Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-10

lures could never have served for the
model Of the modern sculptor there was
something too humanity, wildly express
i've in the irregula, runclassic contour; the
broad, high, doWny-White brow was toe
intellectual for venus-the dimples
about the chin and quivering red lips, il
Psyche could have seen, would have stir
red her with envy in her grave the tears
shimmering unfallen IN her velvet eyes
behind the thick, curling lashes of in
tensest black, would have shamed Niobe.
And on her bosom she held a painting,
snow-white, pink-eyed rabbit. The little
creature was unhurt, but "a few drops OF
/ ruddy blood dripping from her torn and
smoking sleeve told the sportsman where
his careless ball has struck.
"How could you fire at such harmless
thing?n she asked, angrily.
"Pardon me, returned Algernon Heath
with anxiety. ~ certainly would not
have done so had I thought ] might have
made you target.
COS said the girl, conscious for the
first of sting Of pain, and glancing at
her arm, through which the random bali
had ploughed ragged, bloody furrow;
and then she turned and sped away, quite
as shy as the scared rabbit she still held.
Algernon Heath was by no means con-
/ tented until he had ascertained the name
and circumstances Of the lovely creature
who had spoiled his cruel sport. These
things were ascertained speedily; susy
Wright was only the poor dependent of a
small farmer in the neighborhood.
But these facts did not prevent him
| from making an apologize call the next
morning, followed by many others.
And these calls were repeated until Susy
Wright knew that she loved the rich
man, and that the rich man loved her.
And yet Algernon Heath said nothing
| to bind in betrothal the secret Of their
hearts: Susy only knew his affection from
| the deep, unwayering tenderness of his
warm, caressing fingers, and the passion
ate, insidious tones that uttered those
vague, poetic sayings, such as never can
be repeated in sentiment, for trusting
| woman's defence.
He loved her, and his heart knew it;
put to marry her and give up the ease
and luxury that had become part of his
life was quito another question.
Of course Susy knew nothing of that
fatal will, nor the equally fatal conditions
that held him to his pleasant life Of indo-
lencs and liberty
ellis manner toward me is always full
Of unspoken passion He will ask me to
be his wife soon. And what will I say!
He is so rich and manly, and ana SO
poor" she thought one evening, as she
came down from her room through the
sombre hall alfred in cheap dress of the
t1ax-straw yellow color of her flowing hair
and family strewn with buds like the flax
flower blue Of her eyes.
She drew her tlecy white-wool shawl
about her graceful shoulders, as a strong
perfumed wind swept up from the open
door at the further end of the hall.
Noiselessly. on her velvet-shod feet, she
advanced to close it, when she heard the
voice Of Algernon Heath answering some
thing said by her cousin.
"You are quite right. Susy should
have known this long ago. I love her as
thought could never love human be-
ing. But if marry her, / shall forfeit
my fortune. I have no trade nor pro-
fession. have lived life of ease, and
could not support her. It is the fault Of
false training, suppose. Since knew
her, l have turned my thoughts toward
the business by which my uncle
made his money, and of which I knew
something, but as yeti have failed in my
most promising efforts. | fear that am
too old, and my expensive habits too firm
ly fixed, too succeed in anything -ex-
cept idleness,' and he laughed hard,
weary, cynical laugh. "For myself l
might face poverty, but could not see
the woman loved want for the common
est necessaries Of life. must not ask
Susy to share misery with me-"
"You have greatly wronged her, Mr..
HEATH replied her cousin, !" for you have
certainly won her affections
Susy Wright, hearing this drew her
white shawl about her shoulders and stole
away shivering.
He did not see her that night, nor for
weeks after She avoided him with
sick heart.
One day, as she was coming up the
highway, she saw him pacing up and
down before the tall osage-orange hedge
that made the boundary of the Heath es-
tate. He was very pale, and the hands
crossed behind him were clasped with
skeleton fingers. This fight between love
and riches had made him a hapless,
hopeless, desolate man.
On the other side OF inu hedge work
men were busy telling giant willow. the
shadow of which had been ruinously de-
trimental to the orchard trees behind it.
The last stroke of the axehad been given
when a rope snapped asunder, and the
huge, heavy trunk shook and quivered,
and then swayed toward the hedge.
Algernon Heath stood directly in its
way, but he was quite unconscious Of his
danger. Susy Wright, with wild, warn
ing Shrek, sprang forward, and clutch
ing his arm, thrust him aside with super
human strength. He was saved; but she
was struck down by a cruel blow from
one Of the large branches. And during
the weeks that followed, the girl babbled
in her delirium Of her love and lover, un-
til he who heard her was smote with con-
triton and pain. When she came back
to clear, conscious lire again Algernon
Heath sat by her side. She had glimpse
of somebody vanishing through the door,
as if by arrangement.