The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-08

W'h 'NN fiNNl "N'i
fool. not you when ho buttonod up his pocl,.
otA aud refused ~ trust mo- And, anyll
pursued Old Sharon rcnpgng into bis cim,
tomnry unpuicncc, you're n love- you
know, wi h that tnlc' girl, Ike her myself
Whom You mar y her invite mo ~ the we'd.
ding, ! II mako q sOcrilito-lll brush my
hair and wash my face IN honor Of tho ocoa.
sion
Returning 10 hR lodgings, Moody found
two lotloN waiting ON the table Ono of
thom bore the South Moldcn postmlrk llo
oponci lhlt 'tor first
10 wa, written by Miss Pink Tho first
lines contained uu urgent onr,nty 10 keep
the cir instances connected with the los OF
the five mndrol pound, the gHctost secret
from every one IN general, Nli from Hardy
man iu particular II lac reasons llHupl for
making the strange request were noyt Cx.
proNCl M thps' terms, "My nioca Whcl IN,
] am happy 10 inform you, engaged 10 10
married ~ Mr. llurdymNn, II the slightest
hint roa hol him Of her having buon aHo.
Cintc NO matter how cruelty aud unlustly,
be Oxen or, and the rcsul0 20 herself and
10 everybody connected with hnr would DO
Disgrace for the rest OF our livosh
On the blank spnce at the foot Of the pagO
n fow words were added In La ola writing,
"Whatoycr chun gcs there may bo In my life,
your place In my heart Is ono that no other
person can IN; II is tho placo OF my dearest
friend Pray write and toll me that you aro
otdistrpsscd and not angry My one anxiety
" that you should remember whnt havo
always told you about the stite Of my own
fcolings My ono wish Is that you viii still
let mo love you and value You M might
have loved aud valued n brothcrn
The lotter dropped from Moodys hands.
Not word, not even sigh, passed his lips
In tonrloss sllonce he submitted 10 the pang
that wrung him-in toarloss silence no con,
tmplatod tho wreck Of his lifo,
CHAPTER XIX.
Tho narrative returns TO South Mordcn,
and follows tho events which attended
ISabols marriage engagement
TO any that Miss Pink, inflated by triumph,
ros, morally speaking from the earth and
Hoatod among tho clouds 10 10 Indicate
family the clloct produced on the cx-school-
mistress whom her niece first informed her OF
what had happened vi tho fNrm Attacked
on ono side by her aunt and on tho other by
Hardyman, aud fcobly dolondcd, nt tho best,
by her own doubts and misglvings, Isabel
ondod In aurrcndering nj discretion. I.iko
thousands of other women In similar 20.
htion, she was In the least degroo uncertain
M 10 the sta o of her own heart To what
extent she was insepsibly influenced by
Hardymans commanding position In bellov-
Ing herself TO DO sincerely attached 10 him.
II was beyond her power OF self examination
70 discover, Ho doubly dazzlod her by his
birth and by his colobrity. Not In England
only, but throughout Europe, he was roo.
ognizod authority on his own subject How
could she- how could any woman--rosIst
tho influence Of his stcady mind, his
frmness OF purpose, his manly rosolu.
tion 10 owe everything 10 himself and nothing
10 his rank, set OIL, az these attractive quail.
tieswero, by tho outward and personal nd,
vantagcs which exercise an ascendancy oI
thoir owni Isabel was fascinated, and yol
Isabel was not mt ense. In her lonely mo
monts she was troubled by regrotfu thought.
of Moody, which perploxed and irritatod htr
She had always behaved honestly 10 him, sh,
had never encouraged him 10 hope that hi
love for hor had the fnintest prospect OF bo
ing returned Yet, knowing as she did tina
hcr conduct WIS blnmeloss 80 far, there wer
nevertheless pofverse sympathics In he
which took his pnrt In tho walteful hour
Of tho night there woro whispering voice
which saidi Think Of Moody Had thor
bssn growing kindness toward this goo,
Nrisnd In her heart Of which she was hsrsel
ncA swArsi Bhs trisd 70 dstcct ito vsigl
Mr. what II was really wsstA Bae y y,