Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-03

| ran through the father heart. "GO on. "
 Directly we were married we parted;
 Allen left me at Aunt Catherine's door, and then went off by train, as he had to catch the mail steamer at Gravesend. l
 have never seen him since; he used to write good deal, but some little time ago 1 wrote and told him thought we had made a great mistake, and that I had changed my mind. I have heard nothing of or from him since That is all, papa"
 'And enough! From your own show | ing you have been faithless, heartless. Put down the lads name, the registrars s | office, time, date, so that I may obtain legal advice; and tell your maid to pack up at once. I cannot insult Sir Geoffry by our presence"
 my heart. Will he never forgive me? If he only would believe did not mean any wrong. Won't you tell him how I love him?"
 "Nov' said the colonel sternly. "If you are married woman, your love is dishonoring, both to him and yourself. g
 Like some fair flower crushed by the cruel hail storm, Carmen bent her head. At last she realized the abyss that sepa- rated her from her lover, the man to whom she clung with every fiber of her heart. With blinded vision she staggered to her feet. Father! Let us go away at once."
 "Yes, that must be effected as soon as possible. Oh, Carmen, my child, what have done that you should so deceive me? You who were left by your mother to be my consolation Oh, my daugh- ter, you have made my paradise a very Marah of bitterness"
 Forgive me! Forgive me!' and she wound her poor tired arms round her fathers neck. Do not I suffer? Is it nothing that my sin-unconscious sin IS almost greater than can bear?'
 My poor little Carmencita, will do my best for you. We must go to some quiet place with Cousin Adela, and then l will consider the legal aspect of the case. If it is illegal, then we will try and get it dissolved at once. If not He could not bring his mind to anything further then. With protecting tender ness he kissed her brow, smoothed her disordered hair, and placing her arm in his they slowly wended their way to the house, by the most circuitous route, so as to avoid meeting any of the house party. He saw his daughter to her own apartment, and then sought Miss Est court. To her he narrated the dreadful mornings history. It was with grief that she listened to it, her tender heart was torn with conflicting emotions, keen sorrow for her idolized brother, and for the man she loved infinite pity; while for the poor misguided girl she had gen. tie, womanly compassion.
 "Help us to get away, Marcia, for in deed I cannot face them."
 ''Trust me, Herbert" And her warm, and see the poor child, but I must speak to Geoffry first"
 "Tell him all, Marcia. And God bless you, dearest of sisters"
 "Oh, Geoffry, my poor, poor brother! Fortune indeed is cruel to you. Nothing but sorrow to those love-"
 An hour afterwards Col. and Miss Mas singbird were on their way to town, summoned by important business" The only person who did not regret it was Clara Gay. With all the field to herself, surely she might do something. She would try, anyway. Julius was dread fully disappointed; he knew that his host was very much in love with Carmen, but all was fair in love and war; and until she really was appropriated, he had as much right as any one to try his luck To Sir Geoffry the strain of keeping up before his guests was frightful However, two more days would see the house clear. And Marcia, with unselfish care for him, took most of the entertainment of their | friends on herself.
 But it was impossible to avoid notic- ing the havoc made on the face | of the poor fell6w. The bright l cheeriness that had shone out | of the honest, kind blue eyes was replaced | by worn and sleepless look. "Harh | hit" the men pronounced. Hard hit, in- deedl But he bore his sufferings like the | brave true knight he was; his courtesies | to Miss Gay were the same, his guests | equally considered. Only his sister knew | the terrible strain, and it pressed with l peculiar force on her affectionate heart.
 They had all gone. Brother and sister