Daily Republican., 1888-02-20
HIS LOST LOVE.

"I'll tell you why 1 never married, )"
said Tom Lennox 10 bis friend, Doct or
Matthews. 81 was desreeAt,ly la love
sincs 1 have beea away, but was treach
erouBly betrayed"
"Let me hear the story, ron?" said
his friond.
FrAtn - saard,ng's houss and there met
..9r The Rrst tlm5 bi, sisRE Nsil. IL was
case OF iovo from the start. and | wA9
fool enough to bslieva that AhA Jared
lit. One hight after We hal been be
itrothed for week, Mr. Harding gavo
an elegant ball. | had been dnnoing
with Nell nil the evening ami surron
dsisd her TO partner while went ont
on the Lawn 10 cool oil. 1 hsi MT boon
there more than ten tainu.es when
heard her voice. l looked through the
busheB and sAw her talking 10 q mar,
and then he Biooped and, With words OF
tendssrment, kissed her On the mouth
fled from the scene and lho next day
found an excuse 10 leave thu HardiDRs,
after writing to Feil that h Ad disoov-
cred her perady. Thss was iise ears
ego, and have never laid s!ns on her
,ince," and he sighed and looked IN
/ tho Are.
"Pshaxi Don't glve way" the doc
TOR cried, cheerily. Gums around to
our house to niRnt. there's young
fIlen0 OF my Wlfo's l waat yoa to
meet"
Tom could not refuse tho Invitation
well, 30 about In the eveglng ne found
himsslf in the MettheB's h15pitAble
pArlorB.
The doctor came forga to welcome
him and introduced his vile, who ,uade
some pretty speech about auy friend Of
her husbands icing mere ;hau wei.
c1ms.
"Allov me to TEeseut you to my
friend, Miss HarSng, Mr.. LsnnoE.
Mr.. Lennon, Mis0 HaroinS! said MEs.
Matthews.
And, turning. Tom was confronted
by mono other than his old sueolhragt,
Nell, who returned bis rather BtiG bJ "
with slight iro.inetton Of the head.
h sr surprise RJ eeing him seemed
quite as great Ne his owD.
After he had lime to ObBsrvs hec ha
'na;icsd that shO was greatly changed /;
she looked pale Grd thip, aad doubtless
her mourning dress accounted for the
sad face.
Tom felt all his old laVs retnIninR as
Alu ApJhGu nj GU Ath1kAO HUN
bright Nell Of other daSs.
Presently their host4ss asked Hiss
Harding to sing, and as abe arose TO
obsy, Mrs. Matthew'S turned to Tom
ana eAic
Il seeme nice to have Nell With me.
We used to bs room mates and fsss
fTienda a. boarding soAool, but some
no " / lost sight of her until, nbop. a
month ago, l fouad her tsncbinQ Ia tie
family OF friend OF mlue. 6Ae locked
Wratched, and after much persuasion
ou my part Induced hes to give up
her situation and spend q month uf
NO with me in order 10 reofuis. Her
peope were formerly qulte wealthy,
but the eldest son, after pluas.ag hlA
tather into debt, oompie.Oi she list OF
his euorInities by forging check for o
large AMOUNT and ta0n qu,siiug thl
country. The disRpcs kilied his
Ii jtheI, and old he. H.rliui followed
shortly aftsI, aud as EeAuk h Al mas.
ried aud set ed IN d.atant STAT, NoI
WAS left aioDa. Sac WAS devot-tiy a.
10 she'd to tGat scamp Of bsuther o.
lers, aud used o;tou to meet hir in the
grounds after her father had forbidden
aim the h0uso, Bu, l Oush6 10 aujlo,
g.2e for telling you oil tAis, MIR. Len.
nox, aa IL cannot intefesi you
Pray don't 0p1iullz 3, ng DEAR Mts.
MnLthe .e; have be.u n, atl7 lnter.
Ieaied In the story. | VA lersoneily
acqoalntsd vita Mr.. and Ars. Hard
ing."
"Iudeed! / was 70. aware tha. on
were friend"
/. was needless to tay td1t TGu had
listened with braathlesa iutetsst to tho
recital. 1t was all gxplaiued uow
How he Gu SAD hts ma FOL for hAV
lag so niJvdEed hti! L. vas her
bro her whom she hRd ms, that night
at the river. Iiict that no Usa, no. to
think Of 1t bst2Iel Ga, IL bl5 could ever
forgive h!ml
AT this jHnotura he l!s3ayeIo1 that
he aud Nell were the only occupants O:
ths room, ard, walking over 10 the
piano, he seiG:
"Neli, my darling. cSn you ever for.
give INT? ehaH news forgive my
sell "
And then he told her cf tho scsRa be
had Witnessed on tho night o his 90.
partule from her iormer hoale, and OF
all he had suffered III believing her
false.
Her only reply, wher he hGd fnlsl ed,
was to place her hand IN his, anu. 80 b
tclasped her 10 his arhf, he asid:
Nell, promis5 use tEat sol will
marry mo IN We L or ala AFRAID tha.
| sbsll loss yuu again"
You non'5 deserve 81; but ! may
promise to oont!dsr the rl4tlgr," taId
| Neil.
The important question was finally
decided, and in few days sp5c'al
liceAsa wa1 obtained, and d Goiet we,l-
ldtng breakfast tOek p.aaa ~ Dr., Ma
theS'a house; sud ia nj, ths world l
think you vill net hUd u fq.fDigr c u
Pile than Nell ana Tau. Thcii Aky ia
AL the briGh,ey fo7 tha bri'i storm tina;
dor time obErnted tta h,NiiHucY
Services At CO. Toter's.
Yestsr rday morning ~ 10 so O'Clock
hA Ill 4 4. :.