New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12


upiited 10 mine md fancy that she might
| fill the aching empty heart to which she stood
80 close, with light and sweetness, and the
aesoate life with bloom and sunshine, shot
through my brain but | put 1t from meat
least resolved 70 consider the question before
| said or did anything definite. Dear child
said if money at first caused my trouble, il is,
alas beyond the power of money TO cure 1t
now
hung her head, and cast her beautiful eyes to
the ground.
Time only can cure me- Ny dear, when
come back again, and find you in your own
home-when You have discovered that yOur for
tune is not TOO much to give +, the man you
love. then | v i'll tell y0u all my sorrow, and
YOU will see how hard it was to cure
She lifted up her eyes and looked at me
steadily. she had removed her hands from ny
arm and stood up alone, her eyes looking
straight into mine with the strangest expression
in them | mad ever seen. Was it reprOach
Was il surprise? Was il pain unspcakablef
Whatever il was, il made my heart beat quick
Before had time TO speak, heard tcOtstcp
on the gravel behind. She looked past Inc and
cried Oh, You good 4 fred, 10 come and fetch
me into tie house. am SO riredV
Then | saw Alfred severn, who had just re-
turned, take her Oh his arm, and 90 toward the
house; she walking erect, her head thrown
back, her hand clIngng TO his arm, he bending
above her tendelly. She was laug ing gayy
and even snatch of n song came waited on the
still September air. must say | felt ill at ease
with myself and my surroundings all that DAY
We met at dinner. She was gay as lark,
her little face red as a rose. her eyes shining
like stars. Besides, she was much more easy
and intimate in her manner to Alfred than
had ever seen her before she jOked and Jested,
mimicked one OF two OF Our acquaintances, was
the lte and soul Of US all. After dinner she
sang for lis. her brd-like voice ulllng ana
warbing dcllclou-y.
Next morning, shall ever forget the quck
rush of blood 10 brain and brow-the sudden
thrOb OF agouiZcd surprise when | saw that
letter which changed nv fate, lying upon my
plate at breIkiast-time remember clutchlng
It no and fiving 10 my room. not to read only
to wonder over il. How well knew the D0ld
firm characters! How every dot and line made
nv hear, thrill! The vague indehnabe per
fume which hung about the letter. The mono
gram, j. T.. NJ, which | knew 81 well. \ letter
from Juliet-frOm London sat specchless IN
my loom, dreadlng to open 1t ana learn the
truth. At last | round courage, ana tore u
open. Ii was dated from West End hotel
and was only line
Walter, | am in London. Come to me-
JULIET
/ forget how I said goodbye at the Films. |
think told severn some lncOheIeuJ nonsense.
| found myself at the station by some means or
other and in an hour had my beloved clasped
to my heart. Size bad u long story I tell. l
Will relate it briefly. l would not tell II, only
that | fee il jus lies my subsequent conduct
She was free. She had been most cruelty
coerced by her relatives from first 40 last the
miserable half-witcd Niscount dt0n whom
they were thrls,InI her, prosecuting her WIN
unwelcome attention her fathers aE-lI5 III Il
lettering condition her step-mOther railing at
her from morning until night. She wavered,
for very peace-sahe, and consented to become
the peers wife. TO s1gc her fa'htr.s just Il Wees
before the DAY fixed for the wedding, we'll
kn0 yn bank failed dragging down many com
mercal houses in rs iall, Mr. MoieWo0d
amongst the number Ihereupon Lofd itatha-
lans yacht 90 up steam, ana vanished III tnS
night. The next day, Mr. NORWOOD Qleu OF
apoplexy, they sad; but knew from juliet
face the real truth-by his own hand juliet
took what portion OF goods renamed TOR her
a very scanty 0ne-and came 10 me-, pennllesS,
well-nieh Eelrt-brolen, but still my own true
lo-c M Queen of " omen.
Before I LETT her. sine had promised 70 be mine
at once. Trr lady and gentleman with whom
she bad travelled home arranged To stay III
London ami. Ill could be settled; and hat de-
leiois with happiness, | almost forgot my
friends at he Ems.
wrote long letter to Severn, however, tell
mo bi.a ID. nappy sequel of my love STORY.
Strange To- siy received no answer. 80, Just
h.for. [ gas married, resolved 10 r'in down
aud bid them goodbye at the Elus ana con
fe>s 1 wished my interview with SOPHIE well
over. VT WY ; | had done nothing for which
! uil-,t' Jo blush, | reasoned with myself,
10 pa, &WIZcmeut, the gates We're locked,
the house shut up. Only an elderly woman,
grim am sour to look Upou, appeared at side
door n Wer to my ringing OF the bell. She
toll Me: The family as gone abroad to
Iais. or France, u might be UernlanY. enc
vlsn O. u.c.. with foreign parts. The master
address WIS at the Office. II l wanted II,
G., ..u get r. there.
I explained To her how | had forgotten some
books and papers IN my hurried departure some
t.!c since; ana with evident reluctance she
almlticd ire. Even the few days neGiect ana
do-rrtpn had sadly altered the beautiful lawn
and terraces. 1t WAS now mld-autumn. An
early fros- Lad scOrched and blackened the
b.Oom.rt rdlieirts. Fallen leaves besireWed
thr Unknown turf The bright geranlums bad
been removed from the p0Ich; ana Il i0hg
trailer. cover with r0sebuds, frost -ulpped be-
fore { ,er time. swayed loosely III he fresnenIng
Wind ACROSS tle library window. chill Ot sad
ness ana deso'ltOn struck upon my heart. My
grim companion unlocked TIE door. en-
tered s.lcI protest IA 1t seemed. slu1H
G1r".ur. however, improve. TIE Icmuer ~ my
c.,oruue and l cross questioned her 10 some
effect l.e Severn departure had been
strangely sudden. Only a days preparation
had preceded It, They were, however, TO
srcr0 the who winter abroad. Ihey would /
be great loss 10 tie poor they were all SO
good. cia..y Mss Sophie.
Wuh al us Noticeable feeling or regret-nly, |
entered my room. lt was
Just as had lett it my books ana papers ald
neatly togythcr. One book only WIS out OF It's /
place-a volume of BrowuGgs poems. Ii lay
orcn on my Cresslng-tapir, Wlthered rose |
upon tine PAGE. BENT aud read one stanza
wl4-A VS. uuG rned:
Never more,
Mui, 1--we.
Nt,I hope to see his face
A. before.
| put bacl, the dead flower, and closed the |
book. have never opened ID since. Poor little |
Sophie
In few days ! was married In fortnight |
! was n Switzerland with my VINE. / wrote 10 /
severn from Basic; brt [ suppose the letter |
never reached him, as l had 10 reply. In the |
sprlnk We went back 10 India, the happiest pair |
on ea4th | have been truly Olest IN my noble |
wife; out-shail confess I'll often remember |
SOPHIE. and wish I could hear of her, and |
wonder If we ere to meet again.
Wrote the above more than a year ago. when
49, b. ~ ,tr, al. of,.J ft,lI "a oyrrtlOWOV and not