The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-06-22

new supply of the articles had taken
for the boys disguise, and often won
dered what had become Of him, not
daring to have any inquiries made
among the seq captains
l had lived In Mauvila many years.
but had come there perfectly unknown
after my parents death hid some
stanch friends but none as influential
as Mr.. Semple, and I feared should
find 1t difficult to maintain o school In
opposition to the one he favored
Away back in the long ago Of my
youth had.h my romance-had loved
and been beloved We had, however,
parted about q question of duty. re-
fused to marry at the age of sixteen
and leave my parents to seek better
health and fortune In Oregon So my
love left the town In hot anger, and
shortly afterward we moved west
| My father failed In business there,
and felt the sting Of failure so kcenly
that he forbade me holding any corre-
spondence with our former friends We
wandered about for some years, always
growing poorer, until he died, and soon
mother followed him. l was penni-
less orphan, and, more, a broken
hearted woman, for he'd heard that
my lover, the idol of my heart In spite
| of his injustice TO me, had been lost at
sea So did not care to return to our
old home, or let anyone know of my
restitution. tried my luck in several
places with varying success; finally
drifted south again, and settled In
Mauvila-
Thus 1t came to pass that a month
after this adventure was sitting in
my room one evening very blue over
| my prospects, when the servant an
| nounced: Two gentlemen to see you,
| miss"
didn't they give their names?"
Nom"
hurried downstairs, and there, as
suspected, was my boy, who rushed
out of the parlor to greet me-
"What must you have thought Of me,
Miss Emma, for not writing to let you
know how easily your thief escaped?
Indeed, it was not ingratitude- I'll re-
member II forever, but I didn't know
your surname, though came near adj
dressing letter to Miss Emma the
Good When got back, two days after
we parted, found the people of the
house where boarded somewhat I'M
easy about my prolonged absence, but
easily accounted for it to them. There
were two letters awaiting me from IA
ther and the president of the college.
Father wrote for me to join him dur
ing the rest of my vacation, and the
president had consented.
As soon as could muster courage to
didn't scold, but shook his head sadly,
saying that had inherited from him
my hasty, impulsive disposition. He
proposed our returning together to
Mauvila in order to thank you person
ally. Some unexpected business de-
layed him, but here we are. BY the
way, what Is your other name?"
wilder" murmured, as we en-
tered.
Father, here's the kind preserver of
the honor of the name of Brooke, Miss
Emma
But my name was lost In the cry that
burst from the lips of the man who had
risen to meet us.
Emma! Thank God! have found
you at last"
George! is 1t you como back from
the dead?" tried to say, but mist
swan before my eyes, and 1t was some
moments before could see or speak.
For II was the lover of my youth,
silvered, bronzed and furrowed by
times plowshare, but still unmistak-
ably he to whose memory my life had
been consecrnted
In the meantime George the Second
las I henceforth called my boy) had
disappeared, and George the First was
holding my hand tenderly, but firmly,
as ifit belonged to him
II heard you were dead, and have
mourned for you ever since"
"No, dearest, I was not lost at sea;
though l had narrow escape, and
every one thought I had persisted On
my return to my native land heard of
your departure for the west, and SUBJ
sequently of your marriage - rumor
lied that time. At any rate, the old
place without you was hateful to me,
so settled in the north, where soon
afterward married Georges mother.
She was sweet, good woman and
true wife, and did my duty by her
faithfully for the few brief years,of
our married life, but have loved only
one woman. Can you forgive the past2
May l hope that you still care for me,
since you have remained single?"
~ have ever been faithful to the old
love, George, butt am too old now to
think of marrying"
Yet did not feel at all old rs said
80. 1t seemed to me as II my youth,
with ell It's hope and enthusiasm. had
been borne back to me on this flood
tide of Joy.
He touched his gray head and beard.
and replied:
II am not quite youth, either,
Emma. Five years your senior, re-
member, 80 why should you refuse to
brighten the afternoon of our lives and
let me try to Danish by my devotion
every shadow and pang that my folly
cost you? My boys mischief was for
tunate for me, since 1t has brought me
TO your side"
''Say. rather, George, that 1t was for
tunate for him that his voice resem-
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