Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-13
low my head to have its way, would

low my head To have It's way, would
would"
you would consent. dearest! Then le
your heart speak-it is only for time, /,
few months, perhaps weeks of happy Sc
clusion, and then you may appear in the
full brilliancy of your beauty in that cir
Gle of society for which nature, darling
has so eminently fitted YOU"
| How adroitly the villain flattered tho
self-love of the guileless and inexperi
enced girl. He looked sideways from un.
der his bent brows into her innocent face
He saw the dreamy smile ON her ripe red
| lips, and the dreary gaze she bent upon
the gravel walk of the common, as she
moved along by the tempters side-a mod
| crn Mephistopheles, insidiously plotting
and, with honeyed words, swiftly achiev-
| ing virtues ruin.
They had now arrived ut an unfre-
| quented part OF the walk, and Mr. Blake
| seeing vacant seat Mt the foot of great
| elm, suggested that they rest themselves
| for moment and Barbara agreeing, they
| took the seat and resumed their CONVEX
| sation.
"Sooner or later, Barbara, you must
| leave the life you are now leading
You know rs well as how untitled you
arc for such work as you are now engag-
ed upon. Heavens! Look for u moment,
dearest upon your assoclatcs-low, vul-
gar"
"Do not say that, Phillip; many of them
are noble"
mo matter aehat they are darling
they are unfit companions for one so
noble and lovely as yOu-nature never
formed you for the unwholesome confine-
ment OF nasty oil smelling factory, and
you know it, dearest, as we'll rs l. am
speaking practically now. Sooner or later
you must leave such miserable life, and
why not now as well as at any other time
he my wife my dearest-be happy with
me-and with wealth at your command,
with servants to wait upon you and do
your every bidding, assume the place that
nature and fortune has ordained for
you !"
'Oh, Phillip, Phillip, what can say1"
The words were simple-but oh. so ten
der in their tterance-filled with so much
longing-and yet intoned with something
of bitter pain.
"SayT replied the tempter, "Sayl Why,
that You love me, Barbara, darling; that
you will be mine-my wife, dearest!'
The giits head sank upon his shoulder.
One arm was raised confdingly to his
neck. and she whispered in low voice
81 will bc yours. Phillip, and God deal
with you as You with me-"
There was something in the solemn tones
OF the girl that sent shudder through
the young mans frame, and for moment
he stared blankly into the dim evening
light as though the words had called up
an appaition, something from the dark
ness OF the dead past, from which he could
not take his eyes
Was it the spirit of some former victim
his morbid imagination now beheld7 Let
the Spiritualists answer.
The young man broke away from the
horrible phantasy, however, and replied
in low voice. ms if fearing to he over
heard.
Barbara, you do not know what ioy
you give me. / will make immediate
preparations for our union | know n
clergyman who will grant my request for
private ceremony-can you be ready
by Wednesday-three days hence, dari-
ing"
YES" was the low and simple answer.
at shall be so arranged then. Come
with me now, darling, for had an early
dinner. and we will be both the better for
some refreshments"
We have always noticed that tds-a-tetes
in factory towns always, between lovers,
conclude by an adjournment to "Ferras"
or a ''Copeland's."
Without another word Barbara Glen
don and her companion arose and left the
common.
They no sooner did SO than man arose
from the seat ON the other side of the big
elm. and gaZed after them as they walked
towards the heart of the city. This man
had been sitting there during the whole
and. as he had n personal
interest in =. he did not scruple to pay
the closest attention, and yet JOHN SAND
BORN would not do anything he cousi-
dered mean.
ITO BE- C0ntinusd1