The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-30
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was full Of bitter scorn. Yet 1t was no
match TO the quiet. intense scorn IN h'rF'
as she rose TO her full queenly height. her
dark eyes glittering like stars, and the
crimson spots in her cream checks glow
ing like the burning heart Of The richest.
rcddest rose.
In all our acquaintance | had never ad
mired her SO much as did at that mo
ment. But. remembering the wrong she
had done my brother, | felt no kindness
toward her.
Pray explain, if you can, Miss Grandi-
son, / said in my coolest tone, why You
entered this house under a false character.
in which you won my brother heart only
to break it. What have you to say to
that
Nothing. except that your brother
] knows all | have to tell, and | don't feel
called upon to disclose my troubles TO the
whole world If you deem me unfit for
the position ! hold in your house, Miss
Pcrcival, / will 20 elsewhere.
You may" | answered coldly.
| was ashamed Of my un%kindness. even
as | spoke, but believing her just then to
be a designing woman. the calm com
posture Of hcr'manner angcred me until !
neither spoke nor acted like myself.
very well " she said, and my heart
snote me at the deathly pallor Of her face
as she turned to leave the room.
At that instant a servant handed mc q
letter from Ralph, and ! tore it open and
read II where | stood Such Il letter.
explaining why he bad gone away, and
declaring that Miss Grandson, whom be
pronounced as the best and noblest OF
women. was not to blame for his folly
He ended by begging me to be kind 20
her, and not allow her 10 leave our home
so long as she needed such q position.
Half penitently, ! placed the letter in
her hand, remarking that Ralph's wishes
were law to me, and that ! hoped she
would forget my words and do what was
best for her happiness.
She hcsitated IA minute on So. with the
open letter in her hand. and / knew that
a great struggle was going on beneath
that calm. beautiful exterior.
1T is humiliating. phe said at length.
with a little %quiyeriug smile, to ROMAN
here under the circumstances but / am
poor, Miss Pcrcival, and 1 must not think
too much Of my dignity. Besides, / was
sure, if You had known the truth. you
would not have been 50 unjust.
And so she stayed.
Months after, when had grown to love
and esteem her for the best and noblcst
of women, as Ralph had called her she
told me her story
Briefly, she had a large fortune willed
to her by an uncle Of her husband, whose
other heirs, through jealousy and greed
had blasted her life by cruel ISLANDERS. Ia
the bitterness of their hatred they had
estrauged her husband from her, and he
had deserted her believing her to bc
false.
Her enemies had been successful ia all
their plots against her, and she had borne
prosecutions and insult which. as list
ened to their pathetical recital, made me
wonder that a like her could have
endured them and lived.
Abandoned by the husband whom she
still loved better than her own life, ana
thrown. friendless, upon the world, she
had kept her history to herself simply
dropping her married title Tor the sake of
being less exposed TO curious question
ing
When winter came round again We
were expecting Ralph, who wrote that he
was heart whole once more, and intended
to bring a friend to help him enjoy his
welcome home.
How handsome Ralph looked as lie
walked, smiling and happy, into the 4id1
of our family circle, and what a splendid
looking man was the stranger who walked
close behind him.
As Miss Grandison's dark. beautiful
eyes glanced up at them, Il shrek that ]
shall never forget rang through the room
and she fell f%ainting into the strangers
arms.
What need to say more. Ralph had
constituted himself a Don Quixote. and
had secretly pledged himself to right the
wrong of the woman who had refused
him.
He had found Paul Grandson, had told
him whore his wife was. and what a true.
pure woman she had proven herself
And Paul had come with him 10 knecl
at Horas feet (as he attcrward told me.
and crave her pardon
/ think Ralph was almost as happy
when Flora turned those beautiful brown
eyes upon him and murmured God bless
You. my noble friend. - as he would have
been could his own dream Of winning her
have been fulfilled Honesdalo Cti
zen.
Relieves ButternilL Cured Her.
\ woman of this city, who had been
pronounced bv her physician fatally iii