The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-06-17

at The door with sunshine around
me, of the borror that awaited ne
when It would open.
Almost mpationtly rang the
bell for tho seconJ time, md glanc.
cd at the windows 10 sec If my darl-
ing's face WAS smiling down upon
me. Perhaps abe bad seen me and
was coming TO tho door herself. Bn'
no; the foo'step was slow and
heavy y--slow and heavy even for
June, | thonght. Jane was an old
servant ia my fathers family. whom
[ brought to the cotiugc, bidding
hor keep my secret for o while. AS
she opened tho door something in
her facc which was very pale, /
not d, struck chill to my heart.
"What is it, Jane p | inquired
anziously. "Is your mislresc i'll -
What 10 tho matter, Jano ! For
Gods sake, speak
| went to pass hor, but sho caught
my arm, aud burst into tcnrs
20 Muster Guy Master Guy 4"
she cried. She has gone without
II word to me bat she loft thie for
you"
Her hand trombled as she drew
out the note hearing INV name.
Poor old soul che moro than sus-
pected tho fatal truth.
Mechanically opened the letter
but not even at the first reading did
! realize what bad hefallen me The
woman | wcishipped, the wife ]
adored, had fled from her homo to
auoiher The words of the uote al
NOS. stunned mc. A woman be-
loved pure rs lily had p"upod
ihe,n, aud tho th3ught that could
have loved woman capable of
writing them, made my soul sick
She WROTE
81 made fool Of Ryseif whom !
became your wife. / would never
have done so, ouly ! thought You
we're making believe poverty, for
had hoard Il hint of things you had
done before You met me that did
not speak for lack Of gold but |
lind now, too late, however, for my
satisfaction. that yog really are no
more nor less than what | believed
vas only protenso, aud 40 | have
left you cannot say much moro
than that | never loved you, aud
that worship the lHver with whom
have Aed, aud he can givc mo
wealth md position, for he docs not
dream l nm a wife II is not likely
that you will sock mo. know you
100 well for that. So--du rccOir. !
WAS going to say, bat remembering
that means ill We moet agnin,
which hope from the bottom of
my soul We never shall, say instead
good by
/ rushed mp the starirs, bnt there
was very little sign Q! confusion or
disorder there. 1t must have been
vol meditated on, aud no Sudden
decision como to- Ali, Heaven :
she had gone calmly, almost sya-
tematically, about her olopemeat
l sat down stunned for tho time
being. had loved her, and my
love died hard Quo moment / felt
must seek her--l could not live
without berthe next ] scornod the
thought, angry at myself FOR its en-
tering my mind. One instant l
would follow her and reclaim her
bring her back to the path from
which she had strayed--the next |
!oathed the thought Of her,
The night passed on, and still
wrestled with my agony the mid
night bells rang out, aud still sat
gazing into darkness. Later still,
Jane brought INC cup Of chocolate,
which drank mechanically without
a word.
When morning dawned | s.ill sat
in the one chair where all night
had reviewed my dishonor. ! rang
the bell and Jane came in.
20, Master Guy, do not take it 30
hard !"
In that moment her humble SYM
pathy was more bearable than that
of an equal would have been, for as
she spoke the tears filed her kindly
eyes.
n will survive it, Jane"
"Yes, yes, my boy. Along with
your mothers name you have Ler
strength"
"She has dishonored a proud
name, Jane. feel worse than had
1 borne my fathers"
When had inherited my mothers
money had to take her family