Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-08-19

depths OF treachery.
And the days, and weeks. and
months went on. Summer came again,
and Fed on sunny, fragrant wings; and
vet again. And still Cecil Etherege
could not fo-get the blue eyes of the
girl he had loved so well.
In those years there had been am
ple time for the fres of rage and pas
sion to burn themselves out; and at
last, one lovely autumn day, when
memory was busy al work, Cecil Eth
erege found the impulse upon him to
90 down to the country where he had
been SC happy and 50 miseraole-the
impulse that was too stran gely strong
to resist.
And be found himself there, on one
of those selt.same glorious moonlight
nights that reminded him so keenly OF
the happiest time he had ever known.
In all those years he had heard new
er a word of Madge Warren.
He might have heard often. but
that at first he would not allow her
name to be mentioned in his hearing.
He had not heard of Philip Trevor.
Him he hated with undying hatred
still; while for the girl he had loved,
the anger and iealously had long since
subdued into something that, of late,
he discovered was pity and regret,
two emotions very akin to the old
original feeling
The moon was at its highest and
siIverest as he walked down the
familiar road where he and Madge
had walked that night, three years
ago
Il seemed as if he remembered ev-
cry stone, and shrub, and bush; and
yonder was exactly where he had
waited for her that night, when she
had come to him in her white robes,
looking like some angel Of beauty.
And his heart gave throb that for
a second suffocated him.
There she was now, as sure as fate
itself, leaning over the fence, in the
moonlight, her sweet face and
thoughtful, her lovely eyes down
dropped, her fair arm supporting her
golden crowned head.
Madge Warren, beautiful as ever,
glrlish as ever, bewitchingly fair and
graceful as ever, and waiting-heaven
grant it, perhaps waiting for him!
Perhaps she had waited so many and
many time in those past summer
nights in the fond, patient hope of his
coming when his anger had cooled
| All, women, loving women, were sc
constant and true, so patient in theil
silent waiting and the girl had loved
him SO.
He quickened his steps. She heard
them. She looked up.
| 'Oh, Mr.. Etherege! can it really
really be your
Was there glad delight in hel
tones?
He pressed eagerly forward, his eyes
shining, his heart throbbing.
'Madge, it is l, come at last, in penl
teuce and remorse, and greater love
than ever before, to have you hear N.
confession, and beg you to forgive
mel!
She extended her slender, beautiful
} hand, on which the amethyst ring
glowed.
4 freely, fully forgive you.
He saw the red glow of the ring
Ibis ring, that he had so cruelty &C
cused her of giving to another; that
after all, had been lost inuocently, ane
} found again, and worn, in her sweet
fond trusting, for this time that ha
come to them at last.
He saw the jewel CLEAN, and
great ecstasy throbbed in every vein.
'Madge, my only love! am not de
serving of this. am not worthy tha
! should find you here, In this dea
old trysting place, tender and true
: and waiting for me To-
The lovely blue eyes opened wide
ly
Mr.. Etherege, hush! What have
said that you should speak so?
t merely told you I freely, fully forgav
you, as did, long ago. AS for you find
: ing me here, it is SO natural you shoul
knowing it to be my favorite place
where, every night for year, ! hav
waited for my husband, Mr.. Trevol
for whom I am waiting now.
. Her even, unimpassioned words fe
, like icerobes. He stood dazed by tn
sudden shock, while she continued
8 calmly
If you will wait a few minutes 20
!, can see Mr.. Trevo,, and he will te
: you what you did not before believ
+ when I told you three years ago, that
lost the ring you gave me, and whicl
to this day, I have never found. ]
all probability it fell and rolled int
some inaccessible crevice. The anne
thyst Philip wore-this one, was or
; his sister gave him, and which, 81
months after you left us, l accepted
i my engagement ring from him. Tit
q is all, Mr.. Etherege.'
And whether or not she meant it
4 dismissal, he accepted it as such, an
got himself away.