The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-25

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misunderstanding had broken ths en-ag~ /
mene Iaeg had parted In anger and she
ha i never seel him sne
He, iond Of adventure, interested in af- |
fairs, went away, abroad. TO the far west |
10 Australia. every yWh,re it seemsi FIR |
some tina she heard OK hm as here and |
.here-now gestin, very rich, now meesiu-
with lcses. and again planning big enter |
prises year after she last saw b. m aer
father, in the hope Of bsneftlng her mosher's
failing health. had taken this farm in tn.
great northwest, an1 here she had lived
ever incs. As time passed and the links OF
fri,nd hip that bound hsr to the oil pl,cs
were broken, by death or chang, she hsari
no mora Of Frank Bascomba But she had
not forgotten him He WIS the one men,
ory that nsver grew dim as the wears sped
away. A THOUSAND timsI had she raproachad
herself for her shars In the quarrel A
thous md timss had she forg ven him his
AMI she still hop d and prayed for hi r.
turn Indeed; tnis hope ruled her lifs BY
incessant fostering it hal grown into
fsith In her heart Alice Glrnett was sure
he would come bacx-coms back with the
CHEEKY grace ami the irresistiols fascination
words that parted them The years of sapl-
ration wouli be to them then as though
they had not been at all, and the future
c-ou LESS Again and again shs had pic.-
ured bis coming and rejoicei in it ANY
day. any hour, this wonderful JOY might
come to her. Who is without experience in
be, ,ievine what he wishes to bslevei Wno
has not known the power of hope to work
miracles IN the nindf
And yet sometimes this woman doubted
bitterly. Sometimes she realized how
shadowy, how we'll nigl hopeless, was this
dream which ten yeIrs o. absence and
sllencs ha not broken. Never had she felt
nearer despair than tonight. as she leaned
on the gate and heard the sound of DR..
s dgew-cSs carriage wheels die away.
"Hs would never come; he had forgotten
her; he was 10 longer living, perhaps; it
was vain to hops" And yet only a few
minutes tefore, when DR.. Sadgewick had
SPOKEN to her of love and maria ye, Frank
Fa 3comhs's image had danced within her
mind, compelling her TO saT No" AMI so
it had ever been. All me i who paid homags
TO ner suff red i'll comparison with this
dashiug iovsr of her youth, whose msmorg
was more potent than tne personal presence
of any othsr.
Nobody dreamed OF this weakness in Miss
Garnstt. She was considere exceptionally
he n tnfuI in mind. thor oushly in harmony
with lie What wouidn'e they have said
had t1ey known of this wild love dream.
chsrishad SO long, with so little chance of
falfiliment, What wouldn't they say of
auT of us couli they peer into the secret
ornars of cur minds and read there our
tond Ion yings and vain imay -ningsi VINO
could m lia tain reputation for wisdom if
minds were photographed
People often wondere1-as people always
will wonder about what doesn' concern
tbem-wby Alice Garnet didn't marry.
She was greatly admlrel. She was hani-
some but she had a charm that transcribed
beauty-ths charm of broad brigh mini
alive o the THOUSAND interests which affect
thu welfare of our day and raca She was
thirty-two years old, and was mora attrac-
tive than shs had ever bsen though thu
premature young la1y oe sixteen VIII think
that an impc cssibilisy. Sle had not dreamed
away the ten years of Franz Bascombe' S alb
se1ce. SIC had spent them in wholesome
work ami profitable study, and dreamed
only when she rested.
But now shs was calling herself to ac-
count. Her faith in Franz Ba5combs's re-
turn was despondi lgly low; ami into her
di icouragement som3 bitterness was trick
ling. She thou yht "a DIR. Se1gewic6 with a
certain surprise that she had refused him /;
a certain regret, too. He was so admir- able,
a man to be proud of-yes, and fond of,
tiff sac had only nsver Lowell Frank
Base 1mbs; or if sac could only forget
F ank Bascombe. How foolish to think
Ffanx Bascombs will ever come aga.n.
WHY shcu he Gomez sail Doubt
"Why should he Gomez echoel Common
Sense.
There is no reason, none at all" said
Truth, save that you want him to come
'.And that will not bring him." SAID
Common Sc lse.
.'If he loved YOU he would have conc
long ago" said Doubt.
Perhaps ne thin IS you have forgotten
am, whispered Hope, angel of good inten-
tlons and few fulfiilments.
''You ought to forget him." said Common
/ Senee, severely
'Ani marry the doctor" said voice
| that beloa yed to sne knew not whom
| While this council of the faculties was in
session in Miss Glrnests mini she turned
her face toward ths house, as though it, too,
had right TO SPEAK on this subjeci. The
W nlows were ablaze with light. Her mar
ried sisters and their families were there
celebrating Thanksgiving. The dinner over,
| she had slipped away alone for long WALK.
haY- 2
They reminded her that her dream was long
of fulflIment. True, she had interests
| pleEty of them; but this, the greatest, was
| lacxin- ami she was human enough to feel
a little bitter over it. And this was Thanks
| giving. How thanlful she would bs if
an it was a vain dream. Why should she
| cherish iti
She thought of the future little sadly.
Her mother was dead, her sisters married
and gone, and her father failing day by
| day. Sls would soon be quite alone.
She thought of DIR. Sedgswicx again. Yes,
s5e was sure she cou love him IL she
| couli only forget Frank Bascombe.
A strange voice. close to her Gar, said:
I'm very hungry"
| She turnei suddenly and four herself
face to face VITA scowling tramp, the same
man who had trudged unseen far behind the
carriage when she was riding home with
| the doctor.
Then como into the houss and eat" sh
said cordially, opening thu gate She was
| glad to have her profitless reverie inter
| rupiei; glad that sne couli do something
towari maAiny the poor wretch comfort
able They entered the dining room by a
side door. Llmps were burning there. and
as her one mail ali work had gone to
the village to spend her Thanksgivin
evening. she set abous preparing his meal
without summoaing anY ops. She treated
him as a guest. not pauper. She gave
him an easT chair BY tie fire, and took a
| feverish in.ercst IN leading the table with
| the choic. Thanksg. wing sinties.
| The man was vsrf disreputaole looking
he bad hard Lines of dissipation on his taco.
he was untiiy, and he reaked with vie
liquor. No mater. He was needy; this.
was eneug IN. After he began to eat. Miss
Garnett yentured to -ook at him gain BIS
face was bloatsd and unshaven. but ii
w-sn't the face of common tramp. S1e
wen ierei, pity lngly, what could have re-
| ducsd him to b,ggary. ani these Lnes
| janglei slowly through her mind:
"Aht blame me not that
Have been a shIpwrecSed man;
Ycu do not know now high
Ths tids and current ram
| Suddenly she turned pale and stared at
| the trampis shaggy countena1cs with
| frightened eye1 Tat scar on his left eye
browf Why, why. it was exactly like ons
that markei Frank Blscom oss face re
ceived when child at plasl Shs looked
| closely, ear 1estly. anxiously. while her