Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-12

aThat must Dc done-or the letter shown" remarked Jeffrey, folding his arms complacently, and watching the uuivering pain of the girls face.
 "I have always known you to be false and cruel" she said, slowly. "I-I would rather he went away-homeless and suspected, as he must be-than that he were false and cruel as you are false and cruel"
 "Thsn he is to go? That's right" Jeffrey said, ironically. "I thought that you, with your peculiar notions, would not stay here under false pretenses, de- ceiving those who have kindly taken you in"
 "Hush P she cried. "There is no need for you to speak to me of this"
 "Then what have you decided ?" he asked. "I have no wish to stay here. I only waited to know how I am to act regarding that letter which hold.
 "MuSt I-must l decide tonight alone-here-nowY Y
 "I will not say that" he answered, with gesture of easy concession. "You may think of it, if you like, until to- morrow night. will find means of re- ceiving your answer. Leave all that to me. Only be prepared with it to-mor- row night and it must be decisive. It cannot, surely, be difficult to choose be- tween two definite plans either being dismissed with all your anteeedents known, or going away freely, still be- heved in as the old lady has believed in you all along" "That will do, said Lima, raising her hand involuntarily to stop him. "You have said enough. I will tell you my decision tomorrow"
 "Then I will wait" he smiled. "And now, goodnight"
 These parting words Lima passed by, perhaps not even hearing them; and which had suddenly grown ha teful to her, and crept along the passages to- ward her own chamber, her face dropped in its unspeakable anguish. Marjorie Castillain, in her search for Lima, came suddenly upon the small, white-olad figure, and read this unut- terable anguish at s glance. Silently and tenderly she took the lonely girl t5 her warm and loving heart.
 "MY dear, my dear she whispered, and her eyes were wet once more with those big, rare tears of hers which did. not fall, "never mind it all, whatever it is. May come to your room when I. can leave them below? Oh wish I dare leave them now! I am so sick, so weary of it all l"
 "Please, no-please, not tonight" said Lima, her lips twitehing as she tried to speak without 8 sob. "Oh, wish I could tell you Oh, should like to tell Sou-after tomorrow night ]"
 "Yes, dear" murmured Marjorie. soothingly, os she kissed the trembling lips again and again "to-morrow nighS I shall come and fetch you to Hawke dale, or come and stay with you here, which ever you like, you poor. little. trembling childi Goodnight good night"
 Marjorie watched -er walking o9 down the lighted corridor-so feebly and hngeringly-then turned and took her own back to the ballroom, to be the saysst and prettiest figure in the gay and pretty scene.
 "1 ought not to wonder at any sorrow our engagement may bring (if that is it), !" she whispered to herself, while she was still alone, and had no need to hide the sympathy upon her face. "I knew it from the beginning. The only truthful thing Neil did was to give me pearls i9 my betrothal ring-peRrls and tears, all one-and the only truthful thing have done through these years has been to wear them"