Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-05-09

Can 1t be possible" she popdered
that he is jealous pow1 that some rumol
snch as Mrs. Ross heard has reached him
4 aud caused the change in his letters3 No
| George Grusvenor must know me better
than that. | could not value his love il h,
does not know me rs | am. But jealousy
| they saw. is blind. | must search into
this. would rather die at once. while my
dream. my perfect dream OF life, still lin.
gers. than To live to see It pass away il
utter waste and desolstion. must have
the nerve and courage to silt the heart OF
George Grosvenor before am irrevocably
his wife"
Ii was the week before Christmas, and O
| calm clear night. The moon in mid-heaven
| shone down upon the lawns and girdiny
/ rtIra,o@ vs az, 1-..s.'' ~ usu snour ~
| summer, but upon scene how changed
| The sward was glittering crust OF snow
/ the trees were bare; the stream was q
/ field of ice.
A sort of carnival reigned close below
the embakmeuts Of Grey bank" 4 mer.
| ry group of villages were dancing colil-
! lou on skates; solitary figures glided here
aud there In graceful curves over the
/ frozen current; ce-boats fiew into the dis
taDce from many a point; and girls In
warm bright wrappings were seated in
chairs mounted Ike sledges. which mas
| culIne skaters pushed forward upon the
smooth unresisting pathway with rivalry
! OF speed.
! In one of these sledge-chairs flying gayly
along was Evelyn Rudd Marcus Mead,
who found camping out In rural wilds
J more exciting than he had imagined. was
/ the skater who, pushing with slight effort
the enchanting sIedge, thought himself ~
| perfect happiness To bend over Evelyn :
/ shoulder every few moments with some
word cov-rtly expressive of the adoring
4 heart which he had determined definitely
/ to lay at her feet on the morrow.
She accepted these gallsntries complac
I entity, because she had formed a plan in
I which they were to have part. She had
I made up her mind that in the forth comm .
week she would try the faith of her lsyer
/ by seeming in slight degree to smile upon
I the weak adorer whose visit had been pro-
/ louged by what semsd favoring accident
To include some time Of George Grusve.
/ uor's, If the man who loves me" ht
/ suffering soul thought. lis capable OF be-
/ lieying by an slight sign OF favor 10 anoth-
/ er that there Is possibility In me OF being
/ false | will refuse him as unworthy OF the
/ dryo.iun th4l give Fortunately for the
/ peace OF her conscience aiterward. she
wa- not forced tO execute this plan.
/ III is time to 60 home. "Evciyn had said
aud at last - cmphaucally that she Wa
/ obrycd.
All gay aud smiling and radiantly happy.
n TAR as any outward sign revealed, the
I return home MAS made And there in the
archway OF the landing. a. Evelyn allghted
with The words Just across her lips, Has
uot the evening been 4 drelH OF beauty"
/ stood George Grosyeuor.
lie heard the conteutcd speech, he SAW
the assured. exuiiing face OF hi- rival. and
he saw Evelyn radicnt.
There was no mista. In = he expression
4 of has face a. he greeted them; sCoru an,
indignation are terms that describe Il
/ agility. Evelyn. lu her a-toui> >hmeut ~
! mrrtiug huu-for his visit was fixed lot
several days ia1er-auI her sudden over
/ powcring sense OF the situation ia the eye
4 s2dFt W she hhe'Ki Kafy " kasw Tda, Ia
I happened Then she knew she was alone
with George Gro-veuor, her hand draw
withn his arm. gong up the garden wI's
! on the icy path beneath bare trees, ans
that he Mas not the saIne--uh. not the
same =" 40 up that very path last summer
had told his love until her heart Aue" -
/ new heaven and a new earth" 80 per
feet was her trust in hun, aud 50 compet,
her happiness
In silence they strode along. Not unit
they were within few PAGES at the door
step did George Grosveuor speak Aut
then he said more icily than the Icy night
"Eyeiyn. have to release you from you
| engagement, and TO release myself NJ
love tor yOI j. dead.
She was too paralyzed 10 reply, bu
moved by some spirit that seemed not he
own she only asked, "And are you goin.
ayay to-night:'
Not to- u. .ht tomorrow. | have some
thing 10 say to your father and mother.
! accept tie hospitality OF this house for
day, trusting 10 be trearcI A. an author
izrd guest. II is the last time | shall a>I
your courtesy
They had reached the door step. the,
had entered the hallway, aud then th'
voice OF Marcus Mead sounded iovall,
behind them. Evelyn, without lifting he
glance, said, petween ashy lips, Il shall b.
courteous, since know tie value OF mi
guest" passed up the inner stairway, u,
more to be seen that evening. Aud GrOrg'
Grosvenor, dropping sudden mask acros
lis wrctched iace. entered the library
where Mrs. Rudd, all cOrdiality. waited Il
to give him welCouIe.
The morrow came, and Singular slmi
larity appeared in the mode oil reflection
with which the only three people in tn
house who were awake at the glimmcriu.
OF dawn greeted the pregnan, daybreak.
Il feel so nervous" thought Marcu
Mead, NOW that I've made hp my mind Z
Offer myself to-day, wish 1t were night
aud all were over
Would that 1t were night again,
thought George Grosveuor. Il shall B.
more OF a mani shall be myself agdtt
when this day j. ended.
Daylight mocks me" moaued Evelyn
III Is really night. aud day Is gone forever.
SO was the dawn greeted. Hours passed
aud night came again. a faint light iron
a lamp turned low burned In the library q
'-Greybauk." EVELYN Rudd, SOLITARY hgur
OF the room, stood there, robed in her gfa
riding -haoit. with her head dnwn-bcnt
and her hands clasped against her waist
aud her face pale like the dead Marcu
Mead had Just departed from this dlm-l
library, and in The hall he encount re
Georke Grosyruor. portcmantcau IN hand
a. Tor departure.
Are you going too?" gasped Marcus.
By the nine clock trsin."
Il shall be your companion, then, oil
fellow" And in the misery of the momcn
he grasped his friend, hand, and Whisper
ed. hoarsely: she has refused the, ait'
all. 'Frailty, thy aame is woman. | al
going. George. W AIT Tor me
And George Gro>venOr waited bv the !
brary door-no, no. by the door. for h
entered. He saw the droopiug hgure {
Evelyn: he saw in the pale light her lea
profile, ike Cabaue,'s Marguerite, wit
it. patlor, It's appealing, lis dropping tea
lie called out to her and loudly, such ws
his passion and inpetuOsity:
, ''Evelynl Evelyn. perhaps ha'
| wronued YOU"
She turned and looked at her loysr-tt
man whose heart she had secretly dett
mincd TO silt before ''irrevocably his vii,
, | already convicted. They were in eac
others arms. heart to heart, forglving Al
: forgiven.
[ Marcus Mead, missing his friend Ia Il
, hall and at the gate, went TO the raiiwa
depot expecting there u meet bin. B'
1 he did not. And wheu the train starte
: and as il rushed swiftly on the couri
George Grosvenor had thought in his grl
, to travel, and as 1t flew mile after, mi
/. INTO distance. he was still at the side
Evelyn
II Reconciliation 1t Is the most exqulsi
!. and iiu.erin. 1i neart- clasps. The torre
.N... lid. Il