The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-28
VOLUME VIZ.


.erin r- -he -as hoe ini'n-fiv psii'"d
lud q -api.aioiel Fr,nk l"okei. iir
..a- quiet for "A f-v u,,me'.js, AID ih~r
brnke ihe expressing silence by -ayi"gi
-adl,:
as !; possible, EiuaE that there is
shsaluteiy no hope 90 anything beiier
| for us in all ilr flfare than ihi- dreary
/ -rua ratinno Mast always live Hl"re
With one who eu.bit,ers every wahirg
hour? Am I 60 know nothing 81 tHe
| joy aud beauty Of lie, except at rare In
tervals, when the near parting from you
clouds even my few bright moments of
happiness ?'
He gszed earnestly at the dropping
face 50 near him, bat the sweet, tremu-
lous lips uttered no word Of enc ,urage-
ment, and the white hands were clasp
ing each other nervously. There was
something about this little peculiarity
Of Elinor's when -he was troubled that
always touched Frank strangely. He
longed 20 snatch up the white fingers to
| his lips and soothe them to peaceful
rest, as mother quiets her little one
but he controlled his impulse. aud went
on in low tones:
'I had hoped, Eliuor, that you could
see things as do, at least; but IL that
cannot be, I will not reproaeh you.
know you think you are doing right
but Oh, il is hard 20
The young man rose hastily, and,
walking 10 the window, parted tie cur
tains aud leaned his forehead against
the cool pane while he gazed out into
the night. The h,ckering lights in the
streets only seemed TO render the dark
ness more palpable, and Frank thought,
with "a sharp pain at his heart, that the
scene fiily represented 10 him his lonely,
darkened future, with iis few transient
CLEANS Of brightness athWart the gloom.
Elinor sitting silent where Frank
had left her, felt that she had more than
she could bear just then.
"Frauk," +" she said at last, after great
effort TO speak calmly, nothing have
to DO or endure or encounter is half so
distressing as thus being forced to erieve
aud disappoint you"
Frank turned TO her Instantly.
"If did not believe you" said be, Il
could not bear it at all; and yet, the
thought Of your loneliness and exposure
to slights aud Insults seems uuhearable,
too"
Don't think OF that" said Eiinor,
trying to speak cheerfully. Think Of
the good l may be able to DO. Thins
how much better of will be than If ]
a ere a poor, overwofked sewing wom-
an, or even teacher in the public
schools. am sSquaiuted with one lady
who is a teacher, and she says the yom-
en- are all miserably paid, though they
do much the hardest work"
, Yes" said Frank, quickly, 81 know
= it is so, and il is a shame-a miserable
shame"
"Well, then, is it not better Tor me ia
. try to do something else o. said Elinor
who longed to make Frank feel NOR,
reconciled TO her profession.
"Yes. Of course, IL you can without
suffering too much persecution" said
e he. "But il seems intolerable that you
should toll aud suffer 50 needlessly
{ while / am suffering as much as you
= because I am powerles- to protec; ol
help you or 10 share my abundanc,
e with you"
t "But it would he harder still for III
e both to live a life Of selfish ease, in dis
regard Of duty and in violation OF
D pledge" said Elinor, gently.
r, "But I would not be selfish nor idle
with you near me as my inspiration,
d said Frank, eagerly. "You do no
n think how mach we couli do together
+ You forget that, united, we would hav
e a power, an influence, aud a steady
glowing courage under trials and dini
It culties that, alone and singly, neithe
l. one can hope TO possess"
"a ooh, no, I have not forgotten" sal
N she, sadly, with averted face. "Such a
ideal life is my dream by day and nigh
IS fit only could be-
ie at can be. It shall be, IL you wi
ID only permit il, 3" said Frank, with SUI
ID pressed excitement. "All you have {
re do is just simply to leave it to me, and
will explain everything to my moth'
At so that she cannot really say one wor,
II would not permit you to endure
" repetition Of one single day Of sue
fe treatment as You used 10 receive on M
10 account"
e. at is not that, Frank, but this, tia
stands 10 the way. gave your moths
% solemn promise, realizing all I WI
p giving up. ! felt that must. II woul
to have seemed base ingratitude ia me
ee do anything else aud now what woul
C. even you think OF me, after a while, il
in should prove false? I cannot, I canno
on 1 must be true, even though my hea
I should break %
to She stopped suddenly, and, 10 Frank
lg. surprise and distress, dropped her IN,
rat into her hands, and, bending forwar
er- gave way TO bitter tears.
eat He was at her side in an iustar
slroking the soft, brown, shining Ia
lk. teuderly, caressingly, bat unable to {
Ich ter a word for a few moments till 5
by raised her head, aud, smiling throu
sht her tears, said, as she wiped her eyes
ich "I am nothing but a weak, fooli
girl, you see, aud you imagined
t." brave aud strong"
is "Nou are braver aud stronger than
sak thought, my darling" said he, "a