The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-04-21

Ll1S only uduo h0I AoAO L.. !
charming, and it was never aeep
enough to awaken anything beyond a
pleasing sense of pity.
twas not easy to plunge m meosos
res, and the transition from any otner
tonic babe fair to be difficult and awk-
ward, but he continued to talk about
commonplace matters for little Whlle'
| and it was only when Mrs. Tregarthen
spoke of moving homeward that ne
| made up his desperate mind to the 1ul-
| filment of his enterprise. ., >,
"Before we part, Miss Churchill,
he said, IL have something TO say w
you-something must say, if only you
will do me the honor to listen.
| IF she had not been married woman,
with tragedy behind her, she mlgns
lono since have OWNED Ronald Marsh
condition. When a maid IS fancy ITO
she is free to fancy what she Pieases,
and though she thinks young men
mighty nuisance, she has 1alr loea VI
the number of her own admirers; Du'
anart from the fact that Mrs. Iregar-
then was married, and had buried her
whole heart in the past, she was py
nature unobservant in this particular.
If crossed her mind that the poet might
he displeased with something she had
done in respect to his comedy-hs
manner seemed to bespeak displeasure
and she answered, with propitiatory
voice: -,u
"Certainly, Mr.. Marsh. shall
listen to anything you have to say to
me-"
"From the earliest moment OF my
actual knowledge of you, Miss Church
ill.," he began, Il have been learning
to form an estimate of your character
which has continually grown loftier,
and now for months past / have had to
admit to my own heart that admiration
and interest have ripened into love. -
She stopped him there with grave
dignity.
7.Pray forget that you have ever
spoken so to me-" He would have been
a more insolent wooer than Ronald
Marsh was disposed to be who had not
found himself arrested by this COM
mand. 1t left him without a single ray
of hope, and he saw as much at once.
They paced side by side for few mo-
ments in silence, and then she spoke
again: II did not mean to answer you
: harshly, Mr. Marsh"
81 know that" he answered, coming
! to a standstill.
But she said, pausing also, 81 owe
you an apology for an unintentlonal
: deceit OF you owe one to me Tor an IN
i suit"
: II do not understand, said the
poet.
r 81 have resumed the name by which
O was first known upon the stage" she
/, pursued, with tone of suppressed
n anger; s.but can scarcely believe thai
e YOU were unaware of my real name, OF
n that YOU did not know enough OF my
!. history to be sure that you were dis
d honoring yourself and me when"
d "Dishonor myself and you!" he in
e. terrupted. :,
W "Dishonor yourself and me-" she re
peated. II shall be glad to know tina
ht have suspected you groundlessly.'
of 81 had known said Marsh, con
re- fusedlv, "that YOU had borne anothe
OF name. I had even some slight Know
hit edge of your late husband
.st "My late husband!' There was
at look of sudden terror in her face, for
he crossed her mind that Arthur and sh
to were so far apart that he might hav
en- died and she have been left in igno1
We ance. The poet would have been
an dull dog indeed if the emphasis wit
eff. which she spoke and the fear he rea
So. in her face had not guided him to tt
rly truth.
ks .Forgive me any pain l may hay
ed given you," he said, earnestly, BARN
his head before her. "Forgive me al
ms pain 1 may cause you now. Mr.. Ir
av- garthen is alive?'
nd "Yes," she said, family, II pray S
ok I believe So"
He Marsh offered her his arm with a 7
lch spect so obvious and profound that s
aid availed herself of it's support with
ne. hesitation, and they walked on togeth
ted for little until she had recovered frc
50 the tremor into which her fear h
hin thrown her. ..
ore s.Believe me- he said, when he 81
her this, "that if I had known | co,
nth never have spoken as did. Rely up
He nv most profound and respectful sy
he pathy. There is nothing in this wo
and 10 WnlCu yOu ulhy uoo SonAA
| to Forgive me the pain have caused y
,red and forget"
So "Let US say good-morning now, !
in Marsh,' she said, withdrawing
ond hand from his arm, and then extend
,nsi- it toward him. He took it in his OF
aces bowed over it and left her.
yard CHAPTER K.
| his Trooarthen,s honsekeeper brou
and the child second time, in accorda
with her masters orders She
was done what she could to make him sn
now and neat, but his velvet clothes W
hors much damaged, and he was too big
pre- them.
any Bring him here" said Tregartf
Lady who was stronger than he had beer
Miss the previous day, though his eyes v
arm still hollow, and his unshaven
,cen- looked somewhat CHASTITY. "Whs
be a your name?'
eople 'sPhil," said the boy, looking s.
ID at up at him, and dropping his eyes az
ID re- s'What else?" asked Tregarthen.
} be- leaned forward from his heaped-up
ound lows and fondled the child's head
Miss his thin hand. The boy murm
If her something unintelligible. "What is
scene other name, PHILIP can't hear y
rchill 81 don't think he knows the c
Id be name, SIR" said the housekee
erself eve asked him lots of times sine
ostess got better, but he doesn't seem to k