The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-06

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SAVED As nY guE
"D5 yol indeed despise me, Liza %
De asked, gazing hard at her, while she
stood before him. her hands raised as %
warli1g Of depending danger
"I ought 20 tcsrise you, John Irgle-
ton. gave you, freely and spou.a-
ueously, tle richest treasure q woman
has to give. gave you my drst and
best and dearest affections, and you
threw tham away"
Liza, as God is my witness, 7 re-
turned them au."
'EctuHcd Hemy do you say, John ?
There is more in that word than you
poss bly, Imagine. You did return my
love % me. You tbr1s. &c back upon
me as though &c were tau5ie or o toy.
Yes, John Ing.etou, you returned it,
Hal hai hs! What @ specimen Of
magnauimity you were, 90 be sure -
He arose aud approached her, tremb-
ling like the guilty cl'PrI. De felt him-
self 20 be.
"Don'l John. DON'T, I command
you! You must not touch mel Do
you forget The respect you owe, as
gentleman, % tle wife of an absent
man ."
go Liza! For Gods saket'
Again that harsh, dlscordait and
biood-curilag laugh broke forth upon
the stiffness OF The air.
"For Gods sake, Indeed, John! Was
itfar Gods sake that you skulksd away
from my presence ltke villain, leaving
me no tdiugs Of your wheIeaiout-. and
uo-hing but my returned affections Q
All, Joha. The mills %: God grind
slow, but grind exceeding small. You
tore yourself away ffom ,he teudrils Of
my bleeding heart, aud leit them bare
aud sore and laceratei left them TO
quiverin iLe sc1schirg suuliebt tiil they
wi.hesed aul died."
"L'zli Uusay that last cruel word
Your affections are NOT deadl know I
judss sou justiy uhen ! compare your
love 90 mine, aad mine .or You can
never de-"
"Iou have brought forth The fruits II
dealhiszs affection Tor tne, john Iue's-
tou. Haven't y0u, now 90
"Llza, darlingr'
"Dou't call me G0rIny! T am Mrs.
Peter Tlbbsr 90
"'Liz5, do you want o. biu ue cut
rfgat?"
"I would 60 God SIC were both dead .'
''I can say Amen to that, Liza"
"Aud now, John Insleion, viii you
De kind enough % inform meo or the pur-
port OF this visit? ?'
"Tou called me, LIZA"
"Vhcn 2"
"Just before came To-day"
"You speak in riddles, John"
"Theu I viii explain. About two
hours ago my sister Tuzah LEFT me I'm
charge OF her babe, and came over here
Co bring you the sad uiiugs Of my
mothers death. Tie child fell asleep
very soon, aud the house was as slill as
tie grave-as s,l,l as this place must
often seem when you are alone, Eliza.
wonder That an farmers wives are not
ilssue"
"Weue"
81 leaned back in uy chair and tr.ed
TO console myself ailh O book. Bat ]
couldn't read, and closed my eyes and
went on thinking, thinking. Need I
tell you, Liza, OF rtat I vas think
ira?"
LIE tried 10 Say, "Of your deceased
vifs, perhaps, as would have been proper
and right" bot tie words died Oh Ter
lips.
'IAen," he continued, "a voica-yoar
voice, 'Liza-vibratei for am instant
upon my inner sense, ana 7 heard You
say distinctly, J0tar 7 was afraid &C.
open my eyes lest I should break The
enchanting spell, aud, as I sat there, Sc
lent and qaivering, 7 saw you, as 81.
were, ai.r of, holding out your appeal
ing hands, just as you are doing Bow,
LIZA, aud ] o5eyei The summons"
Her hands that had been up as O
fender before were now uucousciously
held out toward him. She threw them
upagain.
"Lize Harliue is Set aI right 60
spirit, however much she may 10 bodily
violence TO Ler own iuc'ina.ions," DE
said, huskiiy.
Proceed, john" she answered,
family, dropping upon a chair as if ex-
ha1s,ed by fright or fatigue.
"I know my manner Of leaving you
81 Chiucapin Oaks seemed iuezcusabls
to everybody; bui, Liza, was desper
ate. Your father held a whip OF scor
pions- over my bead. Ny father aad
mother were in danger OF being driven
from their home, and ] was young a.t
inexperienced, and held vague ohime-a'
about seeking a fortune. Liza, vii
you-cau you-beiieve me when Isweal
% you Cha. my only hope was 10 com,
back at an early day aud claim you, a:
your fathers peer in wealth and power
and your own equal ia intelligence and
wealth ?"
81 could have believed you il you bad
come to tell me then, while your kiss o