The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-01-07

found hlluaeif IN the Old f1fnfif1r room
Years hat elapsed since last he crossed
The threshold. YET an fsl llnes ID and about
the epacioue apartment had undergone
50 little change that henouh almost
'ancE llf had not fefn ebeeet Hssng
days. m
A servant entering with ialEs dis
iurI5t.i b Is ions aIssI .iIeti. iiafel9
III iit tfsftf there tsas : aoll flfsfie 8f sil k
and cftpe. and the heifehs stood before
l1ts.Ia ~ IIi| ~ ltIIr .itTrN'i .t1N II lHIiN
he bowed deeply but Miss I1oniI, ktoil
was less c8g uEoi1iQu8 iii her erectinf
Advancing 0rickl With her baud OUT
strctc1ed. she saId, gently and sWeetly
It's Kind Of you. indeed, Mr.. Grant
iey, 10 come 30 soon-vefY kind.
feartd Alt ead eh
son1e saIi tf lnH fo&. ne for k1t
ing t41a NilG ~ ens tng giy t..
p3iyed you Of your gran fath cr' 3 Inherit.
ance, that you would 8hun me always.
The thorRht gaze me the keenest pain.
and nm glad 40 clad 10 lfElf my fears
unioundedl We are the sole living re-
presenfatires Of pae family, and Tor That
reason on ~ We ought surely ID Be good
friends
Rtis'h dad taken hei.ilalid ii As, and
he retained it while slio spoke. His
pnlses throbbed as he gazed upon the
lovely lace before hifp, and her V0ioe. as.
she rnade that earnest appeal. Was aol
full Of The sweetest music fflaf he felt be-
could be content to listen TO is tenee
forever.
lis o0fipani0n no1liiR the tfsVeheEs or
ms voice, hastened to interrupt him.
Before you say anything more, " She
urged. gently, give me the assurance
THAI Won bonT n0 onFlit7 lausF3 1ne.
rromis8 ne thai you ~ III 81 sslsndSp
" Would II be possible for any one TO
say nay TO such afeQuestfD asked Ralph,
enchanfed by che arpeRgRnce and Nse'l-
ner 6lalle 61llels. Ee Ilsvt ne lhy
dearest wish is thq we may be friends
Te6fa 81 JOY r0se to llel eyes; but her
face grew aadder rs Ralnli went On ! rs
There IL one condition IN cur bond
oE friendship" he said, drawing forth
the decd 6f Nift while he Hrokd r 4 am
deeply touched By tie rare generosity Of
spiFit which prompted gou TO o1Ier me
|Ioneshalf your fortune. and Ishal thank
You for it and bless you all my life; but
/ have come to give You this deed back
and to assure you that under no circuni-
stances can I consent 10 thesaerifiee you
Bish 70 make. N
But It il made the deed IS done, 7
she saids with qshiyering lips and gliste1l-
ing 3, eyes, , shs .'' z, money y already paid
Then there il will remain . said
nos. 1a,s'R'' y teneh nseh 'ot ~ es's1n'ns :
n hope % be Ablc to ipdnee you u
alter your decision, she answered, re-
fusing to take the folded parchment
| which he held toward herr AtNny
| rate she added, as he shook his head,
you will allow nae to offer. you some
| refreshment, and invite you to accept
! the ehelter Of the Hall for to-night
! There i8 no train back ld town IN to.
4 morrow morning"
! Ralph hcsitated. Hewas determined
not 10 avail himself Of her generosity
/ while she, on her side, was equally re-
4 solved that as mere act Of Justice tlll
4 fortune should be divided. But Ralpl
feared. with good reason. that if he re
manned and listened to sher argument
and entreafies. his resolution nigh
Waveror be overturned together.
"Cousin Ralphl" she said, fixing he.
dark eyes full upon him, 8 yen will sta.
at the Hall Tonight. will you notP
is SO lonely here In this great house Wit
NtIIN 17AAo4 AttAAEt-~-iti1 Vlu tllEllu Ql u1l
4 l1nothers-to talk TO. Let us occup.
y the future, for You know you have prom
ised Tint We shall be iriends r.
4 who could resist such tender word
and pleading lOOkHP Certainly no
4 Ralph, for lie was already .eonsQi0u
4 that for Ro0d or evil EValyn D0ninqtol
". lild Influence all his future. He
generous offer to divide the fortune hal
naturally produced q deep effect upo
him, and before the evening was owe
this feeling had developed into a vFarfne
j one. Charmed by her grace and beant
--sllbiuRated by her winning ways
Ralph for the first time knew what
wast0 love.
The next morning. wien pc stood h
the hall. wishing bis beautiful coRsi
goodbye, il was clear that her ipiiuene
had not been sufficient to cause him Z
change his determination 1T ha
brought about some kind Of eompro
mise; for holding both her hands i
his. and gazing ardently into her faci
he said, in tender accents:
Do not doubt me, dear eousin--d
not imagine this Is any passing faneJ
Love is plant Of quick growth. Eve
Ign, and yen have only to be seen to b
loved by every 0ne+boW muCh I'll
more, then. by meP Remember ou
compact-that for the present nothin
more Is to be said about tile division (
the property that you VIII let me 81
: you and speak TO you very very often
that at the end of six months 4 sha
come forward to accept the deed Of gil
but upon the condition that when / tai
I, 1t | shall take the giver, too-that 20
will then fix the day when you wi
make my happiness complete by beo0n
? ing my wife =
And Evelyn looked up with brigl
smile on her lips and a pleased look
E her eyes. that showed short as ba
been her acquaintance with KalE
Grantley-he was already far from i
different to her.
The fashion Of putting $50 buttol
& down tbe back Of the dress has disa
! penred. but they noW use 1900 hoo
and oun4 f.I1 fno fnn4t and a 4aam nor