Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-27
the more the more trouble bring you.
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Good night, darlingp
But she made no reply, or he heard
none. He walked away, thinking of
the inexhaustible patience of her
love, which answered to every demand
upon it thousand fold more than was
asked for. It was not till toward
morning after sleepless night that it
suddenly occurred to him to interpret
last nights assurance that all would
be well by her earlier assurance that
she could and would give him up if she
were convinced that it was for his good.
This thought no sooner struck him
than he sprang out of bed, dressed him
self hurriedly and made all haste as the
gray winter dawn was breaking to-
wards Minnie's house. He had sick
ening misgiving from what he knew of
the girl-of her resolute and self-sacri-
icing spirit-that she meant to avert
his ruin by effacing herself. It was
what she had done.
Upon reaching the house he found
her already gone-no one knew whittier
leaving a farewell letter for her
aunt, with whom she lived, and a line
also for Dick:
DEAR OLD DICK: love you too much to
ruin you Do not try to find me. You cannot;
and 1t would make no difference II you could
do not go away because I fear myself-be-
cause I doubt my power to keep my resolution
but because l wish to spare you and myself
all the pain can Won't you now believe that
1 love you better than myselfS-ohi q thousand
| times betteri Ever, my own dearest Dick, yours,
MINNIE.
ST do not think your father will press you to
marry Miss Hackett now; could not bear
that"
Upon reading this Dick rushed off in
a frenzy to the station to find that she
had gone an hour earlier to Liverpool
He took the next train thither a nd
spent a week in that city seeking her
with the help of every possible agency
| and in every possible place-in the city
or at the shipping Offices without
coming upon the faintest trace of her.
After a weeks exha ustive search for
| her in vain he returned home to vent all
the fury of his despair upon his father.
This week, during which he hardly
| slept by night, or rested for single
moment by day, had upset him almost
to the point and pitch of insanity; and
the reproaches he poured out in full
| flood upon his father were nothing less
than frenzied. Imagine his amazement
1 when the old man merely and meelly
replied to them: "Well, well, Dick,
was wrong about the girl; but it's not
too late to set matters right"
| I'm sorry spoke so unbecomingly
to you, father" Dick stammered,
amazed and ashamed.
"You had some provocatlon, Dick
but I'll make you amends by finding
the girl"
Dick shook his head despondently.
J You think not? 1 promise you tt
hear from her in a week if she's il
! England; and within a month if She:
in America
do you mean by address ing an ad
vertisement to her in all the papers,
STRIP
mo, no; that wouldn't answer at all.
She'd never believe that I had come
round, and would be sure it was only {
trap of yours"
"But how9" gasped Dick, in breathless
hope.
you'll see," chuckled the old man
and nothing more could he be induced
to say on the subject.
Dick was perplexed to bewildermen
by his fathers change of mind and
mood, and sudden and Jealous interes