Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

"Havo you hidden goodby to Rose
Lewis?"
Paul flushed, and shook his head.
'1t does not matter" he said. ave
shall not probably meet again; nor
will she care"
81 think she would" said Frank.
"You will hurt her by going So"
Paul phook his head again.
"Shc will not care. Why should
she?" and he turned his head AWAY to
shy the words.
In n moment moro Frank spoke
| ngRin:
"Paul, you know / mn neither n
bashful man nor coward in most
cases; but every man becomes one or
both, under some circumstances. /
have favor to ask of you. You re-
member your promise to refuse mo
nothing could ask of you. The time
has come when [ have need Of your
aid. Will you give it to mo?"
Tell mo what you want mo to
do?"
81 want you to SEQ Miss Lewis. 1
want you to tell her something which
| havo not the courage to tell her my
self-to tell her lovo story, i'll fnct,
and SEQ what she says to it. Will you
do it?"
Paul stood dismayod. lie he, of
NIL men, TO undertake such tnsk rs
this he who loved Rose SO madly |!
llo stood bewildcrcd SO Frank,
splendid fellow, her mate in wealth,
position and appearance, loved the
girl also. If SO, sho could not fail to
love him in return. They wcro mndo
for each other. That faucy That Frank
admired Ruth was n nero dream too.
The little womnn's henrt, sweet little
Ruth's was thus unhaImed. Yet it
was all right. 1t WAS natural but
why choose him for II go-ketween? 81
do not refuse, Frank" he faltcred !;
'but you need not fear. Sho will
love you. You are not one to sue in
vain"
81 nm coward" said Frank "You
aro good follow, Paul. and you will
do it,"
"But how?" asked Paul 81 know
nothing of such things L have never
told any woman of my own love. /
shall harm yours in the telling"
He WAS dcathly white. Bat Frank
went on unhooding:
"Tell her II story-this: You know
man who basl loved her long, but
who has never darod to say so. lie
feels that his own deserts nro too
small to cntitle him to hope; but ON
tho eve of parting ho can restrain
himself no longer; he must tell her
that life is nothing without her, that
her love is the only thing worth striv-
ing for; he must ask her in this
strange way because he has not cour.
age enough to do otherwise; to bid
him hope or despair. Then she will
aslS who this lover is, and you may tell
her; not until then--not until all tho
story of the love is told. And you
will bring me tho answer"
Paul turned CHASTITY face toward
him.
"You will toll the tale just as have
told you?"
eyes"
Then he sought Miss Lewis.
"You have come to wish mo bon
VOYAGE" she snid, rs she held out her
hand but he only bowed aud seated
himself beside her. In II moment he
snid:
81 havo como upon an crranl that
will surprise you, Miss Lewis. nm
commissioned to tell you story"
"Ihat of some poor person." she
nsked. "You have only to say that
you know him to be in need, and
worthy"
cit is tho story of one who asks n
gift, " ho said, "but not IL gift of aims. :"
his voice trembled-"a gift that only
you can give-you, OF all the world. ="
She looked ut him shyly now. Her
eyes dropped.
'I know man who has Lowell you
for long time" ho went on, taking
now sort of fierce and bitter pleasure
in this cruel usage of himself. "For
months he has thought of you by day
and by night, until there is but one
woman to tho world to him-you. OF
all the objects that there arc upon the
horizon of tho future no sees only
your face. IGo could do anything for
your sake; without you he will be
nothing. He has seen no token of any
| i'hiuS ioi nun III yum iuCci uOI licut.t
it in your voice yet ho would have
You hear his story, and know his fate.
ere you are parted from him. His
nnmo-"
But then sharp spasm of pain
caught his breath. IIo paused for nm
instant. In that instant Rose turned
toward him aud put her hand in his.
"My love is not worth so much, -
she said, tearfully. "But since you
value it so highly, it is yours. 1t
always-has becn-sinco 1 first knew
YOU"
And tears camo faster, and wo mnn's
hystericAl sobs. And what could he
do but take in his arms this woman
whom he adored, anil who had Just
admitted her love for him, under t,lc
impression that no had proposed to
her.
Ho was almost mad; he was quite
distrnught indeed. The suddenness of
his happiness was in itself enough.
And then there was the awful con.
seriousness of terrible breach of
trust.
His utter Joy and his woeful shame
MINGLED themselves in his snuI os