The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-04
LIFE ANDL0VE
THE STAKES.
A Young Girl the Sacrifice.
rom the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
There had been breath of spring in
the air all day and the first flowers had
been encouraged TO peep ever so little
ont from their bedclothes ofbrown earth,
but as evening drew on achiIl wind had
come up and banked great angry-looking
clouds in the western sky, and the snow
drops had shiyered and snuggled down
once more with an aggrieved feeling that
old winter had played trick upon them.
The watcher at the window had found
herself growing cold also, but could not
be induced by her maid to have the cur
tains drawn, but lay there still looking
out into the garden where she could see
her husband and Courtney Mayne pacing
up and down the narrow paths. Narrow
as they were, there was surely no need Of
him walking so close to the girl that her
slight figure and his seemed sometimes
to almost blend, or perhaps that was be-
cause of the spiteful tears in the gray
eyes of the woman at the window. How
she longed to rise from her bed Of tedi-
Gus illness and descend upon that pair
with what she call her righteous anger"
but which her heart, which had the dis
agreeable knack olcalling things by their
right names, said was rank ami bitter
jealousy.
Il viii send her away tomorrow" she
muttered, marking the slow tenderness
with which her husband wrapped anew
the crimson shawl about her young cou-
sins form. Il would not have harbored
her here so long had 1 not thought |
eJuld the better watch them here, for,
tied TO this Eretched bed as am, can
never follow them TO where they will fly
to DO their billing and cooing."
She Ia long since guessed the secret
of these two, the husband she mad made
miserable SO many years By causeless
jealousy until he had at last given her
real reason for the passion, and this girl,
who in an evil hour had been left to her
care by dead cousin whom she had been
rather fond Of in long gone-by school
days. She had not hesitated to place the
vilest construction upon the loYe she had
surprised. How she hated this fresh
young beauty, the sot brown eyes, the
babyish curis falling upon the white neck
from the knot Of Brown hair, with CLEANS
OF gold on the small head
"Ah, well, will soon be well now
said Mrs Hearne. This new doctor
will cure me, they say. He has wonder
f1l skill. That stupid old DR.. Grim has
fallen behind the times and knows moth
ing oftLe new discoveries for such aiilict-
ed as am am glad ne has gone away.
What is il, Susan ?" this petulantly, bat
her tone changed as the woman snnoune-
ed that DIR. Homer waited down stairs /
i-Show him Up at once. All, if l were
only up and and about l could devise |
some plan by which could avenge my
self on her for stealing my husband from
me. Why, might even do something
TO cause his fancy for her to die natural
death. There IS nothing would stop at |
10 accomplish that"
A man stood in the door, bowing, with /
his hat in his hand. Mrs. Hearne turn
"a with a set smile on her thin lips, but
IS she saw his face, she cried out amazed
". You Why you are"
"The new doctor, madam. DR.. Homer"
.Iid the man hastily with a glance out Of |
his black eyes at the maid who followed. |
AIrs. Hearne looked fxedly at him for
moment, and then smiled again, bat this
line it was q cruel smile full ofsome sud-
len purpose which caused the lip to curl
pack over the teeth in an expression that
'eminded one of dog that snarls silent
Y. @Ah, yes, DIR. Homer" she said slow
v, Il am glad TO see you, DIR. Homer.
fou may 90 Susan"