The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-02-11

And has your uncle indeed dlSln-
herited your" inquired Helen in con-
sternation.
HE has indeed, Helen"
"But for Heavens sake, upon what
accountH'
Speaking the truth"
Speaking the truth"
eyes, Helen, for confessing, when the
question was forced upon me, that ]
should not be absolutely inconsolable
If he were to die"
"But how STRANGE! Did he really
expect you to be so?"
II do not know; at all events he did
not like to be told otherwise.
But what an unreasonable old
soul! Why, even parents do not wish
their children to break their hearts
from excess OF filial piety at their de-
cease"
No, but you see uncles are more
egotistical and less disinterested than
parents"
And has he really disinherited you
upon this account"
eyes"
:"What a very weak old man; and
how very unfortunate thatyou should
have been compelled by truth to
wound him in this weak point"
at was, indeed"
"And you told me, think, that
your employers had"
DISMISSED me; yes"
"Strange that such misfortunes
should have happened to you upon
the same day!"
''And for the same cause, Helen"
"For the same cause?"
eyes; for speaking the truth"
"For speaking the TRUTH"
eyes"
GLOW singular!-and how unlucky
that you should have been obliged to
speak so many offensive truths in so
short time as to depriveyou at once
Of your inheritance and your employ
ment. But how was it in this second
instance? What fatal facts were you
compelled to divulge?"
"When plainly Questioned by our
customers, l was obliged in one in
stance, to confess that the prints
marked fast colors' would fade; in
another, that the silks marked French
and three shillings ayard,' were infer
ior English, worth only two shlllings;
and so on through morning of usual
cross-examination by customers, to
whom this morning resolved to an
swer truly"
"Mercy on us!-then don't wonder
that you were discharged. And
for these reasons your betrothed
discarded your"
"For these reasons, really, Helen;
but ostensibly for the same cause that
lost me my inheritance and my situa-
ton"
"You do not mean for speaking the
TRUTH"
eyes"
"But what objectionable truths
could you have had to tell your be-
tothed?"
"First, that she was not an angel;
secondly, that she was not even per-
feet woman; thirdly, much more in the
same STRAIN"
"You were finding fault with her?"
"No, I was simply telling her the
truth in reply to questions and obser-
vations she pressed upon me; nor
would she have taken offence at my
answers had she not been anxious for
all excuse to break with me, because l
had losteverything, and was therefore
no longer an eligible match for her.
She would have been ashamed to have
broken with me upon account of my
misfortunes, but she eagerly seized
upon the opportunity that my truth
kol Cd Pi1t I hot
tell you all about it, dear Helen, and
then you will understand the subject
better"
And Joseph related nearly word for
word all that had passed between
himself and Lizzy, and ended by say
ing
Pr "Thus, you see, made the discov-
cry of how really selfish, hard, and
treacherous she is to whom was
about to commit my whole LIES well
fare. / found out in the same mo-
ment that her apparent affection for
me had been nothing but self-interest,
and that mine for her had been a
moral illusion dispelled by the touch
stone of truth. So, Helen, do not
condole with me, but congratulate me
upon this great deliverance. Like
yourself, I may never marry, but at
least, thank God, am FREE"
Then fell silence between them for
a few moments, and then they raised
their heads, and by a simultaneous
impulse their eyes met.
"Joseph," whispered Helen in a low
voice, "you promised always to tell
me the truth-will you do so now2"
"Now and always, dear Helen"
an whom you have so exalted in your
Imagination, whom you profess to ad-
mire so much, but whom, without
seeming to know it, you really love SO
devotedly."
Fire and ice seemed successfully to
burn and freeze his blood, as, with a
voice choked with emotion, he falter-
ed
"Ah, Helen! one placed so high
above me in worth as well as in wealth
that have never dared to hope for
her love, or to acknowledge even to
myself how devotedly could have
loved her had been permitted to do
sop'
Her name-tell me her manner"
whispered the young lady.
"Helen Lyle!" breathed Joseph Nor
riss, sinking upon his knees, and bow
Ing his head over her hand that he
had taken.
Bending her face lowly over his au-
burn curls, she whispered
"And will Helen's love console you a
little for all you have lost today"
"Ah, Helen, love-best love!" cried
Joseph, in a voice suffocated with
emotion.
Because. if it will, it is yours, I"
said the girl, bending still lower over
his head, and murmuring close to his
ear.