The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-06-18
SELECT STORY.
A WOMAN'S REVENGE.

Madge 1eathc0te was the only
daughter of widow, whose income was
so slender that she was glad to find ac-
commodation during the warm months
for one or two city boarders. The
summer in which our story opens their
only boarder was Guy Travers, a
wealthy young man, who had taken
board with Mrs. Heathcote in the quiet
little village of Glennore for three
months, which time be had spent in
teaching Madge Heathcote to love him.
Had any one asked HIM he could not
have told why he had done SO, unless
it was for amusement; her artless inno-
cence was SO refreshing-and-and
well, Madge Heathcote, shat tai, ,awk-
ward girl" who would have been posi-
lively ugly but for her magnificent
black eyes and luxuriant dark wavy
hair,possessed a greater charm for Guy
Travers than older, fairer women had
ever done.
Then after three months of perfect
happiness to poor Madge, he told her
he was going away, going, perhaps
never to return he said she had made
the time pass very pleasantly during
his stop in the village, and when he re-
turned to his city home,h he should often
recall "the pleasant days and the nice
little girl at Glenmore."
That was all he had held her in his
arms and kissed her sweet red lips a
hundred times he had told her over
and over again that she was the only
woman he had ever loved; and now he
was going back to his city home, where
he would condescend ''to think some
times of the nice little girl he had left
behind him at Glenmore"
Guy Travers, with his handsome
looks and soft, honeyed words, had
broken the heart of many sweet CIR
before he had met Madge Heathcote
but none of them had ever repelled hin
with the scorn and contempt that blaz
ed from her dark eyes as she said
$50 this is the end ! was foolish
to have expected anything better from
you, ! suppose 2
"What did you expect of me
Madge ?" he questioned. "You surely
did not think was going to marry
you ; if you did, ! must say am sur
prised at your lack of judgment"
"Guy Travers, | expected you to &C
as an honorable man that was all
What right have you to win my low
| if you do not intend to marry me p
| "Madge y He went over to wher
she was standing and attempted to pu
his arm around her in the old fond wa
but she repulsed him angrily. "Maige,
he repeated, 'lf you love me, darling
why do you speak in this cruel way
I'm very fond of you, little one-ir
deed | am-and would not hurt yo
by word or deed for anything in tn
world you know that. But, my dar
ing, you forget how different are ou
stations in life"
"Leave me y she exclaimed. "Neve
let me see your cowardly face again
He laughed ehtly but uneasily.
'Madge, be reasonable you do nc
know what you are saying, my child
| have done you no HARM
NO." she answered passionael
"you have done me no harm, you hay
only broken my heart but that
nothing. What difference can I'll
breaking of one heart, more or les
make to handsome Guy Travers F? Gu
2 Trayers," she continued, turniug tierc
ly toward him, ''you came here tn
summer for your pleasure and #
your amusement you have wanton
broken my heart and spoiled my who
life. But | declare TO you this da
y that as you have made me suffer,
you shall suffer. The God of Il
: widow and orphan will never let y,
go unpunshed,
i She turned quickly from him wi
= these words.
"Madge Madge y he called. "Yt
will not go without saying goodby
:, Let us at least part as friends
s She turned her pale face toward hi
: for moment as she scornfully echoe
"Friends ! Friends Guy Travers,
am your bittecest enemy, hencefor
and forever w
Guy Travers pulled his dark mi
, tache fiercely, for in his way he low
'r this proud girl who now cast |
I'd friendship aside with such conteml
e. "Well," he said slowly, 81 suppo
t this is the end. Am | sorry Or the
&c verse p
Of All could he have penetrated I
ID future, he would have had little dou
or on that subject.
The next day Guy Travers left Gl,
@ more for his city home. He endeav
ed 10 see Madge, but she always 81
en- ceeded in avoiding him; he was piqu
y and angry and mentally he called |