The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12

fortnight. sill oxn,a. az
~ H t;on from Bertha herself, Will made tn
NO comment, but his laugh was IN. 80
m;rthful. And with rage IN ms near - -
he had hailed passing CAB, driven ~ w ~ ~
Tho railway station, and taken the o. :,
train to Walebridge. Thence he coulo ~ u,
walk to the Tresons'. T.,
Rnt the house in view, IN crossing "A
the field, Will espied Bertha IN me Il Il
Garden, and, with a muttled Anoy d
snod TO the tree that sheltered olo
1soac, She had swiftly joined him. a
Nevertheless, the shock Of his return )
vas visible in her white face, ana ner
trembling lips would frame no WEI :
come, Looking at him lmp'orins'H
her blue eyes filled. And longing 10
clasn her in his arms, the reassnrins
words which, while enlightening him.
Ind chilled Jim's futher, did duty LOT
the reproaches he had come pi'n'0
, with. 1-.ho hv arr.
nr;sn and between her dread OF MN
md terror Of her mother, who ruleo
9 the Tregon household with a roo % %
Y iron. he rightly OWNED that sne nnu
: oon"ht at the readiest means OF escape
] which in her direction had prese1ntteo
= Itself TO her. Yot his faith IN her nrm,
. ness was limited: the revival OF 1ono
memories would tend to lessen hsr
:, mothers influence. And cunn'neay
$ calculating that apparent indifference %
o" '",,ld furfher incline her to be guided
+ W., %u his counsels later, he devoted
N week to his friends and generally Ell,
~ ;ovinr himself. His disappointment
~ treated thus lightly, he succeed IN de'
Il lndiug everybody, including Bertha,
~ - Who shed bitter tears in secret that ne
10 should be 80 easily coneoled tor her
nd loss. The bare sight Of james hocke ID
1 1a s almost maddened her; and she had 10
~ hide her aversion to him, ana lis1el
evening after evening to his dull talk
oss and in another week she would be hl'
red wife. 49,, oho =, ~ wi,
,ht The tree oene,''u WIZ hor Fovor;t
lon nau PURGE Here she could judulg in th
Wv luxury Of "a good cry" unr9bukea
, a ona 9rown DESPERATE with the neare
ort approach Of the Wedding oay' s.'slu
on the gnsrled roots one attefnoo'
,nse she burst into very passion OF srie
y It A acknowledgement above u
Ken. wall. uo.,or NJ;
Tregon?" he gravely inquired on'
" | fetch Mr.. Hocken to 'ee: st., =
tho ~ hate him! I hate him.!
sobbed Historically: ,., oth
'ie co. ;no,1 "What's he been up to-"
'"'A A "Up to Isn't he old; isn't he ug'
N.Y. ., isn't he stupid! Aud-and-l u
~. .you him! I hate him. she reltera I,
h nva A' "Aud l won't marry him. Mot
NAV storm, but don't care.
ink 7 Will vaulted over the WALL
: o sou On the day appointed for ia,
. e WV, Hocken's uuptials the whole will
>, "" sacked betimes to the church.
.,,ou no;ther bridegroom nor bride pu
,ome? an appearance, and by and oy ~
:, , I;m Known that Will Carter and Bel
no;oe Trecop were missing, end that II
o'D''' won1a he no wedding at Pengelly
nged; day. o,,oa hr
,en5ar no tidings could be cleaned OF
. son,s croceless couple. They had clean
wv lshed, leaving no clew to their vi v,
I'D 70. abouts, Mrs. Tregon's tongue 81
A'N ened to double edged sword, 7
,eatber to slay friends and foe alike WI
,sa ba luded to her daughter. And the {
w. wssn,t misery OF Jim's plain face was p
nna n zee, Old Isaac's heart ache
a. her his son. If he had only prepared
at Will for the blow! =,
10 nla;n Curiosity was at length eppe
= flower An acquaintance OF the rana
,, ao visited London, and returned v
', . rose woful story. She had seen 81
rocket? who had couAded to her that
ppbiuned being married at registry
,ned his Will and had decided to 60 to 4
INK re-. ca, but while looking III at "
window he had been robbed
;on the savings, and that subsequently
we're reduced to great straits
said o. he had brought her the welcomt
:, ;1;nos that he hal obtained bertf
noth;nc steam LAUNCH, aud the next m
~ T. It he bid her gooaby to so aboard
mother when she had never clappea e.
How him. Mrs. Pegg also SAID thai
!, ffered r' had refused to give her her a
tr;ends" But jim ascertained that sue
y p" aid her at Rotherhithe, and IN
% enough for him.
through I'm OH 10 nonuo ato;rs after
nvar the the aoor the live.long night,
oward the nlver resi- un'iA "A'0
i his head face to race ~. 7;,, -" his
opposite "lnee % ,'oa l" a,stnrhed
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