Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-08-27

'our face again, Not word. /
AVE heard enough. Col"
He eazed upon her face . brief
pace "a few seconds land then with
something very much like q smile up
IN his frank and honest face, he turned, /
md left the room, and left the house,
Saying 10 himself as he went: Il
aPoor child. / will not blame her.
II she does not love me truly and well,
she would not feel SO deeply" $50
He knew very we'll who had made
the mischief. A certain maiden, who
had sought in vain TO WIN his smiles
who had thrown herself almost into
his arms repeatedly, and whom he had
been forced to repulse-had seen his
fair client alight at the door of his of.
fee, and had very likely seen him kiss
her; for he had done that thing; and
had done it t-most lovingly.
Meanwhile an unhappy maiden sat
all alone in the great drawing-roop of
Judge Archer's imposing residence.
She had never in all her life been so
unhappy before.
Could he be false to herr Oh, she
would not believe il.
"And yet-yet-that kiss--Kate
and Belle both saw It; or Kate did at
any rate. And he acknowledged it,
too! Oh, that is too much. If he
had sister, or cousin, or anything of
that klnd-but he has not he has
told me 80 himself f.r.st. .r
Thus sat the maiden of the crushed
and bleeding heart, buried beneath an
avalanche of horror and despair; hor-
ror.stricken at the per6dy of her lover,
and in despair because he would never
come back to her.-never any more
thus pale and shivering-when her
father and her mother entered the
room.
They looked upon her In wonder
and alarm. ,,.4 (
"Josephine!--my dear child!--what
in the world is the meaning of this?
What has happened2" g
So spake the Judge with hand
laid tenderly upon his daughters head,
and his voice betraylng an emotion
deep and fervent. s.b
She did not answer him. She only
bent her head lower, and sobbed more
violently. Then her mother spoke,
but without the depth Of emotion that
had characterized the speech of her
father: s..4
Josephine. this is nothing but a
lovers quarrel; and all on your part,
I'll be bound. You've been doing
something foolish"
The girl was upon her feet upon tne
instant, her hands clenched, her teeth
set, and her eyes flashing.
"A lovers quarrel!' she gasped
"On my part! Oh, you don't know
what the-the-. wretch has been doing!
he is false! false! false!"
"But, my dear child, what has he
been doing7"
Hes done enough. I am not his
first love--not his true love. She
she has followed him here-his swee
Kitty Coryden, and he Rugged her
and-kissed heron the very side
walk?"
"His what? His who?" asked the
Judge, choking and gasping as he
spoke.
"His Kitty Coryden" snapped the
maiden with terrible vindictlveness.
The effect upon her father wa'
marvellous. He sank down into .
chair, his face puffed and purple, anc
when he could catch his breath hi
burst into an uproarious fit Of laughter
and he was laughing with tear
streaming down his cheeks, when th'
door communicating with the from
hall was unceremoniously opened
and a.
Enter Henry Gilman, leading BY
the hand a lady-for a lady she Ger
tainly was--a mild-eyed, sweet tfacec
woman, petite and plump, wealth o
golden brown tresses escaping from
little jaunty hat of lace and Ostrich
featheres-in short, woman whom
anybody might haye loved at sight
forshe was not only very beautiful
but she looked good, and true, an,
brave. a55.i. s..,, ..
She was certainly older than wa
Harry Gilman; but, then, many
match had been made between partie
more widely separated by age tha
were those two. 1a
Judge Archer and Mrs. Archer.
have the pleasure of introducing t
YOU my mother! And mother goo
aud true she has been to me- a'
The Judge had recovered himsel
Immediately upon the entrance Of th
new corners, and he was not at all SUI
prised at the introduction.
} Henry had spoken with him on th
subject of finding house such as hi
mother would like to live in, for h
had persuaded her to come and max
hear home near him, if not with min
Mrs. Archer was surprised, for sh
had not heard that Henry was expec,
ing his mothers arrival, and she we
furthermore surprised on beholding i
that mother woman SO young and {