The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1879-08-29
VOL. ".

of my beartIesness, will still feel the
same"
While she spoke, her eyes flashed With
a strange earnestness, and her cheeks
flushed to deep crimson, but as she i'm
ished, the color faded from her cheeks, the
light from ler ewes, the white lids dropped
and look Of deep sadness settled over
her face. How beautiful she looked. For
All her bitter words she had won1an,s
nature within her, and now that her pas
sion had spent itself she was as weak is
the weakest. For three years she had
locked her trouble in her heart from the
world. Lad smiled and lived apparently =
gay as any school girl. All, how many
have lived, aud many still live the same
double life, plunging into gayety and
dissipation, striving to forget for an hour
the pain and agony that eats the heart
away, and makes life one long role Of act
ing.
Tears stood in her mothers eyes as she
looked at her, aud she laid her hand ten
derby ON The golden head.
Poor little BERTHE. =
ooh don't a.4ma-don't pity me. !
have ceased to love him now. ] aIn nol
school girl amy longer, "
But Bertie, you will not continue
your flirting with hlm ".7
"Why not?"
| as it right to return evil for evil Z"
| Chow many return good for evil in this
| world 2
/ ',That is a poor way to excuse ourselves
Be1tie, Ii others do wrong why should
we follow their example, DON'T you know
my child, that you will n"t feel half as
happy as you would II you followed the
dictates Of your conscience and yoaf heart2
Come, let another advise you. Give Cap
tain Miller an answer one way or another
Ito-uight. 1t is serious thing, my child.
/ to t1;Ae with the heart you do not know
how a single word of discouragement to
D man who finds himself woman,s toy
has thrown many an honest-heaHed man
Tito the abyss of ruin, will not counseI
YOU one way or the other, only be guides
by your heart, 1t will play you truer il
the end than your pride. "
"You are right, mamma, / will do q
yon say"
Mrs. yane stopped and kissed her afee
tionately.
1t was evening. The wind swept
through the park with voice Ike tic
refrain fro1n some sylvan elf>s wild song
/ A perfume Of flowers hoTercd II the ali
and round Park Villa, In the center o
the balcony, with its large pillars wreathed
In cHnging vines and hanging baskets q
mignonette aud heIiotrope, was suspend
{ "a large lamp which threw q wierd sItim
tner Of light over the figures Of Captain
Miller and Rertie Yahe> Rertie Laid he
Aaud on the statue Of the Goddess Q
| Truth as she said
"Iou love me then, you say why did
you seek happiness with another, Captain
Miller low cold her voice sounded
IA very natural question, Miss Vane
/ shall he truthful, the confession eanno
Ehurt the dead. Nellie White and Ter
thrown great deal together while i
Italy. She was little more than chill
ID years and experience, but wonderful.
beautiful, as when you saw her later
fancied that / loved her, and told her tha
II did,. I shall never forget her look 9
pleasure or the dreamy, happy light tha
shone ID her eyes when I told her, ard ]
her shy giglish way she told me how 81
had loved from the 6rst. We beeam
engaged, and I returned To England !
settle some afflirs with 1ny lawyer hetor
Eshe should return and we should be ma
ried. III vas then I met you. ! tried
: think Of little trusting Nellie, but try .
/ would your face, yoEr voice, your word
ali came between us. I saw my DANCE
, aud / fed from it, I went back to Nelli
ard strove to forget you. ! do not thin
/ could have done as I did, but ever
Y time i looked ID Nellie's face my heai