Daily Republican., 1885-02-04

with the rare sweet scent of the pines all
about, rows upoH the pretty, romantic
river which wound in and out like sill
Yer ribbon before the door, breezy canters
- over the hills and far away" long talks
In the cleaning
Tho cottage In I, Q mo )nli h,
And tie son g . IN tue II RS"
He talked we'll. He told me OF his
merry, care free p ist, Of his quiet, happy
present. but never by chance referred ~
hir future.
That was how the trouble came for
one evening, as we sat in " the molten,
golden moonl,g ht, glanced into his
earnest face and asked him, never dream
ing Of the consequence;
Why do you speak Of your futures"
He turned, with II face pale, and set,
and stern, and seized my hands in his.
Because dare no;," he painted, his
gray eyes upon mine " BECAUSE my
heart breaks when l think OF a future
without you. Oh, Belen Helen God
knows but have battled with my love
how have fought 1t aud tried to kill it
but II will not die. And IL mus
speak. sna 90 mad II | cannot tel
you how love you, my lost darling -
| had no words TO utter. Alas thu
keen thrill which shot through my hear
warned me OF the danger, and | knew
without the shadow of doubt that |
too, had given nv heart, and it was all /,
vain. For would not wed man WHIT
had broken faith with another though 4
killed Inc, would give him up. And 81
told him In n few words, as kindly al
possible. tried TO steady my voice,
kept my eyes persistently upon tn
Iground, yet knew thai he read my Sc
cret, though strove with superhumai
effort to conceal it.
Hecaught me 10 his arms, and for Al
instant was close I" his heart then
struggled away, crushed and Inundated
Courage came back To me, and | litteC
my eyes to his, those calm, gray eye
which seemed to read my very soul.
. John" | said gently, " no hing hu
wrong can come of this You are oetroth
ed-you are In honor bound to MARI
another woman"
" DO not taunt me with my misery" N
lgroaned. am bound, It is true.
, childish betrothal, which mature year
cannot sanction but listen TO me, Hele
Dane. will never marry that woman
, never. :"
You will marry her, returned calm
lily. " You will do your duty, and neve
ialter. After q time you will forget IN
and be happy. 1t is the way of tn
world"
&" Never never :" he interrupted, ca
gerly ray what you please, bu
for Heavens sake do not wrong me b
such words. shall never marry her :
he repeated, slowly ana firmly !" If 20
| I Al
ded."
My heart thrilled madly. Where is tn
woman who has heard such words an
: whose heart has not leaped to meet them
That night we parted, and the slow
dreary days dragged themselves along
Even into this sylvan retreat at last crcl
the current of the world with its cuttin
shafts undermining all the calm, an
peace, aud happiness, AS with its usua
charity the worlds voice threw its Gel
Isure upon me, and declared that Fad Hi
, ed " it'll John Ardelle.
J All this was as gall and NORWOOD +
INV heart my proud spirit cbafed, and Iii
grew to be "A burden. And then-ju,
:, then-as though the evil one himself ha
b ns tiga ted it, Mr.. Vandcrlyn asked me
) marry hin.
Old, ugly rich as Crasus-I told hi
Ives.
}. John had gone away knew not wher
:. he remained absent for weeks Vande
v lyn urged speedy marriage | wa
alone in my misery and despair IL col
U sented !; and So we we're made husban
u and wife-bouDd irrevocab.y. When
i was ended-that dreary ceremony-an
l. too late to draw back, Sat down in III
y own room to think IL all over