The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-08-28
"From time to time, when

ness. You made me believe YOU
cared, Maud"
1fonly he would look now, and
see how the girls mobile features
answer the sorrowful walls in his
voice But he does not.
II saw you flirting continually,
but it was your nature, and | did
not mind, for thought you gave
mo more. So you fooled me as
you fooled others"
"Fortune-hunters, all Of them"
she broke in.
"Possibly," and his proud head
was thrown back a little. 81 am
free from that imputation. Rich
as you are, Miss Conway, the
Sorthwicks of Sorthwick are rich
cr."
1t was true, as she knew we'll.
General Sorthwick, the cider, had
tho reputation ofbeing the wealth.
lest landowner in the country,
and he was the only son.
ut is time the farce were
ended" he continued. 81 have
been too long the willing slave Of
your caprice. 1t is not fitting the
woman [ honor above all the
world should be On terms of free
and easy intimacy with such a
man as Captain Hall"
A contemptious curl of the lip
emphasized the words.
Maud started as though they
had stung her; her hasty temper
in arms i'm Immediately.
"By what right do you venture
to criticise my friendship, sir ?"
"You shall give me the right"
he rejoined, hotly, cor from this
day [ will never willingly touch
your hand nor see your face.
Friendship! what is that beside
such love as mine &? Choose be-
tween them, Maud; his friendship
or my love, L will never ask you
again."
This desperate earnestness al
most frightened her. Neverthe-
less she made a mocking courtesy.
Glove may desolate and grieve you,
Love may stay awhile and leave you,
Friendships truth will ne'er deceive you,"
she quoted. Then be fairly turned
his back for some seconds, that
she might not see the panied
working of his features.
He was pale to the very lips
when at length he did look, IN
silence offering his hand. Silently
she laid her own in it. The agony
in his eyes subdued her; what
was a woman's weak petulance in
comparison with this?
"For the last time," said Gerald
Sorthwick. He bowed low over
the white fingers, and kissed
them then walked away. Sbe
heard a horses hoofs presently, at
a furious gallop.
The lodge keeper touched his
hat as Gerald rode up, and he
saw with surprise there were
great tears on the old mans rug
ged cheeks.
"Whatis the matter, Williams ?"
"Havc you not heard, sir? l
thought you knew from the rate
you came, and the look Of your
face"
"No-no-what is it?"
Williams whispered few words.
Gerald swayed to and fro in the
saddle, and would have fallen,
but that the old man Supported
him.
"Strange news!" said Captain
Hall to a friend that night. "Old
Sorth wick is ruined and has shot
himself"
"Nonsense, man he is as rich
as Cresus."
eyes ; fabulously so, that is, he
mortgaged every acre years ago,
and bought Turkish bonds; that
accounts for his large income.
They have just stopped payment,
you know, and other speculations
have turned out much worse. The
young cock will crow less loudly
now, will he not ?" And an evil
light cleaned in the speakers
blue eyes.
silvery moonlight flooding a
fal house, and an unusually large
garden appertaining thereto. UP
and down the graveled walk PAGES
Gerald sorthwick, moodily smok-