The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-29
A WOMAN'S .REVENG GE.

Madge IIeathcote was the only
daughter, of a !. widow, whose, income
was so slender that she was glad to find
accommodation during =, thee warm
months for one or. two city lboar,ers.
The SUMMER in which our story opens
their OILY boarder was Guy Travers, Il
wealthy young man, who had taken
board with Mrs IIeathcote in the quiet
little village of Glenmore for three
months, which time 10 had spent in
teaching Madge IIeathcote to love HIM
Had any one asked him., lie could not
have told why he had done so, unless it
was for amusement; her artless inno-
- cence was 80 refreshing-and--iln and
we'll, Madge IIeathcote, that tall, awk-
ward girl" who would have been posi-
lively ugly but for her magnificent
black eyes and luxuriant dark wavy
hair, possessed a greater charm for Guy
Travers than older, fairer women had
ever done. N'" -.
Then after three months Of perfect
happiness to poor Madge, he told her,
@ w SRR ns Naxa SAID Ys25pS shep ud PeEhHaPS aas
szaS. SS$Ipass very ploasantly during his
st$$m the village, and when he re-
turned to his city home, he should often
recall "the pleasant days and the nice
little girl at Glenmore.
That was all; he had held her in his
arms and kissed her sweet red lips a
hundred times; he had told her over and
over again that she was the only woman
he had ever loved; and now he was
going back to his city home, where he
would condescend "to think sometimes
of the nice little girl he had lett behind
him at Glenmore. ]'
Guy Travers, with his handsome
looks and soft, honeyed words, had
broken the heart of many tsssweet girl
before he had met Madge Heathcote,
but mono Of them had ever repcllcd him
with the scorn and contempt that
blnZed from her dark cyes rs she said: ,
$50 this is tile cndl L was foolish to
have expected anything better from
you, I suppose2" y'a. ..~t -
"What did you expect of me,
Madge?'' he questioned. "Yon surely
did not think l was going to. marry
you; if you did, I must say l am sul-
prised at your lack of judgment.",
'Guy Travers, expected you to act
as an honorable man; that was ALL
What right have youto win my, love if
! you do not intend to marry me3".
'Madgel' He went over to where she
was standing and attempted to put his
arm around her in the old fond way,
but she repulsed him angrily. "Madge,' y
he repeated, "if you. love me, darling,
why do you speak in this cruel way?
Pm very fond of you, little one-in-
decd am-and would not hurt you by
word OF deed for anything in the world
you know that. But, mylittle darling,
- you forget how different arc our stations
inslife.''' s8 @E,h<E s%5& ~
tsLeavc me!'' sllc exclaimed. "Nevel
let,me see your cowardly face againl''
He laughed lightly but uneasily =
"Iadgc, be reasonable; you do moi
.-- know whaty You are saying, my child; !
have done you no harm"
teNo," she answered passiolately
stHau have done me no harm; yon have
onSy broken my Heart; but Ll,at is moth
ing. What difference can the breaking
of one heart, more OF less, make t.
handsome Guy Travcrs2 Guy Travers,
she continued, turning Gercely towar'
him, "you came here this summer TO
yonr pleasure; and for youralnuscment
you have wantonly broken my hear
and spoiled my whole life. But dc
clare to You This, day, that rs you hav
,nado me suffer, so you shall suffer
The God of the widow and orphan vii
never let you 90 ,mpunislled."
She turned quickly from him wit
Ahese wortls.E .,s... ia n
"NladgoN MadgeP,8he called. b "Yo
will not go without saying good-by2
Let us at least paitn na friends" -
She turned hor pale face toward hir
for q momentl;ts}s she: scopnfully echoed
sTrielids! Friends! GuyTravers, j al
your bittcrcst enemy, !henceforth an
foreverl" ''1'' .A,t,,...,-s
Guy Travers pulled his dark mu