Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-12-14

wait; will work hard and earn money
enough 10 take Us both abroad. Do
Won think could deny you anything.
You should paint to your hearts coh-
tent. from the old masters, or au,ihin-
rlse you pleased. So long a. you were
nappy, | should be. Perhaps 1 might Dc
a painter, too. some day, with you 10 IN
sure me- he added, smilIns slIghhy
Il do not doubt your love Tor m
Edwin; but shall never IN 'riy. I in
tend to drvo my life to my art. a
a lfs il would he impossible Tor me 10
do so. should be hindered and tram
meled IN a thousand waNs. Believe
me, | have thought very earnestly oi
all this, aud l.
Helen, when | came 10 spend h'
vacation rere at LiulU Rock. sOas % he
near YOU, said 10 m>self, Now you ash
he woman You love to be your "ile'
and know that YOU have no home to tfie'
her. For yoar sake ~isn were Tlcn;
but am still young; and with the good
urosprcrs | have, do not see why l
shall not be able before many years to
live my wife all she can wish
1T isnot that. ElSin. l should no.
love YOU one bit the more it y'u were a
millionaire, interrupted Helen, gia"c'
ing reproachiully at him.
Helen, NJ, holiday is over to NOR
row. | must lave my answer Tonight
The words can some what SLOW ly lron.
between Edwin Benefits teeth.
Mechanically. with the end OF her
narasol. Helen Armstrong traced on th'
slitterng yellow sands, Fame .versu'
l,ye.' Then, as she became aware
Of what she had done, she sougat Il
etFace them. Too late, Edwin ben
uet,'s hand stayed hers. rs, pointing to
the letters. he SAID hoarseil;
Choose"
For second she hesitutcd, then
slowly came the answer:
i accepted Mr. Ho'ey's oaer this
morning. am 10 sail ID a week.
spurnlu5 her hand from him. Edwin
Bennett, cried oul pas>ionatel,;
God forgive you! l cannot" Then
will ou, uuolher word, he turned aud
left her.
A faint or, Of Edwin escaped her
lips. "a her erms we're held cut implor'
inply toward him. TneY then iell t"
her SIDE. AID she. TOO. turned aud weni
.lovr across the sands in the oppcsil'
direction. 1.-The mad looked back aud
SEN hose ouistreicled arms, bow d'l
r.rent their lives would have been; but
no. he plodded angrily along the shore
fqHsBy hsllJBe;Fa hsllJ ;as !ae Fiah' no' lR ne i:'
Love wa, drowned, while Fame s'ool
cut bold and clear upon the yello" sand
Ten years have Come AID gone sine
Helen Armstrong and EjSin Berne1
parted on the shore, aud during t1a
lime ihoy had never met. Helen had
won that which she had slryen for.
She lad loconc 40 artist Of reno"n.
Even royalty had teen plrased to com
pllmenl her upon her art.
For tho last month one OF Helen
Armsirong's paintings had been OF
xLibilion at the Academy OF Design.
aud crow ds had been drawn Il ithr 70
ZEE this la,i work Of the celebrated art
ist. TIE ,utiect vas simple, noitirg
new, vet visitors returned again ano
again to gaze atit.
1t wac the last day Of the exhibition.
WHEN lady and gentleman, the Renll' :
man leading a httle girl of perhap-
three years D. the hand, passed inIo
the room where tie painting hung.
oh! isn'tiL TOO bad there is such
crowd; wanted &c see " exclaim' d
he lady, 70 which the zen lcman re-
piled:
We will look at the oth'r pictures
first and come back ag'lp; perl APP
there will not be such crowd then.
An hour OF 50 laIer the 'nllemaI'
and lady returned then the room "hs
almost deserted, except for few strag'
slcrs here aul there. 1t Was Just about
time 10 close the gallery.
For few moments they Stood IN Si'
lence. before the painting; Iheu III
tie voice said:
Baby wants 10 see, too papa
Slooplus d ,wn the gentleman raised
he pretty, dainty y.dressed child in hi'
arms. After sravely regarding th'
picture for A second: the little one
asked.
Is the, mad. papa?'
L am Arid one was, pet, came The
low answer. as Edwin Bennett softly
kissed The fair cheek Of the little girl.
Then his gaze returned to the picture.
A stretch of yellow sands. dotted
mere aud there by huge boulders and
piles of sho~y pebbles, against whic
the oyer-hangin0 cliffs looked almos
bleak. Gentle little baby waves rip
plug 10 toward the shore, wi lie majes-
TIC purple-hued, silver-edged cloud
seemed floating en- masse toward the
golden, barred sun tina! flood.
I'd The sky aud water with lts warm
light.
In The centre OF the picture, where
the beach formed curve resembling Il
horseshoe. was an old boat, iurne"
,ttpu up ward; some fsg teeL off. the
figure of young man, apparently
walking lurriedly away. Although
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