The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-06-26
PEARL WILEY.

PEARL WILEY.
A pretty little thrilling warhle like the
twitter ofa timld bird but as the chords
tremble and vibrate under the touch of
tire nimble white fingers. Pearl Wyley.
the young governess, forgets her little
charges standing motionless by her side.
and sitting with her dreamy blue eyes
fixed on the elimmer and glisten of the
waves out on the beach below. she plays
as one entranced with the wild, wtching
symphonies of her own creation, that
seem to rise and fall sympatheticallv
with the wild throbhings out on the yell
low sands of Avlmer's Rest. q,
''Listen, Alice: who ever heard aev-
thing SO beautiful, and yet so weird .
Who in this place can play like that p
"Have yeu been here two davs and
have not seen her yetp 1t is Eva and
Etfie's governess; and just think, Paul,
she is only IL. a whole year younger
than am, and has to teach for living |!
And yet almost envy her. for she has
the loveliest face in Avlmer's Rest"
"Come in and introduce me YOU have
aroused a great curiosity to see this par
agon of loveliness." p
fF"Oh, Paul, / dare notw and there is
genuine dismay in her tones "Mamma
would indeed be very angry"
He only laughs, and slipping her arm
through bis, fairly draws her into the
room eI
"Miss Wyiey, my brother, Paul Ever.
son." -sa asa. as sls.
= Pesrl looks up from her suddenly
aroused dav dreams 10 encounter pair
OF the blacklist eyes she has ever seen /;
bat her confusion is only momentary,
and rising up with a half hsughty grace
she bows ever so slightly, entirely iguor-
ing the outstretched hand. J.ae
Only few commonplace remarks
pass between them, when Pearl finds
some trivial excuse for taking herself
and her young charges from the room.
Paul's eyes follow her with a strange
light in their dark depths. e.a:sr
"rhe poor child! So young, so love-
ly, and so lonely.'' 1.s..sa zat
: The tone is exquisitely tender, and
strikes Alice as something more than
pitiful. sasaa t, es
"Oh, Paul, don't Airt with heri" she
says half p'eadingly. "Mamma would
dismiss her instantly from the house. -
"Flirt ?" There is an angry flash in
the eyes now. "Who talks of flirting
with her ?"
There is to be small social gather
ing that evening, and Pearl is to play a
long. weary round of waltzes and quad
rifles As she goes up to dress she finds
boquet of exquisite white rosebuls.
their creamv petals half unfolded. v
"How kind in Alice!"
The delicate pink tinge is still in her
cheeks, the sparkle 10 her eyes, as she
enters the parlor by q side door and
takes her seat at the piano, which faces
the conservatory, and IS halt hidden
from the dancers by tall vases lllcd with
ferns.
Paul soon wearies ofthe dance. There
is only one lace there he cares to SEQ,
and it has b,en before his vision all the
Eevening, though the tall vases have been
so artfullY arranged to conceal it. a.
ter a while he slips aw,y from the dan.
GERS and enters the conservatory, anil
standing behind branching az llea tree,
watches the face that shows above tli,,
top of the grand piano. The lusl an,l
sparkle is gone, and Pearls face is as
white q, the rosebuds at her throa'.
"How tired she must be!' he ruur-
murs with yearning tenderness; and he
stretches out his strong arms, as though
the impulse is strong to clas., her in
theu for all time
Is his gaza magneiic2 Just then the
weary PLAYER looks up aud catches sight
of the dark face framed 10 tue branches
or the azllea tree, and catches, too, all
the eyes express There ls crash up
ON the piano KEYS, and Pearl slips do wn
upon the door, upsettlug rare vase in
her fall.
allow thoughtless Of me to frighten
her so.'
Paul rushed from the observatory
but Others were there before hin.
..It is only faint says Mrs Ever
son, ''ihe room is warn, and she has
played too long. Alice, call John. and
let him carry her to her room 4"
Call Johni echoes Paul, sarcastic.
ally. Are there no men here. that you
must Gull a hireling?" And, disregard
ing his mothers frown, he gathers The
slender form in his arms and strides of
like an angry giant.
As the days pass on he meets her Of
ten, but only strategem for Pearl is al
shy as fawn, and fits away from hin
like will-o'.the wisp His 'shy little
darling" he calls to himself, and The
Hight shines still brighter in his hand.
some ewes
One day he comes across her seated
on rock looking seward. her vouns
charges playing at her feet. What .
beautiful picture she makes! The wins
tosses her golden hair back and forth
now hiding, now revealing, the shspely
swan-like neck; then it blows her flimI
white dress against the rock like beat
ing wings. There is sadness upon bel
face that he has never seen there before
ard suspicious sparkle upon her long
dropping lashes.
"Pearl. darling!'
A startled crimson face is turned tc.
ward him for an instant, and then thi
time Pearl does not escape him A,
we'll strive to loose the sheIl-pink hands
from grasp of iron. Then follows
passionate avowal of love, ringing cl, a
and strong above the roar of the iIcom
ing tide.
Pearl is 80 taken back by his vehem
ence that she forgets he is waiting 70
an answer
Pearl, darling, will you be my wife
Again her face is turned toward him
hut the sudden light that has so trans
: formed it changes to look OF intens
pain, and the tones are almost harsh.
Sir, you are forgetting yourself; re
lease my hands instantly"
d "Oh, there comes mammal" chime
G Eva and 4 he.
Surely you are not afraid of he
= Pearlf Let me claim you before he
J, and the world. Sue is proul, l knoy