The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-05
Five years later.

Five years later
Lights, music mirth, and Mrs. Leighton,
the most exclusive matron of an exclusive
set, beaming in her element.
And why? Marguerite Leland was her
| guest. and this ball was given to introduce
her to Mrs. LergStons five hundred blue
blooded friends.
/ And who was Marguerite Leland?
One of the cleYerest writers of the day,
as ell as one OF the wealthiest of women
and above all woman whose beauty alone
would have made her famous. had she used
/ it as power.
| She was standing under the chandelier,
Its soft glow lighting up her pale gold hair
and radiant, violet eyes, aud thus Gray
Vernon and William Carlyle saw her, aud
seeing her, both new the world had changed
for them.
( From that evening GRAY Vernon was her
shadow, and people smiled at foregons
| conclusion-for v hen had Gray Vernon's
eyes smiled approval that woman's heart
had not throbbed beneath their glances.
! The beautiful Young heiress hn had mar
ried live years before lived but one short
year, then closed her eyes in DEATH and
after that women seemed to hold little
charm for him till he looked into the eyes
strangely familiar to htn-of Marguerite
( Leland; and then his very nature seemed
to change with the intensity of the passion
! II. htpn In
that tortured him.
And william Carlyle was his rival, and
perhaps successful one, some people
whispered, though hers smiles were pretty
evenly diyided
And then, when bis hopes were highest,
William Carlylefe that the ebb had come,
when a speculation in which ne had staked
the better part of his possessions went
down with crash, leaving him compara-
tiYely speaking, poor man.
There was only one thing left, TO say
farewell to hope nd Marguerite Leland
He sought her and found her-fouuG her
IN the garden among the red Inne roses, a
cluster Of them in llel hand.
He told her brayely of bis speculation
and its failure and that he had come to
say farewell.
God knows he had not intended TO tel
his love, but he could not control himself.
"You may scorn me, if you WILL" he
said ''for the madness of the declaration,
but love you, Marguerite"
"And for this YOU are going away?' she
said, and then Gray Vernon Joined them.
His iaee darkened as bis eyes rested ou
William Carlyle. He had not heard OF
Carlylcs failure and he knew, besides bis
inherited wealth, he was rising rapidly in
his profession. Though half-brothers there
had never been friendship between them.
Only the evening before Gray had asked
Marguerite LELAND to be his wife, but had
not received an answer
Marguerite looked from one to the other,
, faint smile crossing her lips.
81 am strangely fond of June roses
she said. "they were the one beauty Of m'
childhood's home lu the midst of dilapi
dalton rose tree dourshed AIr. Vernon
does not your memory ever recall a tumble
> down cottage, with a rose tree near at band
e aud girl very, yery fond of roses, all.poo
little heggar. she possessed in the world"
e William Carlyle looked from one 10 th
other in SUNRISE, for Gray face had crowi
haggard In moments time as Marguerite
eyes rested ON It, and then -
''Aly God Marguerite. must have beel
7 blind all those months You will not turi
h from me? Mesl lltllr Meg loved yol
q even then
Aud l--pcriaps lowell you then, for
A WAS only it child u despise lou now. Coz
Without another wor he loft her, thei
she turned 10 William Cailyle.
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