Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

81 COME TO SPEAK TO you OF YouI
LOVER"
Carol realized then that she had moi
been mistaken when, in her heart. sh,
suspected the presence OF this man was
connected in some way with her whole
future.
She summoned up her resolution anc
stood there bravely.
whatever you have to say to me. say
it at once, and without fear as to the re
suit, for l am prepared to hear any
thing"
"You speak bravely, and, believe me
i do not wish TO inflict needless pain
upon you. What / say now may seem
cruel to you, but II will save you from
much suffering In the future. You be-
lieve in your lover-must believe in him.
else you could never love him. To you
he is, no doubt, the soul Of honor, and a
model Of manly chivalry. Poor girl, it
cuts me to the heart to tear the veil from
your eyes. but 1t must be done. Besides.
you will not be the first who has nursed
heart that was broken, and wept tears
of blood over the ruin caused by that
man"
His voice was low and full of passion,
which flashed from his eyes, too. How
could Roger have wronged himY Carol
waited in dread suspense for what was to
follow
There was one whom l knew; fair
girl. whom every one loved, because she
was gentle and kind. She lived with her
old father, and very happy they were I'M
til a serpent entered their Eden. One day
a man was thrown from his horse near
the house. and carried In almost insensi-
BILE. He had received some injuries that
would keep him quiet for weeks. and,
during that time, he was taken care Of as
II he had been relative. He was hand
some, talented, and with such gentle
manly air about him that he won tho
hearts Of both father and daughter. Time
passed on. and what seemed inevitable
came to pass. He had given his name to
them in the beginning-it was Roger
Darrell"
Although she had suspected this, Carol
felt chill pass over her frame, but she
shut her teeth hard and uttered not
word Evidently, terrible as the story OF
the gipsy girl had been, she was about to
hear something that would shock her still
more cruelty.
"He was so handsome and devoted, and
she so innocent and artless, thae he soon
won her heart, and so well did she love
him that there was nothing under heaven.
1t seemed, that she would not have done
for him. / can see, by the way your
checks turn white, that your love for him
has also been Of that nature; and that
while you hurl his image away from your
heart. it is like death. What fatal power
does that man possess, that the hearts Of
women should bow to him? May the
curse Of heaven rest upon him, and his
future be full OF darkness"
Hush, said Carol, almost with gasp
edo not say such dreadful things, but go
on with your story. 1t absorbs me so
that can scarcely breathe"
Il will be brief, for it pains me TO
dwell upon the story. He made love to
her and won her heart. She vowed to be
his through good and evil report. for hers
was a love that was worship. Her father
took sudden dislike to him, for news
had come to him that this man had done
in Russia that made him a
branded criminal, and while he could not
order the adventurer from the house, he
gave his child to understand that OF all
things upon earth, that which she must |
not do was TO think of Roger Darrell in
the light of a lover. 1t was too late.
Already was she his in body and soul, so
wrapped up in his existence
that the words Of the father. who had
hitherto been all in all to her, fell upon /
deaf ears. In later times, looking back
how often did she bemoan the evil influ. |
ences that had prevented her from re.
garding the words of warning uttered by
this beloved parent; but as she made hel
bed, so must she lie. 1t was but Just
that she should suffer for her wicked dis
obedience; but all the sorrow did not fall
on her alone. Listening to the beguiline
words Of the tempter, she fled with him.
They were married in the city, but her
happiness was brief. indeed Her hus.
band soon tired Of her and tried to break
her heart. Something arose whereby il
was necessary for him to be free Of her,
and, in this dilemma. he proved himself
capable Of anything. Too cowartlly tc
take her life. even when she begged him
to do SOTO kill her at his feet. and let
her in dying serve him-too cowardly K
do even this, ] say, the infamous wretch
had her seized and borne away 10 q mad
house. where for weeks and months shs
was kept a prisoner, subject to all til,