The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-08

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'curity-and she found her 50 useful,
But. as the ssng died away, one man
stepped from behind . curtais which
hsd concealed him. His hsrdsons face
was very pale. and there vas . look
both OF regret and anger in his eyes
but both gave piacs to . great tender
ness - he stepped Quie,l, to Miss Hsr.
Ions SIDE.
'Fsyr Be whispered.
Al the old name, the name only ons
bad ever given her-ths girl grew
ds.thly white.
'Fsyr he said again, have you no
weleoms for me after all thess years 2
She opsoed her pale lips TO answer.
bat the words OF scorn she meant 10
inter- refused to come. Pride struggled
desperately with the sudocating feeling
that was growing up about her heart.
bat in vain. A veil Of dsrkaess shu.
out from her Leigh Crsighton's face.
and che fell fsiniing in his arms.
Such . ridiculous disliayr observed
Mrs. Meredith. the next moruine. Il sx.
pscted. Fanny. more control 90 you,
part never saw such disgusted ex-
pressiou as on Mr.. CreightoSs face
To all Of which Miss Harlon answer
sd-nahing.
Only when. the next afternoon in the
twilight's dssk. the servant, with u
some = hat amazed expression on his
~ell>trsined face. put into her hand
Leigh Creighton's card. she wrote upon
her own these words IN answer. aud
psttinR them in sealed envelope.
bade the uian return them to him:
The one kindness you can do me 10
to ignore the fact that We have ever
met before. It is my des,re that We
shall never d. 80 again
Aud With these words sue thought
to close the volume OF her lrfs's history.
The six weeks were drawing to q
close, and May was growing uneasy on
the subject OF her wager. Fer the first
tims her @: a:efully shsrpened arrows
failed 70 hit the destined mark; and al
though her heart wss not interested.
her pride Was. aud she determined
anew upon conquest. But with Fsy
the wage: hal been I rsott-n MS one
afternoon shs stole duwn in.o the music
room Every oae WAS ous. Tue house
va deserte,i. as she sat down ut
the piano and let her hands play With
the k.y.. Hal her brain invoked the
melody which followed, or was IL the
spirit OF the past?
She b~d no, plsysd that air sluee she
had left the little psrlOr 1t the psrsou-
age. when. another manly. strange
voice had mingled with hers. She
began it now. bat che sweetsr. softer
memories it brought were u,ore than
she could bear. She burst into bitter.
choking sobs, and the keys seemed to
vail in harmony. - her head fell for
ward upon them.
But the sound did not die away.
Anothsr voice took il mp and doisbed
it to the close, while she s0bbsd on.
She did not even wonder how he had
come thsrc--did not even think Of es-
Gaping him. The misery OF the present
absorbed and overwhelmed her.
.Fayl little Fsyi he said, when ST.
lencs. except for her sobs. bad fallen.
Toll me what oil this cruel inisunder-
standing has meant. ell these years.
You used 10 love melin that far.of time.
What has changed you?
Used 70 love your the girl answered.
bsr indignation calming. DO you dare
boast Of itY Yes. I loved you: and
when my father died, and was lsft
alons. ! looked for you 70 comfort me-
looked ont in vAin-until my heart al-
most broke. Then. picking mp the
iapse oos. day. I read in It the news Of
your marriage. snd gladly sseapsd the
scorn Of NY own sool by accepting Mrs.
Merediths olFer. Has your wife been
long dead. Mr. Crsightooe'
.Married7 My wife dead, the man
answered, sehass. NY darling, what
Q mistake Il hes ell beeni Ihave never
married. It vss some one who bore
my sams; I did MOI evsn know. /
wroes yos sssin. end sgsis, and ~ soon
- possible tried to And you. All in
vaini You bad left NO trace behind
I wss wrstched, and went abroad 10
try and forget yon; but I could not.
Fay. I has. found you now. never.
never to 10 y"u againr
But May. sriurning from her after
noon drive, and hearing voices in the
music room. suddenly hears the last
carefnlly prepared arrow in her quiser
snap. - che discovers picture older
than any even Of ths oldest painters
nay have endeavorsd to trsnsmit to
cansass. and With ths discovers knows
thai - ~ lo1k her RaRer. &*