The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-10

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l,crfeI u c1t1tE r.11t 70 spo-tA
l0r 11rIrr c1Ino1 L.os.i1 HIS r1fr4
IefI a.. morning ~ b nlIi 10. -
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50 Cna1lT tCid Nrs- Clarke. ~ hc1.r-
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VIII be = shame - expozc yoursrlf p
snch . dclnxcr
| SIC rrSoefuliT teclined an tbanks
] ard snch kind Offers. and eiilrt quiek-
| y Of. > tai. black-robcd fg1lre dsri1g
TIC u1tcry drOrA Enf perfect skriek
frbm hrlg aroae when H. ieund hin-
self deserted n ilis fashi0n. and
each spccceding eFy became iouder ard
more distressing. Again Gabriel couid
not GO Again Kfn eaFnc b4ek % him
rfYIfl yon please co1nc into fhe honee
with bim7 BrA Cikrke mar there be
bcttcr nbIc % get him awsy thansL
50 Gabriel. EARRING his child. en-
terrsd his house. unknown. bat weicome
even then
Leslie was not 70 Be easily deserved,
and I'll The rnses were seen throngh I'm
nedlateIy b. his careful, big bsne cysA
I'VE nnst cct 8 n1ree-nAid this very
dcaFored 10 Der practical. coid-hearted
war 70 invciglc the yonng lord fran
his new mamma
"Bul groancd NJ. Courtrizht,
s'wherc can one get one which Re can
trnst on snch very short noticeT
A bold idea entered Gabriel's bead
she tired three or fonr tines 70 speak
and her voice failed Finally she
eho<ed back he lamp IN her throat
and said.
"Would Il Be preauunrt nons for me 70
offer nyaelf7 can show you excel
lent references, and an NOW looking
fcr sorne snch pnsiticu~
sTou q rursemaid1- cxclagned Mr.
COPYRIGHT, ii aFnGzcEcnt Then
momcnt later lie would have given
Eaueh 10 hare Il back nrsasd. her plain
black gown vas dArned 81 the eIbows.
4 was merely her way n wearing i
that rave her the ap7earsree IF ; worn-
an 81 lorg-fourSed caltEse and deli
cary.
Two years went -, ID whsch Miss
Narney, as she was then known, raids
covered. was Ioved " and lovcd in re-
turn Mr.. Conrtri~ht's two children. II
was one evening Ia March inst before
dusk when she Had left Leaise upstairs
asleep and had inst como down to the
drawin9-room with Mabel 70 stay with
the child till her father cone 70 dinner.
He was late. and Mabel wandered TsH
70 back parl0r. thus leaving Gabriel
alone n tho dlmiy lighted room. when
Mr.. courtrigist finally entered
~ shall call Mabal. she began.
starting from her station ~ the win
dow.
NO Miss varney. stay. haze
something 70 say 70 ron You remen-
Der how fnored was the Grst time that
Leslie called ron .mammnT You
thought then, no doubt. that Il was
because Of the memory Of my wife
Partly 50, but mostly because Is l
looked 81 ron thought for an instant
that you were the woman who-who
might hare been his mother II thsS{ntea
had been kinder. Do ron know, Mss
Varney, TINT you often remind me cru
ely Of q woman loved better than
The world2s
.Your wifc7' She was glad that ii
was dark enough to hide the trembling
Of her lips
no. not my wife Ilovcd Marie one
way; she was tender and truc 10 me.
But the woman that really loved
Then after short pause he went on:
''Bnt what ] meant TO say to you Is
this: ihave learned 70 love you 4 thou
sand times better than Marie, and
sometimes, almost think. az much Is
! loved-thc dearest one. Can you. win
ron hate me II ask ron TINS to 30
Lcslie's mamma in truth as well as In
worig'
Slowly came the reply. .sBut ron
love the first woman best 81 ali even
yct2-
Eyes. do but. as said, often
almost think that you arc she when !
stop to realize how feel toward ron. .
Moment after moment went BY. The
shadows came closer and tho rim of
lighter clouds near tho west horizon
grew narrower At last she said: II.
too, lovcd in the long ago. But can
never In any way lore another man
but"
Miss Varucy,n he broke in
'.No. let me finish" she continued
Take an umbrella and GO down to the
east gate no not ask question, bnt
take the umbrella and wait there. /"
| Then shc sped upstairs He was
dazed; maybe that was the reason that
he, as in dream, did as she had bid
and took his station down BY the rustic
gate, where the softly falling rain
drfppcd through the leaves on to the
i gravel Of tho walk.
/ Suddenly he was conscious Of 4 rustic
At his side, and, turning. there stood o
tall girl, with loving smile bearning
above the same dark collar with a
sweet face shining from beneath the
same velvet bonnet remembered 50
well from long ago, and an old-time
voice murmurcd Robert
''Gabriel?" he gasped
Yves" she laughed Gabriel and
your nursemaid IN one
/ When they walked up TO the house
that night she chung lovingly to his
arm under the narrow umbrella, for
they were strangers no longer, Ina j.
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