South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-06-13

Helen. began. firmly. from this
time forth We are strangers
Sue sprsng up. aud CANA towar d
me.
You are an admirable actress, 4
said. sneeringly; you would make
your fortune upon the stage
She opened her lips as ii to sneak.
Hush J. l exclaimed, almost fieroe.
! w, 'and listen TO me. You were INV
friend; loved you would .Ipo.t
have died to spare you pain; God
only knows what l would have done
| for YOU
And l.. she interrupted, coming to,
wards me again. am not your friend9'
spare you'scif any unnecessary
talsehoods, | said, in a hard voice.
Il was ct the masquerade last night
The color fed from her face leav.
ing it almost as white as miae.
Perhaps you will tell me- went
or, keeping my eyes fixed pitilessly on
her' That the piece of acting I Wit
messed 10 the conservatory wss a pa,t
OF the programme and actin.
ally laughed. Gu! it was yas,Iv
well played l continued. and l.
poor dupe--!ooke on upon the drama
OF The Loan Of Lover looked on
while the actors, who were nearest to
my heart, were deliberately wreckiup
every hope OF happiness had in the
world. Ay J truly you are my friend
lave you seen Philip she said.
family, after \ pause.
caught her by tie arm. 'Pbilip
l said. angrily, what right have YOU
10 call him PhIlipf' Then. loosing
my grasp, l bowed, mockiugly, Il
beg your pardon; YOU have every
right in the world. No, / have not
seen him, but you need not fear;
give you my blessing. You can 90
aud pointed To tue door.
Without word she left the room.
Scarcely ten minutes elapsed. when
a card was brought me, with .Philip
Lawrence, engraved on its snowy SUR
face. The c.cck struck twelve. 1:
brought back the past night so yly.
IDLY, that feeling of fainlness came
over me; but ihrus.ing it aside brave,
~, descended to the library, where
he always went. / entered noiseles,.
~. He had in his hand an iyory-
type picture OF himself, Which stood
upon the tabl:. and was contempls.
ting it.
That was my idol commenced
without any preliminary words.
Was! T., | hope lie replied,
turning TO me-
Abr said, taking tho picture
from him, AMI not noticing his out.
stretched hand. Yes. IL was nv
Idol let the picture fall and br, ak
into dozen pieces.
Why, Mabel, what TO you meaae
he exclaimed. IN astonisLnent.
This said, looking him straight
In the face. That my idol i. broken,
that Is what l meant. 1 thou 2ht to
give you surprise last night | CONS
linued, presently, 'and went 10 the
ball there the tables were turned.ve.
~ unexpectedly, and I vas surprised.
You did not know there we're spec,a
tors, when that little scene was enac.
ted in the conservatory, but there
were, two; Mr. Seymour, at whose
love for me you have often laughed,
an1--myself.'
Mabel began Philip, in an expos.
iulatin. voice.
DO not say anything / interrupt.
ed, sadly. 1t wouli do no good.
Here is your ring; may you he very
happy and may your new love proye
as true as your old was trembling
in every limb, but he saw by my face
that | would hear nothing.
s i'll, he ven'ured to say, his voice
that voic :, which had been as mu.
sic 10 my car broken with emotion,
Mabel | may have been false, but
loved you
put up my hanl and shook my
bead. Men do not show their love
in that manner Then rising. con.
unued: 'Tou had better GO, We can.
net mend matters; you do not wish
it, neither do L.
lie held out bis hand I did not
touch 1t, but looked at him quietly.
lie turned and left me in silence.
/ beard the door close after him.
and 1t seemed as il shut out light, life
and love forever.
One year passed.
bly, fa'her bad been informed that
my engagement bad been broken. bit
thinking that had my own way with
every one. az ! had with him, concla.
ded that Il was my oEu fault. ard
troubled himself no more about IL.
SO the year dragged by YEARLY
Tie year which saw the marriage OF
Helen Egerton and Philip lawrence.
and made me the beirotbed wife OF
Henry Seymour, whose untiring kihd.
ness won my bear', not quite 80 fresh
as II once was. nor perhaps ~ loving.
Du' Ja1t as hooes; and just as true.