The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-11-01
COUNTY, MD, FRIDAY, ], 1889.

wealth OF love for this man that dwell
within her heart until she saw him stand
ing there alone before her, indignant.
defending himself against the charges
brought by her, and, while avowing him
self Us innocent as the unborn babe, re
pudiating the love she had once give1
him.
Oh, God and had it come to this, tina
she who had loved him In the past, who
had promised TO love on through goot
and evil report, should be the first tt
doubt, and doubling, to accuse him o
such heninous crimes?
No wonder she shuddered, sitting thert
upon the old log; no wonder her whole
frame seemed shaken with emotion.
She wept bitterly, and it seemed to hel
they were tears Of blood that fell from
her eyes, coming straight from her heart
Would he ever come back?
Yes, she has his word to that effect
but he had said he would only return tc
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 " she cried out IN her agony
as she wrung her white hands, shave
not enough to bear already I am born
to woe. Lost to me are father, home
and lover, yet thank Heaven that In my
destitution have found mother"
In her agonized self-abasement 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 her
emotions, and sobbed convulsively for
some time.
Tears what magic in their falling.
They ease 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 boundless 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
tlinty face of o cliff.
1t had been with her all along, but she
had only needed some shock like this to
bring it out. Was 1t not too latep Alas
she feared SO.
She had fallen into q sad, dreamy
reverie, 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 come back again for recon-
ciliation.
Her eyes were hot and inflamed from
the scalding. tears she had she'd, but no
sooner had they rested upon the figure
of tho man before her than she uttered a
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 1t
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.
believing, as he did, that she was great
heiress. Perhaps he might have been
just as obstinate had he learned OF her
fathers 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,
"I 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 u fire which he
little understood.
"Wcll, sir, now that you have found
me, what then?"
'You mustreturn home with me, home
to the father you left SO heartlessly," he
replied.
at was he who was heartless, he who
drove mo from what has been my home.
Think you would ever have gone but
for his cruelty? Ipromised him would
never marry without his consent, but
did not tell him he could choose my hus-
band for me. l 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 1 would have you for nv
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 a man Of the world, man your
father had no confidence in, and had re-
fused admission to his house, but am
disposed to be magaanimous and forget
1t all"
"Ir decd W al. no one ,ked you to bo
so magnanimous, Capt. Grant. l haye
found protector against whom even my
father could not prevail to give me up"
The Captain uttered a cry.
"My soul you are not married?" he
cried.
married ! married? No. did not
mean to imply that. Roger Darrell took
me to my mother when he carried me
away from the Terrace"
"Your mother! Why, girl, your mother
died many years ago, whom all the rest
Of your family went, said the Captain.
$50 every one was made to believe,
but it was not SO. Nv mother WAS be-