The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-11
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
But all her lifeshad been spent amid

But all her lifeshad been spent amid
luxury.
It was to her q necessity.
| Deprived of it she would fade and
I droop and better any lot than to watch
brought it upon hUr.
Besides, she had made her choice.
10 her n wedding meant flowers,
music. friends, the toilette OF the bride.
| The future, the communion of two
hearts. tho solemn responsibilities i'll
CURED, were but secondary considcra-
| tions.
"Good-bye. my darling % he said, as
they parted.
But when she added, "Until to.mor-
row." he answered neither yea nor nay.
"To-norrow" the world knew that
Chester 'rhorley's ship hud gone upon
| the rocks.
Many Of his business associates would
| have held out to him helping hand.
but firmly and kindly lic refused every
| offer.
He wrote Marion a few lines. recalling
to her mind the conversation Of the day
before, and releasing her from her VOWS
to him.
Two years passed, and the little world
which had known Chester ThorleY SO
well, knew him no more.
He had entirely disappcnrd.
Marion WilIoughby was Marion Will
loughby still.
II she suffered she made no sign but
| those WHO had seen the one sparkling
stone, which had been tho pledge of
her engagement to Chester ThorIey,
| noticed that she wore it still and others,
yet more narrow Watchers, observed
that always, when she entered crow-
| ded room, she would take q hasty glance
about. us though expecting 70 find some
one not there,
She was as yet but twenty-five, belle
and beauty still,
The third winter of his absence she
went to spend several weeks with an
aunt.
~ cnDnot spare you," her father had
said when the invitation had come.
But she, gong close to him, and lay
ing her head Il moment on his breast,
had said
II think, papa, it would be bost."
They were simple words but he in
terpretcd them Alright.
The old wound would not cease it's
bleeding.
She wanted to 60 amid new scenes,
80 he only kissed her, and bade her re-
member that the old father awaited her
return.
'You have not been through the steel
works. some one said to her, ono day.
"It really Is n most Interesting sight.
"Wiil you join party. il we make
ono to visit them, Miss Willoughby 2"
rrIn hf,o li<.l,t
And her aunt, charmed with the bril-
liant success of her beautiful niece,
smiled at Clay Clayton's numerous de-.
vices to enSnaro Mar1on's society.
He was tho great catch of the place,
She had heard something OF some
| early disappointment III Marion's life.
1t would be a splendid triumph thus
to obliterate it, and already she felt
quite sure that the fiat lay in the girls
own hands.
The morning appointed for The expo
dition dawned beautiful and bright.
They seemed indeed like drones, in
truding upon sol1e busy hives of work
ers. as they entered the great building
! and looked about them.
Department after department. they
visited, watching with interest tho deli
cate, subtle machinery and its wonder
ful workings.
Marior's checks flushed with interest,
| and Clayton, noticing It, thought he had
| never seen her look more beautiful
To-duy lie determined he must speak,
| when suddenly he hoard little cry, and
glancipg up, saw her standing quite
| apart from the group, her eyes ablazc,
her lips quiYenng.
At q little distance rom her, adjust
ing somo piece of machinery, was q
man i'll n working blouse.
Her cry also attracted him, and he
looked up.
Their eyes met.
His face grew deathly pule, but he
gave no other sign OF recognition.
She wont straight towards him, ohli.
yious OF all, with hand o,,tstretched.
"Chcster !" she said, in voice scarce
louder than whisper.
Sat Inst u
1Io bowed low in response, and took no
nuticc oi hcr iIlld but iho old, daunt-
less bride wa in the upiifte6 head and
fearless glance.
Did you know that Was here 'she
questioned.
"No," ho replied. II am no longer
in your world"
You will come tc SEQ mc?"
II cannot"
Hero his voice broke little
"Mr, Clayton" she said, "lot mo
present my iriend, Mr.. Thorloy.'
Spite OF the innate breeding of tho
man, some OF the instictivo surprise at
hearing steel-workcr addressed by
Miss willouyhby Us friend made itself
| apparent IN tho mann.r ho yot strove to
conceal.
Then the party passed on,
He wondered, however, why Marion
fingered n moment III the office to ad-
dress the superintendent somc question
as they came out into the air.
He had meant, too, to ask her on tho
way homo the question which all the
day, and ormany days, had been tremb
ling on his lips, but there was a new OK
preston i'll her eyes and about her mouth
which instinctively told him that this
was not the timo to plead his cause
Had that fellow inside. who bowed SO
like gentleman, been any other than
workman, ho might have suspected
him rs in some way responsible.
l.! was quite singular enough as it wns
| That rl,i>x II,