The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-29
Qrom the Danbury News.)
BERTHE VANE'S MISTAKE.
BY FRANCES A. TYLER.

panied anxiety on her sweet motherly face.
"Why, mammal what is the matterl
You look SO grave, l feel like little cul-
prit going to be annihilated," and she
flashed a mischieveous glance from be-
meath her long lashes.
Mrs. Vane made no answer, but contin.
ued to look steadily at her daughter with
the same grave earnestness. BERTHE could
stand it no longer.
"Mamma, don't, please don't look so Sc
rious. I'll get frightened and run away"
"Are you ready to listen to me now, Ber-
tie?" said her mother after pause. BERTHE
pouted her lips and drew long face.
"You-" Mrs. Vane paused as she
looked at her attempt to be serious, and it
was too much for Bertie's nerves. the pout
wouldn't stay, and her eyes would twinkle,
though she tried to look at the floor with.
out smiling. Mrs. Vane pretended 10 take
no notice of the interruption as she said
"You received letter this morning |
wish to see it." 1t was seldom that Mrs.
Vane spoke so stern, and BERTHE started;
she had teased too far, that was certain.
But the letter-as she thought of it she
crimsoned, then paled almost marble white,
and tears rushed to her eyes. That letter
she had waited and waited for, dreamed of
at one time, with all the ardor of woman's
love; but now she felt sort Of triumph in
having it. Mrs. Vane watched her, but
there was panied, angry expression on
her iace as she cohthuen: - 90 not oi'gi,
make such request bertie, ana woulu
not now, oniy ior my own Parueulat
reasons; II IS from NaP'aih Miiier' Am
| right"
"Yes. mamma" came family. All her
lghtheartedness had vanished.
"Then rive it to me"
A serious. pleading look cleaned from
her beautiful ewes as she said slowly
81 would rather give YOU all the letters
have ever received than this one. wish
you would not ask it, mamma"
Her last words died into a sorrowtul
whisper; but Mrs. Vane still remained i'm
movable, holding out her hand for the
letter. BERTHE hesitated a moment then
drew it slowly from her pocket, handed it
to her mother and burst into tears. Rising
hastily, she would have left the room, but
her mothers short "stay" detained her.
With the step of an niured queen she
moved towards the chair she had Just va
Gated and sat down calm, as if there were
no tempest of pride and anger raging
within her. Her mother read the letter to
the end then turning to BERTHE, looked
steadily at her, as if to read her thoughts,
alt is as thought. Are you not ashamed
of such conduct"
| "Now came defiantly.
| A painful expression came over Mrs.
! Vanes face.
| "Do you mean what you say, Bertie"
"I do" with another defiant look. Then
half bitterly she continued, "You cannot
tell what pain it will give ne to tell you
what l have hidden so long, but you shall
know all now and there will be an end to
1t forever
she paused again, as ii 10 crush PACK inc
emotion that shook her from head to ioot'
then continued
"Ihree years ago loved that man. 1ou
are woman, you should kno" What that
means, mamma. Day after DAY thouSht
only OF nm, ana even IN my dreams
could not Keep my NINA rom thou9ntS Vi
MN. But lsteh-lflat man tillleu WIN my
heart. lie loVed ahothef. ou kno" now
beautiful she was. lie married her' ana
six month after her marriage sne elea'
Then remembering me ne came pacK 10
me TO clam my hand' ihat was mo-
ment OF triumph l could not answer MN
then, Tor nuch Us l Wahteu u HIM MN
suffer- l--l-loNed MN suii' ms ie''ei
was sort OF reproach lor my oeiay' anu
he claims answer 10 -nlpnt. 10 YOU
know what 1t VIII per mo, irreVocap'y
no. II mi8ht nave Deen uIleteht' ou'
when go over me past my near lla'ueilS
S t.,lu -; r. ~ Ga"l sort of nIessnre at tht
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r While she spoke, her eyes flashed witt
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