The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-12
"FoR LOVE OF sUsY."
"For Love shall still be lord of ALL"
Sir W alter scott

gold about the purple tops of the lOw-
living country hills. Perched among
them shone the pale stone walls and
ornate roof of superb country seat.
Behind it rolled and rum bled the glisten-
ing river, and before it, almost under the
pretty bay-windows, ran the elm-hanked,
common highway.
A man, very young and very hand
some, with brown, dreamy eyes, and a
proud, Grecian head, rode by that day.
| He looked up and saw lady standing
on A balcony above him. About her regal
figure fell folds of lusterless amber silk
and toam-pale laces. Her Spanish eyes,
and delicate, naughty features smiled
down upon him from behind an ex-
auisite fan. She wore white roses on
ner bosom, and an arrow of gold and di-
almonds held back from her dusky brows
the glossy plaits OF her ebon hair.
at is Madeline" he thought, drawing
rein. "She is very beautiful. They told
me she is past thirty, but she looks
Younger than l, and l am twenty-one.
1t won't be very hard for me TO OBEY my
uncle, / fancy"
The wealthy and eccentric old uncle
! who had reared and educated him had
sent Algernon Heath to this elegant
place with u friendly letter OF introduce
| tion, ostensibiy given that his beloved
nephew might have week Of change
and quiet, but really, privately and COM
manuIngly, that the said nephew should
meet, WOO, win and marry beautiful
creature whose lands and lucre should
be worthy OF his great expectations.
| A glance from those brilliant eyes told
the young man that he had reached his
destination.
He had never seen the lady before,
| but was fiaLteringly evident that she
knew him, and was II bit merry because,
through his ignorance OF the locality, he
missed the entrance.
He returned her smile, lifted his hat
calamity, wheeled his horse aud rode
back to the gloomy gate OF iron, guarded
by Two bronze lions rampant.
81 have crossed the Kubioon" ho
thought again, and the big, grim gates
changed behind the heels Of his uncle's
layoIite black. "Methinks when | re-
cross shall carry to my good relative
the messages: i came, saw, con.
queredW
Algernon Heath was only twenty-one.
He had had his tancies and his
liollies, but he knew nothing Of
the love that can make lifetime OF
misery or a single day Of rRpturous,
blissful peace. He was doing the bid
ding OF one who had enerYated his ine,
strong nature by too much ease and de-
licious liVing-tnat was all.
lie was welcomed warmly, and his
stay was prolonged unreasonably; and
he LETT only to return in few weeks to
claim the Spanish-eyed Madeline as his
bride.
Algernon Heath was proud OF his
handsome stylish wife. She was pas
slonately fond OF him, and, aIasl quite
| as passIOnately Jealous.
| Why should sue not be-this world
worn coquette of thirty, who had shared
the teyered fancy OF his youth, we'll
knowing that his untouched neart mi ght
some day thrill to the claim OF fresh
! and true affection?
But they were reasonably content in
their married bonds tor ten quiet years.
Out OF Madellne's money her husband
had a prodIgal share, and she never
reproached him for his lavish extrava-
gance. He WAS always kind and true
and devoted, and surely she could ask
no more.
Her father died the first year after her
marriages; but Algernon's uncle still
lived, boarding his millions for mu-
niticent, final bequest to favoriLe
charitable institution, IL was said and
| believed.
| Madeline believed it, and, with the in
stinct Of Jealousy, guessed that the &C.
centric old gentleman had planned her
marriage with his young nephew for a
purpose OF his own.
"He imagined that rich wife would
rid him Of AlgernOn's eXtravagant de-
mands for money" she thought bitterly
when she felt death creeping through
her veins. "He knew his plans, OF
course. II my husband married me for
I Nnly khnr mi
when l am gone. II he married me for
my worlaly possessions, l have a way to
thwart his sorIid, heartIess DESIRES"
And 80 Madeline Heath made just
such q will as rich and aged men often
make who have taken unto themselves
very young, very poor and very un-
| thinking wives.
| And with This jealous bitterness in her
soul she died, leaving TO her husband, if
be remained unwedded, the whole of her
fortune; but should ne marry again, he
would be pennlless as he was the day
he led her TO the altar.
"Poor Maddiel" was the only comment
made by the husband VINO had faithfully
been fond Of her in his Way, ~ have
never yet seen woman her peer in
beauty and goodness"
And for five long years he was the
most inimitable widower who ever wore
Grape on fashionable hat.
lie was not gloomy and lugubriously
unconge eniai!-certainly not. The world
thinks no better Of us for bearing out
our solemn sorroWs and displaying
them with the purple amarinths pinned
on our velvet lapelsl
But Algernon Heath accepted his
wealth and his freedom in an easy way
that seemed selfish il not eEj ~ able.
Itwas another October day, when the
luscious, rosy apples were dropping ripe
from the branches, and The scarlet leaves
were uriItiug, breeze-borne through The
yellow haze, that he met Susy Wright.
He was out on a lonely hunt Ior the
sly foxes and wild rabbits which had
despolIed his hennery and gardens.
A tlmid thing, win y coat Of snowy
Mr and scared pink eyes, scampered
ACROSS his path.
He leveled his gun with random aim
and fired.
He fancied he heard a small human
cry of pain as he sprang over the green
arbor ylt;e hedge Ior his quarry.
| What he saw was like picture from
| the fresh canvas OF our best living art
lists-iL was background OF u low hnl,
Yeiled In amethystine mist; at its base a
fringe OF sweet brlar and wild rose
shrubs, from which The bloom OF snow
ard pink had lallen ana faded months