The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-17

coming home to a pretty. rose-en-
powered cottage psDed hsfors him;
and in his imagination be- saw
Marxsrs,'s fair facs-watcbing his COM
ing. felt her warm kisses on his brow
and heard her sweet voice welcoming
him hume. =,
He could not help thinking that if
he could only see her and looking down
into her soft. dark eyes. tell her his
plans and asked her TO wait until he
could make q home for her. her love
would triumph over all. and she
would not refuse. lie resolved tn
write AMI big her I" grant him one
short interview. aud with this deter.
mination he hastily rstraced his steps
10 the nall and wrotc the letter.
With a lighter heart than he hal
known that dav. he nishe his evening
toilet and went down tn the parlor,
where he found his mother entertain
in- callers. He hal resolved not tn
mention Msrgsret's name IL her until
he received an answer to his note. fO'
he felt that her reply would decide hi
destiny.
Mrs. Murray Was pleased at heI
sons appearance in the psrlor. and
his more than usual attention To the
quests caused her 10 assure herself
that her game was almost won. The
next morning she went to town for 8
dsv ar two.
With her departure Arthur breath
Ell more freely. The morning mai
bruus ht 81 letter from Margaret. Witt
eager, trembling fingers he t"re u
open, ami drew out his own unoiene'
nn.e. The light. faded from his eyes
TN. c,Ior from hi. cheek, AMI with 8
low moan he bowed his head upcr
the table aad covered his face will
/ his hands.
But. bitter ~ WAS hi. anguish
Arthur Murray Was not the man {,
allow himself u despair. Rsising hi
h.wei mead. ne looked about th'
luxurious room. and. with con
temp,uous smile curling his lip
asked himself. Must NV life'> hsppi
ness he the price pay for this chl.
spIendor MOI Then, goin. to 1
desk. he wrote hurriedly-
"My DEAR MOTHER: When yol
r.sJ ,Lis I shall he in lsondOn, max
ing ina. preparations to sail TO
Aus,raiis. Ihave received = Letter
from my old friend Hugh Clifton
, telling me that party Of my &C
ouainlances intend Ia sail on Monda.
next. To try their fortunes in gold
fields. aad extending an Invitation &
NE to Join them, which have cou
Guided to accept. believe they in
, tend taking passage in the Victoria.
ut is needless for me 10 tell yo'
, the cause of my sudden departure
! it il enough TO say that | caught .
. this proposal a drowning man woul'
at a plank. Oh. my mother. was no
your sons happiness dearer to yo
than birth. or wealth. or power! Bat
. surrounded by new scenes and engage
, in new pursuits. perhaps | may lear
, to live at least contentedly. God gran
5 tina, YOU may be happy. mother; an
t NAV He bless and keep You always!
s.Ycur aAectionate son, ARTHUR
e Two hours afterward Arthur va
on board the train, speeding towar'
e London.
When Mrs. Murray returned fror
, town she was not much surprised {
FIND that Arthur had gone up
, London; hut when she read his lette
she was almost wild with grief. Sll
could only hope that he would chang
his mind. But few days went BY
aud she received paper announcin
: the departure of the Victoria. wit
! Arthur's name among the passenger.
And now bitterly the lonely moths
| regretted the course she hal pursued
/ but repentance came to late.