The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-12-14

her hand pn his.
Il mean to he such a good wife.
Horace" she said. gently.
"Ms darling. l know H." he an
swsr.d her: land I anu NO. blessed
%! anv msa "n q ~ earth i'.-i,y."
s. their welded life b-ga'.
Two years afterward. and .afa city
IN IN purning, because Of t.,H !'iiii-.-
80 purge that the hit rnidsum m.r DAYS
had swept relen'Is.--ly do~ u:,o, It
And ~ nearly deserted hoe, where
fashion and beauty AMI ~e..rh hid
Aei before the grim "ncon'ns "f the
p-stiirnr-, two people 'y; dead
WONG, hsnds,ne even In Il nth. with
retirement AMI mobility on heir mar
BILE faces.
Aud the death I'll. that morning.
telesraphed to happier N"ff'~ra cit.
is. contained these mann: "Mr.
Horace Van Ver>t and hi- - te. Mrs
Label Li.ie Van Vers,; :" ,'h ie in an
adj inning rom. rosy. health, vou-
AMI uac nsci,.us Of her AWFUL lns.,
their aaby girl, a year old. sa:ch-d
over bv one careful nurse. v 'ii:. an
other. gray-hsir-d and Ia ;u'. Was
hurrie,lis making preparaii i- 4" leave
the accur>ed, fever-stricken riiv.
Thee E In rton had tax y up his
position at the fo,; If the grard stair
case. ant was rstaer enjoy = looking
on at the CAV cr'wd tina: WAS i.-I
filling Mrs. Willard's pnIc:.. anl e>-
peciaily looking, rs WAS nj The first.
or the second. or the d.z.nt, time a h.
hal lo"ked jus, 80 eagearl. y. .vciy
Vivian Gwvne,h.
or late Z imerton had been pa---
Ing through strange exp :ieaca. AID
fair haired Vivian MAS very intimate
" connected with it--sn Intimately
that. during the past few werk., L l.
merton had crme Ia know that ,i,a,
had happened To him he had Thought
never could happen 10 him a gain att r
the .iesnlaIe waste time in hi, liz. wbea
Isabel Leslie hal married another.
re hal thnught never e. renew nj
eaith and trust in woman H. hal
no hope. or wish that the wreck l,e had
believed himself to love at pa. az
-houlI ever he m...ie ANEW. And then
right into all the debris al hi afr CT
ions. Vivian Gwynerh hal come ~iih
SYMPATHY aud healing.
Cn,il. standing wal ching le: ,o-ni.h'
the fair-<t. brightest star it, Mrs VIII
laris brilliant assemblage. Theo FL
merton knew he loved her.
Until he va. wondering what the
remnant IL his heret"f.re unbiest life
womid be worth 10 him II. when h-
asked lovely Vivian for her love. she
would Withhold It.
For he had made up his mind slow
" during the pas. few weeks that he
WAS warranted il asking her.
He MAS almost sure she cared far
him and Vet, If it should Sd happen
that she did not.
An hnu. aiterward he stood beiore
Vivian Gwvne'h. alone with her in
he fragrsn, half dim ;ernerv. with his
handsome face pal. with pis.ima,e
pleading. his eyes full Of mas,erful
tenderness. rs he told her how he loved
her. and asked for her sweet s.if Ia
return
And Vivian?
| think i, was the sweetest wav
ever gave herself t. her lover
ma, which sine did. in her oSn parf-cr
.av. 50 proul. SO tender, 90 charming
v slv.
Before / answer you. she said. lif'
nc her glorious eyes Z" his in swift
-adiant little glance-'lesore | answer
'ou. let ma show vou-this-the pic
u'e If him I have loved all nv life
Even "a a baby | began To worship il. |
Il was nv ideal-I have worn it nigh,
md ,iay. Would you care to have me
ell you what you wish. knowing what
have told you"
A gasping sort Of vague fear crept
.h,lly over him in that sn~ instan,
Shen she laid dismnnd-crested gold
Ocket in his hand.
And then he opened it to look into
'is own eyes-the picture he hsd given /
sah-l Lisle nineteen years b-fnre.
She smiled in his astonished face.
You don't knpw--no one knows
'ut NV dear adopted ..arent.-that I |
IN Isabel Lisle's child but l know you /
rheo. the first time I saw Won, and ]
hiuk, IL | had not mammals cket. /
hould still have known you from her
etters aud diary | have kept. Are
ou s,rrv am mammis ,laughter?"
Was it possible-was it possible
sabel's child (!
Tnen all the passion came radiantlv
ack to his pile face and astonished
yes as he held on! his arms caressiny-
Y.
:! think your mother has given you
, me. loved her. but not MS love
ou. oh. my little one! Vivian, will
ou give yourself to me ? i
Aud she stepped insi,le the out
FETCHED hand and l.id her bright
cad on his breast. and made him re-
liz. that it wac for his highest human
sD,.ina., that fate hal seemed - APP
aren'ly cruel in ali those past irearv
ears. which now. in me little moment,
ere blotted out forever.
Feeble Ladies.
Thcse isnsuid, iire.oue ssnssiions. caus-
q yop n, feel sc srceiv all. Ia ne nm xouP ,