Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-04-15

time.
Cecily grew white and bore his passion
ate upbraiding patiently bowling her sweet
face like flower before the breeze.
"You shall leave here before the week
is out, and go to work for your aunt
Helen, ungrateful. deceitful girl"
Cecily said she hoped if he could spare
her he would let her go at once: such
. change was her most earnest desire.
; And so in the morning sunlight she
. sped away from rural Rutherford into the
; dust and din of the great city. to big
school in Bloomsbury, where her maiden
aunt trained city misses into the mystery
! of good breeding.
Meanwhile the puzzled doctor had re
ceived her answer from her uncle, who,
now that the safety-valve for his ill-humor
was gone, pitched into the doctor, telling
him his girl must have some good reason
or she would not have acted in so con-
trary a manner.
That night the doctor, with sad, set
face, went into the pretty cottage where a
pretty woman waited for his coming with
a puny baby wailing at her breast. She
saw at once something had gone wrong
with her brother. and quietly won from
him the little history of bis love and its
perplexing ending.
Il should not have thought such jolly,
honest-eved girl could be tickle. Tom.
There must be some misunderstanding.
dear You were so sure of her love.
Tom
.As sure as | am of Gods divinity:
vet, you see, she has failed me, dear. |
am man made to suffer and be strong.
But have news for you. | found Jack
out to-day and he has promised there shall
be peace between YOU. He looks i'll, and
is angry at your masquerading here as a
widow. He is overioyed that the baby is
son, and has satisfied me that yours
was groundless jealousy, and in fact.
waits outside impatient to speak for him.
self. You have played with edged tools,
sis may your wounds be warning to
you in the future. Remember to the
pure all things are pure, so cease to cavil
at your fate, because your husband counts
pretty woman among his friends. Good
night, woman l am in no mood to wit
ness love scene, SO I will go. Good
night, dear, God bless you.'' In the porch
he paused to say 10 a tall, bearded man:
| ''GO in man. or she will faint with sus-
pense. BE patient with her. remember
errors come of excess of love-
"All right. Tom. My heart has yearned
for her so long that can but be gentle,
seeing what she has suffered since she
tore herself out of my arms. Poor little
girl life was not worth living without
her."
"a lady to see you. Cecily. Please be
quick back. there are all these exercises
to correct, and we are late"
''Very well, auntie, | won't be long.
Who can the lady be, unless it is the rec
tors wife. Oh i hope uncle is not worse"
| With proud composure Cecily waited
for her visitor to speak, but instead of
speaking the little lady burst into food
of passionate tears, begging Cecily. if she
had woman's heart. to prevent her only
brother. DIR. Coventry. from going as a
surgeon with a regiment to India for ac-
tive service.
ut is simply rum for him to sell his
practice now, he is doing so famously
But he says he cannot stay in spot that
recalls daily his bitter disappointment
Why can you not love him He is good,
true, noble, all that a man should be-
There never was dearer brother or a
better son.
Cecily began to see the light. Oh, why
had she not trusted him
Clasping Ally's hand. she told her all
her suspicious, all her wicked. Jealous
rage that had hidden fair to wreck two
lives. And then Ally told her own story,
which had Just the same ground work
jealousy, and while Cecily listened, she
blamed herself each moment severely.
"What can do to remedy my misera-
BILE mistake ?''
Come back with me ut once, and tell
Tom how it came about. He came up
to town about disposing of his practice,
and returns to night to Rutherford. /
only discovered your address to-day
Cecily needed no second bidding, pref
tily dressed in her daintiest frock, sprang
into the hanson beside the woman she
hated. and was driven to a stately house
at Kensington.
Ally pushed her into darkened room.
where man stood IN detected attitude
by window reading letterin the dusk
II say. Ally, my business with Curtis
has fallen through He says the pure hase
money is too much. Why did you 90 out
) alone, child? You know Jack dislikes
} it,"
Cecily came timidly to his side, her
courage fast forsaking her.
Tom looked round, and saw, instead of
Ally's pretty petite shape, a stately form.
with a graceful dropped head; then he
sprang forward. saying:
"Cecily? is it possibe' Why are you
here %
He drew her into the dim light of the
window. and scanned her shy face as he
spoke; then she uplifted all the witching
light of her pleading eyes to his. and said
softly:
"Oh, Tom. can you forgive me? have
wronged you cruelty
Then followed the dreary details of her
jealous pains and weary life without him.
As he listened to the pleading voice, the
) ice seemed to melt about his heart. and
clasping her to him he said: ..Oh, nv
darling, the mistake was almost past re
trieving. Why are women so foolshly
suspicious? You two jealous women have
almost wrecked the lives of those who
loved you. But this must be danger
signal to you in the future. darling. Sus-
picion is foe to love; perfect love should
be built upon faith
Il will never distrust you again, Tom.
dear"
Don't say never. pet, rather promise
that. if you should be tempted to repeat
this pvnprionca you rill aopno -