The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-18

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+ 10 me one night. as We saz alone over the
+ GrAwing-room IRE, waiting fer Mrs. Tra-
veen and her daaghter. -Nan l. not
the kind o. nan / should have thought
AI5oe would have ehoser. and I would
mach rather have bad Jack E.ldridge for
a son-in-laE-iaat Is, if Alice mus. marry
a. all
20 I suppose she must marry; Ellen
thinks she has no time e. lose.
and the chiI3 = ottWenfy until next
March That Is what troubles me Be
tween the nursery and the schO0l-rOom
and the visiting since. really have not
had tine % e; acquainted with my OSn
daughter-And ! DO think I should Ike
her beauty and accom- plishments to adorn
ny Own home a little Ehile before she Is
given to some fellow that Is almost 8
stranger 70 me
But Ellen is quite satisfied. she says,
with Mr.. Van S3igen's character and
position
That IS what amazes me. II God
Almighty, who gave the dear child, had
asked for her s-ain, and there was TO be
. buTial instead of wed5ing, you would
see Ellen almost frantic. Buf kere comes
a razn about whom she knows nothing,
except that he is uch. and was not hap
I py with his irst wife and she strives
With :hings iupossible in order 70 give
her child % him must say depre-
K cate the whole transaction.
Why 30 you not speak 70 Alice
them
y 10, whenever I have an opportuni-
". bat she says as she could not have
Jack Eldridge it i perfectly Indifferent
70 her whom she narries; and that. as
she cannot please herself she may as
vel please her mother
Christmas holidays passed, and soon
after them in all the pomp Of lace, and
satin, and diamonds. Alice became Mrs.
Van Solgen. Whatever might be the re-
suit q this marriage, kad No sympathy
with Alies. Mech a. he mother was to
blame, I thon-lt her equally weak and
fslse-f5r hs5 she been determined to
be true 70 Jack. her father snd sister and
the better part OF her friends would have
encouraged and supporter her. And !
do net believe that any woman can fall
publicly from truth and honestly until
sic hes already fallea from her noble7
self the secrecy Of her OWE heart
Alice knew disspproved the course
she had taken, 50 orr intercourse grzd-
aally assumed q very cenemoni0us char
Gcter- About four months after her mar
risgc, went esriy one morning TO Mrs.
Tezveen's 70 ask Maud 70 20 shopping
With me. Msud vas A. her sisters, and
as [ wished 70 Sc Alice before I left the
city for the summer, 7 drove there for
her.
I interrupted 2 sistsrly quarrel, and
Maui With 5zshing ewes and burning
cheeks, sad --sle was glad 1 hau c0lne.
and that she would Be ready 70 20 with
me ia half an hoaf-7 alice offered no
explanation, bat sat with a moody face
folding and unfolding a newspaper she
held ia her hand
Her manner was 50 peculiar that
said, little ha1ghtily 4 hope I shall
not be II the way for half an hour,
Alice.
40 she answered pettishly. ~You
csn stzy. and scold, too, Il you ike that
seems to BE every ones mission to me-
I I saw that she Was in one Of those
( sullen. reckless moods CT selfshness that
4 occur only wherea Supreme sense Of some
/ fancied or real wrong has obliferaIed for
( the time ali conventional regards. Bot
/ before 1 could reply Mr Van Solgen came
in. 1t amazed me 10 sse how timid and
nervous this man lad become. Alice
rulel him Absolutely. No slave ever
trs,nble5 before a tyrznt A. did this
/ proud man before the cold. soonfnlbeau-
: ty be czlld "iis .-ifs.r
Punishment IL lame, btf Z c1aa. The
measure be had meiei out 10 bis frs;
wife WIS meied back to him by bis sec.
ond. Is he had sighted her love, and
/ received With cold Indifference all bel
Z Efforts 70 yin and please him, 50 nov
( Alice sligbted him, and took with polit.
apathy his noss ierier attentions anc
and magnificent pressn nts
q h-- r.7.sr~u - -.
day. She did not have any CoulC
he get her anything she desired dosI
town 80. she Lad more than sh'
wanted What arrangements sh0ul,
be make 15r their sumner triP? a
places we're alike 20 her He wandere,
from windoW 70 window. made littl
iokes which she suffered to fall 70 th
, ground without aay Prstsnse 9f respond
ing 70 them- Finally under cover c
my presence, ne assumed bravery b
was far from fa=liag. snd said
-You are not vel. darling, this msrr
ing. Take good care Of yourself. for
; must leave yoa Tor 3 few hours 50 ks
7 me goodbye.
She looked at bin With eontsmptuou
: Indifference, aud simply answered.
/ am quite vel. and you kEoE t." The
. she offered him q kiss, with an air tha
: would have 3aunt=d any ulan wh
; knew hat he bad 4 right TO take il.
{ Ny visit vas q very unpleasant ont
although Alice rslsBted and apologize
/ somewhat ber5re I lefl 4 great pit
filed nv heart for q is wife 50 loved an
petted and eEPlies.bie ss If may seeu
= I could not think s5r speak Of her b
a. ~Poor Alice
2 / found oct from Maud the cause OF Il
: special iIl-tsuPsr had jus. witnesses
: Jack Elsridse had made himself fsrno'
/ by some act Of darilg courage snd 3
r lantry. and the papers were fnll OF h
1 praises. Alice, qaite unuse1 to self-o0l
; rrol, had SPOKEN words concerning hi
f which Maud considered Nrs- Van >olss
/ ought net 10 have spoken, and, Viii
n they we're on the sUtgect Of eonj0gzl d.
ties. Maud hsd zlso demonstrated vi
It her On her unnecessary seorn Of hu
e band % Kind to her.
II did net cal on alice for some IN
i again. and then Circumstances took I
-. = " y-.-E r-fsf the f.7oss aF II