The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-29
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She understands him She looks ur
with faint, wan smile. "What mat
tersp He never knew what il was
like; and could cushions and carpets
and sofas make life any easier to mef'S
s.My love could have made it easier
can make it, if you win have it. elfi
She has tried to interrupt him with .
hurried gesture; but he wiz not be in
terrupted. The he adds: ,rs-.s.fl !
'1 came tonight to say it I would
have said it years ago If You had not
lost yourself to me. -
.Lost-yes; but not L John Hes
keith, you do not know There, why
should 1 say morea 1t is so long ago
since was lost to you. youcannot care
much now. So we win part to-
night f 6lff szac1
1--WE will not, Bessy." He says il
resolutely, drawing her hands away
now, holding them fast in his own. For
he cannot be mistaken; there Is look
in her eyes that tells him how hard to
her would -bes the parting-as hard,
perhaps, as to himself. 1--WE viii not
part"
She yields to him in so far that she
does not free herself when he draws her
to him. But then she turns her sad eyes
on him. .saa stas 81 - bszsslie
John, will you make it harder for
mea Let me go in silence-l have kept
it all these years" - = sq.ssi .'l.ss!z.
= sssYou should not, If I had known
where to find you, my darling"
81 do not know 1 think should
have kept it, even If had not heard Of
your marriage just before" W
keep silence still then, Bessy. You
are speaking in riddles; but it Is not
their answers Ihave come for. I have
come for the answer to just one ques,
ton: -Bessy, do you love mef' @
{ A faint smile crosses her face, but
does not tighten its sadness. She says,
softly:al -spss.uzssasss=sa.ssase
eff you care to hear it-yes. Stays
her sudden movement d1sengages her
from him. 81 love you, and j win not
marry you. Iwould rather you would
not ask me why"
'.You require too much of me-" he
interrupts her hoarsely. ssYou tell me-
that you mean to spoil my life and
yours, and that am to take it on faith
that you are right i will not take ID
on faith. I tell you plainly, You must
prove to me that you are right, or q
will never give you up"
Again that wan smile crosses her
lips, but does not touch the shadow in
her eyes. isa7a iHsa1-sei2 = ses
.I will prove it to you, then. It 70
easily done now. If you had come q
month ago 1 might not have spoken;
But now, that he rests in the grave, 4
may tell you that ! am Richard Lestresi
the swindler's daughter. It has been
q long time since he was convicted,
and served out his term of punishmenti
but. perhaps, not SO long, that in your
boyhood you have notheard his name-"i
He has; she sees it in his face. She
goes on: .q heard it for the first time
when the paralytic stroke came, which
impaired his memory; SO that he went
country, under the name you know HIM
by. When I heard it, you viii under-j
stand my one aim and end In life was
to pay back the people he had ruine6
in the old lfe-to pay them back out OF
the fortune he had amassed in the news
/ know he meant to do it. So much =
have gathered from his rambling speech
from time to time. The sum IS nearly
cleared off now, and my poor father
but will not speak of him; I cannot
expect you to feel with me there"
.Do notp" He has come to her
he has drawn both her hands In his
fsAnd this is what you would have part;
us, Bessyp ] cannot bear your burdenf
You must suffer alone pn
/. She raises her head quickly.
Il do not refuse your pity, John; Z
take it gratefully. But viii not have
it in the stead of love. And that you.
should love my fathers daughter--''i
: 81, who loved your father. BessyP'!
':John-John-n
He draws the sobbing woman closer
to him.
1--WE will not make light of the sin,
my dear one, but neither win we of the
repentance. And, Bessy, remember
this; if you withhold yourself from me-
you withhold the one thing I have
looked for and longed and waited for
every, day of all these years since We
two parted" = E
i am still sitting in my window, where's
my opposite neighbor in that low room
next the roof of the lodging house across
the street, comes to her window and
draws down the blind. And see mo-
more shadows lowering about upon the,
wall. They are only shadows, after ALL
that have seen, out of which have
been weaving the story of my pale little
opposite neighbor. / often see hers
thrown upon the wall there, for AM
evening hour when she has forgotten to
draw down her blind-thrown quite
alone there, until tonight. Have my
shadows any substance after alp only
know that the paralytic old man about
whom seemed to hang q mystery, was
carried out in his coffin not long ago,
and Ihope-I hope the pretty, mourn
full face over the way is not to dwell in
shadows all its lfe.--Godey's Lady Book.