The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-11-10
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with her, and now she was bidding him
goodbye
lie stopped short, and his eyes rested full
upon her face What he saw there sent
mad thrill through his veins. A face worth
looking at-a brunette beauty with melting
dark eyes. wayy black hair, delicate fea.
tures, a graceful form. A bonn beauty was
Linda Vane. The beautiful eyes uplifted
to his own were suspiciously moist.
Goodbye she repeated softly. ~
wish you every success, Mr. Wardour."
He took the small hand in his own, and
their eyes met for brief moment.
"Good-bye," he said softly, "may we
meet again some day, Miss Vane."
Her eyes flashed.
ave are likely lo,r she returned coolly.'
81 am going to California with Mrs. Den
ham, as COMPANION. | am going to the
very city where your business calls yon, Mr..
Wardour We might accidentally meet
sometimes she added dryly.
And then the next thing in order was an
Interchange of addresses.
zone feels so lonely among strangers,
observed Ned alphabetically. "And If you
will let me know when YOU arrive. shah
be only too glad to call upon you, Miss
| Vane.'
The last farewell was spoken. and he
went away. And Ned Wardour never knew
that Linda Vane had sought and made this
engagement with Mrs. Denham solely be.
cause she knew that Ned Wardour was to
be established for two whole years in the
same city.
Her eyes followed his tall figure as he
FASTENED away. This time the tears rolled
down her cheeks unchecked.
81 love him." she whispered passionate
ly 81 cannot help It, am going to win
him if ! can; and | think there is no doubt
on that score, If only he is removed from
| Lillian's influence, Little soft-headed
baby that she is. She is not half good
enough or intellectual enough to be Ned
Wardour's wife,
She turned and went back to the house
and no one knew of that parting in the
grounds. The days rolled by. Linda vane
ended her engagement with the Tyrells and
took her departure.
They were informed that she was going
TO travel with Mrs. Denham, but no one
dreamed that her objective point was the
city where Ned IPardour was located.
Linda had not been in that city twenty-four
hours when Ned callel upon her. Tie called
again and again.
About this time I.ilian's letters to Ned
began to grow shorter and cooler and after
q time ceased altogether.
Ned felt a vague uneasiness-but to his
CONSERVATION and the sorrow was not as
deep as he has anticipated. And then, to
cap the climax, he awoke one dey TO the
astounding truth.
He loved Linda Vane! What a terrible
battle he had fought, for he felt like das-
tard, True, he had not heard from Lillian
in two whole months, which was certainly
quite long enough in which to forget her;
but he was bound TO her-so he considered
himself until she herself should break The
tie.
One day, urged on by his wild loye for
| Linda Vane-a love which had already been
confessed, only to find that it was reclpro-
Gated, Ned took step which a short time
before would have seemed utterly impossi-
bic TO him. lie went with Linda to little
| yne-covered church in the suburb OF The
city, and there they were quietly married
Ned would have been perfectly hanp =
for his love for his wife wasIwarm and true
but there was always the thought of Lii
liam, the girl he had wronged, to stand be-
tween him and happiness. He suffered
beyond expression.
| They had been married whole month,
when one morning Ned announced to his
wife that he felt it his duty to go back to
his former home, sec Lillian, and beg her
forgiveness.
81 shall never be happy until have seen
her and begged her to pardon me" he said.
Linda smiled sweetlyand agreed with him.
Only she meant to go, too
They reached the city where Lillian liyed;
and, leaving his wife at their hotel Ned
started for the residence of the #, Irel o
It was sunset of lovely day, the first o.
June.
''Only one year since lefther," thought
Ned, penitently-"one year this very day,
| by Jove! What wretch she will H. ink
me, my poor, heart-broken Lily! But |
must see her, If only by way of penance.
| He had entered the gate now, and WAS
moving slowly up the walk which led TO the
handsome house. CHANGING to tuin his
head, his eyes fell upon his old love, Lillian
| Lillian. all in white, seated in rose-a arbor
with book in her hand. A moment more
and he stood before her. She grew pale =
death, and for brief space Ned thought
that she was going to faint
| "Lillianr' lac cried, "look up, poor little
girl, and say that You forgive me. Lily,
have been brute, a wretch-eyerythin
bad in the vocabulary But did not hear
from you and Linda was so bewitchlng,
and was lonely and desolate; so learned
to love her. Yes, Lillian, have been false
to you, love another womanr'
She stood gazing into his face, with blue
eyes full of bewilderment. Ned plunged
on desperately;
81 love Linda Nane and, Lillian, II
am marredw
Silence, awful silencel 'ould it never
be broken? At last;
"But Ned, | am marriedl too"
| He could not speak. They stood gazing
silently into each others eyes. At length
they burst into merry laughter.
"A clear case Of checkmate," cried Ned
gayly. TEL me all about it, Lily"
And she did. Ned had not been gone a
month before she met Arthur Clare. 1t
was case of mutual attaction; and in a
moment of impulse Lillian had become his
wife, just one whole month previous to
Ned's marriage to Linda.