The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-01

| people plying me. II you could only know
how happy ! am in your Lowell By the way.
have your lover Now think Of IL, you new
er told me 80. l loved you so dearly it seemed
all that was necessary. Tell me have that;
| or shall diel IL would kill me TO lose you
now. Your ADELAID
How felt when read those letters no
one can tell.
They were her death warrant and his
oh, the foolish young people And lying
helpless, waiting idly for something to
| happen to smooth matters between them
spoke my mind pretty freely to the let
ters. They defended their mistress flercely
told me what a sweet little creature she
was and how much she was in love with
him; how he was her first lover, and she
had given him her whole heart.
So was he her first lover. What was this
girl compared to herr
"Adelaid was an orphan" they argued.
chad neither father nor mother, was so
alone she needed some one to love her."
asked them to look upon my face and tell
me IL she were as lovely.
They called me "conceited thing" but
could not say she bore any comparison to
her. knew It'll
There are few such faces. There was
more than mere beauty there. A beautiful
soul In beautiful body Is a jewel fltly
shrined.
One night he opened the drawer and
hastily took up handkerchief. slipped
quietly between the folds, nearly dying for
fear should be discovered.
But l was not. He put me into his in.
ner pocket, my old place, and glad was
to be there once more.
He was dressing to go out. / grew quite
| excited, for now knew l should probably
see this "Adelaid"
How longed to press close to his side
and attract his attention.
| 1 felt II he once looked upon me this
"Adelaid' would be forgotten.
Such power had her face still over
him. But dare not make o sign.
found 1t was early spring as we walked
through the streets.
/ had lost all traces of time during my
long Imprisonment, and was surprised to
see the tiny green leaves on the trees which
had borne so heavy foliage of snow when
last l was out.
We walked through strange neighbor-
hood, stopping at last before great house,
lights twinkling from the windows. A
colored servant ushered him In. He en-
tered with the easy familiarity Of one at
home.
| SOOu nedTu lBHU lOOUSUcpS, u girl en-
tered and was at his side in an Instant
"You are dear, good fellow to take me
| You deserve kissl' which she bestowed,
and which was received most coolly by
him, thought.
"Adelaid, are you determined to go to-
nightp"
"Oh, would not miss 1t for worlds!
It's the event Of the season. Every one is
going, and besides 1 want Here she
paused and colored furiously.
"Well?'
81 want her to see me with you"
"But you say she knows. Isn't that
enough?"
"Nor' impatiently. "I want her to see
I want to see how she will take it,"
The cruel monsterl would have liked
well enough to pinch her pink cheeks Se-
tween my covers for her impudence.
Every well, - he says YEARLY "Have
your way" And they arose to go.
| don't know as l can trust myself to de.
scribe her.
wish to be perfectly accurate. My i'm
preston was of one with narrow little
soul, though 1 may be wrong.
She had auburn hair, know; grayish
eyes, rather large and pretty with sort Of
babyish prettiness.
A small mouth, whose thin lips closed
sometimes like vice, but were generally
curved in becoming pouts.
| did not like her; 1 knew 1 never
should. She was like little spikey thistle
beside great blooming fragrant rose COM
| pared to her
AS they passed down the steps, she said,
Nesting her little chin into the soft depths
of her sealsl1in coat, for the air was still
chill: "How happy am tonightl Are not
your" with a wicked little CLEAN in her
grayish eyes. Perfectly" he makes an
| swer.
| She was here, and to sing tonight, 1t
seemed, in the elegant new church which
had taken the place of the more unpreten-
| tious one they had always attended.
They had promised long ago to do this
so long ago had quite forgotten it. /
listened eagerly to the conversation. 1t
| was all on her side, his replies being brief.
She chartered Of her singing, her success in
| New York, her elegant gowns, until his
| face grew quite savage.
''Please change the subject, Adelaid.
| You know men are seldom interested in
womens doings."
"But tell me-" she persists, sis she so
beautiful"
Every" he answered tersely.
More so than IY' she goes on.
"You are of u different type Adelaid,
he says evasively.
Then they enter the vestibule Of the
church, and she is forced to be silent 1t
Is the opening of the new edifce. Every
one with any pretensions to the claims of
society is there.
1t is very quiet, save for the soft rustic
OF silken skirts sweeping down the aisles
or the swaying of n fan.
The pulpit Is transformed into bower
with palms and flowers The mellow lights
from above cast their rays soft as moon
light on the scene
They are seated midway down the AISLE
under the full glare of the lights. 1t is
warm. He draws out his handkerchief to
wipe the moisture from his lips. came
with 1t, trembling with terror, for knew
I was falling and expected to be crushed
on the floor.
But struck his knee. He paused and
looked down, astonished, muttering some
thing could not quite hear.
He covered me with his hand, but not
before Adelaid saw me.
What a pretty easel Is 1t portraitp"
she asks, holding out her gloved hand.
sits nothing" he answers huskily, try