Daily Republican., 1885-05-29

among the party Woo D friend Of my
fathers who wanted to marry me-
middloAgod Englishman, immensely
wealthy, with long line Of gentle an.
cestors.
I esteemed him highly, but could
mover quite make up, my mind 70 nc.
cede to my fathers wishes 70 aooept
him.
All the love Of my life had boon pour.
ed out like wine for the man whom I
had been forced to believe unworthy, /
had none to give Lord Leigh.
Tho Western trip was novelty, and
I enjoyed II.
We had been ON . long ride one day.
and returning to the settlement where
We had taken up our headquarters for
awhile, were 0vertaken by . severe
storm Of wind and rain.
Our horses becoming nearly ungov.
ernable In their terror ri the bowling Of
the tempest. We were forced to make .
halt ut an old inn by the way.
All my society training could scarcely
serve TO hide my dismay, when, on
entering the low, wide sitting room,
found myself in the presence Of Randall
Ames.
Some among our party must have re-.
mem inferred the scandalous story connect.
ri with his name; but he was greeted
cordially by all, and by Lord Leigh
with great warmth, he having met the
young mau in Europe, it seemed, and u
friendship having sprung up between
them.
we all had supper together, Randall
forming one Of the party.
presume other women have talked,
and smiled. and jested, with The bitter
nes or death in their hearts, as did
then. 1t Is not q pleasant experience.
They al trooped of presently to ex.
anime . dead panther which some ad.
venturous hunter had brought in, and /,
than kful for one moments respite, re-
manned behind.
But WAS not to be left alone. Ran.
dal Ames came back directly, and
closing the door, walked toward me.
He was very pale, and I must have
been, for shook in every limb as l met
his gaze.
You are very proud, Miss Della.
court" he said in low, even voice /;
but even your pride Ca ust feel gratified
by 80 wealthy and noble husband a.
Lord Leigh. hope for his sake that
you love him and yet, your love is a
lighter thing than thought it, to shrink
from SO slight shadow as rested on
the name OF him :who loveu you ~
we'll"
so slight a shadow? lisa woman's
deceived and wasted trust 30 lightly
held by you? Does not the thought
Of that poor girls death in a stran &c
land lie heavy on your soul?Oh, Hea Ven
| wish l naa died while / believed In
your truth and honor!" cried wildly
as all my old passionate love for him
swept again through my heart, and |
shook with angry pain and shame; "
can never despise myself enough for
having cared for your
l shall! never forget the look of aston
IMMINENT which swept over his face as
spoke.
- nollie, be seated" he said in the
old gentle way which was 30 familiar
to me, and he led me to chair "you
have made mistake. think. Poor
little girl-yon have suffered rs we'll
as II"
The pity in his quiet voice broke
down my last bit of self. control,
and burst into passionate weeping.
" Hush, dear. The others will soon
return. Dry your tears, and listen TO
me. think you must have heard that
disgraceful story about my cousin,
whose name, as we'll as mine, is Randall
Ames. When you sent me that note,
| thought you would not marry ,ne
because was related to him. This
seemed cruel and unjust to me; but
was too proud to plead with you. ]
have since lived a rowing life here on
the prairies, and. now fate has brough,
ns together again, INV darling"
But there is Lord Leigh" interrupted
l, msliciously ,as l looked up with tea .
dron yet hanging upon one cheek.
Randall started away from me with
iarkeninR brow.
You are promised to him o." he
groaned oh, Mollie ''
No-no-I am not! L only said that
to tease you Randall, dear Randall, l
have been most miserable for a whole
wear. and now am the happiest woman
in the world"
He caught me In his arms then 10y
ously.
Dear" he WHISPERED, kissing me
again and again; how could you ever
think 80 meanly of me ?"
The proof was so strorg," falter
90 you had told me of being in the
'iu oouhsAy buab biIut, duu you spoke
Of some unpleasant affair in London
-
WAS with my cousin 1 learned
by the merest accident thai the Door
girl had followed him to London,
and that he had deserted her. /
found her at the point of death, and
got her into the hospital, while
her faithless lover was on his way
to America. So you see, Mollie, you
convicted me on circumstantial evi.
dence. Lord Leigh will corrOborate all
that have said. 1t was through his in
tiuence that I got poor Maria into the
hospital"
And Lord Leigh did corbororate his
statement ten minutes later, when he
had Joined papa, Randall and me In
another room, to which, at our request,
the landlord showed MS.
Lord Leigh behaved very handsome
~. and said all manner of splendid
things about Randall.
Papa gave us his blessing, aud every
thing ended as 1t should for l married
Randall, my lord found nice wife In
New York six months later, and the
wicked Randall, reformed, Is devotipg
nis life 70 the cause of charity.
Labor NOses.
A large meeting of iron manufactur-