Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-19

Never mad she even suspected the
wealth Of love for this man that dwelt
within her heart until she saw him stand
ing there alone before her, Indignantly
defending himself against the charges
brought by her, and, while avowing him
self as innocent as the unborn babe, re-
pudiating the love she had once given
him.
Oh, God and had it come to this, that
she who had loved him In the past, who
had promised 20 love on through good
and evil report, should be the first to
doubt, and doubling, to accuse him OF
such heninous crimes?
No wonder abe shuddered, sitting there
upon the old log; no wonder her whole
/ frame seemed shaken with emotion.
She wept bitterly, and it seemed to her
they were tears of blood that fell from
her eyes, coming straight from her heart
Would he ever come backT
Yes, she has his word to that effect !;
but he had said he would only return TO
prove how utterly false were all those
charges against him. and then, having
done that, he never wished to look upon
her face again.
"Oh, God r. she cried out IN her agony,
as she wrung her white hands, "have
not enough TO bear already? am born
to Woe Lost TO me are father, home
and lover. yet thank Heaven that in my
restitution have found mother"
In her agonized establishment she had
sunk upon the ground and let her head
fall upon her arms as they rested upon
the log. Then she gave full sway to hcr
emotions, and sobbed convulsively for
some time.
Tears what magic In their falling
They case the wearied brain, and oft
times bring rest and peace in their train.
After while her emotion spent itself,
and she gradually became calm. but it
was the calmness that indicated stony
despair.
Now that Roger Darrell was lost to her
forever. and that between them, dug by
the hand OF fate. guided by herself, lay
an unfathomable pit, she realized that
her love for him was as boundlcss as the
heavens and as deep as the ocean. She
firmly believed him innocent OF all that
had been charged against him. simply by
the power OF his own word.
That was true love, love that nothing
could break or bend. that would be as
strong in the face OF opposition as the
ilinty face OF cliff.
It had been with her all along, but she
had only needed some shock like this to
bring It out. Was IL not too late? Alas
she feared So
She had fallen into a sad, dreamy
reverle, when her thoughts were Inter-
rupted by the sound OF footsteps.
Startled. she looked up, the blood
darting into her face as the thought
flashed into her mind that perhaps this
was Roger como back again for recon-
ciliation.
Her eyes we're hot and innamed from
the scalding tears she had shod, but no
sooner had they rested upon the figure
of the man before her than she uttered
low cry, partly of surprise, partly of fear.
1t was Capt. Grant.
He stood there gloating upon her The
merest accident had led him to the spot
in time TO hear her sobs, and for some
little time he had observed her from the
bushes, finally approaching, unable TO
further keep his peace.
He saw the horror in her face, but it
did not alarm him. His was a nature
cold and cruel, and the moro resistance
he met with the more determined he be-
came to accomplish his ultimate end.
This girl seemed to defy him, and he
was most firmly resolved that she
should be his through fair means or foul,
as he did, that she was a great /
heiress. Perhaps he might have been
just as obstinate had he learned of her /
poverty, for Carol was a girl |
worth winning, and he had not been
brought into close companionship with /
her all these weeks for nothing.
Carol" he said. subduing his voice,
Il have found you at last"
She slowly arose to her feet.
As she stood there before him. her
great eyes seemed to be taking |
upon themselves new light, and deep
in their depths burned fire which he
little understood.
"welI, sir. now that you have found
me, what them"
"You must return home with me, home
to the father you left so heartlessly," he
replied.
cit was he who was heartless, he who
drove me from what has been my home.
Think you / would ever have gone but
for his cruelty? promised him would
never marry without his consent, but /
did not tell him he could choose my hus-
band for me. 1 know all. sir-how you
held a power over his head and forced
him to do this cruel deed, but that does
not entirely exonerate him. Why do you
ask me, Capt. Grant?'
because l would take you home
again; because l would have you for my
wife. In spite Of all am ready to for
give you and take you back again. You
see how 1 love you. girl? You ran away
with man Of the world. a man your
father had no confidence in, and had re-
fused admission to his house, but am
to be magnanimous and forget
It all" 1