :,
st ueW conner, Mr.. Rowland, the literary :,
who spent So much Of his time :
t his office in the city, but who was tn =
ght Of the house the moment he crossed !.
IS threshold on his return.
When their intimacy had~been fully es-
ablished, Herbert took him into their CON
dence, and told Mr.. Rowland all about M.
heir change Of fortune, of his sisters per- wa
sct behavior under the circumstances, Of tW
g courage and cheeriness, Of the gray ii.
aired old man she refused to even think on
for moment as her lover, of the un- Of
ST s':i5 s. i5'5 T6'm5anticay TO rre wealti ne
enore had always been taught to consider tel
is HI
Anal Rowland had listened, and wa
,okel grave, and then caught-a sudden
pward glance Of IGNORES eyes, as she ov
1t leaning restfully against the head q ye
Ter ert's lounge. br'
Il think | should pray hourly for some arr
ldgement on that usnrping fellows head. pc
enore he had fallen into way all her de
lends had Of calling her BY her sweet 60
hristian name-"Lenore, you must hate
lat fellow most cordially" sh
II wish could conscientiously say | vi
ont feel hurt, and-well, MI. Rowland, a cr
title envious, when / think Of the dear d
ome at atPendleton, where in all probabiH- Sc
y he is enjoy inc himself this minute. But, 50
rulF. III him." n
Dr. RoHl ooked eagerly at her. at
4saeh ardea. passions seem strangers
. yoaf hearte enore. Herbert has told CT
ne h9W yan used your suitor's hand, th
nd 81 eaae you could not have loved ne
i'm to have Gone so.' II
He was thoroughly interested in her re "a
marks, and Lenore smoothed Herbert's be
right hair gently, with her sweet face Sc
lightly averted and flushed. II
q did not love him, certainly, or ]
She hesitated, eharmingly confused, and Al
sowland's eyes grew more and more h
ager. Al
EshaIl finish for you? You did not .
owe lin, or you would not have resigned n
fortune for him ?" b
He paused inquiringly, watching the b
ising carnation On her checks e
Not that, Mr.. Rowland, Had | cared V
he money would have made not the small !;
st difference whether kept or lost it. II
He walked over to tha forest ofAowers IN y
he rear window, then called Lenore, and 9
very pulse in her body bounded under the :
,assion and command Of bis tone as he D
aid 6
"Lenore, come here, want you" Y
He parted the snowy rufaed window cnr- e
aims that draped the window from the @
treet, and let them fall, frail, pure bar h
Ter between them and all the world, and r
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