The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-06

L0IC - us hSd9Ns 1NSN
stained, which be read and re-read with
4 throbbing heart and Risty eyes;
my Dear Friend-H almost breaks
INV heart 10 know that father believes
you guilty. / do mot, and v shall
mo never, Philip, though everyone
else should condemn you. believe
and trust that this strange mystery viii
be solved SYLVIA
Philips's preparations TO leave for
Australia were rapidly completed
my very first letter home" he said
10 his mother. rs he embraced her
at parting. ''shall contain Franks con-
irmation Of the truth of my statement
When my reputation Is clear. and 1
nave accumulated enough money 70
meet the requirements of MI. Graham.
/ will return and claim the dear. faith
full girl whose love is proof against al
suspicion"
Another misfortune. however. await
ed the young man when he reached bis
destination Frank Alden had fallen .
victim TO . fever that was raging In the
colony, and had died two days before.
directing that everything he left should
be delivered to his cousin as soon as he
arrived.
Then at this fatal termination Of the
hope that had buoyed him up on the
voyage over, Philip Marston would
have welcomed death. had II not been
for the remembrance of the trust and
confidence Of those two dear one at
home. The closing words Of that pre-
cious note revived his almost sinking
hopes, and drawing 1t from its conceal
ment he read them again and again. Z
81 believe and trust that this stranso
mystery will be solved-'
Here, then, lay his present duty, and
be would prove himself worthy Of Syl.
Was belief and trust by performing il
faithfully. He sent . brief letter to his
mother. and then set to work to carr .
fitting dowry for the girl he still hoped
TO make his wife.
Meanwhile. in the home Philip had
left. things went On much a. usual
The mortgage had been paid, but Mr..
Graham had taken no steps toward the
proposed repairs-he must wait. he
said. to recover . little from the loss Of
that two thousand pounds. before maxi
ing any further outlay; and Sylvia felt
very little interest In the matter.
So passed two years, bringing somo
new residents to the town, and among
them a physician, already possessed Of
. good fortune, and who would readily
secure . large practice. He secured
something else, also, almost immsdi-
ately-the favor Of Mr.. Graham, who
observed with qualification the deep in
terest with which DR.. Stanton regarded
Sylvia from the hrst moment OF his in
PRODUCTION to her.
II shall begin my long projected re-
pairs ON this house next week." Nj.
Graham said to his daughter. one even
ing; 81 will have 1t thoroughly reno
waited and rsfurnished from top to bot
tom. SO that you may have . home 70
be proud Of"
"Refurnishod, father" said Sylvia
that seems hardly necessary"
..Perbans not. under ordinary cir.
o,rasances - said M Graham. lint l
have s~ometbino else To tell Won. I have
rcce;ved an o7fcr for vour hand. and
orc Which vou will 7 hone. he Disposed
4, cons;dsr f~avorablvu
From whom fatberPu Sylvia asked
Very ouietlv. ALTHOUGH her cheek grew
naler tban usual.
.From the very one I sbould have
seIccted out ~ n burdred-Dr Stan,
ton. What do you think of that. Syl.
viap,
II think DR.. Stanton m excellent
and worthy oentleman.n said Sylvia.
steadily: s:bu9t / cannot marry him, IA.
ther-indeed c~annot-n
That il ali richt- vsaid Mr. Graham.
"a vouno lady is not exnectcd 10 iumu
nj nm Offer. however desirable and rrat-
living. have labored for vour benefit
and welfare ali those years and shall.
I hone. find thnt INV kindness has no,
been thrown away. or unworthilv be.
stowed:n and rising from the chair. he
Kissed bis dauobter lightly on the fore.
head and then left he room, while
sylvia buried her face in her hands to
hide the tears that were tricklinp
throuoh her fipce,s.
And while she sat there. fearful and
despondent. a shin was speeding over
the ocean. bringing Philip Marston to
tho deathbed Of his mother. Her last
letter had reached him at a time when
the tide Of GOOD fortune. started with
his cousins capital, was flowing In up
on him with lavish abundanceea letter
imploring him to return. that shu
MIGHT see and bles, him once more be.
fore she died-and, leaving everything,
he had taken passage in the first yes
sci. due. now in a few DAYS. But of this
Sylvia knew nothing.
The repairs were nearly completed.
and the workmen were busy In tho
room where Nj. Graham had been sit
tine on that memorable day when
Pb;l;p had paid his Last visit there. He
Ind decided to have q conservatory on
the outside, and have the windows cut
down TO the ground. DR.. Stanton was
making Sylvia n visit, and she, feeling
more than usually jndisposed to enter,
terrain him tefe.d-tefe, had suggested
that they should inspect the repairs.
As thew entered the room. the men