The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-15

travels there Is one who travels faster
He finds group of rough but kindly
tisherwoman in the stone cottage. try
ing to sooIhe the daughter. who has
flung herself beside her dead. refusing
comfort But useless are those sohs,
those passionate carcs>es; the stern
lips which had ever been 80 tender to
her Will never again UEclo>e To address
her.
The quiet funeral i, over, and Guy
Ercel,lcune is glad that he lid not
speak what was in his mind that morn
Ing. as he note, how IL no one does
the bereave.l girl turn for comfort IL
she does 10 him; ana like brother he
cares for her.
~ they leave the rude ,ttage
where all her life has been spent. with
no companionship hut her books, and
the father just laid beneath the sod
Elvie gives one long look backward !;
then she leaves her old home forever
. Mrs. Trevor clasps her kind arms
about the Young stranger, and in 4
voice whose sweetness j. like strain
"f unfamiliar music iii the motherle>>
girls ears. she bids her welcome
Two Years pass. Elvie i still with
GUYS aunt. cuitivatinr her great tai
ent for painting AMI fittim. herself To
teach. When she speaks of obtaining
a position tn Guv. he always smiles
to himself. He well knows what 20
>ition he hopes she will occupy; hut
ne does not speak what i in his
thought. She Is youn". only eighteen.
AMI he must not take advantage OF
her inexperience. If, when she has
seen more Of the world. she comes 10
him, then will his happiness he all
the greater for waiting His business
does not Ii" near his aunt's home, 50 i,
Is hut seldom he can be there.
One day Mrs Trevor holds out To-
Elvie miniature which she las
taken from 4 dra ser.
Have You ever seen the picture of
the young lady who is to be my
nephew : "Ife.
Elvie takes il i'm her hand mechani-
cally. Her nephew's wife? Why
does her heart throh 50 wildly? With
an effort she looks at the pictured face
which smiles up at her. 20 different
from her own, with It's sweet. timid
expression, fair hair and blue ewes.
Il did not know he was engaged ~
"Oh, VS." placidIv replies Mrs.
Trevor, LAYING it back in its case
again; ''they are to be- married before
a great while
II l. evening; in the cleaning Elvic
walks up AMI down the veranda. 7"
and fro she PAGES. her scarlet shawl
Slipping from her rounded shoulders
ami trailing like serpent %; flame
down her ilDwin- black dress.
Sne pushes the MASSES of dark hair
away from her forehead. InSuppo.ta-
bie thoughts crowd upon her; her
head ihrnh- with pain.
Fool that | am" she thinks. '.to
nave deIa.iod myself that it wa> love
that looked out at me from his dear
eyes. Hhen it was only friendship
Oh she raised her round. bare arms
10 her head. how it aches, An. il i
not safe inr inc to stay where ] NAV
meet him any day. | must "a or
snail surely betray myself
Airs. Trevor wonders much ut the
passionate earme>tne>s of Elvie'S good
night embrace, but it comes back Ia
her AM she understands when, the
next morning, she finds the dainty
nest empty and that the bird has
hown.
. \ brief note on Elves toilet stand
saws that she i tired of being depend
ent, and has gone To carve Il future
for herself. 1t begins bravcly enough.
but the tear-biotted isnature-''vour
sorrowful Elvie'-ehowS the lady that
there l. something beside the wish for
independence. She sits down ami
thinks over all that has happened the
last few days. and suddenly Il light
dawns upon her. Taking her writing
materials. she pers letter to Guy.
He comes. and they confer together
4 At last he say:
"Aun'ie. You may be right. The
little, proud darling, how well she hid
her love-it' she does loves he
Would that | had spoken and told
. upr what -na was IA mo- hut feared
10 stake my MI until was sure, and
how, through waiting. | have los;
her."
Nay, Guy, surely she cannot he
lest. feel what has happened i my
fault; let Us search for her together.
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