The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-02-11

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them unfinished without
n.: u.r winter came and
rI rr,,Irui 10 ia ms uuIct|
-,asnn. found lame grown
u,.-,nr was nineteen.
.,unp waved by the Hen.
initrl, refused the youth.
Ia . and ms mother was sol
rnuut declaring that the
10 Iurn her sons head
toe summer a great SorJ
.'rp mother died sudden
zone in the world
.,malurd with her and III
,lthcr of them hat Mr.
sent AWAY: and he. mi
a..- .GLr>s. never remembered
q, The house might cause
.,r full u would have done 50 had |
.,N Me-, Hcnshiw', desire for
., ,rn = -,' lloat evil pictures which
9, 'drry and strength such nc
% n eD wirk,dn,s- and malice al |
y Weeks elapsed, however, be |
.r J,Iusla Norris had heard Ot the |
.it reach her Al last and nearly |
90. We h,rou + her senses with horror and
...r. 81 t. advantage Of James absence,
nc after con, "-cck Mr. Crawford and tell
IN N,ar.a ,aud.
lieN., uir.liy shocked, and agreed with
aer that nr ought to 90 away
ITS ali lha' tlcn.haw woman. Ste's the
Nckcdc-, rrrLipr that ever hved" Miss Nor.
ris said IF car,'D tell Nou AL they say-it amt
tit To talk about. on, TO think they should have
,nc heart, to spcnk ngin II molhcrlcss gal
why, Il tap, llrl more Inn0ccntn our Jane"
And puur Jane, passing through the hall
overheard the words She knew, only too
welt what thry meant That very afternoon
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and when she stopped to speak, the gIrl's I
mother who WIS win her, had angrily called
ner daughter away.
Come away, Maria Ann" she had AID.
,WhrIurr the stores are true or not, You re
moi going 10 hdtt your reputation by knowing
her"
In her distress Jane had gone st once to an
old lady whom she had known all her life;
and her assistance bad finally brought out the
whole tAlp.
she mad returned home, heart broken and
dc,pairIur. lust III time to hear a portion ei
Jerusha', remarks She got away without the
speakers beng aware OF her presence, ana was
not seen ~ either Of them until evening.
Then Mr. Crawford found her sitting IN the
garden ia he sunset He hurried toward her.
81 have been looking for you everywhere"
ne said His own agitation was SO excessive
that he did not notice James altered looks.
Pm Obliged to 90 10 Philadelphia sooner than
expected" he continued rapidly. II want
to tell you something first"
No, no. she erred. Don't tell me any
thing"
II must" he pleaded. Listen to me, Jane
VIII you be my wife,
"NO,n she answered, 81 could not be to save
your soul would not to save mine"
Sue believed that in his generosity he made
thc proposal III oiuci W "'hch" INC "io"s uI
had uhlnttnti"nalIy uohe her, cue Wouiu
have dlcd, PROUD creature 'ha' sue was, o'eu
thousand deaths rather than accept MS sacri-
fees. -,
She ran past HIM ana entered the mousse lie
did not sec her again until nc was just ready
to leave.
AT least, Jane, we are irlehus, he SAID
ON, yes she replled, Wearliy'
But there Is mono nope Tor me-? i
"None," she SAID, hcr voice sounding nara
rs IRON, She lonsed TO thank MIN Tor MS
kindness; to tell MN that she knew why he
spoke; but she could not orlng herself 10 NJ
ter word. /
a few days after his departure she received
lnt She Il.