The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-02

night. A light, soothing draught was given
TO- Lily. and she slept s0undly till morning,
when she awoke with NO bad effects, save .
to the sstonishment Of the family, appeared
at breakfast. In vain they urged her TO lie
| on the lounge, ct least. She assured them
she was perfectly we'll, and In spite OF all
they could say, went into the sick.room END end
took her seat BY the bed; and here, with
tireless eyes, she watched for long days and
The sufferers condition remained unal-
tered. The same dull Gtupor and heavy
breathing; and With the rest Lily began tc
one, till one night aS she est BY him while
her fellow-watcher lay sleeping on the
lounge he suddenly started from his pill.
low. In an instant she stood bending over
sa s s His Ss sS wsSs 5S Srs they s
not notice her, but seemed looking At
something beyond, and he pointed with
his hand, as he said:
DO you see her There she stands, Es.
tella She has discov sred my secret ind %
tella Why were We two ever born :" His
voice died away In Q vail, and then he
broke out fercely: Laugh on, beautiful
demon Triumph while you may But
yoT, vent al your ire on me; 2 Never. YER never. a..
though. with all the strength Of despair I
love Lily, I will never forast that you are
The laugh aroused the sleeper, and IL was
and white as the patient, and for once she
left the room without objecting.
From this time the patients case changed.
Wild rawlings took the place of the stupor;
but never again did Lily, who was constant
did that night. pS But that once had been
enough. Ithad shown her her heart torn
| the veil Of the future from her eyes, and
let her see it stretch q dreary, hopeless
blank before her. The long dreary winter
till the snow began to melt, and then youth
won the fight, and he entered the slow
road of conva1escence; but the blossoms
were on the trees before he left his room
and stood in the sunlight again. great
change had come over Lily in this Time.
She abandoned the sick room when Mr..
Brown began to mend, and took up all the
little household care she could to assist her
mother.
And thus time run on, till one lovely
wearied with the house, went out for
quiet walk. She had felt lcAely and de:
| pressed all day, but under the influence OF
| the soft, balmy air her gloom faded and
she tripped along with almost the blithe-
someone's Of the old days. Unconsciously
she had nearly reached the well-known
door, when suddenly she stopped short, for
just emerging from the shadow Of the
| woods, she saw the tall form of Mr.. Brown.
| since that terrible day, and she stood hesi-
tating whether to push resolutely past him,
or turn hastily back; but fate decided for
her. Before even these few thoughts could
rush through her mind, Mr.. Brown stood
before her &.
"Good evening, Miss Lily" said he pleas
antly. "Do you intend walking any far
| therw
"No, sir" she stammered. ~ am going
home now" IN. +
The form was question, but without
| waiting for reply, he walked on, and she
| passively did the same. A silence Of some
minutes followed, during which Lily feared
he heard her heart beat, and then Mr.
Brown spoke:
Il am very glad that have met you this
evening, Miss Elmer, for have heen wait
| ing and wishing for long time for an op-
portunity to thank you for your kindness
| to me-"
He stopped, and a spark Of Lily's old
| Thank me! You mean tell me how you
hate and despise me, for that is what I de.
serve, and confess it!''
| A great sob rose in her throat, but she
choked it back, and looked at him with
Hate youl' he said sadly. 'No; what
ever the past has been, I have been too far
from blameless in it, to think harshly of
you even If wished to; and now, es we
remember nothing but your Kindness"
The light eli died out Of Lily's eyes.
"PartI Howl" she half gasped.
II shall leave your fathers house to.
morrow: ! should have gone before, but
The last with faint attempt at smile.
But Lily did not notice it, Her poor little
| heart seemed choking her, and her head
was. dizzy with the Going going! go
ing' that the trees. were singing to her.
they walked on in silence again for some
time, when Mr.. Brown suddenly stopped
and stood directly in front of her, and,
fixing his eyes almost 6ercely upon her, hs
said, in hoarse voice;
Lilly Elmer, they tell me that you nursed
me through my fever, and that you alone
heard me talk Of my past life. Is it soa"
He stopped Her face grew whittier than
the ruffles at her throat, but some unknown
power held her and raised her eyes full of a
pale lips said:
SIT is!' .....- ..-
For minute each looked into the otherS
soul and there read the secret their lips
dared not tell; and then with shuddsr.
Mr.. Brown turned and said:
"Come, the dew is falling. It 10 time yop
were home"
And then they walked silently on till
they reached the gate. Here Mr.. Brown
again stopped and held out his hand,
Il shall leave very early tomorrow; too
early to see you, and we had better say
| goodbye here" .H.... .Fr l..
She placed her hand silently in his. Hs
grasped it tightly, and wild impulse
seized him to hing defiance at the world,
and clasp her in his arms, and tell her the
mad love that was burning his heart. But
that mighty power, the human will, that
holds even the elements In check, held him.
He wrung her hand, and whispered
"Good-bye! God bless you! Be happy
me, suYns sa% To ncs soy forget me- but 0d forgive
in the pale gray veil e q falling twilight.
Five years passed by with the changes
they sMays bring ARataer a AAp1 Twilight
the woods and mingling its golden light
with the brown hair of the mistress, as she
closed the door and came slowly down the
path. Five years had made changes in her,
too, but not % many, bTt that one would !
color In her cheeks was fainter,
the outlines of her figure slighter and
more elegant, and the soft light in
her eyes told IS plainly rs her sable robes
that sorrow had not spared her. The i've
.s s9S sa
brown school-house. She came slowly
key she carried, and going back in
spirit o.ta through the v.niIg long year. & to
almost reached the edge Of the woods, when
she stopped, and cry half escaped her.
| Was she dreaming, or were her eyes and
memory tricking heri Neither, for the