The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-07

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silence that there might be some re-
lenting in the proud heart, did not wish
to leave her TO make overtures Of peace,
but resolved oace more to risk repulse
aud bitter words from her he felt such
tender longing to comfort and soOthe as
dutiful son should.
mother" said he gently, stopping in
front Of her, "may | not bring Elinor
home ?"
" E!inor, always Eiinor, first aud
last" she thought, angrily.
She would care for you so thought
fully, aud you need care aud attention
that no one but daughter eau give
you. Let US forget the past aud begin a
happy future. II you will only give
your consent, We can all be so happy !
Will you not, mother? ask once
more 81
He paused, listening with painful ex-
pectation for her answer.
Her face was shaded by her hand, so
that he could not see the effect OF the
inward struggle as he looked down at
her with mingled hope and fear. After
few seconds, that seemed long minutes
Of waiting, she raised her head slowly
and with naughty gesture said, sar-
castically:
81 suppose you aud my lady would be
so exceedingly happy in your FOOLS
paradise that you would not know actu-
ally whether was happy or not, aud, il
you thought Of it at all, would probably
suppose / must be, OF course, to witness
the defeat of all my plans, the defiance
Of all my authority, the disregard Of all
my wishes. No - she exclaimed, with
the old intensity OF bitterness, that
made him heartsick. "No, will never
consent that you shall bring that girl
here as long as live"
"Mother, do you mean to drive me
from you too by your cruelty % said the
young man, in low, hard tones, scarcely
knowing what he said.
"I do not care whether you 20 or
stay" she replied, in utter recklessness
and perversity, though feeling that she
was punishing herself worst of all by it,
81 am just as miserable as l can be, and
as you care nothing about il, IL is Of no
consequence to me where you go or
what you do. / can die alone just as
well as live alone, and then you will be
happy-you and your adorable Elinor."
'Qhi this is monstrous il Is un-
/ beaTable - said Frank, rushing out of
/ the room, aud in a few moments the
wretched victim Of pride and bate, sit
/ ting alone aud desolate, beard the hall
door close violently, and felt that she
had driven her sou away from his home,
aud that she would be to blame il any
harm came Of il. She felt this keenly,
and that she was booming herself to a
/ life Of misery; felt il as she had never
done before-yet no thought Of repent
ance or restitution mercifully came into
/ her mind, for it could not find entrance.
/ The seven spirits, more wicked than
/ the first, had entered in aud taken full
L lu5~tsSiou u tue iuhE -ti5laNel htdIA :
aud though, like the victim TO cholera,
she knew she was on the road TO de-
/ struction, she did not care; she would
not make one effort to escape or break
/ her bonds The very fact that she bad
/ been at the point where she might cas-
/ lily have turned, made her more deter
mined to continue in the path she had
/ chosen, and she felt kind OF ferocity Ia
think size had been so near doing what
she had determined not to do. She re-
tired to her room, not to rest, nor tc
think calmly on what had passed, but
| to try to invent some way Of detaching
Franks affections from Eliuor, and oI
| inducing him to speedily marry some
one else. She felt feverish eagernes'
to do something that would enable bel
to triumph at last, and the goodness anc
patience Of the woman she so hated only
iuflamed her enmity.
Alas that human nature should evel
so yield itself to the Spirit Of Evil.
ITO be continued.l