The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-29

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away. and from the window She snw
him going with rapid strides down the
path thar led 10 the public highway.
Once she rose u her feet. determined
10 call him back. but he neither turned
his head 10 the right nor left. and She
rat down again. muttrring: LET him
60: he will be back soon: | can stand IL
A. long as he can"
In spite Of her determination 10 he
brave, the warm tears crept up 10 her
eyes. dlmnning her vision and thus shut
ting out the loved one from view.
The two had been lifelong friends.
and though their lips had never ex-
changed formal vows, she had worn his
ring for many happy months. and all
the neigh bors understood that some day
Hugh Curtis would make Marion Jewell
his wife.
At his mothers knee. Hugh had inn
bibcd his peculiar IDEAS Of keeping the
peace. and in his boyhood he had often
been numerically twittcd for allowing
his companions 10 impose upon him.
This was not the first time that he had
been called a coward, and as he walked
slo WY along the dusty road That bright
May morning, he began 10 wonder ii.
after all. his conscientious scruples
might not be merely a convenient cloak
Observation-Disclosures his cowardly nature.
Ii was the first tins that Marion had
ever accused him Of being a coward.
and she would not have lone it now
had She not loved him too well 10 hear
his name handled about by the man
who had provoked the trouble. Thanc
Lcnox's faultlcss attire and fine city
airs were calculated 10 dazzle the little
country maid, and it is no don bt quite
true that she felt battered by the attcn.
tion he lavishcd upon her; still her
heart was loyal TO Hugh, although She
could not help wishing that his man.
ncrs were more polished, and that he
had enough grit TO stand up for his
rights when trampled upon by the city
dandy. That night she robed herself
in the dress he most admired. and
with repcntant words on her lips, wait
ed for his coming, but her waiting was
in vain.
~ will write him q note in the morn
ing" She said to herself, as she lay
tossing to and fro upon her ~slceplcss
couch; bat when the morning came she
heard that he had Joined Col Arm
strong's volunteers and was already
many miles away.
The blow fell with crushing weight
upon her aching heart. but she wa
proud, and to hide her disappointment
accepted the attentions Of young
Lenox, the man above all Others she
most despised.
Hugh did not write as she hoped h
would. and in the letters that came
back 70 other associates he never 81
much as mentioned her name.
lie had left his mother in the care o
his brother Ben, and Bcn's wife, wh'
was something Of a gossip. kept hin
well posted concerning Marion jewell
filtration. Hugh endured the tortur'
in silence. until the thoughtless wona
repeated the report Of a wedding clos
at hand, and then he begged her neve
again to mention the name of Marion
Jewell, a name that had once been $
dear to him.
Marion's eyes lost their sparkle an
her face grew thin and white with he
weary waiting. but she never con
planned. and except that she was
II life more thoughtful than in old day.
NJ outward change was visible In he
conduct
When Thane Lcnox went back to til
city people said that he had grown tire
Of the rustic beauty and had cast her o.
justas she had done r,or Hugh. and the
did not pity her either. But they wer
wrong. for his going was a great relic
to her. and had they known her loyalt
to their favoritc, they would have bee
more considcrate in their ccnsure.
The report that came back from tim
to time of lugh's conduct on the battle
field proved that he was anything br
a coward. and others besides Mario
had cause TO regret the hasty word
they had spoken ia the days gone by.
The months dragged slowly along nj
til two whole years were gone, an
Marion was beginning to look forwar
to the time when Hugh's time woul
expire, but her days of waiting ende
suddenly, when. with the news Of th
! conquest on Lookout mountain sh
learned that Hugh's life had been pal
OF the price paid for the victory. Ths