Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-16

She listeued, then opened her
danghter's door, to fnd her tossing
wildly in deliri.m.
A physician wss speedily summoned
who pronounced the case congestion OF
the brain, and instead Of q wedding
and W. festivities, the house vas hush
ed 70 almost funeral stiffness.
And whore was the lover ?-the
bridegroom elect?
One would imagine him lingering
and listening in agony 70 she means OF
bis stricken bride, impiosing the doc
tor 70 give him ray OF hope.
Instead, when he learned Of the sud
dem illness dark frown gathered upon
his brow.
To be suTe he murmnred words OF
sympathy and regret, and expressed
anxiety regarding her danger but he
went out, and NJ noon there came o
rumor that Hugh Denholm was intoxi-
cA cd, bat the Linwoods were indignant
at what they deemed q base fabrica-
| { on.
In the afternoon, however, no entered
the eitting.room OF the Lin wood man
SION In such D state OF excitement, tina.
the truth could not Be disguised.
Poor, unconscious lone was spared
| the dtsgrAceful kno " ledge but the
SUM boring demon In Hugh Uenbolin .
q Ature was reused the appetite. that
sinoe his coming to Chiffon he had CON
trolied, had gained the mastery, AMI -
week OF debauchery followed.
Then, when lone Linwood seemed
likely 70 recover from her illness the
knowledge came 70 her Of her lovers
course, and q relapse followed, when
for days she seemed on the verge OF he
grave, but with the bitter consciousness
that ail she had loved and hoped Tor
| YVES forever swept away, she came
back TO the dreariness Of life.
| Hugh Denholm, feeling that he had
disgrso1d himself irrsparaDiy In Inc
estimation OF lone Linwood, lett the
Country. he wrote q letter mat was
penitent and remorsefui In its tone. He
exteu uAted nothing, tut pray cd for her
8 rgiveness, aud she answered il. Then
sie took up the burden OF life, and n
year after wards tho death of her pa
rents in quick succession left her alob Q.
Fifteen yesrs had passed away since
that su iden Hines. tnAt had seemed
like q providentiai interposition to save
my friend from lifelong misery; and
since she had been with me, conld mol
help thinking that life might still hold
for her great possibilities; for IT was evi
dent that Howard Forest WAS deeply
interested iu her, and that he was a.
much superior TO Hugh Denholm 81
pure gold 10 better than dross, vel
knew, 80, when she told me one nigh
that MIR. Forest had asked her to stteAt
course OF lectures that were to be Civ
en- by n celebrated tourist, aud ais
asked my advice regarding her answer
| told her TO accept the Invitation un
hes, tatipgly, and as the time went by
] was delighted at her profound inter.
est
The lectures were over at last. an,
lone seemed more cheerful than l ha,
known her since her disappointment.
There had been concerts and other en-
tertainments later in the season, ant
Howard Forest lind made lone shar
these eDj yments with him. He did no
like To 20 alone, he said and lone ex
blamed to her own satisfaction, and mine
that having accepted the invitation TO th
lecture course, she could not well refus
the later entertainments, and | smiled a
her eagerness TO make the subject lucid
As l entered the slit ng-room that
have described at the beginning OF m
story, as l noted the contentment OF tn
pair who were enjoying my glowing ar
thracite, aud noted how the glow wa
reflected on Ione's sweet face, l wondere
, If l should not be called to give my ad
vice on a mora important subject than
, lecture course; ard when, late this
evening, my friend tapped on nv chambe
door, and asked II she might come in an
chat, was sure as / was afterN ard thi
lone Linwood had regained her trust
humanity.
There Ia TO be marriage soon, AZ
, with its contamination l shall lose tW
, boarders; for Howard Forest and IoI
Linwood are to unite their lives and TO
tunes In the closest, holiest bond OF hi
man life.