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

heart should have married George lie
| Roy!i
She stood in a open doorway, and looked
up and down the piaxzs on which opened
| the psrlors. All, 81 last, George was
seated with his back 10 her, In a lounging,
| negligent attitude. Facing him, In an at
iiude equally negligent, was Ainns Storey
her dimpled BacchAnte face upturned TO
his; her white arms glancing out of the
falling rose-colored sleeves Of her dress.
and wreathed with Roman pearls. Per
haps she was posing for Lalls Rookh or
sotne other Oriental character, 10 whom
strands Of pearls are Appropriated In tab
'eGnr rirdHi' at sll events, her graceful
bead was adorned TO correspond with her
arms. She made slight movement AZ the
poment that Eddie appeared 10 the door
say, with which her little white hand fcll
against Dr. LeRoy's knee, and lay there
osrele>sly. Eddic's face contracted a. in
psu. She came forward. Minns slightly
changed her attitude. but with no visible
shos Of embarrassment. George glanced
up. "WIl YOU join usi" he asked, In an
ansymTaihetic. superficial tone.
Eddie paused = moment, looking down
np"n Mi.ns. Then she said. iciiy, No,
thank yot." and moved away.
She was combiug out her long hair
presently, when George Knocked at her
door. sta that rigid look on her face.
that hurt lsok in her eyes. lie closed the
door, and stood leaning with his back
against tt. Il wish, Edna," he began di-
feclly. "thE you would be little more
Ike other people. II j. cOnioundedly ua-
pleasant TO have you golng about looking
Ike mute \. a funeral
II cannot look more unhappy than
feel, J" she burst out. with gathering sobs.
Why did ever marry yout ! wish had
iird Instead. Why did you not marry this
storey girl. whom you make love o. now
before my fAcel II you have TO feeling
Tor me as a woman. should think you
might show al least common respect lar
me a. your wife.
Her tone. her words. siuux George lie
Roy to the point Of fpry. My wife hc
aid Heavens wish you had not that
latin upon my tolerance \ man rcaps a
-earml harvest from youthful mistake
Thcn he turned on his heel. and closed the
inor sharply behind him Eide Was only
trhc more miserable than she had been
,cfofc.
The next day va. SUNDAY. Parties for
.hurch we're made up. EDDIE found her
telt lisilrssly Included IN onc Il might at
east be more tolcrAblc than wandcriu;
umlc~sly about the hotel. A. she Mas
landed into the stage she noticed her hu>-
4aul gathering 10 Ainna >t0rey's draper
- wl;hiu the compass nt a light wagon, In
shich hc va, going 70 drige her. She was
A,sfus and laughing a. usual There "a-
ant clnai on Georges face Ias sight
az EIi,c 10 the heart -" aNer;ed her
arc hastily. Her grllos-pAs.rng.rs saw
shat .av saN. they pjtied her. It Is hard
.b 4 Young proud nature "a DO pitiel
.f.Fs 4 f..F - 4 3. Il
3, voices mile JnWn tho road thstc
"a. a hlll Ai ihe top ot this htll the
lursc- took fright. enc becoming perfectly
inroutrollAb.c. Faugink aud rearing.
hey dragged the sis.e 20 the edge of the
muuuia4u. The acNt moment the great
tsubrrtug S.hir~ was overturned aut
pitched down JAr mouutslu--jir Then
th- huis,-,. having done their Sor-t stood
.ul. Tue tr.fer picked himself up, and
,grycycd the scene Of the disaster. The
sr.t ohj~c; ihat met his eyes was Mrs. lie
Roy. y 10 had been thrown again,; a heap
u .touc.- 4 messenger ~as dispatched %
- hotel. wh,. met pr. I.rI;os mrs. OF all
= h.. top wagon.
Hurry, hurry" hc cried. III. stage
4. guur over TIE etI- ot thr mountain.
Mr. Leroy dead"
George "A. of ike the wind; bu; not
tt4RIN 49, f'F''4fg 49, tltNiFAAf-AA y IA
sh,r lip, to - let out H. va, alone
shcn he was confronted by Eddie, pluful
ace,
They gathered her up. and carried her TO
he hotel for dead The res Of the party
escaped unhurt, excep, for trif'ing cuts snd
lrui.cs; but when they laid her on her bed
lry thought that life was extinct.
might quote pages IN supper, Of the as
seri!on that the worth OF treasure {. en-
sha-itel by tn. dfe al of losing l. Harsh
1sss Indifference, neglect, dogged George
-.ei,uy's step Ike stern accgscr., now that
Eitr Law specchles-. unconscious, for
4tlples~ hours. II seemed 70 him that he
lad kiiled her. II he had been with her.
his shi not have happened. Surely he
might have shielded her. Shielded her;
An had he shielded her from other dan
ger. other ls? The bitter reproach
1auu,ed him that he had betrayed his trust.
How utterly lit;l" and contemplate theli
di..cn.ions now seemed Only the one
truth remained. that she was his, the
woman he loved, the only woman VINO
could Oh his heart.
IL sent for her father and mother They
came. wruny ~ The crurlest anguish; but
rhey came Just as she began 20 revive.
Youth y stubborn; life is obstinate, and
lov. wre,tlei with prayer. George Leroy
bad never known before what Il was TO
face a mysterious Providence, omnipotent
and vet hcarkening 10 supplication.
Eddie was given back 20 him again
given back TO bin. so II seemed, from death.
Il was second marriage.
We ollen wonder IL We would live our
lives better II We could live them over
again. Certainly Eddie and her husband
proh,ed by their former mistakes For
one thing, they spent their second honey
moon IN a home of their own. When Ei-
die vent down from Sweetbrer Springs.
In the fail, 10 Port Royal, she found a love
! ly house made ready for her, OF which she
was the unconditional mistress. George
explained, to all whom IL might concern,
that the situation OF this house suited the
requirements OF his practice better than
that Of the Leroy homestead
twas astonishing how easy IL was to
/ ge, on with Mrs. LeRov mere after this.
i Som.tim-a. Indeed, Eddie wondered
whether her former troubles had not been
| chmeras OF her brain.
As for Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. they were at
l.-t entirely reconciled TO their daughters
| marriage They spent the greater part OF
their subsequent lives in spelling their lit
| tie grandchildren to their hearts content.
| = Harper's Bdzdr.