The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28


further right or wish to govern your &c
tons. ! wish you good EVENING"
lie took his hat, aud a. he TUNED to
pass her by, Norah was stsrtled to see the
pallor Of his face. Her svp had grown
quite as pale
''You mean" she said, in a clear. hard
voice, that our engagement is a. an
end?'
"Yos, unless yen will consent"
Il will not consent! ], too, am wiling
nay, ] would insist that the engagement
be broken of Pray, do net let there be
any misunderstanding on that eoiut!
There shall he nopsp' lie ausn sred
quietly. and left her
N1Iah paced the room several times with
quick, nervous step, changing emotions
rapidly rising in her breast.
Then with sudden. sharp cry sho threw
herself on the sofa and burst into torrent
Of tears.
"Oh, what have J doneS How wicked,
how deceitful 10 treat him so, when ] al
most bate wiz PlsYfsir tool Oh, m7 poor
Robin, who really, { ny ioyss ue, hsgrld as
l amp
She rocked 10 and fro, occasionally check
! ng her sobs and tears only TO begin again.
"He was rieht--he is always right, but
WIZ did he sggrsSate me sol New our
| happiness is wrecked, and we are both
| wrstched and miserable. aud after ALL its
all bis fault! He might have known Icould
not bear such vords--Do girl could Such
very masterful trsatmentl I'm sure he
won't give in, and, of course, can't, and
| oh, I'm sure It's all his faultw
Whether or not that was the case, Miss
stevens had made an appointment to drive
,be very next day with win Playfair, and,
although her frat impulse after her quarrel
| wilh her lover was TO Withdraw her prom
isy, and, Indeed. TO enter on = course of
snubbing toward that young gentleman
that could hardly bs thought ertirev fair,
she altered her determination. and went
for the drive, apparently in very bright ana
animated spirits!
! Mr, Playfair vas charmed, and became
more than ever attentive. Perhaps he
saw, in spite OF his vanity. that he was be-
ing used chiefly as cat's-paw, but if be
did he had made up his mind TO seize the
prey himself and as coquetting with his
nYal failed 10 have the effect of bringing
her lover again to her side, Norah, in a
moment Of angry pride, agreed to marry
him. BE was 1sttersd aud triumphant.
And she? There was not more unhappy
girl in all New York!
About this time Anna Ross came to live
in the city. and was introduced among
them by friends, She was Young widow
attractive and winning, and with an ex-
chequer by no means equal to her wants 4!
1t was observed by Dsost people that she
lost no time in making ''dead set" for the
rich young Plsyfair, although the manner
of doing il was disguised, and all the lady's
own-quiet, modest, most artful--in fact
the manner Of most accomplished flirtl
Norsh Stevens, in the peculiar frame OF
mind in which she was at present, was
glad. Her pride was not even. mortified,
and she FASTENED to turn aside the looks of
sympathy or malice which met her from
different quarters bV at once releasing him
from all connection with her.
'Yuu meyer loved me, and never cared
for you" the girl said, speaking the tluth
with unYarnished severity when next she
saw the Young man. "You know that
when you asked me to marry you, you were
actuated by desire to triumph over al
other! l accepted entirely through pique!
Both motives were most unworthy. AMI l
am willing TO share the blame, release
you entirely, if, indeed, you feel yourself
bound. You love Anna Ross-no one
could doubt 1t who saw you together Mar
ry herW
Mr. Piayfair was surprised, and not al
together pleased, although certainly re-
lsyed Yea see, he found il hard to real
ize that any girl could SO readily give him
up--himseif, his fortune, his place in So
ciety, and the position which these would
guarantee.
"How she must love that felloon he
muttsred, gnLWing his mustache, which
he shouldn't have done, seeing that It's
perfect condition had much to do With his
fascinating appearance. "And | thought
she was fond of me. l really liked her-
pretty little thing l-bstors Anna came.
Anyway, / ought to be thankful 10 have
things so easily arranged, for of course !
must marry nv beautiful Anna, and nev-
sr pined to be principal in breach-of-
promise cass-thosgh / hardly think I'd
mind ii muchr'
The course Of his true love, however, va.
allowed to run quits smooth. for before q
mon h had gone Dy, he had taken Norsh's
advice, and had married his "beauufu
Anna"
The chief obstacle to her union with
Robin Grayson being thus happily ramoyet
by win PiaytSir'S marriage, Norsh Stcg
ems thoughts returned TO their separation
/ iIh troublesome and almost cruel iuteusi
ty. She loved him deeply, and Der prouC
and intncsrs words did nothing ~ turI
aside that love froIs It's true S0ject
"Ah,why is he 40 hard, ss unrelsuting:
she asked hersolf, pRthetieslly, "ohen ID,
: must know that lam waiting u 10 fdsuds
Is it-csn ID be that hs has esssei 20 los,
me?'
And the worda tainted N her ohl = lip
a. the terrible Thought.
! The sAms thought had mere thss one,
Q occurred to Robia GraYseR.
Was he stern and hard, trsAtius the al
] moat childsh fault Of The girl be lore,
with severity ont of all proportion 10 thi
5 ofienss? Aud had she ceased 20 loVs hims
9 Time went on aud GrayIon was cslls,
= away fiom New York on busiaess. 4 tsv
days sftsr bis return he mat Norah, Whicl
D had often happened before, for they live,
I In tht Eams nslghhsrheod. and was mnel