Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-01
THROUGH THE FLOOD.
BY JULIUS CoMBE.

BY JULIUS COMBE.
She was not notwithstanding is the
word which, perhaps, best describes her.
A widow, too and as she sits there IN
dolently playing with her colored silks,
while the bright sunshine rests upon her
dark brown hair and delicate hands, there
is something dangerously subtle about
her.
Her reverie is broken by the entrance
of gentleman; fair, tall and handsome.
''Good morning, my dear Mrs Layton;
hope you are we'll. Still engaged on
that pretty embroiaery9 Pardon me, /
was told Alice was here. All! there she
is in the garden. l will 60 to her." and
he left the room.
The relation Of The parties are simple
enough. George Ashbury, who is both
personable and wealthy, is engaged to be
married to Alice, the youngest daughter
Of Colonel Pentwell; while Mrs. Layton,
the elder of the two, has returned, a
widow, to the paternai roof, since the
engagement of her sister and George
Ashbury.
A change comes over the pretty
widows face as she watches Alice and
Georgia change by no means adding to
its beauty, SO full is it of jealousy.
George stays but few minutes, how
ever; and when he has gone, Alice enters
the room where he1 sister is seated. There
is family likeness between them, though
Alice is calm, but proud, lacking the
winning softness Of manner and express
sion which is her sisters greatest charm.
"Mr. Ashbury paid short VISIT" sand
Mrs. Dayton.
Eyes; he called to say that he could
not so to Bentley's with us this afte, noon
as he was obliged to visit Wentham on
business"
"He goes to Wentham rather often,
doesn't he?' she asked, putting a sight
emphasis on the word rather
eyes"
s.He has relations near there-cousins,
hasn't he?'
81 believe son
II think remember one of them
Edith she was called; pretty, fairy-like
creature, with golden curIs and laughing
blue eyes, who seemed to introduce sun
shine wherever she went. Were en-
gagged should scarcely care for my suit
or to see too much Of such nymph.'
Alice made no reply, but her check
| flushed, and for an instant her proud lip
quivered; then she was cold and placid
again.
Her sister had marked the change, and
had instantly dropped the subject, for she
| saw that the arrow shot at a venture had
struck home.
That afternoon the Bentleys, friends of
the Pentwells, gave croquet party, and
large number Of guests assembled on
the lawn, when the Colonel's daughter
daughter arrived.
Alice was S Don deep in the mysteries
OF croquet, with young lieutenant as
her partner, and had Just won the first
game, when George Ashbury, accompan-
panied by his pretty cousin, of whom
Mrs. Layton had spoken, appeared among
them.
Perhaps, at any other time, Allen
would have accepted her lovers exp. ANA,
ton as quite satisfactory, when he stated
that on reaching Wentnam, some five
miles off, he found the business on which
he went had been postponed for week
and as his cousin and uncle were coming
to Bentleys, he decided upon accompany.
ing them.
But the hints of the morning had not
been thrown away, and resenting the
fancied slight to herself, Alice received
% excuses with polite indifference.
The thin end of the edge Of disrust
and Jealousy had been inserted, and the
breach, slight as it was, increased rapidly
While apparently the most sincere and
disinterested friend Of both, Mrs. Layton
daily helped to widen the breach she hac
caused. George Asllbury was her dupe
Mentally he drew comparisons between
the sisters, always to Alice's disadvantage
His visits were as frequent as ever, bu
though he asked for Miss Pentwell. mos
OF his time was spent in the company O.
Mrs. Layton.
/ One evening Alice was sitting in al
arbor, engaged in reading, when her at
tention was attracted by the sound O.
familiar voices
sBut you loved Alice2"
1t was her sister who spoke.
"rhat was before I knew you. Be
sides, Alice has ceased to care for me
You have told NE so yourself; and i
proofs were wanting, does she not ayoie
me as much as possiblea You need have
no false delicacy on account of you
sister; only say you will be my wife.
/ Alice lost the answer. A faint giidi