Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-07

smile played over her features Tor
moment, but quickly passed, and sue
greeted him with her accustomed
grace. - -
If he was charmed at distance, he
was completely enthralled when he
| listened to her witty and animated
conversation. Never had he seen q
woman who had so completely caph-
yated him. A careless glance from
her eve would send the blood surglng
through his veins like 'wild-hr ana
he would listen to her lightest woru
with rapture. ,,,n..i
Weeks and months passed, and Miss
Raleigh was the acknowledged bell OF
society. She was ever surrounded oy
admirers, all of whom we're ever ready
to do her bidding. Not mere brain
less fops, but noble and gifted men
and women, who appreciated her for
her beautiful and richly cultivated
mind. ~.
But among them all none woishlped
with more fervor than Paul. one
was superior to the woman of his ac-
oua,ptance; and from her he caught
GLIMPSE of the higher and noolar lie
, of which he had not dreamed oeiore'
To win her for his own, at the earliest
nossible moment, he was fully deter
, mined But though she had always
/ welcomed him as friend, she hao
n never given him reason to think ne
It occupied place in her heart. :,
4 One evening he determined to call
j and offer himself.
+. OF course she will accept me- ne
- soliloouized. There is not lady Oh
,s nv acquaintance but would jump al
? the chance. YET somehow, l feeI
!. rather timid. l never can LOOK
It straight in that eye of hers wltnop'
:. wincing. But, pshaw! how foolish
,e OF course will be delighted. -.
n Miss Raleigh was at home, ana l
70 81 happened she was alone. After I
few moments conversation. he made
# known the object of his call by offer
We inpsher his heart; hand and fortune
v While he spoke, her eyes were cas-
as down. but when he had finished, sn'
in raised them to his face and replied:
es i am sorry this happened, for you
I'd sake. | would not willingly woun
1d your feelings, sir, out am obliged t
x decline your offer
nd sYou refuse me, May L ask you
lat reasons? ,.,
rv ALLOW me to relate little anee
,se dote, sir Once there was poor an
ic. friendless child, whom provlden1e
" cast among strangers, where she o.
10. came the family servant. shortl
H. after young man, a relative OF u
ID: family, arrived; and, during his sta.
So he delighted to worry the child on a.
,e: count of her uncouth appearance.
he That she could forgive; but one da
it? he ordered her to open the gate Il
,rr him, and as she did not obey VIII
yht sufficient alacrity, he raised his wn'
me and struck her.
ino She paused, and, looking him
in. the face. asked him if he recognlz'
be the scene.
in yes, I remember that; but dor
of SEE ~,
{ a "Well, I will show you. In
friendless child, whom they call
to Wild Madge, and Madeline Raleg
no. are one and the same person. I'M
oke sir, is one reason for my refusal
ev- man who would willingly injure t
nile feelings of child, for his selh
to pleasure, could not trust my tutt
bnn happiness with. Besides which, Ii
to already engaged. I wish you 60
was evening, sir :.
ow- Paul Raynor left the house IN
,ing dream. He could not recognize
Il a the beautiful creature the lgnors
he child whom he had spurned, and "
had made him wiser if not bet
title man.
~ ~ q Madeline soon after married a p
,cer and noble man--one whom sne lo'
rd rosnoctod with her whole heart