Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-25

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 A1A $;:;>; :::: ::;;:' .;ss$ ;s,;! $.,$;; #; $; l rescued me from poverty" The girl spoke with her cheeks flushing l and a bright fire in her dark eyes. The small figure curled luxuriously on the l"nrge suppressed yawn as she re- | He'd:
 well, perhaps you would do as you say but l, for one, would like to see the elegant Sadie Arlington earning her own | living"
 Sadie drew back the lace curtains, and then opened her jewel case. 1 "Oh, Sadie Arlington!' exclaimed | May; you to talk of being poor, and working! How I would like to be | rich!''
 The little blond lowered over the open case, her face growing luminous as if from the reflection of the scintillant l jewels, as they flashed and sparkled with the least touch of the vibrant light. These pearls were papa's gift last night. You know yesterday was my birthday"
 May held 0 turquoise earring, sur- rounded by diamonds, up to her rose- | tinted ear.
 "Dear me, Sadie, how I wish I had something like this for Ada Flemming's party tonight"
 "Why, will lend them to you will ingly," heartily said Sadie, May looked up to see if she were seri- | ous, and then quick as a flash she had wound her arms around her friends neck.
 "You darling girl! I do so want to look altogether lovely tonight, for Paul Ogden told me he would be there. You know 1t will be the last society will see of him for some time, as tomorrow he goes | to Italy"
 Sadie's rich color vanished at Mays l light words.
 "Mr. Ogden going abroad to-morrow?" "Yes didn't you know? thought you and he were great friends. He's going to study art. He told me he was tired of being a drone, and meant to win for himself a name; but I never can tell whether he means what he says or not. I'm sure I'm sorry he is going; aren't you?"
 Sadie did not answer; but taking the dainty necklace which matched the ear rings, she proceeded to try its effect on her friends white neck. So May went away, profuse in her thanks, and not seeming to notice Sadie's distrait manner.
 When she was alone, Sadie paced up and down her room restlessly, murmur- ing softly to herself: | "He is going! Can it be what l said has made him decide so? It must be-"
 Her cheek flushed again, and her lips parted tenderly, giving a new beauty to her always lovely face.
 Again she stood in fancy in the cur | tained recess, and heard Paul Ogden's low, rich tones, as he told her that he loved her, and she, though knowing that | her inmost heart held but his image, had told him firmly that her love could never be given to one who, blessed with God 8 richest gifts. yet suffered them to lie idle. She remembered his earnest words as he replied:
 worthier of your love, I will not ask for 1t again."
 And then he had gone. That was a week ago, and she had not heard from him since, until May told her of his in- tended departure.
 The next day Paul Ogden come to bid her good by.
 So the idle, careless man of fashion, who had only dabbled now and then, just for amusement, in the art for which he had such rich talent, had gone to carve tor himself 8 rich name among the work ers of his country.
 Six months passed; short period of time, yet capable of producing changes which in their results would influence 8 life time. rich man, counting his I one morning to find himself ruined by a speculation he had deemed sure of sue cess.
 How hard 1t Is to be left to the worlds tender mercies when the head is covered with the frost of years, only those who have experienced like trouble can know {; and old MT. Arlington, never strong. be- verses, and before long Sadie was an orphan. Everything had to be sold. and nothing was left for the girl who had never known what it was to have a wish unsatisf1ed.
 Her many friends offered assistance, but Sadie's great pride caused her to re- fuse their aid. She sold her jewels, and creditors, then. with the rest, she took her departure from the familiar scenes of her birthplace, unwilling to stay where each face would remind her of the past. The words spoken that day to her gay young friend came back to her, and sad smile passed over her face as, when she bade May "good by." she recalled them to her mind.
 May sorrowed awhile for her friends s trouble; but her nature, essentially a selfish one, did not retain grief long.
 It was very hard struggle for Sadie at first, but at last she succeeded in ob- taining position as teacher in one oi the public schools ln the city she had chosen for her home. She had corres- bonded with Paul Ogden; but though she had written him of her fathers death, and of her removal, she did not tell him of her ruined fortunes, knowing that his impulsive nature would bring him back immediately to lay his all at her feet, and she was determined not to destroy that which through hel influence had been begun. Encouraging I r. &oll; ier how hard he was working and of his success; and his letters were the one spot pf color in her monotonous life. But al asst week merged into week, and month succeeded month, and she heard no more from him. Her last letter was un answered, and the longed-for envelopes with their Italian stamps, came no more
 Then she received a glowing epistle from. May. telling of a fortune left her by an aunt, and that her mother and hersel were to start very soon on an extended European tour. After that, through