The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-07-18

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little b ,ggs appeared. With very red
eyes, and rather sternIy ashered Lef
10. without . word Of greeting
Eairt began grs.ioasly; How ds
you do. Mr. Bsggsy I came
stopped short. petriked Was that
her Scene from Macbeth" hanging
over the manilepiece As sareiy As
it was the alst Of May. and that she
was alive and breathing. And
What were those smaller ones on
either side i? Tive studies from
Shakespeare, with "E. G." in the
corners. She slowly surveyed toe
wall. They were covered with heI
earlier pictures-those that she had
carried to SHELLS with her own hands.
"WelI, you've found it out at last, y
said little Boggs. watching her with
folded arms.
What does it mean" she gasped
Mean !" cried little Boggs. reck
less.
"Well. be cant live more than
two hours. and you might as well
know all. 1t means that he has sac
ri6ced his whole life.
And there in that little second
floor. 'front.'" that warm May after.
noon. Edith Grierson heard the whole
story-how Stretton had bought her
pictures and praised them 10 Other
people how he had neglected op
poriuni;;es. that she might profit by
them how be had helped 10 secret
and served her like slave; wasted
bis life, his time, bis talents. to atone
for few basty words that be had
spoken and that she bad overheard
Miss Griersou just sss down on the
hardest chair in the rom and began
to cry, with her face hidden 10 her
hands. But / shorght he bad q
spite against me ~ she said at
length.
"Spite.' snorted little Boggs. With
Gerceness, considering
that be had given her the Impression
himself. He never had q spite at
any one 10 his life. He made me
come and tell you that, because be
thought you wouldn't feel 50 mor,i-
fed then at what you bad heard"
Miss Grierson lifted ber head and
looked at the "Scene in Macbeth. "
well, it is 'abominsbly bad she
said, smiled through her tears.
Little Boggs was not touched by
this concession one whit; he still
continued to regard her fercely, and
would no doubt have said something
piercing sharp but she turned i'm
p!oringly.
as be really dying 7"
"Well, no." returned little Boggs,
"but be is danger"
''Boggs," called faint voice from
the next room.
Miss Grierson started up. Here
IS some fruit-perhsps be may like
IT," she said, thrusting the little bas-
ket in his hand. "I'll come to-mor-
row. Let me know if-I can-do
So the fruit brought in
half triumph was given in whole
kindness.
"God bless you u said little Boggs,
at her tear-stained face.
Then she hurried from the room,
and he went on tip;oe to Stretton's
bedside.
"Well, old fellow, how do you
feel now ~
"Eh 2" said Stretton, languidly.
"How do-you feel ?-never mind;
you needn't speak, old boy. WHO do
you think has been here? Miss Grier-
son !-'E. G. you know, old fellow ;
and has brought you these grapes
aren't they jolly, old fellow?-and
she's coming tomorrow. Don't you
blink you'll be able to see her. old
boy ?n
Il knocI SHALL" said Stretton,
slowly.
The rest of my story is soon told.
Edith and her mother came the next
Law, and the nexs-in fact, every
lay; and though kind friends locked
10 the sick-bed, as is the wont of
Englishmen. only too anxious to do
and everything. they
themselves the chief
,nes. Aud after while peo-
pie began to understand; and by
md by. when quiet little wedding
.ook place in the old church at Not
ing Hill. | don't think that anyone
vas very much surprised
Stretton and his pretty wife-for
Edith was pretty. though have
never mentioned il before-havo
lever had disagreement but once,
md that was when be wanted the
Scene from Macbeth" hung in the
and she would not
rave it, because il was too abom-
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