The daily gazette., 1878-06-03
FOR HER SAKE.

| of ribbon at her throat-he living all the
bright, sunshiny day where the brightest
rays might never pierce, so deep is he in |
/ the bowels of the earth; She the daupb-
ter of miner like himself, for whom |
with her own hands she prepared the |
MONDAY meal, or set his home In order |
| for his coming; but, for all that, the |
story to which she had been listening |
was none the less sweet, and Tom Will |
cox felt his heart beat as it had never
| throb6ed in face of any danger, when he |
| looked down into Ray Bernard's shy |
brown eyes, which, raised for one brief
instant to his face, flashed forth their |
cherished secret, then stopped and sealed |
1T on her lips with Cupid's seal. The |
moon laughed, and the stars twinkled; il |
was such an old, old story to them, but it |
was full OF honest truth, even though the |
simple little brown cottage formed the |
| background, and the low breezes whisp- |
ering through the trees were their only
witnesses. What if they repeated the Sc
| cret in every cline? No one could un-
derstand their language save the trees,
and they were ever silent But suddenly
a cloud hid the pale moon from their
sight, and somehow, it seemed reflected
on the girls face, as with sudden cour-
age she clasped her hands about her low
er's arm.
"Don't go down into the mine to-mor-
row Tom," she said "I feel as if some
thing were going to happen"
"Why, little one" he laughed, "such
fancies as these don't do TOR miners
wife. You forget [growing serious
have safeguard now which have new
er had before-the safeguard ofyour love
or rather, its most precious knowledge.
Don't worry lassie. We've work at the
new hall tomorrow, and it would be as
much as my place is worth for me to be
missing"
De 81 rx,,, Il IA, a.
summer evening, and the hands chung
more tightly to his arm.
81 can't help it Tom," she answered.
81 never felt so before; but try as / will,
l can't shake off the feeling"
"We will laugh over it together to-
morrow evening, darling, when" and
he stopped and whispered something
/, | very low in her cara something which
brought the blood tiding once more to
her very temples. 81 can't wait long,
you know" he said aloud "Your father
must be looking out for another house
keeper. Ray, my darling, life has just
begun for me. God grant may make
you as happy as you deservew
, And with his fond goodnight kiss he
} left her.
With folded arms, resting on the wicket
gate, she watched the tall, stalwart form
until it disappeared from sight, with as
| much pride inits manly grace and strength
as if he were king who had offered hel
his kingdom, and she princess worthy
a royal dover. Then the last echo of hi,
footsteps died away, and, with happy
. tremulous sigh, she turned to enter tn,
y house but by her very side dark
It figure started up. The girl uttered a fain
Il scream. Then the moon emerged from
y her hiding place and disclosed the man.
face. Strangely white it looked, though
Ray, as he said:
How utn lnI
Where did you come from ?"
"Fve not been far away, for the pas
hour" was the surly reply.
"Eavesdropping, eh ?" asserted Ray
n with sudden scorn. 81 trust you wer
repaid" -.
teners hearing no good Of themselve;
You'd no time to make mention G
my name, you and your lover. What wa
it he'whispered in your ear? Was it t
name the day? Answer mew graspin
- her arm in his passion.
III "Apd by what right do you question?
! exclaimed the girl, wrenching her arm
| from his touch.
1.-The right of Lowell Have hot love
you from your babyhood,? Were not th
first nuts, the first wild flowers, tho frs
berries laid at your feet as boyish trC
=, phies of success, your smile the boy
/ highest reward? 1t was for this-for thl
/ have loved you all these years p'
"Jack, i am sorry"-and Rays voic
grew soft "but it is through no fault {
NINE L thought you loved me as
!. brother, and gave you sisters affectio
in return. You will soon get over thi
disappointment"
"Men don't get over wounds tha
strike to the heart. 1t is only wome
who can do that, since no steel, howeve
. sharp, can penetrate their hearts.
want
n to whom you have given your Low
at He may yet need it if he cross m
path
"Jack, hushw exclaimed the grl
"you do not mean those words. Have
not seen you step aside rather than trea
- upon a worm, to crush out life Goo
given?"
- "Aye-but let the serpent rear its hea
across my way, aud see how quickly wi
/ grind its venomous head beneath IN
heel?"
=, ayes, Jack, but Tom Wilcox has nevt
- done you wrong"
~ The man laughed.
ale has entered my house and robbie
me of the one thing my soul prized-hs
despoiled me of my all Do we not pun
ish those who steal from us 2"
RI. "Not if they steal that which is the
nd own. L know you, Jack, better tina
or YOU know yourself, aud know the mob
y
". false mask. Remember, Jack-yo
IN say you love me. I love Tom Wilco
T.. Whateer you do to him you do to m
IL His Is the shrine which holds my hear
ed even as has is here" striking her breas
Then, with low goodnight, a swi
touch of her hand, she left him to h
. own gloomy thoughts.
Il Six men busy at work-a little grol
apart from the others-on the new ha
in the mine. 1t was strange SCUM
". which suddenly made each man thro
j. down his tool and start with white fac
-. to their feet-the sound of a chez
~ whistle echoing through The silent, val
,s like place.
aTs "Hush, man! Are you mad" sa
Sc. one, so whistle in the mine? Dol
ps you know it has never failed to bril
swift punishment"
Nonsense, boys" laughed Tom, the {
fender, in answer. ~ lat's an old supt
/ stition, fit for grooming hags by the iii
side. An honest whistle can do no m;
ham. Listenw And once again q
cheery sound rang ont, the whistler's fe
keeping time. "And, if you were
4 a. f,,r. pi,