Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-02-18
NOT TO BE FORGIVEN
By LIZZIE W. cEANPSRY.

found himself entangled was entered upon
from the good natured impulse Of ahieldine
his friend. That friend was Andrew Steele.
They had been chums throughout their col.
lego course, but their paths had diverged
widely during the four years which had
elapsed since their parting under the shadow
OF alma mater. Steele had studied for the
ministry, growing gentles and more u.e,au-
choly, narrow chested and possibly narrow
minded, but always pure Of soul and tender
OF heart: os he bent over his books. Halscy,
on the contrary had plunged ct once into the
world. His aim in life was to become a
Journalist. He could ,dapt himself easily to
circumstances, and when he found that the
highest prizes were beyond his reach he low.
cred his ideal and accommodated himself ia
the actual, and ct the end Of four years was
quite content with what he would have
spur1led ut the outset, q regular position as
pulpit reporter Of one of the leading news
papers.
II think q little Of my experience would
do you good" he said to Steele, as the sat
together in the summer on the clover under
the old orchard trees of his friends home,
Ut would give you a chance to improve Your
style, by q comparison with that Of the most
eloquent and scholarly men OF tho dav. l,
would broaden your theological ideas. and
give you points il composition and delivery,
II you will submit to taking a few hints from
me l c2n put you up to a thing or two. There
arc certain lodges that these great guns are
not above using, which are remarkably kill.
ing, and l doubt whether they are ever
taught in the seminary. II you are going in
Tor divinity you might as We'll be at the ton
OF the heap, q regular doubly distilled DID,,
and the pastor ct a wealthy city church. !
have como to the conclusion that the minis.
try is a better field for a smart mar than
Journalism, and 1 almost regret my choice.
You sec yoa have less competition; nearly
all the brilliant fellow take to tho law, the
regular digs to med cine, the long headed
ones to politics or business, those mistaken
oeggars who care more for glory than gold
hans on to nrt or literature, whllo only the
chaps without any particular vocation are
LEFT for the ministry ard the book agencies,
Now don't flare up. Can't you see that it is
the luckiest thing in tic world thai it Is sol
It you have a clear idea from the start what
you mean to accompl II, you eau just sail in
like a wha!s among the fishes"
Andrew Steele answered quietly: You
do not understand my aims. 1 am physi.
cally u1lsuitad to lead the career you lave
marked out for mo. I have rot SUN lcnt
health to carry out what I wish, and that Is
to teach the suffering 0 endure"
Haisey scanned his freud %anxiously. "You
10 !coS e sriiie used up" be said. II am r!al
accepted your invitAtion to spend q fcrs.
night WITH you. for anu going to take YOU
IN ha'ld. We will pass 4 week or more in tho
woods; hunting and camping will soon give
tone TO your mind, as well as to Your con-
p!exion, and YOU will bid goodhy to morbid
self eonesat!on as soon as you land 4 four
pound bass
But llalsey found that lo had q difficult
task upon his hands. His friends mcl,n.
choly was deeply rooted IN a frail physiu,:c.
Tho dark woods and mountain solit,i,les
seemed to increase his gloom. He took 10
interest In sport of any kind, and it was cvl.
dent that sonlo settled trouble was proving
upon bis mind.
What . it, i~Steelo:" Halsey asked
one evening as his friend sat nooliiy
and deiectedly regarding the smoiier.
ing cn,lers. SIS there 81 Indy in The
care, or is it money! Out with it like a
man.: the very telling Of tho annoyance
Two been IN a Lozcn tighter places"
at is my health" the other replied. ~
fought for it all through rv college course,
but it WIS OF no ,:.c. Two years ngo | broke
down utterly witt, nervous prostitution. /
Nett the seminary, and was recommended 20
put myself under the care Of q Or. Corcorau,
Or. 1t vas Il most providcntial thing.
Tie took me Into his family and his good wife
nursed me like Il mother. was SO weak that
lcou'd only lie still like a littln child and
watch the leaf shadows Of the maple playing
up0n the waI. was with them tLrcc months.
and they ,!raual me Like y son. You have
guessed that there was q lady in tho case.
Before the three months were over ] had
fallen ID love with Miss lOrcoran."
Very naturally and quite the proper thing
under the circumstance. I suppose she
brought YOU your Cruel and read aloud 10 You,
famed your lowered Lruw and all that. i
only wish such , ,ioce Of good luck would fall
to no.
"you aro quite wrong. In all that time ]
mover saw Miss Cnrcorau."
Halsey whistiel.
"'VFhom having not seen I love- I used to
repeat to myself again and again in those
days. Miss Corcoran was in Philadelphia
completing q course Of medicine which she
had begun with her fathar. They told ma
that She vas fitting herself to 90 out as a mis-.
sionary, and she wished to make herself use
~ ciA4S.4o viz "0AAS4 Jill Y 6AAl dA!1lIt1USu
to the hareins as a physician. DR.. Corcoran's
family was q large one, there were Others
staying in the house and I was given her
room. l havo never known much abou,
women, and all the dainty fittings C tina,
room were a revelation to me. 1t seemed to
bring me very near to her, and, as I told you
used to lie and study one object and ther
another, and i. seemed to me that I could i'm
agice from them just how she looked as well
as hor tastes and mental characteristics
There was q cabinet desk beside the window
and the carpet in front Of It va,
more worn than before the dressing
table. That told its story to begin with
The decorations Of the room were OF ar
eastern charaeer. An India shawl wa.
6raped to form a curtain, q Tunisian praye,
rug was spread beside the bed and a Daghes
tan one in front of the crate. There was q
Moorish plaque over the mantel, and boxe:
o! japanese lacquer, a bamboo easy cheil
from Calcutta, Turkish embroiderics ant
scarfs, and other suggestions of the Orieu,
scattered about This was not the iudis
ci1ninate gathering of q fashionable devotee
Of bric-a-brac; there was a consistent method
In Ill and it indicated a fixed purpose. AL
tho trend of her mind was to the east, anG
the books in her small but well selected
library showed the same taste. as l i'm
proved in health l read them through, and
sometimes returned to make note in answe,
to TIE penciled queries upon the margin
She had been studying Arabic. but seemed
interested in ell Asiatic literature, and had
secured everything that could be had through
trauslations from the "Arabian Nights
aud the Koran to Matthew Arnold's
WORKS. and the poems Of Omar. There was 6
portfolio Of photographs and engravings