Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-16

ant little trio-rode, walked, talked, had
boating excursions over the CLASSY little
lake, sat on the gallery, in the beautiful,
calm, moonlight nieht and sung sweet
old songs, that thrilled all the chords of
the heart with their exquisite pathOs,
and when every other amusement is ex-
hausted in the long, glowing summer
days, we sought the library ard luXuri-
ated in the pleasures it afforded. | do
not know when it was that the conscious
ness came to me first of nv love for Ell
royd Grey. 1t was almostoverpOwering
in its depth and intensity. With my old
reserve and pride concealed it so sedu-
ously that even Bertha, to whom l had
communicated every secret for the past
four years, never suspected the truth
there. We rode, walked and talked as
usual, we foated out over the mirror
like surface of the lake in the jubilant
summer evenings, and still / kept my
hearts idol worship, which was, alas! so
vain, enshrined sacredly in my hearts
holy of holes.
"We stood one evening at the gate,
Bertha, EIroyd and I. It was a deeply
peaceful scene UPON which we were look
ing, such as l have rarely witnessed.
The blue of the sky, with it's cleaning
tars, was reflected in the motionless
lake which seemed, like everything else,
to be hushed at rest. Even the hooking
bird hushed it's jubilant chorus, as if to
listen to the silence.
"What calm and peaceful night
What rest, what quiet! Would that it
might continue forever murmured FL
royd, turning his eyes upon me with a
look that always rendered me restless
and uneasy.
"'You are Unsuitable, said, with o
laugh.
Yes, 1 want this glorious sky to
stay, with its deep rest and peace. But
know that the peace see now will van
ish almost as quick as the night
'WhyY | asked, half unconsciously.
Because the star that is illuming
everything without and within will flash
meteor-like from the horizon, he said,
softly.
ST tried hard to control my emotion,
and succeeded, I think, for never had /
met his gaze more calmly. Just then
Mrs. Grey called Bertha, and, very
glad of the interruption, / turned and
went with my friend, calling back to him
laughingly:
6 You may stay and watch your IA
vorite night, Mr.. Grey, while its beauty
and glory last
cot has lost both already he re-
turned, pointedly, and l felt my face
burning with bushes. All, Georgia!
the dreams that haunted nay sleep that
night!
{" But the early morning mail brought
sad news to me of my brothers death,
and our sudden descent from wealth to
poverty. He was fond of specuIa ton,
and had always been remarkably sue
cessful i'll it until lately, when fortune
turned from him in an enterprise in
which he had staked all-so he lost all
In the venture. / must STAY where / was
for the present, my sister wrote, until
we could find a home.
g / told them of it all, after while.
Bertha and Mrs. Grey sympathized with
me SO kindly and sincerely that my wild
grief was Gained. But through it all
Elroyd Grey was silent j received no
comfort or sympathy from him.
From that time / perceived a cold
ness In his manner, and he gradually
drew away from all his old habits. as if
wishing to do so without our notice.
Bertha and / were alone In our walks
and rides, and we propelled our own
boat over the CLASSY lake, leaving Mr..
Grey to attend to the important bust
ness that engrossed SO much of his at
tentlon. Whatever grief I might have
felt at discovering that / had been wor-
Shipping clay idol, none of them ever
knew. I could always control my emo
lions, and [ exerted all my self control
then.
:" [ was resolUte and determin ed, and
before the month was half out all my
plans were settled. / knew that my sis
tiers would be compelled to labor for
maintenance, and [ resolved from the
first that would bear my part OF the
burden. Without asking advice from
any one, l answered an advertisement
for a governess that / had seen, and in
two weeks received a letter of accept
ance.
When l wrote to my sisters and APP
prised them of the st p [ had taken.
they warmly opposed it, and declared
that they were more than able to sup
port me; but was firm, and would not
yield. All this time my friends were
utterly ignorant of my Intentions; in
deed, none Of them knew the truth I'M
til one evening, just a week before my
departure, was standing at the gate
waiting for Bertha to join me In ride,
when Elroyd came up and asked me a
little anxiously:
'' Will you not tell me now what you
intend doing, Miss Chester? You know
We are all anxious to know
SO I told him with out hesitation. He
listened until I had finished, and after
while said, with an anxiety which he
strove to conceal:
"'Thanks for your confidence. And
since you are going away Sc soon, per-
haps you would ike to take with you
this remembrance of my happiness. [
am going to be married to Miss Will
oughby.
Z" I was conscious of heart throb
that startled me, and of some intense
grief which [ could not explain. But [
met his waVering glance as steadily as