Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-08

OF the deed. 10 80 back 20 the events
I which had Immediately preceded that
I piece OF good fortune lie had Uclen's
/ letter in his pocket. and h, read ia again
/ in the thickcning twilight. IL was Il
good letter. after all. ne admitted: sem
siblc and practical. ard showing forth
+ la every line the nobility and true
/ Ec0rtCdncS> Of the writer. None the
! less. she should have kuovn-shc would
/ have known. had she really loved him
/ that her proposal could he accepted
. only ON the condition ne had imposed
that single sentence OF warm affection
from her az such time would have out
Weighed AN the acts OF srlf-abuccatior
. that cocld h. crowded into a lifetime.
. And yet me could not help wishing that
lee had not been 80 prompt To return
cold formalitN for kiud-hcartcd COM
mon sense. She would doubtless bc
glad enough To bc frec-oh. that. of
7 course; but ne might have been as
frank AMI informal with her as she
had a right - expect him TO bc-as
their long friendship and engagement
demanded. And just here brush from
the ucttlc Of shame stung him. How
could hc ever hope that she would ut
/ tribute any but the baSeSt motive To his
letter when She learned the truth about
ElS'c' Would She not always accuse
I him iu hc- heart OF having been glad Of
the protest afforded 10y his los, for
breaking openly am engagement which
had been long ignored i'm secret" lie
WAS sure She would. and ne checked
himself impaticutly when ne found
/ that D." was setting IN, contempt OF
the woman he had asked to release him
above the love OF the woman who had
saved his life.
That thought brought back To him
f. Elsie and the present. Had she really
sawed his life Was IL quite beyond
doubt that she was the one woman ina
the world who could lead him out OF
himself into "a sphere OF usefulness and
accomplishments II was 10y no means
as clear and vcll-dcGnrd as il had APP.
pcnrcd To Toe ON that day when ne had
sat mp among the pillows aud faucicd
himself inspired. Nevertheless. as he
had accepted the help. hc must abide Toy
the choice OF that daN-aud he would,
come what might.
No matter which way il turned. the
train of reflection led quickly to dis.
comforting conclusions. and Thorn.
dyke was glad when the sound OF dis.
amt whistle assured him that he could
presently pass from the depressing at
mosphcrc OF introspcction into tempo
T'r\ "nhNlon OF action. II was hut a
step across to the railway. and he was
ur'" enough To postpone taking It un-
III ~ became necessity. The whistle
sounded again and he sat lazily watch
ing the eN" OF yellow light staring
S'u'hNard from the signal lamp over
'H' sl"Non' while th" rumble OF thc mp
proacMng tram Heated mp the valley
ON inc evening hr'r/'. Had hr known
mat "I'n'" was flag station for the
night tram and that hc was th" only
p"Sscngrr.he would have besiirrcd him
sen Nh'h inc lamp flashed red and then
'"'N 10 yellow again 80 answer 10 the
engineer call Tor signals. After that
~ was too late: there was rush and u
ru'r "a diScordaut changing of the en-
piuc bell mingled with the Kissing Of
steam. and before hc could cross the
street thc train had thumicrcd past
"Ijhuut stopping.
circumstances, and the power TO-
T.c. aua choose among the possible
lies. have much TO do with onc'- peace
oi mind. iiuIi ana hour earlier Philip
iad debated with himself the ucccs-
-IiN FOR harryiny back TO Nllucoochcc
CHAT night. Tine small hotcl was clean;
Oh" supper had been of the kind which
rrophc.ics wholesome breakfast;
aud ne WAS weary enough TO call il %
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