The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-02-22

tnhb terflDle nighte card. playing has
long since past, and he finds, no doubt,
that am taking the matter very coolIy. +
He expects to be paid.,
This conviction taking full possession
of his understanding, his great anxiety
was to find means of dlscharging the
debt of honor rs soon as he possibly
could for he saw clearly that II the
brother chose, he could prevent him
from seeing Margaret.
What should he dop He could not
very well go back to the German baths
and, again, the season was over, and he
might have his journey for his pains.
The next day, and Webber positively
refused to see him.
BY this act Austin Sivory was reduced
to despair. The contemplation of what
was to become of him Mortified the man.
The only two persons with whom he
had passed the last two months of his
life suddenly abandoned him, appar-
emily quite without justifiable motive.
"And yet" he pondered, "she heard
me In silence-she almost encouraged
me to speak. Had not Varli interfered,
perhaps she would have answered. And
she left me abruptly, without word of
explanation, at the very moment when
my hopes were raising me to a heaven
of happiness"
Like soul in agony, he moved UP
and down the streets until he arrived
before Margaret's residence. Then, rails
ing his eyes to her windows as he passed
them, he saw her half in the shadow of
one of the curtains. Then, for q time,
he was demented, and his old audacity
came back to him.
He ran across the street, entered at
| the chance open door, ran up the stairs,
pushed past Ellen Fotheringay, who
endeavored to bar his passage, rushed
into the back drawing room, and found
himself face to face with Margaret.
This was the day after the arrest of
Langley by Webber, the detective.
AS Austin Sivory ran forward, Mar
garet came quickly in advance, doubtless
with word upon her lips in reference
to bis daring to force his way into her
apartments.
But he gave her no opportunity to
speak. Selling her hands, SO that she
could not release them, he poured into
her ears declaration of love, which was
simply an avalanche of mental exalta-
tion, entreaty, and despair.
After time his words became more
distinct, somewhat reasonable, and he
said, Z" L live only when near you. If
| you were gone from the world L should
kill myself. L have missed the good
road in my journey through life. 1 have
sinned, and look upon myself with
horror; yet have pity ON me, for you
can regenerate me. Even o kind look
from you will make me a better man.
Believe me, dear Margaret-give me
credence, if only for PHYS sake. L do
swear that my words are but the portrai
of my soul. Surely, man who suffer
as now suffer-who weeps as here yot
see me weeping-surely he merits, a.
least, little pity, though he can eein
no love-"
Here he stopped, for his flooding tears
and sobs were suffocating him.
Margaret, meanwhile, experienced
strange feeling as she heard this Ian
guage-one so new to her, that it was
revelation.
Graham Forbes had spoken kindly
but his utterance had never beer moved
by passion. Phrases of love she now
heard for the first time in all her life.
Let the truth be spoken. She had
hitherto only thought she loved; now,
all unknown to her, the great passion
was taking her life prisoner.
Austin continued.
elf you had determined to see so little
of me-to refuse to receive me again,
few weeks being past,-why did you
ever let me see you at all? Why did
you welcome me? Did you not read in
my eyes that loved youY You knew
that my heart and life were no more my
own, but yours. I offered you both,
and, silently, you took them You took
these-my life and my heart and you
have no right, for the mere sake of
caprice, to play at football with them. .
She answered, in sweet, soft voice,
II have done you wrOng.o
The tone of voice gave Sivory hope,
and he began again to plead his case as
only such q man could. At this moment
Ellen brought in letter from the super
intendent of the police which stated that
all suspicious had now been removed
from Austin Sivory. Having read this
letter she came to his side and said:
6 have caused you much suffering
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