Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-04

make me Fds with him over The moor for
strength.
The old folks said nothing. They
knew what allied me; only our little
Scotch maid seemed 10 think there Was
aushl wrong. Once she said TO me:
"Wha. ais ye, miss Your eye is dull
aud your check is pale, and gour Draw
grand lover Gamma make ye smile. Ye
ar, IA. ths, ID, either"
mo. I'm we'll enough" said /.
Sac looked al me wistfully.
Gin ye'd tell me your all, might tell
you cure" she said.
Bot there was no cure Tor me in this
world, and couldn't open my heart 10
simple Jeruio. So the days rolled by and
WAS close on my marriage eve, and
granny ana Dorothy Plume were busy on
my wedding robes. wished it was my
shroud ,hcy were working at instead.
And ano night the pain in my heart
grew too gIcat, and went out among
the purple heather on The moor, and there
knei, dCHn under the stars aud prayed 10
be taken away from the world. "For
how can i,e without EvanF' l said.
~, tc ,de words aloud and then
started ~ - alright, for thoTe at my side
was H. oiijsh liltle bgure, and / heard Il
cry h. al i;st scarcely thought earthly.
Yet il vas bu; Scotch Jennie had followed
ne.
why go Sou call Tor your true love
now?" she said. You sent him fra ye
for seke . The young square"
"How dare YOU follow and watch me-"
But ,uo caught my sleeve.
"Diura oo vexed. she said. "Just
bide wee, AN answer what speer. lis
ior love oi YOU. for I've seen ye waste
like lha suaw wreath in the sun sin ihe
squire woced ye. Was it your will the
lad THAI .ovcd the ground ye uod on
should have his ring again ''
"Whsl 30 you mean p said |.
III SPEAK gin iose nv place" said
Jennie. Il rode with the mistress 10
young D.. Locke's place past the moor,
aud there she lighted and gave him Il
ring, snd WLAl she said know not, bot
il turned him the tint O. death, and he
said, 'Inere's IA II drop O. true buid in
woman pin she Is false And he turned
to ihe va! ar covered his eyes, an your
2rannie rcl home There. us all ken.
Wull ii do?"
"Ay, jennie said I. Heaven bless
your
And had l wings on my feet could not
not have come to the cottage door sooner.
stood before my grandmother Tem-
bling and vii.c and said: "On, don't
tell me. -rsuu,e, YOU have cheated me
and robD,C mn OF mi true love by lie.
Did you Si..l The troIh ring from my
neck aud give il back to Evan as il from
msP Yen I'vc loved and honored al my
life lons-Td rather die th4a think IT,"
She tGrred scarlet.
"Tlu, .oye!' said she. You've but
one true ,oyo now-Squiro Turner."
"You'so lone il" cried. It's writ
ten on YoGr tace'
Aud =ae .o)ked down at that and ieii 10
weeping.
"Iiy own rue love was breaking his
heart" she said. my husband and
had loved .)r iity years. did it to save
him. Could let a gir's fancy, worth
nothing, s.And in my way, and see him
a beggsr in his old age' o., girl, girI!'
And tren le!l down at her leet ike d
stone. | know nothing Tor an hour or
more. bu. ,hen, wnen | Was better, anu
they lett Tie Hiih JenDIe, oade her fetch
me hood and CLOAK and her own and
come win me aud away | aent across
the moor iD the starlight, to where tue
hall Winows were ablazs with light, and
asked the houaekeeper TO le, me see the
Squire.
She stared at me for my boldness-no
wonder-but called him. So in moment
be stood before me IN his evening dress.
with his checks flushed and MS eyes
bright and led mo into little room and
seated mo.
Agatha. my love. | hope no mis-
chsnoe hrir. you here" be began.
But stopped him.
Not Jour love. Squire rurner," said,
IL thauk "a for thinking SO we'll OF me,
but even after all that has passed."
could say no more. He took my
hand.
Have offended you, Agatha" he
said
Not yours the oifenGe-the guilt
On, have been soreiy cheated - aud all
| could ID was 10 sob and think be
thought ne mad.
At las strength came to NE. went
back 10 tue trst and told him sll-how
we had plighted to each other. waiting
only for better prospects to be wed. and
how when h. honored me by the offer OF
his hand, had angered my grandparents
by owning 10 the truth. and Of the ring
grannie Lad stolen from ny breast, aud
the lalse message that had been seut my
promised husband from me.
And though | would never see Evan