Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-05-31
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silence.
Meanwhile, Dorothy Preston
chafed and groaned 10 spirit under
the sting of wounded pride. She
refused to see what was patent TO
everyone else-that was Ned Col
bertson loved her and only knew
that she had, after a struggle,
given her heart to a nan who had
never spoken an affectiOuate word
TO her.
1t was after ball one night that
her position first came so strongly
home to her mind. She had long
tried to deny TO herself this passion
of her heart, but now it rose a
strong, full blown love aud clam
ored TO be heard. She clasped her
hands aud. with flushed face, ad.
mitted to herself that she loved
Ned CulbertsOn.
"Shame. shame upon mew she
cried. IL love him and he has
never given me WOrd-and they
call me proud, tool" Her lips curled
aud she hall laughed.
"Well, | Will he proud. L will
be too proud to let it be known
that | have given my heart un-
sought to man who"
She did not finish the sentence,
but the blood famed up into her
cheeks and oyer her forehead, the
tears came into her eyes aud she
clinched her hands sharply to-
gether.
From that time on if Ned Cul-
bertSon had any faint CLEANS OF
hope, they must have been entirely
extiuguished, for Dorothy Pre- TOMS
manners toward him we're a re-
velatlOn of frigl1 disdain. Did she
touch his hand in the dance, 1t
was shrinkingly, as if she abh"rred
the slight contact. D.d she speak
to him 1t was with such distant
hauteur that his blood trOze. And
so it continued until he was in
despair.
Alone IN bis Office one evening
during a busy week, he was trying
to finish some complicated designs
tor the interior of u church which
was soon to be erected. Cou'd
one have peeped at him as he sat
with head bent over his work,
drawing hard at a cigar, one would
have said that be was all abSObed
in the labor before hin. But any
such thought would have been
efficiently routed when he suddenly
sprang to his feet and, dashing
his pencil into a corner, exclaimed
81 can't 10 j.! Uonfound It! [ can't.
with that girls face before my
eyes constantly am getting as
incapable of thought or perform
ance as an imbecile, And what
does it all amount tOs She looks
at me as If she would like to walk
over me and when she speaks it's
like pouring ice water over my
head. / can't do anything this
way. Rather than endure this
suspense would tell her and have
her freeze me with glance or
show me the door. Maybe that
would put me on my feet anyhow
and Infuse little spirit into me,
Iif 1t were only the spirit of resent
ment."
In his lucid moments Mr.. Edwrrd
Culbertsou was quick thinking
aud prompt acting man, and III
ten minutes be had determined on
a plan of action. A note left on
the desk of his first assistant told
that gentleman that his superior
was suddenly called away and
might not be back for @ month
aud left the work of the office il
his hands.
He would see Mss Preston, tell
his story and then go away for
month to forget.
. When the plan was once settle(
upon it was but short work tC
hasten home, pack a satchel and
t. en- dress for the proposed call,
When he entered the Preston
drawing roOm he thought tha
Dorthy had never looked so lovely
to him before in all his life.
He could hardly follow the com
: moDplaces that introduced th
| conversation for looking at her
a Aud then, more than the rud'
9 swain than the polished beau
J almost before tie greetings wer
b over he had plunged ''in media
I res"
&, The girl listened to him, speech
t less with surprise, as he poure
1 out his story of love. She coul'
D not check him, nor did he CIV,
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