The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-04-12

Hired, who had watched with ankle
ty her sisters paling cheek and tn
wistful expression deepen in tn
eyes, grew to hate the one who ha'
ceused this change, for Nellie wa
her all and it was hard to see hel
suffer.
One day when Winnie came HON,
after giving her usual music lessons
thinking of Nellie, who was declin
ing so rapidly, she was surprised
that her sister, who was seated in
large arm chair by the window wit
her back to the door, did not turn a
she entered, with vague fear sh
could not define Winifred crossed til
room aud laid her hand on the arm
of the chair, then started back il
alarm for NelIie's pale face was ly
ing back on the chair while a stream
of blood was issuing from her lips -
With cry that brought old Hudlal
to the room, Winnie caught the
sli6 ht form in her arms and laid il
upon the bed Old Hudlah was
hastily dispatched for the family
physician while the agoniAed sister
did everything in her power to stop
the hemorrhage and had partly sue
coed when the physician arrived
and he said he could do more. -
There has been some excitement
Miss Winifred thought | warn,
ed you against that
Il do not see what could have pos
sibly excited her for she was here
alone,' Winifred answered, but when
he had gone she saw newspaper
which she had not seen before lying
by the chair Nellie had occupied,
and hastily picking it up her eyes
fell on this paragraph
'DiED--On Sunday last, Mrs Leroy, wife
of Ralph Leroy. She was the bride of six
short months and only twenty years Of age,
We tender our warmfst sympathy to the
bereayed husband. F"
An involuntary cry escaped her
lips as she cast the paper from her
From that day Nellie Leigh's fate
was sealed and two months later
Winifred stood by her sisters coffin
and, looking down on the pale, beau
tiful face now cold in death, she
vowed that she would have revenge.
Yes, Ralph Leroy should regret the
day that be trampled upon her Sis
ters love.
The day after her sisters burial
Winifred was seated by the window
where Nellie had read the fatal par
agraph, when Hudlah entered the
room and gave her letter saying,
1t came two days ago but couldn't
give it to you then' The postmark
was New York and tearing open the
envelope the young girl read
My DEAREST NIEcEs-, [ have just heard
Of your afliction, for suppose you know |
have been travelling in Europe for two
years. Yesterday | returned and learned
the sad news. Come TO me Immediately
and you shall have all that money can buy
or love can give The enclosed check will
defray vi travelling expenses Tell me
when % expect you, and until then, good
bye. Your ahecti0nate uncle,
WALTON Lacy.
Tears cume into Winifred Leigh's
eyes as she answered it, telling of
Nellie's death, and thanking him for
hisakiudness she told him when she
would leave B.
A week later young gi'lin deep
mourning was clasped in an elderly
gentleman's arms, and he kis9ed
away the tears that would rise when
she spoke of her sisters death, that
sister so much like her dead mother
Winifred Leigh's year Of mourn
ing was over and at her uncle's wish
she had for two months been going
into society. Beautiful, accomplish
ed aud wealthy, she became at once
the reigning BELLE Men of rank
and wealth sued for her hand, but
the person she moet longed to meet
was Ralph Leroy. Mrs. Linton a
a friend who lived in an adjoining
city had invited Winifred to spend
GONE time with her. To night her
hostess had given ball and wonder
fully beautiful Winifred Leigh looks
as she stands under the blaze of the
chandeliers, surrounded by admir-
ers, her cheeks Just tlnged with red,
and her brown eyes flashing with
merriment as she gives some retort.
The folds OF the rich silk fell grace
fully 4roHnd the slender figure, dia-
monds are cleaning in the dark
curls, ornameuting the dimpled bare
arms, and sparkling amid the laces
on her bossm, Airs. Linton vas ad-
lvancing leaning on the arm of a
handsome gentleman of perhaps
thirty yoara Of age and Gs Winifred
look ed up she caught the adpiring
! dance of the stranger, flush rose
to,her brow and she knew ere her
hostess PRONOUNCED his namc that
al. was bowling to Mr.. Leroy. 'Tls
true he Looked older by ten years
tina, the photograph che had seen
audthe mouth half hid by a mus
toct, was somewhat firm but the
ewes W ere lho same laughing -, hazel
eyes of N,!aie's lover Winnie
thought she would know those eyes
anywhere. One fierce heart bound
and ,Ien she extended her hano
with apleasant speech on her ups
her smiling welcome.
She lad never been partial to any
of her admirers md more than one