Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-01

1t came from her to my old address,
week ago-and | would-not-sendit it to
you-as she prayed Roland, Holland
-trunk-forglve-
And Herbert Westerton was for ever
past SHINING or forgiveness!
Roland stood like a man in dream
iaAed, stunned into momentary bewil-
derment The dead face of his brother
peiure him; the terrible revelation he
had heard, and, more startling than
either. the fact that Beryl Dean had sent
| message 10 him through his brother,
| aud that brother had
fptanh had to crush down the thoughts
snd feelings that threatened to madden
| him.
The trunk stood open, and the letter
| was undoubtedly in 1.-THE letter that
| would seem like Il message from another
| world almost. 80 long had he and Berry!
been parted; and his hear, seemed al
| most stopping its beats as he plunged
! among the papers to find an envelope
| directed t. his brother in the old well
| Nu"wn hand. that 81 many wears ago
thrilled ms very soul.
! 1t was the nIIr,,~t message. in Beryl'S
| own hand, bidding Herbert tel him
| Roland t. cumr Ia her once more be-
| tore she died OF the sudden illness that
! might any hour terminate her h:c--to
| come Tor the mcmory'> sake OF u.trn
days. II She died. 1t would do ~ harm;
| Il she recovered. they could 20 their
WAY, again. But t. come uncc--only
once.
I,uIand Nestertun was almost beside
! himself a he read ii, Berry,. hl> own,
own Berry, even Yet, and maNhap DYING.
| begging him to come, and he-Nondcr
| man called to his account-had suppress
| -"d the summons. and uow- heaven
! kn"ws it might he too late.
| He riveted the directions on his whlrl-
| ing brain with one reading: he gave
| direction or SO TO the servant Ui the hotel,
| regarding his brothers remains, and
then rushed to ms carriage. and was
driven tranticallv to the station, where
he merely caught the last train that
| night. that landed him in the bright sun
| shine oi the next morning in the city
! where the love of early days awaited
| him.
| mere We're wild prayers on his lips
and vague hopes in his heart. and sharp.
sudden glimpses of JOY, as he was driven
To the address OF the letter; and then,
| when he gave ring OF the bell at the
| loor, il seemed As if it was 4 summons
| ,hat decided some terrible thing.
An elderly woman answered the door,
| to whom he put his questions SO abrupt
y that She looked At him in distrustiul-
| ness.
Il wish TO see Miss Dean at once, If
| you please. he SAID.
She turned TO Il swcet-iaced young girl
who passed through the hall at that mo-
ment.
"Inc gentleman wishes to see Miss
5eryl, Mis-, Oracle. Shall | show him
III ,"
"Certain,y. judith
And then Roland Westerton followed
the lead OF the quiet-voiced, placidtaced
| woman until he stood beside an open
coffin, from which Bcryl Dean white.
| wan, aged face looked up, stamped with
the mystery OF death. with the peace
that passeth human understanding.
| He said nothing, He stood there, floods
OF thought surging over him, memories
playing havoc with his bruised, hurt
leart-bursts OF hot fierce anger rising
against the other dead.
Then the women's sympathetic voice
spoke
1t was quite sudden, sir-as much
think And at the last-two or three
days before the la5t-she seemed better
and brighter. and the doctor said posi-
bly,, il She ceased worrying, and the
hopes she entertained were verified, she
might recover. She sent a letter of and
the last words she spoke were, - 'Uhy
didn't he Gomez Oh. sir
She had looked up and caught glance
1t his lacr, and The sight paralyzed her
- set and cNprc>>lon!ess and marble It
WAS al. but tn" eyes, the pitilul. aguniz-
ID eyes. whose woe never after lett
them, after that .ong long look on the
face ot the woman who had been true as
| >'cei through ali
And be took up the old life again, only
Il was more lonely, more iOrIuru; and
Vet frightened by a hope that where
there j II" marriage, neither giving III
marriage. Rervl was waiting tor MIN.