The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-15
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Morningi No boolsi no Idle, llstloS hours
for me to-day. Plenty TO do, plenty to think
Abouti all sorts OF arrangements 10 make.
Farewell TO my moody, Sullen life Faro
we'll TO my aimless, selfish existence Hence
forward l should have something worth lly.
ing ~for-worth dying for, II needs Dol Phil
ippa was coming 10 mo to-day; coming In
grief, IL IL truO; coming az q sister comoa 10
q brother, Ali after all the weary, weary
waiting, I shall 500 hor to-day-to TO- morrow,
every dayl II a mans d %yotlon, homage,
worship and respect can In her own eyes
fcinstato my queen, I shall aomo day aeo tho
bloom col back TO her ohoek, tho bright
mile play once moro round her mouth, tho
dark eyes again eloquent with happy
Thoughts. And then-and thonl what
should / care for tho world or its sneersi To
whom, save myself, should / DO answerAblei
Then l might whisper In her ears ''Swoot,
lot the past vanish from our liyea a. q
dream. Lot happiness date from to-day
Although Philippa would grace my poor
cottage for ono night only, ! had a thousand
proparatlona 70 make for hor comfort For
t~unatoly l had a spare room, and, moreover,
a furnished ona Not that / should have
troubled, whom l went into my secluSion,
about such a supornulty az n guest chamber;
but as Il happened | had bought tho house
and furniture complete, 10 could offer my
welcome guest fair accommodation for tho
night
/ ummonod my solid man. ! told him
that my sister was coming on a visit 10 mo;
that she would sleep here tonight, but that
most likely wo should 60 away tomorrow.
flo could stay and look after tho house until
! returned or sent him instructions what 10
do with H. William manifested no surprise.
Had l told him 10 mako preparations for
the coming OF my wifo and fvo children he
would have considered 10 all a part OF tho
days work, and would have done his best 10
meet my requirements
He set 20 work In his importurbable, mo-
thodicol, but handy way 10 got %Phillppa's
room 1 trim. Az soon hs this was done,
and tho neglected chamber mado cosy and
warm.looking, | told him 10 borrow n horse
and cart somewhere, and fetch tho luggage
from Mrs, Wilson'S lilo was to mention no
nAmcs; simply 10 say that no had como for
tho luggage, and 10 AJAX II tho lady had any
message 10 gond.
Then | sat own In tho room which my
love would occupy aud musod upon tho
strange but unhappy chance which was
bringing hor beneath my roof, ! wished
that I had an enchanter's wand 30 turn tho
humble garnlturo OF tho chamber into sur
poundlnga moot for my queenly Philippe.
I wished that | had, at least, flowers with
which | could deck hor resting place; for l
remembered how passIonatoly aho loved
fioworN Alasl l had not seen n flower for
months
Thcn ] drew cut Biz Mervyn Forrand's
lattor, read II again and again, and cursed
mo writer In my heart
William was away about Two hours; thon
no mado he appearance with aomo boxoB
i wac delighted 10 400 those tangible signs
that Philippa meant 90 keep hor promise.
Till that moment l had boon troubled by
something like tho doubt that after all she
might, upon calm reflection, rosoind tho
resolution formed In her eIcitomont Now
hor coming seemed TO q certainty.
Nevertheless, William brought no mos
sago; 80 there was nothing for mo 10 do but
walt patiently until eho chose 70 cross my
threshold,
Although my pleasing lnbors Of love voro
ended, | was not loft idle. There wns
unothor ,asN 70 po uone to-uay, = soe my
.Se'n ana va. uown; 'nlnNlnS qu'S.ly M 70
tno Way ~ wn,en ~ mlgne DO poso por'
formed, io,hlgh' meSnt 70 s'anu iaeS 70
iaeo wltn lnee plaGs'hoartva S~eoundroi
known w OF MorVyn rorrahuI
i consulted tho limo table His lotto,
named no particular houri but saw that II
no carried out his Expressed intention OF
being nero tonight there was but ono train
by which no could comet thoro was but ono
WY from Roding TO tho house at which
FArlpps bad boon staying, no noant TO