The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15
BOB'S SISTER.
From London Truth

with Gerald? Gerald is far more suited
! 10 you than Ronald Armleigh. You would
never have made Ronald happy
BOD had burst into tears at this IN
Ieeing retOrt, and, without apology or
any attempt at solace. Alice had ~
me room. No other word on the sub
JeGt passed between them.
The Gerald OF whom Alice had spoken
was an old admirer Of childish Bob's,
ana. until Armleigh's appearance, had
been that young lady's first favOrite. He
lacked all Armleigh's brilliancy Of man
ner ana distinction Of bearing As a love-
maker he was his hopeless inferior. Many
people called him stupid. That he was not.
II rather slow of speech and silent Of
temperament, he had plenty of good,
sound sense and withal possessed of a
KIND true heart and loyal disposition,
which lar outweighed his external dis
qualifications. Every one could see that
he was devoted to Bob. Bob had liked
perhaps, have thought she loved him,
had not Ronald Armleigh taught her what
love really was. But now her eyes were
opened. She knew love now. She knew
also-how many have known it thus2-
that with the loss of her beloved had
gone from her the capacity of that first
sweet sentiment; that its sublime in
SEPARATIONS, its deep intensity its pure de-
light, would never throb in her quickened
pulses again.
Bob did not feel bitter against her sis
ter. She scarcely felt indignant; she
was simply crushed and broken. All
who saw her hollow eyes, her sad face,
her dspirited bearing, were struck with
pity for the poor child. Alice alone re-
NAMED obdurate, and, 50 far as could
be seen, unfeeling. 1t was unlike what
Alice had ever been before, until this
miserable affair. But her obduracy was
easily explained. Those of us who have
wronged our dear ones are the last to
betray pity for them in their sufferings.
For those very sufferings are our con-
domination. And we, therefore, concern
sible.
That is what Alice did. ''oh, poor
BOB would soon get over it. 1t was a
very trIfiing affair. Her heart would
quickly mend. Her happiness wrecked2
Pooh! Happiness was not so easily
wrecked as that. Besides, it was partly
BoDS fancy that was responsible. Rom
ara had never really been in love with
4 is unlikely that Alice deceived her
ser with those excuses, even while she
uttered them. 1t is certain that her
friends 10, whom she addressed them
were not deceived thereby. and her at
tempt thus TO exhOnerate herself did
not give them any the better opinion of
ler. Many of them told her frankly
70 her race that she had treated Bob
with unnatural cruelty; and when the
Tune came for her marriage with Rom
aId Armleigh to take place most Of
ttnese friends signifed their disapprovaI
ent at the ceremony
NO.. linus ! US II came to pass that the wedding
va solenlIlzed before very small COM
pany, consisting chiefly of the bride
groom relations. On Alice's side only
an aunt or two, and Bob-poor Bob1werSs
present The ceremony was cold. stiff
Tulu the truth must be told, gloomy
Inat was scarcely wonderful Bob Indeed
uled hard TO hide her misery But those
wan smiles We're only the more meIan-
choiy Tor the attempt, and her very
presence was a specter at the feast
=, People said that if there was such a
Ihlng as providence in this world of
OuIs, Ance would never find happiness
IN her union with Armleigh, which she
had contrived, so cruelty at the expense
OF her little sister. True, Bob did get
over the blow sooner than might have
Deen expected: true, the faithful Gerald
round favor again in those childish eyes
ana something that he one day saidato her
lie and happiness. Yet this did NOT. in
me least, eXculpate Alice who at the
ume OF inficting her unnatural blow
b hoIIu never p9sslbIy have foreseen that
Inc people who thus expressed them
selves mad reason, by the way, to be very
as Providence in this world of ours
and Alice Armleigh did not find happi-
ness IN her union. years married life
"a year. 1t was whispered of duarrels
and contentions-proVed to be enough for
ooth. At the end of that period Arm
leigh and Alice separated, by mutual
1t was, perhaps. pity that people
could not hear what words passed at
that final and irreyocabe quarrel be-
tween Alice and Armleigh. 1t would have
modit1ed their opinion about providence
and other kindred matters, and have in
duced them, however willing, to view
BoD sister in somewhat different light
This last quarrel took place one morn
ing at breakfast. Alice had just said
something to her husband which made
him white with rage and modification
do you mean me to understand" he
demanded, fiercely, that you married
me simply to get me away from that sis
ter Of yours and for no other reason?"
Simply for that" answered his wife
regarding him steadily with her clear
blue eyes. "Ah, 1 could read your char
acter better than you thought. 1 was
acquainted with-with-things about you
things which it might have been hard
70 prove against YOU and which | should
nave been loath to prove before that in
nocent child--things which would have
made your marriage with her a gross
pollution: Yes, swear and curse; i am
not afraid of you. = . WHY did
not tell my sister this? did tell her wha t
| could-all that was fit for her to hear
But Bob was too true, too faithful too
confding to listen to these tales against
the man she loved. She would have mar
ried you. Nothing would have stopped
her, unless an insuperable bar had in
tervened; L (thank Cod have found that
insuperable bar"
- you" he muttered in a hoarse
voice THAT, then, is why, after repell-