Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-10

Tor Europe almost immediately. lie was
! rich man, but he had profession. 70 which
he proposed 10 devote himself For the
! next two years he attended medical lee
lures in Paris as assiduously as though he
/ had been A needy student anxious to 60 TO
work to earn a living. le aud Edna were
very happy during those two years; 1t was
( the life that suited Edna and music
aud congenial society. The world was
even gayer and brighter than her day
| dreams had pictured it. Then year or
/ travel Then home.
Eddie had never known how she had
/ missed her dear father and mother until
she found herself once more cla.ped IN their
| loving arms. How had she done without
/ all this while. their extraordinary drvo-
/ ton. their blind infatustioHe She bad never
] half enjoyed her own two babies untii she
! had shown them to her father and mother.
| Tears of 10Y and pride rained down Mrs.
! Clark's cheeks Eddi.'s little girls There
/ never were such beas:ies, such darlings-
| Eddle's eyes. clear. brown, eager. with
| their fathers beautiful golden hair. For
iunately they were sufficiently ike their
| fathers family TO win favor with their
! grandmother Leroy 90 that score. pn the
whole. she was satisfied with the appear
anos presented by her sons family. Id
dies French toilsites were stylish and be
| coming the elder baby prauled la French
| In a distinguished wsy; the baby proper
was study for a picture as she lay IN the
arms OF her bonae whose picturesque cap
and apron were the first that had ever Np-
pesrcd Ia Port ROYAL. Edna really did net
do George dlscredit; she would be well
enough. II only IL were not tor her vulgar
father and mother.
S,il there were no Jars Bni. All the
same. Edna grew gradually hsrAsscd ant
unhappy. Il became patent 90 her that
Mr.. Leroy looked down upon her ante
( ced.ntS. and that /, WAS pcTpc,uallv upon
her mind TO instruct her In the different ar
iicles OF her own social creed Eddle's
gentle soul rebelled. She had her Own
pride Of birth. She hated Mrs. LeEny's ar
rogRnce and assumption. She almost hated
/ Mrs. LeRoy. Day amer day she wss tnade
10 appear to dssdva before George,
Day after day she felI that she wa -;iilcn-
Ing ard hardeniog before the Icy breath of
her mother ln-iA~'s constant sus, alliance
A word here and a word there will prcj1-
dice almost unawarcS. George, tor The
rr.i time. noticed that his wife tad defects;
, she lacked self-couirol. sclf-possc.siou.
These things would come in time bat they
we.e an indispensable part OF the equip.
mrnt OF a flashed woman OF the world
Gradually George began TO object 20 her
frequent visits 10 her parents. although
never in so many words. The argument
that he used VAS that she was So much
away from home; he saw SO ,,.e oi her.
GraIG,liy Eddie aband"ned j this point; hui
IN return she resolved that she would Oe
equally ohary OF her visits 10 other places.
She established a character for uusociahii.
iIy and Indifference amoug all the LeEos-'
friends In PORT Royal. people whom Mr..
Leroy had urged her 10 cultivate for
your husbands sake, my dear; phy..-
clans wife can not exercise too much q s.
crciion in the choice OF her acTualntAnCv-."
Gradually size did not seem TO herself o
be the same girl. Oh. II only che and
George could live In little house - thrNr
own This great. grand house Nas prs
. on. But Il had always been on the cards
that George should live with his mother.
An unusual devotion existed between the
mother and son.
Eddie was not wise woman. She made
no effor, 10 conceal the bitterness N her
SOU from her own parents. Thy knew
that she Was not happy they never dream
ed Of blaming her when day after day went
| By without their seeing her. Bot they did
blame Mrs LeRoy, and none the less when
they saw Eddie grow quiet and dull and
changed.
George and she drifted farther aud iarth-
er apart. III. was an imprcssionable na-
Z ture. which speedily FELL away from the
| magnetism OF any Influence which MAS not
vigorously exericd. And be liked life and
/ gsyeiy Eddles mood chilled ani repressed
( him. lie had no sympathy for people with
/ the blues. So he sought smus-menl else
| where. II Eddie refused TO return Visits.
I the more reason that h should visit yigor-
/ ou,ly. lie was always warmly welcomed
al the houses OF L.is Old lnl!males. The Sto-
/ reys. for Instance. made as much Of him
as though he were still unmarried He be-
/ leved those girls would do anything for
| him. He showed Eddie with somewhat Of
school boy triumph q pair Of slipper.
/ Mlnna Story had worked for him 10 shaded
| hosses.
! Port Royal-st least its exclusive circles
always len home ln August and Septem-
Der. The LeRsys from time immemoriAl
had gone TO the Saeetbrier Springs during
those months. Il was decided 20 carry out
their usual programme, almost without con-
| sultlpg Mrs. George Leroy. She. FOR her
part. detested the idea OF going. as indeed
she had ended by detesting all the LeRoys'
doings.
Nevertheless Sweetbrier Springs was a
pleasant place enough, 10 the heart Of the
peaceful, serene mountains. II was not 50
far from Port Royal but that George could
Join his family once a week. for which fact
| Eddie would have been more than thank
fol had she lad the iul benefit Of his soci-
ETY. when he did come. But there were
not many men at the Springs, and DR.. lie
Roy Was handsome and popular. His
weekly arrival was the signal among the
Idle girls Al Sweetbrier for s struggle To
| monopolize his attentions. And George
was nothing ioaih. He came up here 10
recnperate and to have a good time. and
when he applied himself to having a good
time. II was with the same zeal which he
had brought TO bear upon the study Of his
profession.
The Storey girls were his warmest ad-
mirers. Minna Storey was IS bewitching
ly beautiful as the typical Eastern houri-
ali rounded curves and dimples, soft,
tendrilly brown hair, aud laughing, mis-
chieyous eyes. She was a girl who never
hesit.ted to follow the bent OF her pleas
ures. although these at times led her into
somewhst devious ways. She generally
had love affair on hand. although this
was apt 10 be not 80 much Irritation as
romp. At least this was the distinguished
characteristic Of her present encounter
with DIR. Leroy. II WAS great fun no
doubt. but it could hardly be said to be
dignihed. As the weeks slipped by, the
| fact grew TO be an established one among
the other girls that DIR. Leroy was Minns
Storey's exclusive property.
Eddie was wretched. Those women are
perhaps TO be envied who. in similar situa-
tons, cultivate a gsyety which, If forced
at least serves as AZ escape-valve. Eddie
not only WAS wretched. but looked so
And George became irritsted. He actually
was st last in the condition OF believing
himself TO be the aggrieved party.
One evening, when Eddie had hung ovei
the children until they were asleep, Groom
Ing son airs to them which always lulleC
them 10 rest soonest, she wandered dowr
stairs With the vague intention OF finding
George. and trying to dispel the miserabl'
cloud which had hung between them nov
tor SO long. A wish to do so had come int
her heart as she kissed her babies good
night. She drifted down the great sound
ing stairway. looking like q pale ghost
with her sad eyes and her flowing whit
t dress. She glanced out on the difIeren