The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-04-02
INTERESTING STORY.
THE TRUEST LOVE.

AMuS CNei thuo, btLiS ktcNi ti6ches
with rueful countenance, as he looked
after the carriage which was bearing fan
away from him the only woman he had Fer
loved, bearing her away in company with
he lucky rival VINO had won her, for they
were starting forth upon their bridal tour.
| Ned had loved Nina Walters Mrs.
Russell-with a chivalric devotion worthy
one of King Arthurs own immortal knights.
But, being only modern hero, he had seen
\ the lady of his love woed and won by an
other without spilling the heart's-blood OF
his rival, or of anybody else; nay, he had
even attended the wedding, smilingly Offer
ed his congratulations, and presented the
lovely bride with a golden horseshoe, on
which the peaceful legend, Good luck,
vas lettered in sparkling gems.
Nevertheless, the ehivalric love remained,
for it was part of Ned'svery life and could
not be uprooted at moments notice.
SO he turned away, smothering huge
sigh under cover of the light song he wa.
humming, and sauntered down to Ills clnt
as though nothing unusual had happened.
He was conscious that many eyes were
turned curiously upon him, for.his unhappy
wooing had not been a secret But he bore
The ordeal bravely, and no one, seeing him
coolly smoking his cigar over the evening
papers, would have dreamed that he was a
man trying to bear uu under the seyerest
! blow of his life.
OF course the wedding was the principal
theme of gossip for that evening. avs
Poor little Nina - said one of the bride :
warmest admirers, sympathizingly. I" l fear
'he will look back to this day with sorrow
before many years have passed"
:. Yes" assented another but when a
/ girl becomes infatuated with man for his
handsome face she will risk the tortures OF
he inferno for the sake of marrying him.
Ind Russers deyilish handsome fellow,
heres no denying that"
:" And that's all that can be said for him, u
added the first speaker decsiyely Ten TO
one, he'll bring that beautiful, high-spirited
bride of his down to poverty and grief be-
.ore she's five years Older"
/ Ned had ratified his newspaper as noisily
IS possible, but he could not help hearing
these and similar remarks all around him.
Yet he had no right to speak out and check
them. SO, throwing down his paper, he
presently arose and left tho club-room, fash
ing glance that spoke volumes, us he pass
cd them, upon the careless gossipers.
"Ah! poor fellow" said one of those
above mentioned 9 He can't stand it to
hear the wedding talked of. It's an open
secret, you know, his love for Nina Walters.
And pity it is she didn't take him."
| Thus they gossiped on while Ned Sargent
made his way to his own room, where his
mask of indifference no longer needed to
be worn.
He opened little box of ebony and drew
| out of it q few cherished souDeairs over
which he wept some honest, manly tears.
little snowy glove, some faded flowers
and few dainty, perfumed notes.
She loved me once" he murmured,
pressing the flowers reverently to his mus
tached lips. :" How well remember the
night she gave me these But il seems
years ago-before he came with his cursed
gift Of beauty to lure her heart away from
me. Yes, it's true enough he added, bit
terly, as his thoughts reverted to the talk of
the club-room q n woman will throw away
the truest heart that ever beat and risk the
darkest chances of the future for the owner
of such face as his All, we'll !" putting
the little memento back with loving touches,
may she never regret the VOWS she has
poken to-day"
The theater was ablaze with light md
beauty. Soft strains of volaptaons music
lulled the senses into sweet and dreamy for.
getfulness of the stern realities Of the world
outside. stst tUttEI
In one of the prominent boxes sat Nina
Russell, beautiful as ever after her two
ceptible shadow darkening at times the
olden brightness of her face.
Beside her sat her handsome husband,
the cynosure of many admiring chances
from the ladies which those bold dark eyes
If his were quick to return, almost to the
total neglect of the fair wife beside him.
He was, besides, slightly under the infiu-
ence of wine. Ned Sargent, sitting not far
distant, saw that very clearly, if Nina did
not, and grelt pity surged through his
heart tor the lovely; woman for whom dark
and sorrowful future had SO often been pre-
dicted.
1t last the play was over and the crowd
began to leave, but still Nina remained seat
ID in her box. Her husband had left it
some time before, and had not yet returned,
and It was evident that she was growing un-
easy at his absence
Sargent fingered, hoping to see him re-
turn in good time, but as the lights began
to disappear and MINI still waited uneasily
in her seat, Ned hesitated no longer, but
went at once to her box. ......
at is I, Mrs. Russell be not alarmed, p
he began, half lawfully, to ward off embar-
rassment. ] noticed TINT your husband was
detained from coming for you, and came
to ask if could be of service,
There was shade Of hauteur in her man
Ter for a moment-it was so humiliating
hat he, of all men, should have Witnessed
the insulting neglect of her husbahd-brt
it passed away.
" Thanks :" she said quietly, Accepting
his offered arm. If you would just take me
to the carriage Something very unexpect
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