The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-09

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M tired to 80 out this evening o. course;
Nsx; but - I promised to run In and tel! :,
hem I'll al your arrival, - soon - !
mil brought you safely to Rsdbury, I n
nm int 90 across for minute Or two,
4 you don't mind" .
!. will % with YOU" ! said, and rose
II once. Il would be less hard now
than |. could ever be again. >
Il seems like dream To DO walking
once more q. Franks side, along the :,
shadowy streets; and still more like .
dream 10 be entering unannOunced, as
al old, the pretty, familiar room where
lc,,icc sat alone 1t the window, sewing
iu the twilight.
"I.e,,icc," cried Frank, Ia gay eager.
ness, "here's Maxi"
I was standing opposite her, looking
down upon her with still, calm eyes.
the grave elder brother OF her silianced
husband. She dropped her work, and
put her two hand, into niue, In quick.
clad greeting; and |! spoke 70 her just
"a knew Frank would wish me 70 spesk
TO her, She was changed more than he
was. The face that had been almost
childlikc In its sunny beauty was .
voman's face now; deeper and grsver,
but infinitely more beautiful, | thought.
a saw its old bright, sunny smile still
there. She looked up At Frank, won.
deriul light shining In her eyes.
Now, you have all your wish,
C..nk " shs ssil. And I felt that she |
WAS rs happy In his love - he WAS in
hers. stood beside them, talking In
laughing. genial tones; hoping she could
never guess how hardly had schooled
myself ~ this.
Presently Frank passed out through
the window, and Lcttice, looking after
him, raised her eyes questioningly to
me.
"You think Us oil changed, suppose,
Max. Even rrankw
eyes, answered, absently.
"But you have not seen Amy yet,"
she went on, smiling. She, Of course,
il most changed Of Ill. Frank has gone
to fetch her, I fancy. He says she 10 like
what I was At her age, but that b only
bic pleasant hsttsry, for she isvery, very
rii S9iloved her word. dreamily. won.
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|r ~~ 70 each other I.,t: While I ieit how
;r,,o..;,,i. n va that the little ono.
whom we had all combined to pct and
spoil, could 10 .. all what Lettuce was
4" Frank seems To know exactly where
! aha viii No." iattice went on. 4 little
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and nv I tslterad all think
70 S.r. M conr.~s i.t How lone Fran
It stsvsiw
" II than IN ths lower e.rdsn now.
al. .r.~srs1 oentiv. lookin0 avav no,
y. r me-. A. I struSsied xith INV esin.
- - ov ouicElv Amv would have RI
IN 10 ereet me- II tie old times" Isai
y spsakine once more - I had schoole
Ne myself TO do; only that Q bitterne
H. ,Oovid creep into the tone.
eyes," laughed Lsttice, softly, -
. che viii not come this evening witho'
", Frank. She hes been quite timid sbo
ve your return. She asked mo to-day
~ you would think Frank he'd ohos'
;,nWisely, because che d 90 mu'
!n' Younger than hs is-so ignorant .,
=. untried, che said.''
'cH In the bewildered, breathless silen
- which followed Lettices words, d
~ looked up It me; deep shadows gath,
Ing In her eyes, almost - Il she COZ
ieel tho agony Of the doubt and ho
which were stirring me.
'ou "Do you think Frank has chosen Y
md wisely, Max, In taking my little sister
she asked, speaking plainly the tru,
~ which she knew now that I had nev
Get heard.
,ter- "Lettice-Iet&ice. IL Il sop" I sta
,ns mered, my fingers tight upon the Oh
mo ". n S ~ ~ could rssH !,
W. ~hois .torv - nv Am and i.stinc Il
" ~r;ttsn nos n nv az
ltu. "And yow, Letticep"
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