Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-06

never forgive myself if you are unhappy
after this.'
Unhappy. That does not express 1t.
Lie viii he living hell! 1t mas muir
drred my iath in all things. 1t mas de-
stroyed youth. nope and JOY forever
Good byei' and he was gone as IL a Ihou-
sand demons spurred him on.
And they did. he travelled, he gam
bled: be lived fast and furiOuslY; but
be could mot forget At the end OF a
year he drew rein his hitherto uncurbed
passions.
Nv hat good does it all do? Night and
and day she Is with me; in my dreams
She Is close to my heart waking, l
feel her presence near me. l Will 20 TO
her"
Elt first he put himself on probation.
tor three months ne devoted himself 10
his moral and physical cure. He lived
purely and uprightly He did many deeds
OF charity.
''Now VIII 20 to herr"
He did. The next steamer saw him
en- route for America. lie sought Lee
Manly.
TEL me where she lives"
Lee galed curiously into his friends
hlgH-bTed lace.
II must not"
"You shaUW
"W hat good will tdo?"
"Much-to me; perhaps also to her"
"She lives in Charleston; but tor
heavens sake, man, make no scandal. Her
name has always been unsullied."
And it shall remain 30 if it depends
on me-"
IL was gone. He went straight to her
home. He would not send in his card,
lest she should refuse to see him, but told
the servant u say AN old friend from
tal,,. 3,
ments.'
she came down to him at once
lie strobe to her side and almost
tiercely threw his arms about her. strain
ing nor hard to his heart, which seemed
struggling with its quick, sufiOcatiDg
beats.
MY darling, am mad; but must see
you
rhe looked at him piteously, strugglin g
in bis embrace.
Mr.. Baxter" she faltered.
"Do mol STRUGGLED snail not let you 90,
aud shall not stay long. BE kind TO me
for .ittle While"
she icll to weeping bitterly.
Are YOU unhappy, too" he asked, ten
derry 81 1hIng her soft hair away from her
bot. ihrohhlng temples. Bat -he ans Nercd
never a word. "Darling, shall end all
this. You must get "a divorce
'NO.nui'
"Hut YOU shall" masterulIy. "ShaIl
two lives be sacrifoed-yours and mine
for mere seuumeuty Glucose where YOU
wililive, tor 20 now to build Us home. |
shall call it'Baxter's Saints Rest You
viii ba the Saint, and it will be my
Rest. Choosenow: North, South, East,
West:'
IT cannOtW
S1e had ceased to struggle, and looked
bravery into his face with the tears yet
hanging to her long 'ashes
Then shall. We are both Southern
ers. and our home shall be IN the South
Perhaps had better 90 now; but may |
wrlto u your
"Wrs. good will it do2 No, do not
write"
"Buti shall"
Kissing her repeatedly, he left her. she
sank dDWn with a moan.
"Now1 must 90 away where he cannot
find me-"
She Lent Charleston at once.
Slaubope travelled about till he bad
found what he thought the most beau,i-
IA site n the South. Here be erected a
noble mansion. The lodge gates bore the
legend: "BaXter's Saints Rest"
Whereat the neighbors wondered, but
no one could guess why the place bore so
curious a title.
In SIX months ii was completed and fur
nisbed, so potent is the agency OF money.
He had written repeatedly TO Doris, but
his letters were fruitless.
Now he sought her personally, but was
met with the intelligence that no one
knew her address.
"She is cruel, cruelv' he exclaims, frien-
ziedly. "She, my saintn'
But it gave a new impetus to his life to
gnAk her n "a wont Nnrtb
South. Once, on the Union Pacific rail
road, there was an accident. One man
was killed. BY the ant Of numerous let
tiers and business cards in his pockets,
and by the evidence OF a handsome woman
who was travelling with him, he was easily
identified.
"Drewry Greer! tie is dead and my
darling is free atlast"
The news reached Doris in due time.
Then she returned TO Charleston and
waited TREMENDOUSLY. There he found her.
Darling. are you ready now to 90 to
'BaXter's Saints RestY" he asked, fold
ing her In his arms closely.
"In n few days" she whispered.
"IO-mOrrow ~ he commanded.
"But the indscency." she urged.
els all in your Imagination. Are YOU
to teign fora worthless mau period Of
mourning which you do not feel?'
"But my selfrespect-"
Nonsense! What have you and | to
do with the world and il opinions? You
shcll be married as quietly as you
please, but the marriage shall be to-Inor.
row.
1t was done as he said, and they imme.
diately went 10 their beautiful home
"BaNter's SAINTS Rest" which, as the
years passed, proved no msnomer.
While building this house | partly for.
got my desperate unhappiness in beina
separated from you, for | knew that i
would bring us together" be told her, at
he bade her" welcpme home"
THANK GOi for 'BaXter's Saints Rest
atlast," she whispered, reverently.