Passaic City record., 1891-09-26
nd make even the wrath of man to praise

and make even the wrath of man to praise
Him"
Her face was illumined by the senti-
ments she uttered Smedley gazed in
wonder upon it. Isabel Montford sat
there, but it was Isabel Montford trans
formed.
Il wished to say this to you, whom
more than any other I have wronged by
NV uncharitableness. Soon I shall re-
tire from the world. / wish it to be with
peace and goodwill toward you.
You have not yet repaired the wrong. !"
~Oh, do not say SO! can do no more. "
ASK your own conscience! You bade
me not talk to you of love until could
come to you wearing the gray. Now you
acknowledge it was wrong to bind me
with such hard conditions, and in the
same breath you say that you will put
Yourself where the pleadings of my heart
can never reach you. What matter that
loved you all through your cruelty and
hardness if now"
Spare mel" she cried She was trem.
bling; he held both her hands; but she
seemed not to notice it. Il thought /
was done forever with the things of the
world; do not seek to hold me back.
will YOU leave me alone? Look into
your heart; what does it prompt you to
do? Have never had place there? Nay,
look at me, Isabel; do not turn away! An.
swer me, face to face!"
She did look at him, and he knew he
had triumphed. The great dark eyes
were wet with tears: faint smile lin
gered ABOUT ner mouth. Her head was la1d
upon his shoulder. She did not repel his
caresses.
In the holy silence of that moment
neither observed that Sister Pauline, who
had summoned Isabel to this meeting, had
entered at the open door. With profound
astonishment that sanity woman regarded
the significant tableau before her, and
then silently withdrew. She observed
that night to some of the inmates of the
house that her hopes of Sister Isabel TAX
ing the VOWS were not as strong as they
had been.
The two reunited ones sat long by the
window, for there was much to say
something of the past, much more of the
future. They sat SO long (for, after what
she had seen, Sister Pauline was careful
that thev should not be disturbed again),
that the hour tor dress parade came on,
and the troops marched out to form fol
the exercise. One of the battalions came
into line just across the grounds from the
window, but neither the music, the orders,
nor the spectacle drew the attention OF
these two. When the parade was dis
missed and the companies had gone, the
band remained to play patriotic airs to
the assembled people, and presently a
magnificent burst of the "Star-Spangled
Banner" broke in upon the low-spoken
words of the two by the window.
He checked his half uttered sentence;
their eyes met The inspiring music
shook the air with its grand melody.
His look was half doubtful, but there
was smile on her face
1 hope you will not hate that" he said
Il have done with hatreds forever,
Charles, she replied
Perhaps, then" he ventured, "for my
sake-only for my sake, if you will-yon
can learn to love that air-just little. :"
And she? In that one moment she re-
paid him for years of pride and severity.
Because she placed her arms about his
neck, because she smiled through the
happy tears that she cared not to restrain,
and because she whispered in his ear:
Dear Charlesl for your sake-for its
own sake-I trust you can teach me to
love it we'll"
1.-THE END.l