Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-09

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these plans he had counted upon the
bell being answered by u housemaid,
and when, instead of servant, the
door was opened by Miss Sturgls her
sen. his mode of procedure was, of ne.
cessity, somewhat altered To escape
recognition was out of the question,
and, as he realized that in his effort to
serve the woman he most cared to
please he had put himself in a position
that was likely to lower him in her rs.
timation, he blushed To the roots OF
his haxen hair.
why, Mr. Engfer, she exclaimed,
Il am SO sorry you went to this
trouble !"
"Well, You see THAT is father,
he stammered, Thought that possibly
You were expecting it, and"
YES, l WAS expecting it," Miss
Sturgis put i'll lin fact, | was very
anxious for it. | couldn't wait for
Della to get to the door; but | had no
idea that YOU would have to bring it.
II was coming this way" Karl pre-
NArlchteu, anu Ouereu-
Wont you come in?' the young
woman interrupted AGAIN. "You can
spare II moment, cant You? We shant
treat You rs an errand boy, you know"
and she laughed in way that made
Young Engfer hesitate between embar-
rassment and pleasure.
"Tm afraid, he began to protest,
'that | cant stop this evening. /
have"
"Just aminute," Miss Sturgis plead
ed. "You must let me thank you for
your trouble; and then, want to con-
graduate you, too
Karl followed her into the dining
room, where the table was spread for
dinner.
"Sit down, she said, and she drew
chair out for him and another for
herself "Now, Mr. Engfer, - she went
on, Il am awfully obliged to you for
having brought me my habit"
As the young man looked at her in
the soft light cast by the pink shades
that adorned the candles in the can
dclnbra he thought he had never before
/ realized how beautiful she was. She
was so bright this evening, too-so
cheering and, what was dearer to him
than all else, she was really almost
/ familiar. The chasm which had once
/ seemed SO wide betwe cen them WAS grow
/ ing narrower and narrower. There
was no doubt Of that. Once he was or
lained the breach might easily be
closed entirely.
And now, she went on, II want to
offer you my congratulations upon the
good news | heard to-day; that you
are coming to the mission to take Mr.
David's place.
Karl could hardly believe that he
heard Alright. Could it be that she
was actually pleased that Mr.. David
was going away? At one time during
the latter part of his attendance at the
mission Sunday school he had thought
that she cared something for the young
divine, and he had really been a little
jealous of him.
Then l suppose l shall see a good
deal of you, there?'
"Of me?" she asked, surprisedly.
ooh, You don't know, then Why
thought every one knew. Haven't you
heard whom Mr.. David is going to
marry?'
a sharp pam nr fIUuI IA huff tl.ruo,,
shot through Karl's heart. He seemed
suddenly unable to breathe. There
was rumbling, rushing sound in hit
head and swaying, darkening cloud
before his eyes. He was conscious OF
q tingling chilliness, and then of g
his legs from the knees down. He
made an effort to pull himself to.
gether-to hide his feelings-but ht
failed. He felt that he WAS sitting
that he must get into the fresh air, al
any cost; and he heard himself
mumbling something, he scarcely knew
what, his voice seemed 80 strange and
unnatural.
The next moment he was stumbling
up the area steps on to the sidewalk
and an instant later he had come into
collision with some one who was about
, to mount the stoop.
The shock steadied him. He started
to apologize, but the words died OIL
his tongue. The light Of street laml
across the way had revealed to him tn,
face which he had suddenly come tc
abhor-the face of the one man in al
the world whom he hated the face Of
the thief who had robbed him of {
, hope that for seven years had been tc
him more than life itself, and of al
ambition that had raised him from the
level of his own people to place o.
which he might well have been proud
Inst;nctively he clinched his fists
and II fire came into his eyes. Then
suddenly, he grew dizzy again. Iror
fingers seemed to be pressing upon hi
temples with the terrible clutch o
r death, and he staggered away like {
drunken man.
: He wandered the streets for hours
a whirl of memories in his brain,
{ leaden weight upon his heart-up on,
| thoroughfare and down another
l through by-ways, in and out of blinc
t alleys seeing no thing, caring for moth
| ing but to escape from himself and tn
torture that was within him.
= Presently he became conscious o
the sound of tapping waves--the muir
t muir of waters-a a chill in the al
+ that pierced him to the marrow. Re
t called thus to realization of his phys
2 zeal being, he glanced down, to SEE
| that he WAS standing on the extrem
end of long pier, with the dark rive,
flowing below. A keen wind wa
} blowing in his face; thousand light
glittered on the opposite shore.
7 Another step, he murmured, "an'
| should have hean ont of IL all VIII,