South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-30

A~h' %'A'S- <AtAaS NbOW thot uG WOulu
come in obedience TO her call : Was
It mere accident which summoned Miss
Flo from his eide ?
However that might ne, when left a.
lone, with slow reluctant movement he
rose. and passing through the open win.
dow, walked with uncertsiu steps into
the room beyond. The singer sang IN.
Did she see that figure standing still
and silent just beyond the threshold p
Perhaps the evening shadows hid him.
"a her voice suddenly died away in
choking sob anil her head bent forward
on the keys.
Instantly he was Nv her side. In.
stautI, he had raised her heal 10 his
breast with his strong, faithless arms
placed about her.
'Aline he sail. 'my love, my love.'
And then Uplifting the crimson lips
TO his he bent and kissed them
was busy with my silver. knowing
! naught of this, but wondering how
might unfold to my young mistress my
suspicious, when [ heard close beside
me low, startled cry. glanced up
Miss Flo was standing on the threshold
OF tie music room. She had seen all.
She would have fallen but tua,, spring
ing forward. | caught her in my oil
arms. as Mr.. Earle came hastily to>
ward US.
| forgot his rank and my position AZ
| waved him OFF; but even IN INV bitter
indignation sgsiusl him relt Cor what
he suffered when ! saw the white look of
misery on his voung, handsome face.
Up the broad stairs L carried my
young lady To her room and laid her on
her couch. Then hes mother came and
[ left her; but as passed through the
empty room beyond | saw lying in the
empty CRATE some torn scraps OF paper
Mechanically. with a servants orderly
instinct. stopped nut gathered them
up, when my eye was caught b, the
meaning OF n single sentence, the heir ul
an adjoiuiug estate
or course n gentleman would have
gone no further; bus | was mere SER
want. with the iote,e-is OF the family
whom bad served more THAI two score
years, over aud beyond all else
carefully carried the little handful
OF papers To NJ, room, ao,i there, bit by
bit, with hart work and Infinite spelling
| made them almost perfect whole.
! Delay your coming little longer.
dear father WI ote tbe traitortss 'rie
hsh is neatly liz ny net / couli laugh
at his weakness se,e there moi sucu .
stake. He ~ the heir of the adjoining
estate, acres M acres Or which can 81,
from NY window a. write. I Hal H.,
r" grand English lady yet and then. VIII
viii dare taunt me with being me daugit
ter nf "A circus rider? We will wipe GU
that stain on my mothers side. snd YOU
shali nave your reward for sil the sac.
ices YOU have made for me.
Had I discovered vein of goi I
cou'l not have gloated more tlmn over
these few wOr ~
All, now iudred I could svepoe nv
Young lady, aud punish her recreanl 10.
yer! But the time was not vet rine :
wou'i wait until lie had eiycu her his
old and honored name, and then would
unInask her ere she had reaped the Clio
~ and too late Tor him 10 retrieve the
shaiOe.
With this determination, | went back
to my duties; but passing through The
hall, Mr.. Earle's voice, low and YET ex.
cited. caught my ear.
Il have heen Oad = he said. .Aline
for the wrong | have done YOU: hut you
must hear the truth. know now Ibat
my feeling toward you Inns been tho in
toxication OF your fascination Never
can wipe from my memory my dar-
lings white unconscious fncel felt
as though bad stabbed her 10 The heart
aud knew then that my sou; bad nev.
er wavered in its allegiance. though
your beauty and your marvellous power
had Turned my brain. Aine, say that
YOU 10 not love ne Do not make me
feel that | have married your life tool
a stified voice replied, choked will
feeling:
Il cannot, Arthur cannot l-Oh. dc
not turn from mel am doubly help.
fess nov Flo never again will care
Tor You. Let me teach YOU the Lesson
OF love for me, IL indeed, already you
have not learned it,
1t was not my place. know that
but forgo! my anger against him ir
listening TO the few manly words which
assured me his heart was still Miss Flo's
and strobe into the room and put TIC
paper in his bands.
Read this, Mr.. Arthur, said boldly
before you answer her,
There is little more TO he told. 7
myself. closed tue hall door the mex
morning bright and early, NJ the car,
: riage bore Miss AIiue Revere on th,
hrs stage OF her journey Loudonward
We never saw or heard from her again
For lonS weeks Mis-. Flo refused ever
tn see Mr.. Arthur Eatle-for months [,
look upon him as a frienI Poor fal
10" We are all sorry Tor him duriBf
this time, for he had spoken truly-hii
love had never waverei
Bu' at last there came DAY wher
Miss Flo learned ~ believe tbis, and
then-ah. then The light stole back into
her eyes and the color n her cheeks
She's been a happy wife THE many
year, now, and Peter il growing almos
useless, save tn ride l,or children. az u,
once rode her. through tbe old halls up,