South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-13

Dav alter dav pasae0. each one nu
exact repetition of the preceding one,
and all cry weary. sickehiug ulauks
To the rich lawyer in his stately home.
IL was Juue. Sunny. soft Gather
reiyned in the citv Roses bloomed
every where, in dorist windows. ia
market carts. in wealthy gars!eni--
everywh here the fragrant punches OF
different hred flowers waved in the
breeze.
Jerome was standing at his library
window booking ont ut the throng ut
prom eratlers aud orcn ca riage. dash
ing along. Ills eves werc NO longer
fitted with suspense. they were far
WORSE calm aud hepeless.
lie hal left nothing nutried To dis
cover her whereabouts. AMI IL had all
beeu worse than useless. To had heen
heating his heart onf with pain, in
'nl-crnnfc +trpe ansa&it~~e,i~ r~sAiNn-
ate longing. aud now all was over.
Without my renewed vigor he was
still deep in professional dntics try
ing, hut vairly. To take up the thread
OF ext .'enc'', as though Marion bad
never been known and dearly lovea.
lie took mp his hat and cate and
we ont. His steps led him To Broad
way. The thoronghlarc was crowded
and he walked slowly along. his
moody face. with lis quietly bitter ex-
pr ssion, in marked contrast to those
around him. taa
Many cav and envied tho rich, suc.
cess.ul LAWYER. Gould they b We read
that rich mans heart! Aud so, in the
supreme blindness Of our egrcgious
vanity. do we inlge one another.
lie paused To look at a picture that
attracted number OF people. 1t was
II quaint de-ig in water colors. in the
shape az n small screen
The picture showed the sen on a
stormy dav. with the floating epars
and masts of wrecked ship appear
ing above tie angry wavelin the dis
Ia ice All The coloring of the picture
is centered OH two figures on the
shore ad
. e, the BODY of drowned sailor,
cnrls living on his forehead, his ewes
closed. and his blue inc.<et torn. show
ing the powerful ches. in which the
heart would never bea, again. The
other, "A Young CIR! with II face Of ex-
treme love mess, though convulsed
with anpuish
Her dress denoted that she was q
Usher lass, aud as che ent over the
BODY OF her lnver. one haud over his
heart, the ether holding on little
black hood she wore. the express on
Of her e, es were strangely real and
touclIug. The subject was IN old
ore. vet this little waite color sketch
held a quaint original power OF it's
own.
Jerome looked a. 1t. puzzled and
fascinated. There was ~ strange re-
semblancc i'm the man to some one Inc
had known: nay, more. With won.
derng eyes he realized that it was q
perfect likeness of himself!
He went into tue store ard bought
it. AT the sane time obtaining the
artists address, aud following the
direction with feverish haste.
he house vas Il small one, i'm q
street when the word 'genteef aes-
cribes o. inq ,.ring ut the DIOR Tor
the artist VINO resided there, he was
told to- knock on the door ut the end
of the passage
lie lid so. but receiving no answer
opened the ioor, aud found himself
in Il shabby. clean. nnoccupic,l room.
a p..f ltnr ..,l..,,,,.I
advanced besitatingly. aud stood on
the q reshold booking in as though
hls hungry eyes would never BE- tired
of the picture he saw there.
Marion. III plain BLACK dress, was
sittinI at an easel, the brush lying
Idle IN her lap. and h,r eyes turned
laugnidiy toward tile open window,
throngh which the sunbeams were
straying
Her tignre looked very slight. and
ont OF the pale face her eyes sbone
with unhealthy lustrr.
jerome came forward aud took the
tevcrish, unresisiing hand in his.
What would he -ay? In what words
express the pact weary months? She
was before hlm now, aud the wild.
impaSsiOn &c torrent lie had imagined
borsilng from his lips at this apny
moment had completely deserted him.
When ne spoke at last. the words
we commonplace enough. but they
veied the euura ground:
i never Thought to see you again,
Marion, tut have found you.'
And you really remember me 40
lOng?' she asked, with fash of some
thing j g the old defiance.
The expression which came into bis
eve, an5w cred her, aud be took The
picture from ITS wrappings.
This lei mo to you, he said, with
impressive tenderness. 'and il also
tOld ne that vnu hal remembered me
sd long Marion flushed AID turned
away, but she could not DENY II. The