The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-28

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Armttagc listened as one in a trance.
would have uncovered to their monarch,
he waited until she lifted up her eyes
and saw him and knew by the look in
his frank face th:t ho had stood by,
muto listener to her unstudied devotions
A lovely flush rose to her very temples,
and her eyes dropped their pallid lids
until tho long lashes swept the crimson
of her cheeks.
Have you been here, captain? I
never saw you," was her futtering
question, ....
Il rode in here on my way back from
the station, not caring to meet all tho
good people going to church. felt like
all outcast.
81, too, nm recreant today. 1t is
the first time / have missed service i'll
long while. Mamma felt too unstrung
to come and l had give,4,up tho idea,
but both she and Aunt Grace urged me.
/ was too late for the omnibus and
walked up, and then / would not so in
because service was begun, and | want
ed to be home again before neon. can
not bear to be late at church or TO leave
1t until everything is over, but can't
be away from mother so long today.
Shall we walk that way now!"
SIN minute, / must find my horse.
He is in hero somewhere. Tell me how
the colonel is feeling and Mrs. May
nard.
Both very nervous and worried,
though I SEQ nothing extraordinary in
the adventure. We read OF poor hungry
tralnps everywhere, and they rarely do
harm"
II wonder little at your venturing
hero in tho wood paths after what oc-
CURED last night"
"Why, Captain Arnlitago, no one
would harm me here, SO close to the
church Indeed 4 never thought Of
| such a thihgguntif. you mentioned it.
Did you discover anything about the
lnan?' - ''A" .%e " ''''
Nothing definite, bat 1 must be at
tho station again to,iAeet the up train
and have to soc tho colonel meantime.
7 Let inc find Dobbin, or whatever they
sall this venerable relic Pm riding, and
then III escort you homo. " -
But Dob5in had strayed deeper into
tho wood. 1t was some minutes before
the captain could find and catch him.
The rich melody Of sacred music was
again thrilling through tho perfumod
woods, the glad sunshine was pouring
its warmth and blessing over all the
earth, glin.ing on bluff and brake and
palisaded cliff, tho birds were ali sing
ing their rivaling psaltery, and nature
seemed pouring forth its homage to tho
Creator and Preserver Of all Oh this his
holy day, when Frank Armitago once
moro reached tho powered lane where,
fairest, sweetest sight Of al, his lady
stood waiting him. She turned 10 him
as she heard the hoof beat on the turf
and smiled. ''..
Can we wait and hear that hymn
through?"
"Aye, sing it. !" "f
'|Ei She looked suddenly in his face
Something in tho very tono in which
he spoke startled her-solnething deep
CT, moro fergent, than she had ever
heard beforehand tho expression i'll tho
steady, deep blue eyes was another roy-
elation. Alice Renwiok had u woman S
intuition, and yet she had not known
this man day. The color again mount
ed to her toInplos, and dher eyes fell after
one quick glance
81 heard you joining in the Te
Deum," ho urged. Sing once more.
l love it. There, they are just begin
ming again, Do you know the wordsr'
She nodded, then raised her head, and
her glad young voice caroled through
the listening woods ~ 2"." ~ 'N
"Hely, hcly, holy! All 3- ' '@~
4 Heavens triumphant choir shall sing,
3 When tho ransomod.nations fall
Attic footstool Of ,thsir King.
Then shall saints aud seraphim,
Heartsdnd voices swell one hymn
Around the throne with full accord, u
Holy, holy, holy Lordp'..c 40 -.N rt.,
There was silence whom tho music
ceased. She had turned her. face, toward
tho church, and as tho melody died
away in sane prolongeds triumphant
chord she. still, stood ins revetent atti-
tude, as though listening for. thewords
of benedictions IIe, toorwas: silent, but
his eyes weEe. fixed QUO pohassgHe!was 85,
sho not 2Q,sl He had ohvedthis soldier
life wifelessi but, like other soldiers, his
heart had hadits Tuhsl and iaches in the
days gone by. Years before she had
thought life o black void when the girl
no fancied while yet he wore the ,aca-
dsmic gray calmly told him she preferred
another. Nor bad the intervening years
been devoid Of their occasional yesrl-
ings for matq oflhislpwa in theIisola-
ton Of the1fEentiarbAs 4beomopatohy ,oi
garrison '}ifA hptdhMjangy yseueins hat
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