Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-05-28

suddenly bursting in on one OF DIS o"u
speeches, you have just turned up In
time to be too late for the marriage ol
an old sweetheart Of yours-Fannie
Gerard. Married on old chap with
heaps of money, too.
'What-wbat did you say? asked
DR.. RAYMOND, clutching the arm that
Law on his. and stopping sLort 10 the
street.
Il said that your old flame, Fannie
Gerard, was married yesterday to old
Mr.. Roberts, the millionaire. Why
what's the matter ? What are ycu
staring al? You look as If you bad seen
a ghost y
Doctor Raymond drew his hand
across his face once or twice before
be replied.
I beg your pardon!' he SAID. i have
lust remembered an important engage
ment. II will have to leave yCu
now
oh, I'm sorry But never mind
Drop IN in the evening and have chat.
Good-by, for the present Delighted
to have met you
And Jack disappeared around cor
ner, savagely condemnibg his long
tongue, and thinking all kinds Of bard
things of the girl who could so soon
forget a fellow like Raymond.
Harry Raymond walked on with head
bent and downcast eyes. All the an
i'm alton and brightness were gene from
his tace-sll interest in his surround
ings banished by a few careless words
Married p he repea ted-'married to
another. and my heart true to her
through all Oh, fckle, faithless heart
of woman.
And, with harsh, bitter laugh, he
drew his hat over his brow and strobe
on. he knew not whittier, until night
found him IN his own rooms worL out
by fatigue and misery.
And so passed the first night Of Har-
ry Raymond's return home.
When Fannie Gerard entered the
jewelers. store next morning, she was
somewhat embarrassed 10 find a young
gentleman talking to MI. Blake, and
withdrew shyly to the furlhest end oil
the counter.
The old gentleman, recognizing her
at once, bowed pleasantly, and III lev
moments came to wait on her.
L will buy your ring for $780, be
said. Will you part with it for that? ?
Fannie's face showed her disappoint-
ment.
Il thought it was worth more than
that-lntrinsically,' she said. Two
hundred at least
The Scolchman shook his head and
pressed his lips together, for although
be was interested in the 'puir lassle,
he did not forget that 'beszness is
beezness.'
She looked al the ring with longing
eyet, half tempted not to make the
sacrifice at all, when she was startled
by q voice beside her:
& will buy The ring for $500, since
the lady is so anxious 10 obtain a good
price for it?'
w ell did Fannie Gerard know tha
voice, though never before had she
heard it ring with contemptuous scorn
as it now fell upon her ear.
With a strong inclination to scream
which she suppressed TO gasp, she
turned and involuntarily held out both
ham ds, while look ot mingled amaze
ment, delight aud love shone in her
face. Then, meeting nothing but a
strange smile of scorntul bitterness up
on the features that had become to her
those of saint, aud where, hitherto,
she had seen naught but glowing ten
derness, she drew back as though
stung.
One piteous look she gave toward
the old man, who stood watching his
strange patrons with absorbed interest,"
then she shuddered, reeled, and would
have fallen to the Aoor, had not Mr..
Blaikie caught her in his arms.
He bore her into an adjoining parlor,
and calling his daughter, left the faint
Ing girl in her care and returned TO
where DR.. Raymond stood. with pale.
Get face, guawing bis moustache.
IS the young lady better | am a
physician. Can l be of any use pro.
fessionallyP
so yon are her lover-the lad who
was lost at sea p said Dugald Blaikie
not noticing the question,
What do you know about ne-ol
herG p Raymond asked, sharply,
Enough to know tnat you have
caused sufficipnt trouble and grief BY
your absence, Without breaking the
bairn's heart altogether, now that you
have come back. Hech, mon,' con-
tinued Dugald, falling INTO broad Scotch,
under the mAueuce Of excitement, ms
lad ever had less cause for cauldness o.
suspecion y
Harry Raymond's face flushed ant
his lip trennbled. t