The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-07-25

ana Une younger was great helreSS.
But in breath their fortunes had
been swept away. In a day almost,
they had been precipitated from afflu-
ence to penury.
1t was the sad old story Riches TAX
ing wing, the desertion of fair-weather
friends, andsof tenderly reared girls
searching for employment, which was
difficult to find, and for which they
we're wholly unframed and unsuited.
And it was the old DENouEMENT-con
stant struggle, illness, rent in arrears,
and woman's helpless despair.
81 wish, Julia, you would do what 1
have advised Mrs. Darlington said,
pettishly, after long pause,
Julia turned quickly; her lovely face
paled slowly, but she remained silent.
"Arthur Esleigh was so fond of you
he would do anything in the world for
you, the other continued. "He would
be glad TO help us if you would only
ask him, Julia"
The girl put up one hand, as if to
ward away blow.
"Dont Helenl" she said, brokenly, as
she crossed the room to the one poor,
little window opening upon the street.
Not to have saved herself from a
thousand deaths would she have done
this thing, which her sister had so
often latterly importuned her to do,
And she did not need be reminded
that Arthur Esleigh had been fond of
her.
Who should know better than she,
who loved him then, who loved him
still, whose love for him would end
only with life itself?
But it was impossible he could care
for her now; it was impossible he
could retain the slightest kindly feel.
ing for girl who had scorned him as
cruelty as she had done.
Esleigh was comparatively poor man
that happy summer, five years ago
when they had met and loved.
And, after all those precious days to.
gether, despite all her promises, even
with his kisses warm on her lips, she
had coldly renounced him, and public
ly betrothed herself to the wealthiel
suitoF, whom her relatives had chosen
for her
But when her fortune had taker
wing, her betrothed had forsaken heI
with all her butterfly friends,
And the lover she renounced had be
come rich and honored meanwhile.
How, then, could she do'this ignobl
thing her sister urged?
"Arthur already has reason enougl
to despise me-" she thought, sorrow
fully. 81 will never again be persuade,
= to do what my own heart condemns
g And l would undo all the wretche
s past if could, Heaven knowsl"
AS she still stood by the window, sh
4 heard clamor down the street, an
e saw a number of persons approaching
a bearing what seemed to be lifeles
body.
+ "What is it?" Mrs. Darlington querie
s from her invalid chair in the cosie'
o corner of the room,
e "There has been some accident at I'll
t bridge, think" Julia replied. "Som
IL body appears to have been hurt, an
-" they are bringing him here"
d Almost as she spoke, there WI
IS a loud Apping at the door, and IL
t. next moment Julia admitted the me
% with their burden.
Ie "Sure, it's your landlord, or v
p wouldn't be afther taking the liberty
Of bringing him into his own house," Q
plaind kind featured man among Il
I'd Toughly-dressed group,
sour landlord" Mrs, DarrlngtC
os gasped, as she recognized the han
ID some, stern-faoed young gentlema
I'd whom they had already placed upon
couch, and who lay white and still
ID, the dead.
,h Julia said never a word. But h
We eyes were wet with tears, and her ia
ii, was white as his own, when she be
er over the seemingly lifeless form of b
whom she had once cruelty seorned.
ng "And he was coming here TO disp'
re sess us" Mrs. Darlington painted as t
he men hurried away after a physician.
cd "We deserve little leniency from hin
Julia returned gravely.
'as "He has only tainted; don't thi
by he is hurt badly at ALL" Mrs. Darril
ton continued. "If you have Bit
feeling for me, Julia, you win ex
er- every charm you possess to win
me hack again, now you have chance.
of Julia turned TO her sister wit