Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-10-11

crimson suddenly died her checks.
80 remember IT all now. Please
reach me the desk ~
Then she told her mother her adven-
TUE in the rain, and drew out OF the
desk Franks pocketbook.
"Three weeks ago. In all probability
he has needed it, We must open it,
mamma, to find his address and send it
back to him at o1,ce.'
Mrs Thornton looked pityingly at the
flushed, eager face aid trembling hands.
She shook her head doubtfully and sad
ly, and said:
"You love Frank still, Ethel-now
don't you:" l ~
No reply in words, but the poor pale
face was hidden upon the pillow with a
great sob and little thin hand stole in
to the mothers. pleadingly.
Mrs. Thornton uaressed the hand and
put it to her lips.
s.If no were worthy, dear, should say
nothing, but he Abandoned you, Ethel.
O child, where is your pride? 1on are
hoping against hope, my daughter. IL
WOllll 10 CRUEL Ill iuO ~ SilSo"A"9S J"'-
Mr. Merrifield could have found yon had
he wished; our address was lett for all
who might Inquire for it. He has not
even written to you since your fortune
was lost. remember well that his last
letter arrived just as we were going to
your cousin theis wedding-tl ut was
lust week before our trouble came"
Ethel made no reply,
Her face was hidden again, and sobs
| shook her slender form. Mrs. Thornton
continued:
"Would that you had never seen Frank
Merrifield! He forsook you in poverty,
ard even when the far greater sorrow OF
your poor fathers death came upon us,
he gave us not one sympathizing word
O Ethel, think no more of him, but rath-
er try to reward the true and devoted
love that has proven so trne q 1rlehn TO
us. DIR. Jones has been like Il son to me
through all your sickness. Surely in
time to come YOU will get over the infat
uation for one so unworthy, and reward
a devoted love as it deserves"
Ethel looked up YEARLY.
81 don't love DR.. Jones. mamma
} though esteem him, and l am grateful
oh! very grateful for all his g"rdness Il
MS both. But l SHALL never love any mai
but Frank! Some day l will tell tn
doctor so, and thcn-If he chooses to ac
I cept esteem and gratituue-l Will 10
your sake, mamma-"
She stopped, and quite broke down
} a storm of sobs and tears.
2 Her mother sonthed her, and present.
she became ealmer.
< sDor't let us talk of it any more, sal
she signing. Let us find his address an
f send him his pocketbook.'
t So they opened it and examined II
contents.
e Notes. bills, memoranda, receipts,
considerable amount of money, but l
- address.
,, At last in an inner pocket they found
letter, and in it a photograph Eth
o. took it out. it was her own picture
Mamma, mamma, look here and
Or moor GIRLS trembling fingers clutched
a scrap of newspaper that was .1lu'tfcn
- to the ground.
%, what is this 2
he Bending their heads together they re-
he the following notice:
H. sMnrried.-On June 4th, az Ora
Church, Henry Rollins, Esq, to M
a. Ethel Thornton. Immediately after
la ceremony the happy couple started o.
n bridal tour -,
f. Mrs Thornton looked up in bewild
led ment.
,ad .Whv. what is that doing here /! 81
if she It's the announcement OF Your
tx sin EthePs marriage" :,
my yes, yes! and Frank thought ~
DOR mine, I see it all now-he has pelie
,ra- me- false to him! Oh, my poor FRA
ow no has been srlfferi"g, too! Inc ph'
praph see, what is that written uh
,on neoth if in his own handwriting.
lookv
'oor Again they read together.
let This time Shakespearos lines-tho
unit slightly altered:
ing Vert thou but cons ant thou "erI
re- fect-that one error
Fills thee with faults!
NV .Oh, my poor Farnl" cried the Ia
,,,a weeping girl. 20! why were cousin
A"N a, and T named the salncs Ana l.
never met her. Don't you see, man
,, as ,,:,.,1-o b,s occurredo A,
vain H." ,n0 ,,;,oa ,,nexploiucd
ever but for that shower OF rain J
oN ut the letter, mamma. l must hh
was address now
10 rhe letter was examined, and hal
at l -, ,,,;od =
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