The Springdale news., 1888-12-07

come at once to her injured nlece. Tenderiy as brother the reporter cared for her until Mile. Camille came.
 Youth, health and d strong constitution were on Bertha's side, and she recovered very rapidly. When Mile. Camille came she brought the little dumb boy, who was rejolced to see his sister and his companion on that long dark ride.
 Befthas recovery was so rapid that soon after her aunt's arrival she was thought to be well enough to go home with her. When Allen came to bid her adieu he said
 :" have one request to make of you9'
 " What is it3" she asked
 That you permit me to correspond with you.n
 For d moment look of pain swept over the pale, beautiful face, the golden head was bowed m thought, and she said
 - N ait until q year has elapsed
 Not before.''
 ''No not before, but remember that I will ever hold you i'll grateful remembrance"
 Thelr parting was simply as friends. Bertha looked very pretty in widows weeds, for she insisted on wearing mourn ing for the man who ill life had made her miserable.
 Allen waited anxiously for the hour when all restrictions should be removed Mean while he was becoming one of the foremost newspaper men of the time. From reporter he had reached the position of city editor on one of the largest and most widely known daiiics in Chicago.
 The year gone by, Allen wrote, and in due time received an answer The correspond cnce became regular and at the end of an other six months d leave of absence was granted the overworked city editor, who hied away to some place in Ohio
 Reaching Dayton, he hires q carriage and orders the driver to take him to Mile Camilles. As the carriage draws up to the pretty cottage gate, there standing by it, awaiting him more beautiful and youthful in appearance than when he had seen her on the bluff bathed in the golden light of the setting sum- was the same angelic creat- ure, whom he had loved so long
 lie sprang from the carriage Thero being no barrier to check their natural im- pulses, heart met heart in one long raptur- ous embrace Claude came to shake tho hand of his friend and even Mile. Camille could muster up sufficient English for q de- lightful conversation
 Allen was so long missing from his desk that his associates began to wonder what was the cause of his protracted absence. The managing editor seemed to know the cause, though he kept his own counsel
 At last Allen returned to his post. bright, smiling and happy. Luke, who was now associated with him on the same paper, asked him great many questions in re- gard to his visit, all of which Allen evaded.
 few days later, however, when he met the city editor on the street, accompanied by the prcttiest blue-cyed, golden haired creature he had ever seen, who was intro duced to him by her proud husband as Mrs. Allen Gray, light began to break in upon his darkcned mind, and he thought he understood fully the cause of Aliens pro tracted absence
 A few weeks after his marriage and re- turn to Chicago, Allen received q letter from Toney Barnes, accompanied by poem for which he hoped Mr Gray would tinda publisher. Toney stated among other items of news that Simmons and Strong had at last succeeded in financially running each other. The WeStefn Republic had sus- pended several months before, and Miss Hopkins had married Widower over on the Island with ninc children" lie con- cludcd by saying that the people were all moving away from Turley's Point, and Inc old stone house on tue hit had long sjnco been deserted.