Connecticut western news., 1883-06-20

cared little.
 One evening we were sitting in the parlor together, and one of. the group said something about Faith.
 Miss Grayle turned to me, with scornful flash of her eyes.
 Perhaps you will be so kind as to tell us wh at you think of Faith ?"
 I knew then that she was jealous of Miss Farley's influence over me. I do not suppose for a moment that Miss Grayle cared for me only as @ means of amusement. But she had set her heart upon bringing me to her feet, and she could not brook rival. She was not used to failure, and it stung her to think she must fail now. I saw the truth when she asked me that question about Faith and I saw, too, that the interest l felt in Miss Farley was love.
 One afternoon went to the city and was detained there week.
 On my return I missed Faith. I asked for her.
 "She's gone away to stay, " the ser want answered.
 ssWhere to ?'' I asked.
 He did not know.
 "Why did she leave so suddenly" l asked.
 That her departure must have been sudden felt sure, for she had never said anything to me about going away until her eighteenth birthday came, and re- leased her from her promise to MT. Grayle.
 "I can't say for srlre," was the reply; "but 1 shouldn't wonder if there was something back of it all that we don't know. I'm sure they'-with jerk of his thumb in the direction of Miss Grayle and her sister, who were sitting on the veranda-"I'm sure they just the same as turned her out of the house. They never was friendly disposed toward her, and guess they're glad she's gone. It looks that way to me. / think they used her shameful, and I've been here enough to know pretty we'll how things go."
 That afternoon I asked Miss, Grayle about Faith.
 She protested that she could not tell me where she had gone to. Indeed, she hardly thought Faith knew herself
 ''She had some queer notions of inde- pendence in her head" Miss Grayle said sShe wanted to earn her own living and the like. didn't pay much attention to what she said. We asked her what plans she had formed, and we could learn nothing about them, for the simple reason, think, that she had nore. She was ungrateful as have told you before, though you won't be- lieve it, know; but some day she may be glad enough to come back"
 Beyond this I could learn absolutely nothing. Faith had disappeared wholly from my world. I sought her every where, but could find not trace oi her. had lost my faith.
 Miss Grayle exulted over my defeat. She could not wiring my heart in the way she had set out to, but she could in an other, and nothing pleased her so vel as to keep mans heart on the rack.
 Then she tried her blandishments or me again. I suppose she thought there was still some chance of success 1T throwing her Vaccinations about me. Al at once she became tender, and played the part a loving woman to perfection If my eyes had not been opened to he1 true character, she would have deceived me into the belief that I could have hel for the asking. But did not want her and I knew she was acting part. St the arrows of her Vaccinations glanced of my armour of indifference, and she fnall, gave up in disgust.
 | At first I felt sure I should find Faitl somewhere. But as time went on, ant I heard not one word from her or of he I began to believe she was dead. Surely unless she was dead, she could not hay, dropped out of my world as she had But if she a0as dead, would search un til l found her grave.
 The War broke out, and I enlisted.
 was ill many battles before bulle touched me. But at last it came m, turn to suffer, and one day fell on tn, field of battle.
 They took me to hospital. Feve set in, and that and my wound brough me down to the gates of death. But
 fingered on his side of them 10th to g
 through.
 For many days life was an utter blanl to me. But one morning dim ray C consciousness crept in across my be wldered brain, and I opened my eye , feebly and looked about. I saw lon
 wards, with narrow cots ranged alon , them, on which men lay, and nurse
 coming and going here and there in , quiet, noiseless way. Looking down the room saw woma standing by cot, in 8 dress of sobe
 gray. A sudden thrill went tingin , along my veins. The figure was vol
 derfully like Faith h's-slender, supple | graceful. The hair was brown, to' , like furnished gold in the sunshine th' F came into the room, and seemed to mak a halo about her head. , Suddenly the woman turned and g caught sight of her face. !. I cried out with all the strength le Il me. It was the face of my Faith, grow more womanly since had seen it las e but the same sweet, patient face hs y loved so well.
 l. She heard me and came toward m But my excitement was too strong f a my weakened vitality to bear up unde e and A kind of half-nnconscionsness can