The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-04-10

| COFcICO IOCh WHICH udl UtCh UHc SCOuC
of his rebuff some time before.
Then, in a serious, almost solemn
way, Guy told the listening girl of his
great love. He told her, too, how his
mother felt. and what she had said,
and that he had no prospects except
what his brain and hands could carve
for themselves, then stood quietly
awaiting her answer.
It came. 4 little hand slipped in one
of his, and. with an intense thrill, Guy
I felt the supple figure press close to his
heart. Their lips met in long, long
kiss, and then Jessie changed into a
saucy mood again, and sprang away.
But Guy soon coaXed her back, and
together they talked over his projects.
''Poor boy! What will he do to be
poor? No horse-no yacLt-no any
thingr'
A strange light shone in her eyes as
she said this, looking up into his dark
face, and that expression changed to an
ineffably soft radiance that Illuminated
her whole face, as he tendcrly drew
her to him, and, looking upward, ex-
claimed,--
"All the world well lost, so I have
hope of some day having my darling"
s.The Manor was desolate, for the
son and heir had persisted in his de-
termination, and again started to work
up in his profession.
Aunt Jane at the farmhouse was
| lonely, too, for Jessie had finished her
summer visit, and gone home. Sorely
/ did the faithful heart miss the bright
face; but She knew the summer months
. would bring it to her again.
! -Four years passed by. Jessie -was
now twenty-five, and a happy wife.
Guy had worked early and late, and,
thanks to his early training, had es-
tablished his reputation at the Bar, and
then had come on to the old farmhouse
to claim his bride.
Mrs. Norris had seen her son before
the wedding, but had refused to at
tend, or to have anything to do with
his bride. The day after the marriage
Jessie told her husband something
which, while it startled him, made him
clasp her to his heart more passionate
ly tnan before.
II think | see why you deceived me
so, my darling"
YES. Guy; 1 loved you, I think,
from the very first, but I struggled
against it, for | did not admire you. [
had always meant to give my heart
only 20 Il man. When you told me of
your love and brave determination, had
l been the poor girl you thought me, l
should not have allowed the sacrifice
to be made for me; but knowing what
did, l knew it would be for your
good" .-. ~. ..~-.-.....- = i
This was what she told him.
l. Her father had died, leaving his i'm
mense fortune solely to her, as the
0n1vr c!,:il ,I,n iaI
her, had been her nurse when a
baby, and her mothers faithful ser
want. liefore her fathers death, which
happened very soon after her mothers.
he had given Jane the desire of her
heart,-a farm in the country, such as
she always longed for. Jesse's home,
when in. London, during the winter,
was with Il friend whom she dearly
loved, and she vibrated between the
two piaees. Thus it was she and Guy
had met during his first summer at
home. After several years they were
visiting at the farm. A week had
passed delightfully."- to the young hus-
band and wife. Day after day they
wandered undisturbed through the
quiet country lanes, growing closer
and closer together, almost, it seemed,
in a world entirely of their own.
But this quiet was rudely broken, for
messenger came in haste from the
''Manor" to Guy, to tell him that his
mother had been stricken dangerously
with paralysis, and called for her son.
''Will you come with me, Jessie?
know my mother has not acted rightly by
you--but she is my mother
Without hesitation the wife answered.:
'sYour trouble is mine, dear Guy. of
course will go.''
Guy led his wife to his mothers bedside,
but at the sight of her the face, which had
striven to look bright to welcome him
clouded, and the restless head turned away
Jessie took one of the restless hands, and
said, in her sweet, clear voice.
>''Mother, dear, here we are, to stay with
you and nurse you till you are better"
The closed lips emitted no sound; bnt the
invalid raised her eyes to the soft, pityiug
orbs bent over her for an instant, then shut
them, but did not again turn away.
Guy saw his wife's power had begun to
work, and moi 'elessly left the ROOM
1t was hard struggle for Jessie, who
was so often tried by the peevish ways of
her mother-in- law that she would have to
steal out to her husband to be comforted.
But she endured to the end and had the
happiness of seeing her mother in law slowly
but surely recovering.
And Jessie had her reward at last.
One day, when Guy had come into her
mothers room, where she was sitting, boil
stored up by pillows, in the easiest of easy
chairs, she called him to her and said -
And I want my daughter, too
At the unwonted name Jessie started
from her seat and came to her husbandss
side.
The invalid's eyes were suffused with
tears, and she seemed struggling to say
something, and finally it broke forth,-
ooh, my son! nay daugher! After my
cruel treatment, can you ever love me:"
Jessie stopped and kissed the trembling
iDs which were once 40 hauohty