Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-05-20

dunny-skies Italy, heard the news.
months after II happened. that Miss
Hnrman, the plain little dress maker.
and Mr.. G. Clifford. were married, and
the pair had LETT town, 10 take up their
abode elsewhere.
1t hurt Isabel more than she had
Imagined II possible wound inflicted
by human hands could have hurt.
She thought oft continually, until,
with the full realization that the one
man she had loved was absolutely lost
to her forever, Isabel learned that she
had passed the possibility OF ever Great
ing fancy for another, until she knew
that she had secretly hoped against
hope all those months, secretly tenn
porized with pride, and indignation,
and jealousy, only to learn. at the very
last, that which she had known at the
first-that Clyde Clifford had never
cared for her the value of straw-as
love was estimated.
1t was q year after the positive news
of Mr.. Clifford's marriage before Mrs.
Dunleath saw fit to set her face home
ward by such slow, easy changes that
IL was nearly six months later when,
stepping Off the train that had brought
them to their quiet village home, Isabel
and Clyde Clifford came directly upon
each other.
"Miss Dunleath! This is most un-
expected and delightful pleasure.u
And Isabel smiled, and let her hand
rest in his just long enough to convince
him, ifconviction he needed, that they
met entirely as Indifferent, pleasant
acquaintances meet-just long enough
to convince herself that they bad met
o renewal Af her old woe.
IA very unexpected pleasure, Mr..
Clifford. We had heard you were not
| living here any longer.n
"NOt living here? cannot imagine
how you could have been told that
| Oh! perhaps it was my brother, who
was married lately to Miss Harman, to
whom reference was made.n
Earth, sky, railway train, and people
suddenly seemed to begin the most In
sane dance around her. Her mother,
fully acquainted with all her girls
hopes and fears, came quickly to the
rescue.
"We certainly supposed it was you,
Mr.. Clifford, as we had never heard you
had brother.n
There was a look. half surprised, half
amused, on his face as he listened.
Then looking towards Isabel, he read
all the pitiful story in her proud, white
face; and great, sudden light sprung
to his own.
ssLet me escort you to your carriage,
ladies. have word to say, II you
willpermit me-"
And then he told Mrs. Dunleath and
Isabel how lie had always loved Isabel,
how he had not been sufficiently sure
of her feelings to venture to declare his
own and how, when almost in despera-
tion he had resolved to confess all to
Isabel, her contemptuous GOODNESS and
sarcasm Of indifference frose and piqued
him and he let her 80 her way In ignor-
| ance.
He told them how he had tried to
conquer his love for her; how he had
stubbornly determined to succeed and
here was specimen of his success.
| "But-the azaleas? Oh, Clyde, when
remember how you gave my flowers
| to- ~ NJ
"Hush, Isabel! You must remember
there are other azaleas than yours.
Those you saw never came from me OF
you. My brother Conrad fancied them
because loved them so and whenever
he came from the city he brought them
for his betrothed. My darling, every
flower you ever gave me I have care
fully kept and some day, when jealousy,
distrust and pain have given place to
perfect trust, happiness and love, / will
show you my faded love gauges