Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-09
CHAPTER ".

Psrcival called upon Sophia that after
noon, aud for some wise reason, Mrs Bar
bara Temple allowed him to see her alone
Indeed the little woman was never othel
than kini to her daughters. and, being sure
that Sophia's madness could not last, she
resolved not to seem tVra1uical, So skt
let the boy and girl have it all to them
selves.
Perciyal, impulsivs in his wretcbedpass
told Sophia everything in breath. Hs
vas stout hearted enough to hide his grieI
pretty well, aud he hastily assumed, as g
| kind OF pOtentSte OF the whole converse
ton, that Sophia would think of nothing
but giving him up. Thus he raised in her
a light sweet petulauce, which caused bel
| TO leave his dark illusion unscsttered for O
whiIa.
81 shall GO ont to Australia again, and
begin life" be said with msntul air.
She could not look at him, for she stood
half turned from him with downcast eyes
aud he, watching her, felt his heart sink
He had family hoped for other thiogs.
Yes, | shall 60 out TO Australia again,
he repeated, SO sadly that Sophia could
hardly even for an instant hold herself back
at is fine climate" he added, trying to
seem uuooncerned again.
you will meet some girl out there" she
answered in thu very EMULATION OF her by
po 'risy, land you will like her very wall. u
Il shall never loVs any again" he said
gravsly; and his voice grew unsteady a.
tia lat word. "0nlv you" he added, in q
yet more shaking voice. That Bit OF I'M
stesdiness finished Sophia of.
"Never do" she cried-"never do. ]
ask nothing more of you; aud then q
round and round the world, and shall
wait here faithfully till you come back"
So her little bit Of deceit was over, and
she was sobbing in his arms, telling him
that be was ten thousand times desrer n
her now, because che could show her love
to him; and that no other man should ever
call her his own, with twenty other OF those
silly speeches made on such occasions.
soma of which, as declaring the nobler i'm
pulses of the heart that God has made,
will be remembered, doubt not, when ten
thousand human frsilties are blotte1 out of
the book of remembrance. Aud Percival.
holding the lovely girl in his arms. felt how
little he had lost, and how much he had
gained in that very loss; aud he realized
something of the truth of Him who knew
the human heart, and said that there are
times when, in the very loss of life, we find
life aneW-life which cannot perish and
which cannot be defled.
There They spoke no more, not an.
other sentence for many minutes, but stood
folded in each others arms, mingling tears
eursptured, exchanging By a thousand fond
press1res heart against heart, emotions,
VOWS proteststions, which the sarrow chan.
nels Of speech can never convey.
"You are all the world to me" he said
at last
"All the world, AN ~ she answered
softly. 20 Percy, Percyw
And you will go on loving me, Sophia
For ever aud ever"
Batter or worss-richer or poorerY
Yes, till death Us do part nothing else
shall never, Percy"
So it went 90, silence aud speech alter
mating for full an hour. Mrs, Barbara
Temple vas wise woman, but somewhat
doubt the austuteness Of her policy on
that particular afternoon.