The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-08-26
the more the more trouble bring you.
Good night, darlingp

Good night. darlingr'
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
npon it a thousand fold more than was
asked for. 1t was not till toward
morning after sleepless night that il
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 IL she
were convinced that 1t was for his good.
This thought no sooner struck him
self hurriedly and made all haste as tho
gray winter dawn was breaking to-
wards Minnie's house. He had sick
ening misgiving from what he knew Of
the g;rl-of her resolute and self-sacri-
ficing spirit-that she meant to avert
his. ruin by effacing herself. 1t was
what she had done.
Upon reaching the house he found
her already gone-no one knew whittier
leaving farewell letter for her
aunt, with whom she lived, and line
also for Dick:
DEAR Old DICK: / love you too much to
ruin you Do not try to find me. You cannot:
and it would make no difference II you could
do not go away because l fear myself-5e-
cause l doubt my power 10 keep my resolution
but because wish to spare you and myself
all the pain can Won't you now believe that
love you better than myself?-oh! . thousand
times betterl Ever, my own dearest Dick. yours.
| MINNIE.
lido not think your father will press you to
marry Miss Haskett now; I could not bear
! that"
Upon reading this Dick rushed of in
frenzy to the stction to find that she
had gone an hour earlier to Liverpool.
He took the next train thither and
spent q 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 ofices-without
coming upon the faintest trace of her.
After weeks exhaustive search for
heffn vain he returned home 10 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 pointand pitch of insanity; and
the reproaches he poured out in full
food upon his father were nothing less
| than frenzied Imagine his amazement
when the old man merely and meekly
replied to them: "Well, well, Dick, l
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.
| "You think not? l promise you to
hear from her in week if she's in
England; and within a month if she's
| in America"
| do you mean by address ing an ad.
| vertisement to her in all the papers,
sir?'
'No, no; that wouldn't answer at all.
She'd never believe that had come
round. and would be sure it was only a
trap of yours.
"But how?' gasped Dick, in breathless
| hope.
you'll see," chuclxled the old man,
and nothing more could he be induced
to say on the subject
Dick was perplexcd to bew lderment
by his fathers change of mind and
mood, and sudden and Jealous Interest