The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-10-15
EHGHToN CARBON COUNTY Pa SATURDAY OCTOBER Is 1881
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as her voice suddenly died away ina
choking sob, and her head bent forward
on the keys.
Instantly he was by her side, Instant
ly he raised her head to his breast, with
his strong faiihless arms clssped sbou,
her.
"Aline. no said. "ny love, my lover"
And then uplifting the crimson lips to
his, he bent forward and kissed them.
And busy with my silver, knowing
nsught of this, but wondering how 1
might unfold TO my young mistress my
suspicious, when ! heard close beside
me low star led cry. / glanced up.
Miss Flo was standing on the threshold
of the music room. She had seen all.
She would have fallen. but that, spring.
ing forward, caught her in my old
arms, as Mr.. Earle camo hastily toward
us.
1 forgot his rank and my position, rs l
waved him off; but even ill my bitter in
diguation against him, felt for what
he sufft red when l saw the white look of
misery on his young, handsome face.
Up the broad stairs l carried my young
lady to her room, and laid her on her
couch. Then her mother came, and left
her; but as passed through the room
beyond. saw lying in the empty CRATE
some torn scraps of paper. Mt chanic-
ally, with n servants orderly instinct, /
stopped and picked them up, when my
eyes we're caught by the meaning ofa
single sentencej "the heir of the adjoin-
ing estate"
OF course gentleman would have gore
no further, bu. was but a mere servant,
with the interests of the family, whom l
had served moro than two score years
over and beyond else.
l carefully carried this little handful
of papers up to my room, and there bit
my bit, with hald work and infinite
spelling, I made them almost perfect
whole.
Delay your coming little longer,
dear father, wrote the traitofess. "The
hsh is already in my net. l could laugh
at his weakness were there not such a
stake. He is the heit to the adjoining
estate, acres on acre, $ of which can see
from my window as write. shall be a
grand English lady yet; and then who
will taunt me with being the daughter OF
a circus rider We will wipe ont that
stain then on my mothers side, and you
shall have your reward for all the sacrifi.
ces you have made for me-"
Had I discovered n vein of gold I
could not have gloated more than over
these few words.
All, now indeed, I could avenge my
young hdy and dSenge her recreant lov.
er
But the time was not yet ripe. 1 would
wait until he had given her his old ard
hon ored name, and then would upmask
her ere she Lad reaped the glory, and
too late fer him to retrieve the shame.
With this determination I went lack
to my duties but, passing through the
hall, Mr.. Earle's voice, low and yet ex-
cited, caught my ear.
II have been mad !"he said "Aline
forgive me for the wrong l have done
you; but yon must hear the truth. l
know now that my feeling towards you
has been the intoxication of your fasci-
nation. Never can wipe from my men,
ory my darliug's white, unconscious face.
l felt as though had stabbed her to the
heart, And 1 knew then that my soul
had never waved ia its allegiance, though
your beauty and your marvellous po6er
had turned my brain.
Alire, say that you do not love me,
Do not make me feel IS though ! have
married your life too!'
stified voics replied choked with
feeling
II cannot, Arthur cannot Oh, do
not turn from me am doubly hope
less now Flo never again will care for
you. Let mo teach you the lesson OF
love for me- ii, indeed you have not learn
ed it.
1t was not my place know that; but
forgot my anger against him in listen
ing to tie few manly words which as
sured me his heart WAS Miss Flo's, and !
strode into the room and put the paper
into his hands.
"Read this, Mr.. Arthur" ] said boldly
before you answer ber.
There is little more to be told. I, my
self, closed the hall door next morning,
bright and early, as the carriage bore
Miss Aline Revere on the first stage of heI
journey Londonward. We never saw OF
heard from her again.
For long weeks Miss Flo refused even
to see Mr., Arthur Earle-for months to
look upon him as friend. Poor fellow.
J Wa wsrs all sorry for him during this
time, for he had spoken truly-his love
had never wavered.
But at last there came a day when
Miss Flo learned to do this, and thsn-
Gh, then-light stole back into her eyes,
and the color TO her cheeks.
Sues been happy wife these many a
year now, and old Peter is growing al.
most useless, save to tide her children,
AS lie once rode her, through the old hal
upon his shoulders, TO the echo OF theil
childish laughter, which keeps his old
heart young.
Mrs. Annie a. Smithton, Of auburn, n
Y, writes al had doctored for years ano
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