Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-09-19

Before l could speak he was gone.
1t was terrible, but bore it-indeed,
think one can undergo almost any
thing in this world and not die. But
when stood in the parlor alone that
night l felt as if life was henceforth
q blank to me. / was angry, too, for
he had taken his dismissal rather too
coldly to suit me. l expected he
would murmur a few words OF polite
regret. / could not bear to see any
one, SO went to my room, and there
l conquered my love-no, not con-
quered it, for it had long ago con-
quered me; but l smothered it, so
that when, some hours later, Ethel
knocked at my door ! admitted her
with a smiling face.
"Good evening, dear Mollie," cried
she, ga,ly. 'Where is your gay cav
alier ?"
"Whom do you mean ?" l returned.
"Why, Mr.. Newton"
go, he went away some time ago."
l replied, carelessly.
There was silence for few mo-
ments. Then resolved to make the
happiness of another, ard tell her Of
my broken engagement.
"Of course you know, Ethel, that
Mr.. Newton and were engaged ?"
"Why, certainly, DEAR" she replied,
"though, if you will pardon me, I
can't help thinking you don't use him
much like q lover" .-...
"The engagement is broken" said
shortly.
"Why, Mollie--"
And then she stopped suddenly
and looked at ME.
co." replied, carelessly, II began
to think ! had made mistake and so
saved HIM from the same fate"
"And you don't care any more than
that? o, Mollie, you do-you must"
"And why, pray?" asked.
"Because he does-O, Mollie Grey,
how can you be so cruel? Ill should
use Charlie like that I'd kill myself
in remorse"
"Chsrlie !" 1 cried "who is he 2"
"Why, he is to be my husbandp p
What shock! After all my great
sacrifice she is engaged, and to Char
lie, not Harry!
go, Ethel, thought you wanted
Harry"
All at once she comprehended, and
her arms were about me in minute
30, you poor, simple little goose!
So you have given up Harry because
you imagined l wanted him! Pm so
sorry, Mollie that l have caused this
trouble. What can l do help you ?
There, don't cry, DEAR"
Ny courage was all gone and my
tears fell in torrents. The woman
who could, few hours ago, sacrifice
her life almost without struggle was
vanquished.
"But Harry" I sobbed, "is in love
with you."
30, you poor, foolish Mollie !!
Harry is slightly angry because you
have been so cold to him since l came,
and you ill-treated him because you
are an unreasonable, jealous little
tyrant."
I see it all now. 1 had imagined
that Harry would like Ethel because
che was SO brilliant; then imagined
he did not care for her-so had used
him so ,coldIy that he had got up a
mild Irritation with Ethel to punish
me-and DOW what had done:
| Ethel tried to console me, apd !
,.nade up my miad to write to Harry
and ask him to come back to me.
The uext morning my brother said
to me: "ev the way, sls, | saw Harry
Newton at the depot; said he was 60.
ing west, to be gone some tlme' Dio
you know it, sly p,'ss:"
muttered something and ran into
the house and to my room.
He had cared, and haG gone with
out a word to me, and now mus
live ont my life alone, and Tor on'
piece of my own foolishness
So the weary days passed on, aae
Etheps wedding-day came and went
Three years had come and passed
and the summer found me at Ethel'
paying he,- long-promised visit.
1t was a beautiful moonllt night
and Ethel and 1 were in the parlo-
81 am goil ,g to sing, Mollie; wha
shall it be ?"