The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-09-06

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eyes. Somehow her blemished face had
found favor in his. Let them stare.
The prettiestgirl living was not so happy.
She went smiling along. She made her
little purchases with light heart And
then she saw Luke Robbins-yes, really
Luke himself, coming to meet her!
Clocks as if some one had slapped her
in the face" said giggling girls voice.
/ And he turned his head. He saw her,
and went to her at once.
ooh, Pm so glad to meet you," said
Fanny. I suppose ought to start At
once"
"And Pll go with you as far as N,
where you change carriages" said Luke
Robbins. ,na H. ..4......,
He saw people stare at her as she
passed. Part Of the staring was at the
mark, part of it at the pretty face and
figure. He laid it all to the mark, as
she had all her life. He grew very
grave. 1t was terrible blemish. In
those moonlight lovers walks in the coun-
try he had forgotten all about it, but in
the crowded streets how it forced itself
upon him! Everyone stared so. In the
carriage which they soon stepped into, a
little child opened its round eyes, and
with a childs innocent impertinence,
pointed its finger straight at the mark on
Fanny's face. Its nurse slapped the
small palm at once, and turned scarles
herself, but that did not mend mattert
At the station there was crowd. Luke
had passed Fanny in first, and stopped to
pay the fare. 81
Il sfaTwo,y' said he's 4cfrqT7 afT
Ill loI, ell h.
mo" .said Luke. = ~ 2ui oil
ooh, that one with the red scar on
ilher face" said the mapr lowering his
voice. All right
Confound your said BIke, in rage
But the man had meant no rudeness
nor hadFanny heard him ;but Luke was
excited, confused, agitated. 10
He hardly knew why then. e
He handed, her out of the carriage !;
then he pressed her hand.
"Good-by until we meet, he said, and
stepped to the platform. :" Here is YOUR
train coming up" o.
There stood one of those white-bearded,
red-cheeked old gentlemen who affect to
to be ," judges of women" in way that
is insulting to every woman, since it
places her on a level with wine and
horses, having nothing whatever to do
with anything but her personal attrac-
tions
"Ahl how de dor said this old gentle
man. grasping Luke's hand. " Glad to
see you, my boy. Doing the gallant, /
see. No relation, | suppose% at.i a
a No" said Luke aasz sgf
Thought not" .said the old gentle
man. We let our sisters and cousins
take care of themselves for the most
part. Pretty figure rather; good step;
but COMPOUNDED ugly red mark. A man
wouldn't like that, eh, LukeT' *
No." said Luke; "a man wouldn't
like it" l.,-5t..
Something rustled to his elbow ~
Il left my parcel, Mr.. Robbins, "
said cold little voice.
Fanny stood there, SO pale that the
mark looked pure scarlet. E.
Thanks Don't trouble yourself"
i. But he went bnck with her, and he
would have pressed her hand once more,
only she kept it from him.
She had heard his speech: a-
-ks "a man wouldn't like it."
She had heard the speech that caused
his answer. And as he looked after her
as she entered the carriage, two tears
came into his eyes, They trickled down
upon his cheeks He wiped them away.
Suddenly he felt that he loved Fanny
Rushton from his soul-that this cow
ardly sort of trouble that the remarks
and glances of strangers had caused him
would never make him ashamed of him
self again. N9E 70 To',tA ''f
+ Fanny, my darling he said to him
self, Fanny my love, your face is
Il dearer to me for its blemish, and you
shall know it before. ] sleep. You
should, were you a beggar IN hide it
from the worlds cold eyes on my bosom,
darling; and I'll love you all the more
for it." eaa gir3s wi
He followed after her. % He walked ur
the garden path in the twilight. He
asked for Miss Fanny. 8W g,,-
She hasn't come in yet" said the
servant. "They are so frightened about
her-master and missus -but / tell EN-
she'll turn up all right fS-
Luke's heart stood still. A PRESENT.
ment of evil filed his mind In the
gathering darkness, two anxious men
went forth, hoping against hope,
enc stepped Out on tne PLATFORM
suddenly. Either she was bewildered
or she did it on purpose. We were going
full speed. The had blue dress and a
white hat, and there's red mark on her
face. They'll know her by that"
That was the guards story. That was
the story that Luke and Fanny's father
heard at last Did she step out on pur-
pose, or was she bewildered?' God
only knows-no living being. Luke tried
to believe that what she had heard him
say had nothing todo it. But it
was too late now to tell her what he felt
too late to hide her sweet face on his
heart. He could only stoop over her, as
she lay in her coffin, and press the last
kiss his lips ever offered to any woman
upon the cold cheek that, even in the
4 death hour, bore stillupon it that fatal
red mark. II ..-I