Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-06-14

me.
was struck with her attitude. al.
though believed it to be only another
form Of duplicity, and replied grave
~;
BE it SO. ! viii listen to you"
She continued then vehementlv:
81 know that you believe that in
fluenced your uncle. | know that you
believe me responsible for his change
of mind toward You and guilty of hav-
ing captured has estate. | know that
you bellows me avaricious LIAR plot
ter. However, ] am none of these
things"
ALI then, you are not his heiress?" l
asked, with bitter irony
/ Yes! | am lis heiressl But | did
nothing that the most scrupulous del
icacy could object to! | often begged
your uncle to send for you, and | only
ceased when the doctor assured me
that my constant demands worried the
patient Your uncle was my benefac-
tor. lie saved me from misery and
could not do anything which would
prove me ungrateful When he was
attacked with the strange within of
preferring me to you, | was obliged to
submit. As he was then too i'll to be
opposed
But you inherit the estatel' re-
peated, with he same melancholy
/ irony.
II inherit it-well?"
She gazed fxedly at me
III you were in my place, what would
you thinl:?" exclaimed
Just what you will think" and she
drew a small packet from her pocket
and handed it to me, saying: Forgive
the old man and destroy this proof OF
his delirium.
was too much astonished to speak
My hands trembled Confusedly ! re-
allied how wrong had been in blam-
ing her
What do you mean2' finally STAN
mered.
THAT is the will | give it to you,
and you remain the heir of yonr unhap-
py uncle"
was so overcome by her answer
that Twas obliged TO lean against the
wall for support--so ashamed that
could not looh her in the face-her
whom | had SO basely accused
After few minutes | collected N.Y.
self and begged in a supplicatng voice.
Forgive mel Take back this packet
would rather die than accept the es-
tate on such conditions"
And IT. she exclaimed, vehementlv
and disdainfully. do you think that
win touch it? DO you think would
defile myself by stealing?"
~ have misunderstood YOU" | ex-
claimed u have acted like a brute. |
am a miserable fool
1T does not matter now. We shall
probably never see each other again.
She 81 ole gently in an absent manner
Her beautiful eyes had PARKWAY look.
and now ! knew that she was really
pure, innocent, stainless
"Ah" ! murmurei. "Of what use Is
the money to me? To receive il thus
from your hands is the hardest Of pun.
ishments ] will not have It'll To re- |
eeive il from you, who refused me so 1
coldlv; from you, who despise me with |
ouch humiliating gentlenessl | should |
consider myself disgraced for life 4"
What do you say2 Disgraced be, /
cause return to you what belongs to |
YOU? because refuse to profit by the
within of an invalid"
She retreated few steps, and her adj
mirable beauty filed my heart with
alteration. "Ah! why should you not
accept my lover cried "Why would
YOU let me have no part in youy life?"
II was poor girl, treated with kind.
ness and crusted. should have be-
traycd that kindness and trust in listen
iag to yor."
'Woald You have listened 70 me then
!, you bad been rich?n | exclaimed
She cast down her eyes and remained
4 minute undecided Then lifting her
long eyeiashes she said simply;
J think so.''
My exeitenent increased. words
fmled ne, ana could only stammer:
"But now-you can -"
She inotioned me to be silent After
a few minutes Of deep thought she said
To-day ! think that have the right
% listen % You. My refusal or accept
uce depends nowsonly upon my own
inclination"
@PLIodt.iea anu lulpioreu her'
accept my life or refuse it,
- will not refuse" she answered
gently. Ana suddenly smiling sweetly
,he said, with subtle feminine irony:
Il would never have refused it, for if
'ou fell quickly in love with me /, too,
was not slow 10 loving you. II
| caught Laure's hands and kissed i
hem hum6iy, but she gently drew
hem away, and begged me to remem
Der the presence of the dead. which, Is
ell the truth, had almost forgottent
Thus ! captured my inheritance
Romance.
The Social side Of Animals.