Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-29

his sss s,' oarlyon-had superseded her ;r
carefully. ''' oariyon very
c,a cue was undeniably handsome ar5
charming in her manners. e "'''
alanS could sing and p.a ay and read
Can"oSt most exquisitely, whereas little
ueneNieVe was no elocutionist what
nsel, n, and only played simple it'll
p'eSes' and sang the easiest ballads
let Otls Vernon fell desnerateIv IN
,o'e with her, and before one veal
,iau gone by had made I'D his mind tba,
h;n' S "oula marry her if she would have
ha ni, ana the two hundred thousand
oe iost as far as he was concerned
~ was not without struggle tbouob
-Dtls vernon would have been more
i iess tnan human had he been placidly
is ior such fortune to pass him
'eh ior the sake of such a darling as
eene'ieVe was, with her truthful Wist-
him. 'o a' SisnI oi
And Augusta Carlyon who co,,a
nave lowered him so royalty. was no
oruinary Insignificant woman. who
would have palled upon the man She
favored. '''''n '''e
ohe was proud and reserved and
elegant, and she did not in the least
interfere In the very pronounced deyo-
tioh between the lovers, and SO eyery-
Ihiig went quietly along until
one stormy July night, when a thun
uer-shower that had threatened for
hours, burst over Royal Oaks i'm fury
storm.
MIR. Vernon had spent the evening
Win Geneyieve in the library, and had
told her III a lovers frank confidence
Just what was before him, according to
MS grandfather's will, and took her in
his arms and told her how infinitely he
preferred her and her sweet love to all
the goods the gods could give him.
lie asked her if She would be his
wife, and told her how he loved her in
all OF loves most eloquent words.
And Genevieve, with a little happy
smile ON her baby-sweet mouth, and an
upward rapturous look of her innocent
blue eyes, did not say him nay.
Il almost believe | loved you that
very first day, OTIS" she said.
And | know | did, my darling.
when | saw you standing there in the
fllckerlng sunlight, looking like saint
thrOned on her shrine.
That was at o'clock of that wet
July night, and at eleven servant
raped on Nernon's dOor-would he
please go at once to Mr.. Bascom,
Miss Carlyon begged he was very
much worse, and she was alarmed at
This symptoms.
Vernon found Augusta dismayed
and anXious-but the thought that first
flashed over him as he opened the door
and saw her leaning over the sufferer,
was how beautiful she was.
The next, how marvelOusly well she
had played her cards to have become
SO great fayorite with this rich old
man.
81 do not understand his symptoms"
she said dismayedly. ''Dr. Fortune
told me what to expect-but there was
nothing said of such agony as this"
''See-oh it is terrible!'' -'Do send
Davis at once for Dr. Fortune, Mr..
Vernon"
That the old man was in mortal
agony was apparent, and Vernon in
stantly despatched carriage for the
doctor, then returned to the bedside.
~ have done all could" Augusta
said pitifully. But | cannot endure
TO see him suffer So"
Vernon looked straight at her.
"Are you SO much attached to my
grandfather
A very faint little flush went into
her cheeks.
''IIe has been very good to me-" she
said simply. 'He heard me sing, and
volunteered to cultivate my voice, and
it ended in my coming to this beautiful
home"
"And completely running Gene
yieve's chances" he said, SO sternly
that he felt chagrined as he saw the
look ON her face.
A look that instantly changed to one
of naughty coldness.
sGenevieye has not chosen to devote
herself to her best friend. L have.
A little sneering smile was ON his
handsome mouth, he almost answered
her that she had played for high stakes
and played them well.
He was surprised at her next words
abrupt eager.
"You do not like me. Mr.. Vernon,
why cannot tell, but at risk OF offend
ing YOU beyond hope, L shall say TINS
| 20 .-nn GeppVipVp|D
lie stopped her by an imperative
gesture.
81 shall hear nothing unkind against
the charming girl who has honored nie
by promising to be my wife,"
Their eyes met in glance almost
Then Miss Carlyon's lips relaxed
slowly into almost a smile.
"You are right. We will not speak
of her. Mr.. Vernon, do you think
Mr.. Bascom is easier!"
Il should say he was.
"Can YOU leave him to me until the
doctor gets here? You must be worn
out-you look very tired
His sudden kindness of speech made
her cheeks flush.
'sThank you. L dii 'heu,
have done all that any one could 90.
If YOU will be so good as to watch by
him-ten minutes or so, while gam
| little rest"
She went away, and Vernon, seeing
tba ouiet into which the old man was
relapsing, laid himself down on the
lounge at the head Of the bed, to
wait until the doctor should come. and
to think over the intense happiness
that had come to him that night
n, silently, softly, stealthlly,
with a glance around the apparently
unguarded room, Genevieye came m
went up to the little marble-top fne',v meI,,
cine table, and hastily, onS put If n,s snms
poured half a dozen drops Sl h.nd Oh 'o into
the M goblet of medicine, and then gilded
rr aw.y as She had come, leaving vernon
a"% y,zad with horror and fear, scarcely