Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-19

she was not known. A stranger in
a strange place, without recommend,
how could she hope to establish her.
self, or even escape peril? Percy
Golding had not the same attractive
ness which she had had for him: but
she remembered him with gratitude,
but (this was her secret) writhed in
anguish that Glenn-kind and noble
Glenn, with his courtly manners and
quiet strength should despise her.
''He loves Maud Dunning he will
believe her." she sobbed on heI pill
low in the weary watches of the
night.
Six months passed. Linly Varian
seemed to all practical purposes ruin
ed. Mrs. Golding sent her no recall.
She heard at length, that Percy was
to marry his cousin, Elsie Courtney,
of New York. Then there was a ru-
NOR that Glenn Golding and the heir
ess of the Dunning Towers were to
be welded. Nothing bright, nothing
assuring or comforting, come to lone
ly and forgotten Linly.
You know as well as | how hard
and cruel it was. And you, perhaps
know enough of the world to be sure
that but for the chance that opened
at last, that sweet young nature,
faithless and hopeless, would have
been swamped and lost in sorrow and
darkness.
1t had been great and serious
tax for Maud Dunning to keep about
her, and always concealed from her
maid, the glove and ring she had ac-
cused Linly of stealing. She had
changed them from place to place,
but the hiding-spots were not always
safe, but the jewels being valuable
and the glove liable to detecting. Us
ually she carried them in her pocket,
changing them covertly as she chang
ed her dress, but they had been a
care and trouble without ceasing.
After six months of success it was
little strange that disaster and ruin
came so easily.
She was pacing the piazza at Lake
| lawns with Glenn, when drawing her
lace handkerchief from her pocket,
something fell unobserved by her,
to her feet. But Glenn stopped and
picked up the glove, and instantly
felt the ring within it. Maud saw
there was no chance to recover the
glove or prevent recognition Of the
truth. Glenn's eyes blazed upon her
face, full of anger as terrible as un-
wonted.
This is the glove. 1t has never
been out of your possession p he
| said
"What of that?" she answered
boldly. my aim was accomplish
ed. | saved your brother from that
low-lived marriage. You are under
obligations to me-"
So the great match which the coun-
tryside had talked of far and wide
was ended. But, one day, the Gold
ing carriage, bearing the mistress of
Lakelawns and her eldest son, gilt
tered along the turnpike and drew
up before the old farmhouse, where
Linly, hidden away was eating her
own heart.
Mrs. Golding had come to tell Lin
ly she knew she was innocent, beg
her pardon, and ask her to come back
to Lakelawns to assure her that the
truth had been told far and wide,
and relate how Thaddy had cried for
her. At last the two women, Sob
bing, kissed each other and separated
for the present, for Glenn said.
II am not coming now, mother; /
am not coming now mother; l will
walk home by moonlight
But before he followed her he had
said to Linly, Il have missed you so
you cannot understand. Little true
heart! | love you and l am free.
Will you forgive us all, and come
back to Lakelawns as my wife? p
And SO Linly triumphed.