Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-04-27

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strange emotions in that lady 1t was
from Gerald. declaring his love, and
entrcating her to meet him in the arbor
that evening AS she read Lily's face
was crmsomed by deep flush of shame
she saw the terrible abyss which yawned
beneath her; and, kneeling down, she
prayed as one in deadly peril might
pray, that she might be able to resist
temptation. She had almost loved him,
she Acknowledged to herself; but now,
for Marks honor, she must be strong.
The golden radiance of the day had
just yielded to the cool shades of evening.
Gerald impatiently awaited the woman
he loved. Would she come? did she
love him he asked himself; then, even
as he thought, pale as death Lily stood
before him Gerald sprang forward
with outstretched arms, then drew back
hastily, awed by the expression of the
pure, proud face.
II received your note" sho com
menced, in harsh, constrained tones !;
then, crying impetuously, 90, Gerald !!
| INV Ooulu YOU luoulb nhC ohO puloV
into passionate tears
All Gerald's fine gentleman composurc
forsook him; he would fain have kissed
the wet flushed cheeks. but dared not.
"Don't cry, darling" he said pitoously.
II would give my life to save you from
a moments pain. | love you so dearly,
Lily !"
"And I love you as brother" she
sobbed. 81 trusted you so entirely I;
and now you ask me to leave Mark-to
dishonor him p
"lle cannot love you as love you"
he pleaded. He cares more for his
business than he ever cared for you
You never loved him. o, Lily,
dearest, listen to me p
''He does love me, "sho cried passion
ately. Il poor and friondless he shared
his abundance with me- You know how
noble he is. You would drag me to
shame. | love him, Gerald never
knew how dearly until last night"
"Then is there no hope for me p
said Gerald, white to his lips.
There is every hope for yon. There
would, indeed, be no hope for you were
| mad enough to listen to you. Could
you bear to have the woman you loved
pointed at with the finger of scorn? |
am proud woman, Gerald if you could
hear it could not The time will come
when you will bless me that | was firm
You have too noble a nature to be ruined
by any woman. | shall pray for you
night and day. But you mus. go !; you
cannot stay under Marks roof after what
has passed"
Have you no pity. Wont you let me
stay where | can sometimes see you 2"
mo, she answered there would be
danger for both Of us--a danger that, for
my husbands sake, | dare not incur"
Gerald stood for moment, his hand
some young face all wan and haggard in
the gray evening light He had loved
this woman better than he had ever
thought to love mortal being it seemed
like the agony of death to leave her thus.
He gave one last, long look at the fair,
childlike face, the wistful brown eyes,
the tangled golden curls floating around
her head, and then turned to go.
Wont yon say goodbye to me Ger
aldp
Then he raised her slender white hand
to his lips.
God help me for ] am miserable
Goodbye, Lily~ he said hoarsely
A moment more and he was gone
Then Lily hid her face in the damp grass
and wept as though her heart was break
ing Her ideal dream of friendship had
fed only stern duty remained,
Mark Grant loudly condemned the sud
den caprice which bad caused his cousin
to start for Paris just as they imagined
he intended to settle down in his owr
country; but Lilly spoke no words o
blame
Long after, when Lily had conquered
all tenderness of feeling for Gerald Lacy
when she could look in her husbands
eyes and tell him she loved him with al
true wife's devotion when a baby
Lily lay pillowed on her breast, then
Lily told her husband the reason Of Ger.
AIDS departure, to that gentleman's in
tense astonishment
A fair wife now sits by Gorald's side
happy children now cluster around bis
hearth-stone. He looks back upon bis
love for bis cousins wife as boyish folly
but as bis ideal Of perfect womanhood-
perfect in purity and gcntlcncss he rev.
erences Lily Grant
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