Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-11-12

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done. s.
zaa e ] am very sorry poor Sidney has dis
appointed you all--shall | include you,
Miss Dean 7" ssa. ~
She turned her flushed cheek toward
the group more brayely than she had
ever done anything in her life.
Indeed you may not. Mr.. Ellis is
the same to me now as he was when he
owned his mansion and horses and money,
and true friend of his will esteem him
none the less. ,ssaszf5 s}r ZEE
Mrs. Wyndham Uttered maliciously.
Why, my dear, what beautiful dis
play Of Quixotic interest. Pray, do re-
peat it to Mr.. Ellis, Mr.. Helsinger."
+ He arose graYely.
q 81 shall do SO, Mrs. Wyndham, and
being myself the sort O. friend Miss
Dean describes, shall carry what you call
Quixotism still further-I shall select Sid
ney Ellis friends as mine. Ladies, good
night" ,Ya-e hssfs .1 aa8s
N After he was gone, Alexouna turned
with a scrowl to Lily, who was still stand
ing beside the low ebony etegere, with
the same sweet flushed excitement on
her pure face. r Vf,5d
" You brazen little witch why couldn't
you have kept your mouth shutl You
see what you have done-actually driven
Mr.. Helsinger from our housel''
! think not, Alice. If you will be
reasonable, you viii see that it was your
cruelty and hard-hartedness that did it.
dl Mrs. Wyndham laughed hysterically-
she was really terribly cut up at Ellis
sudden ineligibility.
" Crueltyi hollow-hartednessi Per-
haps, you would not refuse to apply an
antidote to Mr.. EIlis1 aa 3i5 7as
Lily looked quietly at the vexed wo-
man, but made no reply, and then went
to her own room, where she was to pass
the last night of her long visit-the visit
during which she had learned SO. much
Of the hollown IS Of society, SO little Of
what was ennobling, save and except her
love for Sidney Ellis.
She knew it now-knew that it was a
conviction strong as death-that the i'll
fortune that had come to him had devel.
oped in her whatit had crushedin Eusta-
Gle Wyndham. She admitted it, with
thrills Of glad, solemn joy, and prayed
God to give. her this love before she laid
her bonny head on the pillow that night.
With the morrow he came-to bid her
/" good bye" as he had said the night be-
fore. The parlors were deserted-the
shrewd women ofthe Grenville household
took excellent pains to keep out of the
way ofthe penniless man, who might have
Lily and welcome, if she were fool enough
to take him. He met the girl halfway
across the floor and took her hand warmly.
Miss Lily, want to thank you for
your womanly words Of encouragement !;
and moreI want to tell you that you
have inspired a holier feeling than eventhe
highest respectful admiration. Lily, can
you not see I love you dearly, dearly.
Look up little one, and tell me / am to
have you for my darling, my wife,"
1t had come to her at last, this love of
Sidney Ellis, as she sobbed out her own
sweet confession on his breast, the happi-
est girl that ever the sun shone on.
g And are you sure that you will not
shrink from farn-life, my darling7"
Her eyes answered him before her lips
framed the words.
Shrink from i'll Oh, Sidney, I always
loved the country, and with you it would
be Paradise ! am used to it, you
know, dear and can see to the butter,
and eggs, and poultry, and everything. /
will try to be SO good, Sidney, and saw
ing. and mabe you will get rich some
day."
!" My noble, draye darling" He folded
her in his arms, and she did not see the
loving smile on his lips, the pride in his
eyes he bent over her head.
Listen, then, Lily, while | tell; you
superintend the dairy and poultry-yard to
your hearts content, but only when we
visit our farm in Wisconsin-every sum
mer, shall it be. dear And at other
times don't yon think we can be very ham