The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-01

ssafrirT was very giaa-to step OUT OF rnc.


siaftira was very giad-to step our OF rhc.l
cars at Ioscville. She walked slowly up
the dusty road leading TO her cottage
1t was nearly three months since Che
nad left homo, and during that time she
bad neither written nor received a single /
letter. She had not given Eva her ad
dress, and no one knew where she lad
gone She bad wished 10 cut herself /
loose from thepcSt, hoping toforgciit but |
she had not forgotten. and her heart had /
not lost is duV pain. Recollecti0na Of /
Tom otung Ter us she caw thc familiar |
streets and stores P1haps Ia and Eva /
were married.
"Nou don't mean 10 say that's you, /
Miss Martial" odCd familiar voice and /
Miss Martha paused lcncath the shade /
OF "A spreading elm as Mrs. Marsh came I
huTyiug towards her. "Woll, you've |
come too Late. Love laughs at lock |
smiths. YOU know. los all over-ESa's |
gone OF with him, and they're married /
10y thi5 time. | haven't doubt"
Nj Martha staggered back and pui
her hand over her eyes. The shock II
was Co her 10 hear OF Toms marriage
showed her, to her modification, that
all hope had not been crushed from her
heart, as lhe had thought
IL expected il, she stammered.
We'll, its more than any one else did
Tie went oil soon after YOU left, and 10
one Thought to see him again. But back
ne came Yesterday, and clopcd with Eva
Int lat evening Oh. ii was wicked; IT
Oa. acarlalous; and the whole story l.
AN over town / wonder now If you
know aboLt Miss S0mcrbyf
NO" said Miss Martha, White To the
'"Weu. it seems ewas engaged to tbs
Miss Somerby. a rich old maid. she -
mad enough at being Tilted. somebody
teleeraphca To her father, and he was
here tiis morning to learn the iacts OF
the case.
.WhaU Tom engaged cried Martha
in amaZcmcnt.
"Who said anything about Tom: You
must be wandering in your mind. IT Is
Arnold Edlocourt TIA talking about"
Wihout another word. without the
sli.lt.t excuse. Miss Martha broke
av1v nom the hand of the friendly Cos
sim and almost ran down the street.
When nearly at her own gate she lusned
blmdly against somebody, ana looking
up wilh % hurried excuse, saw ON.
martha, hc casped. forgetting Tor
the moment In his excitement the gun
bet,vcpn them. you have heard It all.
I see il i'm your face. Come right in; YOU
lo0l, really ill., did not know you cared
so much for Eva. But the scandal VIII
an die cut. and / know Arnold will be
GOOD to hcr. He sent me O telegram say
in thov were married in Briefly early
TIM, morning He was TO marry Miss
Somcrbv next month. but he never loved
her: lac was tempted by her enormous
wealth
Bv this time they had reached the cot
taco and gone into the little darkened
parl0r. where the shutters had been care
FULLY closed hy old Hannah 10 keep out
dust and flies.
Tom" said l,iss Martha, laying her
hand on lis sleeve. ''can YOU ever forgive
mc! / see everything very plainly now.
Ii was not YOU | heard cay a man was q
fool u engage himself TO a woman older
than himself. GOur voice and Arnold $
are So much alike, and did not know OF
hiscpoocement.' And then she told all
she had heard when she had gone To the
old cabinet for spoons the evening OF INC
Suppcr. ,.,..,..,,
Il never loved any woman but You.
did not know you were elder than J. iQl
you never spoke your age, and IL WOuld
have made 40 difference to mc anyhow
thought Of Iva only as child, anc
knowing Of his engagement, q wllch nc
had forbidden me to speak. II distressed
, ne t. see his attentions 10 her. for l saw
that ehe was leaning 70 love HIM. Iha
cv,niur il Tie --glcl gave him a lont
lecture. and pointed ont To him the harm
! he was doing the gin He promised q
sec her no more; Bat, though ho Ne--
home O few days later, be corresrcadeC
, with her. and ended by elopl.lg with rh'
Yesterday evening. l did not imagine
/ ion aninstagt Lat YOU thought me IN love
+, with Eva. We both labored under
= mistake. Martha. ! noticed your grow
inc GOODNESS. ard thought yoI were De
r coming weary OF your engagement 10
! moor village doctor NOu did not seen
/ 10 care for love making or caresses, an'
IcOuld not, OF course, WISH 10 loioo III
S affection upon you. ,.,
81 was wrong. Tom, for do love yol
> dsarlv." and then. as he took her IN hi
d arms and pressed heI 10 iil' i0"''
n ing repeatedly the soft cheek, on "iilS
~ there was now no lack OF Color 81
+ added. softy, "and our engagement nee
; not be OF anger duration. Tom: 10
=, be,itateG 10 marry me while l had
little. and YOU nothing but you wlll nc i
/ hesitate now that 1 am lich. Yes
: rs he glanced at her black dress IL
- aunt is dead, ana she left me $1,000,
e have suffered enough Tor my lnistak'
n ana what is mine IS yours, dear Tom.
"a And Toms tender kiss gave cheeIi'
2 assent to all she said Boston True / la;