Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-05-04
CEREDO WAYNE co, W. VA. FRIDAY, MAY A. 1885,

Finally the door of the farm house
opens, and kind, mothcrly Mrs.
Leach comes out. There is an
anxious look on her face as She sees
her daughter. n few weeks before,
ON being questioned, Nettic told her
mother about her engagement to
Harry Shores, and of his s;range
silence during the months OF his
absence. The kind mother said
nothing TO reproach her, as she
pitied her too much for that.
"Nettie, dear" she says, as she
reaches her, "why don't YOU 90 for
a row or walk or something?
hate TO see YOU sitting quietly think.
ing all the time Go, darling, find
some amusement; sec some of the
Young people, and forget Harry
Shores, for he is not worth one OF
your pure thoughts"
Don't, mother dear! can't bear
to hear you speak bitterly of Harry.
Remember | love him. and cannot,
viii not believe anything against
him"
Ncttie's impetuosity brings the
color TO her face. but as IL reeedes.
leaving il so white. its dclicacy is
very perccptiblc She is very frag.
lie these days, so different from the
rosy-ehceked little beauty of last
summer.
al don't understand how YOU can
believe in his love after years 81.
lence," says Mrs. Leach, but regrets
IT instantly as she notices the panied
expression on her daughters face.
81 will not try to explain, but
have perfect faith in him If l wait
for years or forever"
Saying this, Nettic leaves the
scat and walks toward the lake.
Arriving there and feeling tired
! alter the cNcrtion of walking, she
lies down under the trees, where
she soon falls asleep An hour has
passed away, when the perfect still
ness is disturbed by step, and
Harry Shores comes in view. lie
is sun. burned, and the careless look
! hitherto seen on his face is gone.
As he looks down at Nettie, looking
so pure and sweet before him,
something shakes his strong young
frame. Whose trcachcry is IL that
has made the changes in tha; bright.
sweet facef lie has Just come from
| the house, where everything has
been explained on both sides; no ~
he has written continually without
receiving a word in reply, and that
hls mothers illness had kept him at
her side until death released him,
after nearly n year elapsing. lie
| had then hurried TO Nett,e. 10 have
everything explained. As he looks
on her great longing TO take her
in his arms almost overmastcrs HIM,
when Netiic, moving in her sleep.
murmurs: IL knew you would come.
Harry, in spite Of your never writ
ing"
In an instant she is in his arms.
and awaking, looks once more on
! his loved face.
Harry" is all she says, and then
| quietly iainis away.
He carries her to the house. and
she is laid in her bed, from which
she does not rise for six weeks
Brain fever confines her, and from
her wild rawlings they learn Of the
/ fearful sufferings she endured so
patiently. Finally cons ciousness
and strength return. and she is car
ried down stairs for the first time
just year from the day she met
Harry Shores.
! During their Conversation il dawns
upon Nettic that Fred Green must
be responsible for all her suherings:
but she is so happy now that She
insists nothing shall be done 10 him.
Everything is explained, now,
dear Harry, and his conscience
must reproach him more bitterly
than ever VIC could do" And Nettie
looks at HIM pleadingly.
"Of course you will have your
own way, my darling, and II the
color will only return to these dear
little white checks / will forgive
him" answers Harry, tendcrly kiss-
ing the cheeks in question until
tlere is good deal Of color in
/ them.
Ia few weeks Ncltie's health is
/ iully recovered, and then there is o
quiet wedding in the little parish
I church. The sun never shone on a
lovelier bride than Nettie Leach
makes as she stands a. the altar in
her simple white dress and veil, and
gives herself into Harry Shores
Z keeping forever
I'VE will have elegance after.
ward Harry says, as he insists on
her simple dress Il want you TO-
come 10 me as ! found you a--swcct
little wayside flower"
"My son, said West Virginia
father a. Io tool 81. -, 49, "