Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-25

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naturally inquired.
And then the blood seemed to rush
in miniature torrents to face and
neck, as he replied In an unsteady
voice: 1T cah hardly be called bad,
perhaps, but II is surprising" and
that was all. He avoided the family
for Il few days. then, without a word
Of explanation, announced that he
must ~ east at once When he came
to say farewell IL Dorothy, he was
as " hite as her gown ami tremhled
violeatly, but all he said was; Good
bye, little pory: may Heaven bless
YOU aud help YOU to forget that YOU
ever knew Royal D. aud then he
had touched her little warm hand
with his icy lips, and gone away,
Ii II had been Clrmeutiuc. she
might have worked herself up 10 such
state of indignation that she could
have, in measure, risen above II,
but Dorothy simply bent like u broken
lily before the gale She had given all
her pure young affections mto the
not ashamed OF her love, and now
that all her Joy had vanished. that
there WAS nothing left to hope for
or feed on, little wonder her bloom
gave way to pallor, her smiles to
signs and HE seemed empty and bit.
ter. In vain her friends sought to
cheer her, she would not speak OF
her rccrcart lover. but she pinned for
his preSrucc; she incurred over her
shattered dreams and could not be
comforted
Of course Glcmcntinr could not I'm.
dcrstand It, Ms she was yet "heart
whole aud fancy free" and Darwin
often conhded to her that he wished
"Dory would stop incoming over that
fcllar' aud he Jolly as she used to,
II had taken some persuasion to in.
dlrce her 10 come to Monona lake MS.
scmhly this season. though other
years she had been willing enough.
The doctor had passed day with
them there the season before and
again and again did poor Dorothy sit
by the lake shore, where they had
sat together then, aud recall his every
look and word,
II was hard, let the world scon AS
ii Will AT the lovc-lorn maids, there
Is no sorrow in after life harder TO bear
than the hope deferred that makcth
the heart sick
Recognition day dawned bright and
fair and for the first time Dorothy
was all animation. She would not
let ClemcntIno help with the work,
and 1t was her artistic touch that
made the young graduates toilet per.
feet She promised to attend "all the
doings" quote again from Darwin
and her interest brought faint
color into her checks that was the
browning OF Clemcntne's JOY. or
course the exercises OF the day were,
to that class what the exercises Of all
other Chautauqua days are to other
classes tho best ever held" and
Dorothy quite forgot her troubles as
she watched ClcmentInc march
through the Golden Gate" forgot
"
bench and galy waved her handker-
chief. When 1t was all over she
looked through glad tears at her sis
ter and whispered: Il am proud Of
you, dear"
Walking, arm In arm, toward their
tent, Dorothy paused to disengagc
with the toe of her boot II something
half buried In the grass, that proved
to be small morocco bound diary
Lifting It, she carelessly glanced at
the name on the stained fly leaf; gave II
little shrek and let II fall from I'm
gers suddenless rendered ncrveess.
Clementne picked 1t up and read
Royal d."
Queer things will happen and now
the girls remembered that Or. -. had
mentioned, with evident dlsquietude,
the year before, the loss Of his mem.
orandum. Eagerly Dorothy reached
for the little weather beaten book
but after the first few minutes she
rclapsed into silence concerning It,
IT was her way; she could not help II.
Alone that cyeningshe would have
the others attend the grand concert
she took out the precious volume
and. despite the mold and weather
stains. pressed It 10 her lips. II mad
been his How she longed, ever hun
gered, to read the closely w itten
pages, but sense OF honor forbade,
and yet she supposed II to be sim.
ply business memorandum, until
opening 1t once more to gaze at the
familiar chirography, her eye caught
these words: "ressa has given back
the ring Her parents will her to
marry Cogan for his money. Poor
little GIRL she Is more sinned against
than SHINING | don't blame her much
and she can't, or does not, deny that
she loves me better than him. All,
well, such Is life and who knows but
my fate awaits me out west whittier
| take my way this Thursday week"
without further thought Of right or
wrong, honor or dlshonor. Dorothy
q. read on and OH, blushlng and dimp-
ling alone there In her ecstatic bliss
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