Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-26


toy he thinks not Of obtaining but wishe
and longs with all his heart for it-tha
some one in this wide universe is trul
sorry to part with me. Will you be tina
one, Nina" He had thrown himself fuI
length upon the grass beside me.
" WhyY' | said, glancing down in tn
eager upturned face.
" Because-do you wish to know"
Anything that | am connected with.
a." Are you sorry, Nina?" it came so Low
and sad.
could fee the tears coming, but forced
them back with strong effort, answprn!
only too careiessly to hide my feelings.
OF course | regret that you should &c
out OF my life never to return"
Pshaw!" he said, with a low, bitter
laugh sit was an absurd question for me
to ask you What possible difference car
my going make to you, so long as you arc
left behind with the lover have heard
| Nett speak of. 1t was he-What can vou
know OF the gnawing, wretched dispair of q
heart, writing under the separation from
It's ldol-the thing it cheriSheS and loves
best and dearest in all the wide, wide
world You cannot know Of nv bitter
pain in this parting. No, he will be with
you when am gone"
Life seemed gliding away from me. "Oh,
| DugIass y | cried, starting to nv feet. then
sitting down instantly.
"Nina! he cried caspng NV hands.
forgive me, forgot myself in my angry
jealousy, at the thought of you caring for
him. | had hoped that in your little
sphere all of mine would be-" lie paused.
still holding my hands. | looked down,
his face was so white and his eyes seemed
to burn into my soul.
Don't look at me that way, Won hurt
mel | cried; still l could not keep nv
eyes from his face, they would rove back
instantly.
Nina, do not trihe with me for heavens
sake 1t you cannot love me, say 20 and
you will never see me again /"
"Oh, stay!' | gasped.
Sitting down beside me he said. You
are mine now, stay has told me all. do
not fear that Bertram will ever hold NV
place now. Don't you know that | have
almost hated him ever since the day that
Nett called you to come to us in the woods.
that Bertram was not at the rocks and
need say thought you was disappointed
because he was not there? There is one
thing too that have thought very strange.
although have watched CLOSELY vet have
never seen him. Will you tell me his last
name; | don't think that Bertran can be
lido grant me this favor?''
= Nett for sport, has always called YOU
Bertram." '0N
How happy he was when / told him
this. nun
Jealous OF myself and never dreamed
It, why was ever so stupid must leave
Tor short while and when | return I will
leave you no more. Shall we tell Jennie
and Nett?"
No one until Papa knows" THEY'RE
coming, | must go. | would not have
them see me-
When Nett and came out to announce
tea, Nina was walking briskly toward the
lake path.
Duglass bent such sharp inouirinp lool,
at me, did he suspect my thoughts :? Yes
as ne knew everything else from tho face
and eyes, surely he knew that, for the same
ola amusing smile came back in his face
and he said '~00'
How beautiful are her eyes ?"
"Whose?' asked abruptly.
" Nlna's! The man she chooses to wed
will be so proud of herr'
our certainly speak very assuringlv."
lie laughed such provoking laugh. II
almost hated him for it, and it was so faci.
mating too.
thought: tomorrow will speak to her.
she must not be trifled with. Just then we
all tour met in the hall and on Nina's left
hand, what was it that sparkled so? Dug.
lass diamond ring. His mothers wedding
ring.
oh Nina what are you doing with that
on cried, trying to grasp her hand, but
she rushed passed me and ran up stairs to
her room.
Duglass laughed and went in Papa's
study stood leaning against the banistsr
ilKe some one dazed. Nina would never
De again as she had been to US. She had
never refused me any confidence before
she could not guess the struggle it cost me
not 10 follow and beg her confidence now.
ohe could not feel the pain that her SLIGHT |
eau caused me. Somehow l think the |
nrsC dow Is always the heaviest, we do not |
SIleVs so much Tor the second, we sigh and |
nope Tor something beyond, perhaps shed
: rev tearS' IN resigned way 1t is not
Ine nara dlsparing grief that seems to |
alnoss smut out life. Oh, mol that is |
again. ~
CHAPTER II.
= Save from the letter that introduced
= Duglass Stapleton at the parsonage of |
1reys Head, we knew nothing and re-. |
named as ignorant until the time of his |
death. 'iiiie Vi MS
His chums at college, and his friends in
ohuoh nailed hlm with joy. Maneuver.
hg mammas with a troup of unmarried
laughters, who had all been "out." the
youngest Tor at least two seasons. slowly
T"Veo thelr fans to and fro, smiled and
"inkeo at his short comlngs and
hG T1 him as only such women can.
nelr daughters smiled and talked we'll.
u 'reu nonsense, tlnged with little jealousy
- q some one eise's claim, and great deal
= sco'iP' "lthout Two ideas of solid sub.
'G ri. IN tnelr powdered wigged pates.
They forgave him his love of billiards
Whist and poker, and thus thew enconro ood
lin. NY encouraged
They would rather see a man sov b;s
Wild oats while young. Dugloss was verv
.oung scarcely more than three and twenty
'hen he came to America, and an axnert
i the games" as many men who were tSv;co
lS age could testify from the bank notos
nat passed between, making the elder tho
'ooFer, out fear not wiser man.
"A islr game OF any kind, played fairly.
von Iairiy, and a check forward to the
winner, 'twasn't anything but sport fast
cams and betting, twas all sport togetber
or they 60 hand in hand. '0s0'ner
now many thousands are thus? To the
'utsiIe world their characters are IRE.
,nroaGha9le, yet like the beautiful fruit Of
ne Dead Sea, ashes to the core. y
Nlne would never have believed this.
blame. "Ouiu not De to
Who would listen to n word ,ho. !.
nd Ir'enay One that held our faith
me, reI, thought the soul Of truth. They
owe Tor them must cease for that If our
re warned, we are on guard, and even
hen our affections may be won when we