Smyrna times., 1878-06-12


took my departure, saying that l would call
before | went away again, to take any mes
sage he might like to send.
When | called the next day, he gave me |
II letter for Margaret; but he looked any |
where but at me as | took it.
l caught a glimpse of Margaret's blue
dress in distant portion of the grounds as
we drove up to the hotel; and without |
waiting to go to my room first, | hastened |
to her, and gave her the letter.
Then, much as | would have liked to
stay until she read it, | had no excuse for
doing so, and therefore left her. | waited
with something more than curiosity for her
appearance at dinnertime but she did not
come down at all. | ate nothing myself,
and spent the evening pacing the lawn,
with my cigar, and watching her window.
Not so much as shadow Of what | watched
for crossed my vision.
Remembering Bentley's face as he gave
me the letter, | could imagine that lie
might have written something unpleasant;
but even | was not prepared for the con-
tents Of the missive Margaret placed i'll my
| hands the following morning, coming sud
denly upon me where | lounged on the
shore.
g. suppose that was what you went to
town for?" she said,- with an angry scorn,
under which | quailed, for | feltguilty
and, as | read, | WINGED again.
The scoundrel! A more disgraceful epis
tie never perused. If Margaret had loved
him ever so dearly, this would certainly
have ended it. He dissolved the engage
ment without so much as saying "by your
leave" lie did, indeed, say something
| about Fastening to speak while there was
yet an uncertainty as to now seriously
Bidwells failure had involved other people.
But that was the merest gloss, and only
gave Margaret the clue to the selfish reason
for this extra ordinary conduct.
| folded the letter, and gave it back to
her without remark.
WE'LL" she asked "really you have
nothing to say"
"Shall challenge him to a mortal com,
bat with horsewhips?" | inquired.
Tears of anger sparkled in Margaret's
beautiful eyes.
GLOW could you humilate me SOP
81? Miss StOne!'
1" beg your pardon, Mr.. Gurney : she
said haughtily.
And 1 beg yours, Miss Stone, for med
ding. ! suspected Mr.. Bentley, but not
of anything quite so cold-blooded. Shall
you break your heart about such selfish
fellow?'
"Indeed, no! But am very angryr
"At whom ?-him, or me?'
AT both of you"
suppose | must have looked terribly
abashcd and confounded-I tried to, fol
, she put a little hand on my arm, and then
, would swiftly have withdrawn it, but
captured the frail thing, and held it.
suppose | ought to be very thankful
to you," she said, struggling little, anC
| in, hn IOvalV
| "If you will permit me | will punisl
him for YOU" l said gravely.
She looked up inquiringy.
. By marrying your
4 "Ohw
< Don't you think it would?'
d Perhaps"
We were quite sure of it the first tim
s we chanced to meet Bentley after our mai
riage. His face was as good as a picture.
u AMERICAN WoRKINGMEN.-The is, it
< hoped and believed, little if any NOR
e danger of communism in this country tina
n there is of making it a monarchy. Thi
e. hard times have thrown good many me
a out of work. and that they are seekin
" some way whereby they can once more g,
TO "a fair days wages for a fair days work
is most sorrowiully true. These Thousand
le of men, idle from no fault of their owl
Dy and only seeking a solution of their tro
ID bles in an honest way, are deserving NJ
ng only of the slncerest sympathy, but of ii
~. best efforts of every one to find them sue
er- employment as may be had. But at IL
back of these are crowds Of other men wi
ne seek to profit by the distressed and il
DIS poverished condition of the workingme
ny and who are trying by every meansin the
mower to Get the WOrl<inpmpn To afiilia
~, with them. Some of them are born agit
tors and disorganizers, and would seek p,
ld' sonal and political Advancement by al
ow means possible. Others belong to what a
ed called the dangerous classes, and it is the
men, imbued with the spirit of lawlessne
and claiming brotherhood with the woI
III men and protesting to speak for them, W
oW are bent on mischief. 1t is not reasonat
,Gll to expect that they will succeed. There
Ihs at all times an underlying sentiment
conservatism in the American people, a
ing whenever the Occaion calls for it that ser
ment will make itself felt. There is mo
Llss over, in the various associations that ha
been formed outside of the two great pol
as cal parties a spirit of antagonism that
saw already developed itself, and which is ca
ing one set of would.he leaders to cast s
eve pission on the other. All these differen
me- and repulsions will tend to neutralize
mischief that some of the more daring
me fanatical might mediate. 1t is not lik
that in such organizations will we find
10 mass of workingmen, for it is their inter
to promote peace and to stand side by s
my with the defenders of law and order.-L
10 ,Stm.
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST TORBERT.- Rich
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