Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-04-27

never saw anyone who enjoyed such
perfect peace"
The unhappy man who had listened
To these words turned suddenly away.
Olive had smittcn him as Nathan smote
David. For few seconds there WINS
silence; then the door opened and shut,
and they knew that Claud was gone.
What does this mean. Seaward?'
Adeline Nilliers asked. Her face was
naughty; her tone cool and composed.
She was fronting Aylstonc and looking
at him with gray eyes that seemed to
read his very heart.
flush mounted 10 his bronzcd fore
head and he glancedaway, ashamed 10
meet her searching gaze. IL was the
chaplain who answered the difficult
question; and his voice, gentle and quiet
as ever, soothed the perturbcd spirits
near him.
Miss Nilliers, you have now learned
thing that ought TO have been told
You long ago. DO not Toe hard ON Sea-
ward; ne wanted YOU TO know every
thing. but Claud refused to speak; Mrs
Nilliers insisted on his silence. Lucy
Cromer, once your grandmothcr's com
panion, was Glands promised wife"
And he threw her over" said Ade-
line, coolly, because he was afraid of
grandmother. He preferred 10 brcal,
his heart (such rs il isD rather than
lose an old woman's money Mr. sgd
ncy, | thank you sincerely for bringing
Miss Winfield here to-day"
u did not know that her COMING
would lpuI - fhf- Igr,f.........- ss
piled. "But | am glad that YOU know
the truth. Only ] wish that 10 had not
been revealed IN such sudden wav."
81 am sorry" said Olive, softly. ut
was so startling 90 find her face here
And l'ncvcr knew Lucv's story: she did
not blame anyone. She forgavc ALL"
The dying saint might forgive, bnt
the living sinner cannot" Adclinc spoke
in her old-spiritcd fashion. Don't bc
sorry. Miss Winfield; You have done me
avery great kindness. You shall hear
now that ! have been tricked into an en-
Cagcmcnt with my cousin Claud-tbc
man who has just gone out Of the room.
When he was absent, and sad and Ian
guild as ne often was-I set IL down 20
weak health, and not 10 q guilty con
science. My grandmother always had
q store of excellent excuses ready; and
even Seward"
Scaward Graves your mercy. Ad-
cline. Alystouc said, humbly.
u was blinded" she went on. 81
thought, as people generally do think.
that u would all come right by and by
for him and for me. As II ANYTHING
could go well with q man who had been
utterly and hopelessly falsc,'
Again there was "a pause: and then
the chaplain turned 90 Olive. and said
quietly, that they would 90
"Good-by. Miss Winfield" Adeline
said. kindly we will meet here again
some time. am very glad to have seen
you. Don't Toe sorry. please. for what
has happened to-day"
Poor Olive. with old memories and
new feelings whirling I'm her brain.
was glad to find herself outside the
house. Mr.. Sidney wisely foreborc 10
talk % her just then; but be did not
part with hsr without speaking reas-
surfing words. She went through the
shop, and mp 20 her little room like one
IN "a dream. Her recent grief seemed TO
De put far away in the background.
Lucy's story was moro real to-day than
her own. Yet through all her coufus-
ing thoughts she was conscious Of n
Sind 81 tender compassion for Scaward
Aylstone, and distinct remembrance