Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-01-26

round the cliffs"
| glanced back at the cottage. The cur
tains were not drawn. and could see plainly
through the broad, low window. Mrs. Blake
was moving about, arranging or disarrang
ing everything on the mantel and tables.
Miss Arklay was at the piano. Though
do not like her, she is an undeniably lovely
and graceful girl-no, woman inssnslbly
the broader, finer word, connects itself with
her. like to see women wear white, and
she seldom appears in anything else.
Don got impatient, and took my arm to
go on.
Lets 20 in, Senior Don," said.
CHAPTER III.-wHAT ELEANOR SAYS.
was thinking Of DIR. Sheffield--or rather
of his looks. | have always had fancy that
people grow to fit their names, and should
anywhere have guessed his name to be Ar
thur. If | were an artist | could not rest
till had painted him as the blameless King.
And then he came in through the open win
dow so suddenly as TO startle me, it came in
so on nv thoughts The next moment
almost laughed at the incongruity, for he is
the last man TO associate with a dream.
That is something of which he does not
know the meaning. | do not believe he
ever thinks Of anything outside of his pro-
fession. Venus herself would bore him un-
less she presented herself with some new
and complicated disorder.
He came toward the piano. to my surprise
for it has been mutual case of DIR. Fell.
and he made me think more than ever OF
King Arthur. IN spite of the ahsurdIty of
it. | wonder how it is his face has that
look as though il could never be- really old ?
You did not 20 far tonight. Has not
Mr.. Blake been as attractive As usual ? said
{ l. Il never saw him look handsomer."
"He quite turned my head with his
beauty" answered Dr. Sheffield. grayely.
, His charms and the moonlight were fast
! getting too much for me
$50 YOU flee Ia where there i. neither
moonlight nor
/ He really looked interested. don't be-
/ licve he was thinking Of a case. But before
! he could speak. Mr.. Blakes voice said. Il
| say, Arthur. hunt up Mrs. Blake's shawl for
/ her. You were with her on the piazza. and
my wife suspects YOU of having purloined
/ her property" And DR. Sheffield olrdiently
went. while Mr. Blake took his place
DO ike Mr.. Blake. but Just then II
+ do wish Kitty would not lose her things So"
Ilt iit u NhlltAtAtltAlai Abllt ~ Nbilii-
/ dental stranger might have thought he
was making love: lin ambiilou, for Shelf
field Its too late to be ambitiou, for nv
self, 50. Ike MARI Twain, employ an agent.
. I've great hopes for Arthur. particular, d.
I long a. hs remains single.
/ What would Kitty think Of that >entl-
mcnt - raising my voice so that she could
hear. like to sac the diml-es come IN her
dear little hab, face but she Was talking
With nr. Sheffield, AND dld not hear.
"Oh, I'm 80 different Sheffield !. a big
f ger man, hut he's just the fellow To be-
swamped by Wuman-hke Iydgate YOU
kuoR
/ "All women are not Ro,amond,," said
Indignantly.
1T would he a bad thing fur her. TOO. Doc
tor, rarrl, get rIch. and the wife Of poor
doctor has an uncn,i4 liable lot. No; my
amhrtion-b proAy-dle, # Sheffield mar
rics."
And then it flashed ncro,, me that he
meant 10 warn me glanced suddenly up
aud saw that | VI, right. 1t va, 80 idiouc
To turn scarlet
The wife "f poor doctor" he went on
medl,atl,cl, What a cranlped, wretched
life il would be- Household worries. no 80
ciety, no pleasures, A constant struggle from
hand to mouth -
IL am tired. and think | will say good
night said and took particular care-it
va- simply 10 show him | resented his veil
meant but mistaken cnun.el.--to say good
night As s~eetly as ] could to King Arthur.
CHAPTER Iy.-wHAr DONALD SAYS.
1t was the Anniversary Of our wedding
day. X ktty did not speak OF it, OF course
could not let the day 20 BY unnoticed, 80
brought home pearl cross thought she
would fancy. ii suppose you've forgotten
what day it Is ?" sald, as lald il IN her
lap.
''Forgotten'" She repeated Il have been
thinking Of II all day"
do you ike il. 2" asked, for she did
not say a word about the cross, only sat
looking at il then she looked at me, and 10
nv a~tUnl.hment, her eyes were full
''lt's wear ago, Don" she began in a
breaihless, earnest way. Have You ever
regretted it? Ii it were this time a twelve
month ago, would you still say to me what
you did then -
"Wny Kitty" was all | could say, and
for moment | thought the hot weather had
affected her brain.
.'lf It i, 50, oh, Don dear. believe me.
would bear il. She is so much more WORTHY
your love than |, and now could you have
helped caring for her? My only PRAYER
would be for the happiness of you BOTH and
that | might die 10 give it to you. | could
not want To live then, you know"
Kitty, Kitty Y cried, haIf-frightened at
this solemnlty,-from Kitty. whose dimples
are never ahsent,-even though could not
understand her. Dear me, my one PRAYER
in regard to death would be that | might
die first, if IT we're not that | know the
blank it would make life to YOU. As il IL,
oh, my dear, let us pray that We may die to-
gether,"
"lhen you don't love Eleanor?7
"LOve Eleanor :" and then the utter alb
surdlty Of the idea burst upon me, and,
though | did my best to keep serious, |
could not speak for laughter. For once
Kitty did not seem 10 mind being laughed
at, and IN minute she joined me. Her
arms were about my neck as she whispered,
don. dear, forgive me; | ought TO have
known. 1t was only because loved YOU so
dearly. You were both so perfect to me
thought YOU must be the same to each
other :" and did not feel like laughing as
thought of what my little wife had silently,
foolishly, suffered and purposed. And
where is Dr. Sheffield ?" she asked half an
hour later. .Did he not come home with
| you ?"
NO farther than the beeches. Eleanor
was in the hammock there"
"Oh, Dom" she began, with her eyes wide
open, "you don't mean"
81 think | do :" and if nv tone was trife
complscent it was but natural, "What was
Machiavelli compared with me? ? And was
not Talleyrand himself bungler? 1t is a
law that dates back to Mother Eve; and if
people only understood it and practised it
as have done there would be fewer mis-
alliances and no running away with papa S
coachman."
"And Just then who should appear COM
ing across the lawn but Arthur and Eleanor,
both looking supremely happy-and guilty /?
"My dear, | may as well begin to save up,
so you can pay your wager like an honest
man" said I.-Lippincotfs Magazine.
"Better H. ralth than for Forty
Years"
"A patient who has been using Compound
Oxygen writes: ~ am enjoying better
| health than I hare fons far forfu ne1rs