The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
PATIENCE AND PRIDE.

Nloii- M-.AA'
cerned.
The gentle. womanly tones were
earnest and enthusiastic, and the
round smooth cheeks grew flushed
while She spoke
"Pybaw. Nilhe: YOU are too inno-
cent yourself % believe that guilt
can exist in another. And then
vopr uartiali;v for 5ir. MeTivaie
prevents an uuargudiced opinion.
NO: ! am not interested IN him
10 % sufficient extent 30 permit ne
10 remrd him Us . master piece OF
r,~,rsoa bar I DO admit that Mr.
Ncrrvale 3. too thoroughly gen
-lama. and Christian % do anything
vlear. (. ,u- one, utterly refuse
tu believe d.. word of this scandal
NUHc Thoru had dropped the line
work ia her lau. but now took it up
sgaln. g. .ilto end The subject under
discussion. 8r.tLe tall, handsome
woman at the other window was not
easily s.lcncel
-Irur ANll.. admitting that since
,..- ceased a. be engaged TO Lu
Ncrr.vale YOU care nothing for him
and here Isabel Wild's keen black
ewes -uarklcJ aad flashed as she
noticed q little pasm Of agony fit
across ,Ie sweet face bent over the
,r.,f- sand according You due
,.r..I;r 5.r sour feelings. unv. iu the
s... md .f.a pe.itiye evidence. do
,..e r.t--. ~ REGARD him as Others
ls9"
-isabe. vag are cruel, You are
harsh ,a ,ae still. Iuilll speak on
III. -rh-.rt further. You ask me to
-a.rl linn .- Others do. What do
San moan al ~1thars
-a.v everybody. ol course. Goc
lsr.u 81. v... as l. Mile Thorne,
H.ar In N,rivale's crime is on
.r.rr ps--.u's lipsiu town. Go ask
fIat six vaar ,,l huv wonder and
-arra.n.ed To p little fellow drag
a,,r his lar cart after him-"and
8. wi,I talI Won that Mr. Merriyale
...le fin. hundred dollars in this
..rr ana ram az. with it,
4 fl;r+rr.,v euiuse5 Miles
.o..a.. wu.. I-4b-i was talking.
j ann aware of that. she rctuu-
.l but his friends firmly deny
rl.c statement lam one OF them.
N-au ought to Dee.
-Whv. let me ask. should | be2'
-Ieg took him away from me.
E-.h.I.vau wear hisriug: vou prom
i-.I ta marry him."
Il took l.. rlng off when I heard
fine news. Was the hcartless re-
.ronsc. enc Is nothing To- me now
more t.an 20 YOU"
Her cold. bitter words seemed to
stab Mile. and she tossed her work
au fLe bas-aak beside her. as she
-nan- 90 her feet. and walked owe,
20 Isabel.
What aayr vou done. then? You
anne between MS. and I made mo
.rmplaiut. because. if In Mcrriyalt
loved yal. / never was the woman
fa desire 90 ba called his wife. Then
Isabel \Nild. after you had taken
INV al from me. vou wound me
.trcsh bv descrting him in the hour
afDeea-tLe time when Won. Of al
women. should stand ready to clear
shame. and vindicate his homer
Paleand fearless she stood before
isabel Wild. IN all the commanding
alory Of her womanhood
Miss Wilds. low Inetalic laugh
came ringing in her ears.
You are welcome to do It your
self Mile. Besides. / accepted
George Halliday this morningl'
4 cry burst from Millie Th0rue'-
lius.
"Hcartless-crudl Poor Luz
Isabel Wild arose. with freezing
courtesy.
after such UNPARALLELED polite
ness. / could not presume to annoy
YOU longer with mvunwelcomc pres
cnce. Good morning Miss Thorne.
Mile bowed. as in a waking
dream. and Miss Wild departcd.
A fortnight before the inhabitants
Of the quiet townof Crovdon. where
in dweit the characters mentioned
had been pe,~ife9 bv Louis Nerri.
vale 5 sudden disappearance from
alG CITY, noIFIiied ana sIlel-a'TIGAeA
10 learn mat lhe sum "l hFe nun
arcd dollars had been slm0Itaneous,
~ missed rom the sale Oh Aerahd
y Merand, me great mGrcan'he nrnl
an lhe ci'y' ior "noh LOUIS MeFLl-
l-aener Uc aioro bss;Jec :, tbc nTo.
rridt,rs ,ossrssad F, l,ov N tho s9f.
ronseopently he aIonc conld bavf
oncned il
C;rcnn1s,oncos tbickIv combined
event fqrto nrovo HE mill on1nna
Which the two most fojiinc were
thai FIRST he had been alo1e in tbf
conptinT,borse fror, mo tbo o,,cr.
inc nreyioDs IN his dcn,rtrIra until
oftar n,idn;cbt wbicb bg5 o+tor
- +I1a 80 -. al II -
cxcitcd the 1c,st snsnic;on nntil +
,,.,s nro,,o, as sncb -F,~tLor a
,oto lad beon fonnd in his r;tv lodr.
ms tGat reaJ rs follows
Iel MesSrs- Mcrand Tor nae thai
pursuit Is useless. IeH them / have