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share Aurelia's opinion that a person can
never be twice happy in married life?"
&C Not altn0ether With some weak

share Aurelia' 8 opinion that a person can
never be twice happy in married life?"
"Not altogether. With some weak,
or narrow, or idiosyncratic natures it
may be so. But for woman with the
large heart and overfowing sympathies
of Aurelia it is different. Undoubtedly
she will never forget her Harry; but in
the years which are to come l doubt
not she may be won to bestow equal,
or even deeper, tenderness upon an
other. And why not? Her nature is
deepening day by day"
'.And that other would be the happi-
est man on earth"
elf you think SO, persevers, and win
the price,
Raymond's declaration which fol-
lowed but short time after the above
conversation took Aurelia quite by sur
prise. was not disappointed-nor,
think, was he-that she gave him an
unqualified refusal.
He told her his story; confessed the
weakness of which he had been guilty;
showed her her power, not so much to
sway him from any course which he
had deliberately chosen as by pure as
sociations to influence his choice;
pleaded his earnest love and reverence
for her, and then left the case in her
hands.
"Such assurance" said Aurelia, with
a smile, s'to make even his faults plead
for him.
"At least, it proves his sincerity"
said. ga courtship based upon such
candor is free from many dangers"
"I can not forget,'' she said, "that
that sweet picture once lay warm and
pure at his heart. I know he must, at
the core, be tender and true. am
willing to be, nay, I am proud and hap
py to be, his friend, his sister even but
have been wife once, and it is over
4 can not be again"
1t was nearly spring, and Aurelia re-
turned to her quiet home. Mr.. Ray
mond came often to see me, and 1 know
he had not forgotten Aurelia. Mr..
Harold Mountjoy died that spring, and
| left his widow free in the exercise OF
her peculiar talents. She frequented
Raymond's s studio more than ever, but
to no effect. Her spell once broken,
Raymond was too clear-sighted to be
caught again.
Aurelia wrote frequently, and saw
by her letters that her home was not
what it had once been.
81 am haunted" she wrote to me in
/ the early autumn. "I walk out into the
woods, and the mellow sunshine mocks
me with the loss of loving smiles; the
winds, whispering in the branches, re-
mind me of my baby Is sweet tones; and
a yellow leaf that dropped once upon
my forehead made me start-I thought
it was her gentle touch; even the birds
are happy in the exercise Of all their
gentle, loving nature. / only am left
desolate. I have told you more than l
meant to, but not more than my heart
often compels me to think. "
OF course, / had no right to tell Ray
mond all this but did say to him one
day:
"You are looking worn. Why don't
you spend one of these glorious Octo-
Der days in the countryp Run down
with my love to Aurelia, and an invita-
ton to come back and spend the winter
with me-"
"I'n CO." he said. cit will be the
best medicine for me.
When he came back his countenance
was radiant with joy.
"Are you well paid for goingP" /
asked him.
"Amply. She would give me no
promise, but, l left ring upon her fin
ger. All! she is jewell"
When the spring came again went
down to Aurelia's wedding. She is a
happy wife and mother now; the light
of her home; the everyday blessing
and the inspiration of circle of warm
and true friends.
"Ahi" she said to me the other day,
"nature plans wisely and well. Two
are stronger for ife's duties than one,
meeter for life's pleasures; and tor that
discipline which all souls need in tend.
erness and thoughtfulness and charity,
! there is nothing like happy marriage,
. with its year-by-year growth of expert
! ence in love-"
: : Mrs. Harold Mountjoy cuts Raymond
: and his wife. She lives on her lonely
!, selfish, intriguing life in the midst o.
her splendor, bearing a bitter, restless
and craving heart. Who, then, among
our readers would wish to be serpen
! for the sake Of shining in glitterine
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