Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-18
CHAPTER NH.
IN WHICH MRS. yICKoRY LOOKS ON WHILE
MR.. THOMAS ALBRIGHT MAKES LOVE TO OUR
HEROINE

IN WHICH MRS. yICKoRY LOOKS on WHILE
MR.. THOMAS ALBRIGHT MAKES LOVE TO OUR
HEROINE.
For a little time after her arrival at
Bellviilc Park. the condition OF Gertrude
Weldon seemed tO improve. ~ much so
That she WAS allowed down TO the dining
room where she spent many delicious
hours with Tom Albright, the subject OF
their conversation being. OF course, the
one nearest their hearts, the sweet young
love they bore each other.
"Of course dearest, your return to your
boarding. house and the mill. work is out
of the question; and how you, with your
many rare OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fine
genius indeed, ever descended to such Ia
Dor is beyond my comprehension
"Ah, Tom, do you not know that
willing heart and honest purpose can dig
nifty the humblest laborl Do you not
know that among those factory girls may
be found some of the noblest and most un-
selfish of heartsl l know some among
them who support quite n famly-old fa-
theirs. mothers, and helpless children.
know many among them fitted 10 adorn
the highest sphere of society. who labor
patiently with their hands to help others.
No sphere of honest labor is ignoble Tom,
be quite unsuitcd to the wonderful ac-
complishmcnts and rare genius of somew
-"My dear Gertrude you do not UNDER
stand mel do not undcrrate the labor Of
the hands. for know as well as you that
honest labor may give dignity to any
character-or that man or woman may
dignity the work in which they engage
What / meant was. why you did not pur-
sue some calling for which your accom-
plishmcnts better fitted your"
II had very good reason for the
course pursued, and one did YOU know
il, you would fully appreciate. In n mill
would he a Htt6 one among several hun
dred, while in another sphere of society,
especially the one to which was adopted
both by taste and education, j might be-
come the solitary cynosure for unwelcome
eyes"
al do not understand you Gerty, my
darling, but / am sure You are right
whatever your meaning may be; and that
your words have a hidden meaning feel
sure"
"You will understand full soon enough
| Tom. II is enough for the present that
YOUR sister Marion understandable our
| love for each other bc sufficient for the
| present"
Tom bent over and kissed the pale face
| of the beautiful girl, and stroking the
tumbled golden locks caressingly he said
| softly:
"Your love, darling, is all-sufficient for
me. You have blessed me beyond my de-
serving; but you will never regret
| dearest, having entrusted the keeping OF
your precious heart TO met is all my
own, dearest?"
| And he gazed into herbeautiful eyes, his
| own aglow with passionate love.
| "All your own" she murmured, SOh,
| Tom. you know not how deep, how
earnest is the love that fills my soul-to
! love you would be TO love the light and
| 10y Of life; and to doubt your love for an
instant of time would I'll my heart with
unspeakable anguish"
"You need never doubt my love. dear
est-the world has no other love Tor me,
but you must hurry and get well my dari'
ing, for l am getting impatient for the
happy dayton are improving Gertrude
are you mott"
While he was speaking sinister look
ing face with green spectacles over the
eyes was standing staring In at then
through the glass of the conservatory
window which led directly into the rear