West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28

TO him the pertidy OF the woman who had
once professed 10 be her friend, and was,
now, through treachery his wife, or not
In answer TO her summons, Mrs. Gilfov
entered the room and threw herself into AN
easy chair.
''What docs this mean 2" demanded Ella.
pointing TO the note. II loved John Gil
Toy, and-thank God know it even thus
late-he loved me. Why should I suffer
IN silence aud never stand cleared in his
eyes Why should he not know that
loved and through whose agency this knOwl-
edge was kept from him 2"
because, exclaimed Jane, passionate
~, falling at her feet, ''wlile know have
Wrongcd him and you, and that he has never
loved me as, perhaps, he would have loved
you, yet lac cares for me in kindly way
since lac believed YOU trifcd with him and
was not worthy of his love, and | ann the
mo,her of his child. Would YOU 20 10 him
and estrange us forever, and render that
baby either fatherleSS or mothcrless 2"
Enough John Gilfoy shall never hear
from me of your trcachery, nor suspect tha
he is dearer To me than my own life. But
! cannot stay here shall 20 away this
afternoon.
And so these two women, who had once
been friends, parted, the sinned against and
the SHINING.
Jane Gilfoy was dead aud Ella Masons
fate was indeed hard
One, two, three years she waited for the
man who mourned his wife, and devoted
himself 10 his motherlcss child, To seek again
the woman he had loved i'm the oldcn days.
And when long course of fever left her
weak, but free from the danger which had
fhTgufepgH IN
scarcely thankful for the life which had
been spared her the life which was so
valueless, SO utterly and always heart sick,
unsatistied and lonely.
StiA shc grew better 80 much better at
last that she yicl!cd 10 the cntreaties of
physicians and friends, and Hettic herself
10 20 down to her aunt's.
And one summer evening when tbs mead
ows were nj their grecnest, she was lifted
out of the carriage at the doOr-liftcd ont
by John Gilfoy's strong carcssing arms
ELLA, my own henccforth Thank God,
you are spared me -
Powcrcss to speak, Elias great grey eyes
iilled now with passionate, love light looked
into his
"Ncver mind questions, darling. know
everything know that hold in my arms
my own best love"
"But, John, she is "A woman, announced
her Aunt lIcttie. "She'll never be- satisfied
unless she is told something about this mat
ter. -
Then, taking her niece from John to her
own kindly embrace, she whispered
walls sometimes have ears. Ella
heard certain things once, and put this and
that together, and made out IA story that
did not feel at liberty TO tell-though my
blood boiled TO do sO-until / visited YOU
when you Were sick and raving, and knew
that love which you had promised never to
bctray was, perhaps, killing you. When /
came home | wrote letter that fetched
John home from n trip to foreign parts
Now dear you are satisfied, and do you
think you can stay here, and forget old
times, and get well and happy again -
"Ah, aunt, ! am more than satisfied TO
know that John understands me, and loves
at last is bliss for which | had forever
ceased to hope. Indeed, | shall get well,
and happy. Am | not happy now 2" put
ting her hands, with an eloquent gesture.
into those of her lover ''As for the past
we will never revert to it again-except
that | thank you, aunt, God alone knows
how fervently-for what you have done for
me-"
claw, Ella, know all about il myself
DO you think you young folks are the only
ones who have ever loved l' responded her
aunt, as she bcamingly led the way to Miss
Mason's room, followed by John with the
invalid supported tenderly in his loving
arms.