Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-01

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cSnksaer thflh of ino OMEN X SYN III III
IIhsssitetih which she spak( kaFs no
beISayal of theiqbntNct she end tfEdyandI
bit Che words'Bfll Started fefwhfbSs NJ; "A
| FLOW king Of JSu, dear Ec9ua.nIi4 IT'D
bhare MY happtneSb,"bu but q. hing
dhnotieed sbyi;thel man, warmed hef 10
say inofrMoresAl- shpw back chilled, she
could scargniteIl Why, and SEN tHe mo
mSisafSlimpylse ofpffecfion va{lst6 its
fKNissSs iiiSHd y A SHADOW ofhnSlsffped
tafshd cfepapver hex; not.esfn h@ dos-
seff KISS, with his prSnfisd toEretprn
lad riyinfhe morning ina 1.-THE important
'aGtoIyisM might;be aeeomplishstt conltl
::dssipaia a SssHddow. Whieh toolSss Visible
.f6tni, ,isNon theifollewing dayshe was
,sllinihonsd from tbs bfeakfasfrooih',to
her nncie's study,landl met her,copsin
Just leaving It With an expression of
triumphant. assurance she was unable alblll!ee
to conceal.
yWithhnusualurpani!y, aftegearefqli
ly closing the door, Mr. Fielding mo- mo;
'tioped her to a seat. S''' ~
i 'sIhear,'i he began, eiearinghis Throat,
that Mr.. armstrong has asked you to
beeome.his wife. This both, amazes and
pains me, Amazed because you certain
ly must Have conducted your conrtship
with unbecoming secreny,f and panied
because ii forces. me into disclosures
which will make this marriage an i'm
possibility" b'''t 'iiif 9lli&i'Nla y
The4shadow had fsllen,now. She felt
it suffoeagiIg her, but she awaited the
rest in silence. "
HAD Your hand been sought by one
whose! name was of less lustre, and
whose birth, station, and immense
wealth forced him to less necessarily
maintain it, l might have kept silent.
Now l cannot consistently do so, there
fore l must tell you your father is not
dead, as you have supposed. but still
lives, a fugitive from justice!"4 +. SIR
Lives! My father! Thank God!"
From her white lips broke the exciama-
ton of gratitude, unheeding the barrier
which had forbidden all these years his
acknowledging himself 10 his child.
81 will not here speak of the character
of his offense, save that the clemency OF
one man saved him from disgrace" he
continued, restlessly pacing the floor, as
though even his hard nature shrank
from his self-appointed task. His eyes
were glancing over at the white, suffer
ing face Of the girl he was stabbing
with each word 1T only remains fol
me to ,apprise Mr.. Armstrong of these
facts to induce him at once to renounce
your hand of his own accord, or in
mercy to your pride inform him you
have repented too hasty decision and
wish to be free. Which course will you
choose?" =" ''e''''' T. 'i'',s'''. 4 :
"Sir, your blood is in my veins. The
question is therefore scarcely peces'
sary. i shall never see Loring Arm
strong again. Word it as you will, onl,
if it he true that my father lives, !
would share his exile, aye if needs bs
his disgrace. Write him it is my wish
and gain quickly his consent" - $50
'lNo letter couldreach him. Az soor
as possible will let him know of you
desire" =" +''-'''s'
Slowly:Bell rose and left the room
wondering if, years had not elapsed
since last she had entered it. A dull
wonder took possession of her in tn,
weeks that followed as to why her love-
80 calmly had accepted her sudden re
lection of his suit. She did not know {
faint Hope had tempered the first force
of the blow, the hope that he would
break down any Barrier, leap any OBJ
stacle which might prevent his claim
ing her for his own. But since the few
brief hours they had spent together
when he had won her promise, he hat
vanished. Not even Mays wiles coult
draw him to her side since he had dis
appeared from; thniE midst /! So; ssit
ting alone and weary, she was startled
one evening, as the first snow lay upo,
the ground; by the entrance of stran
ger. Z Gray hairs mingled with IN,
brown, but as he stood silent one mo
ment before her thrill Of expectation
gave her premonition Of the future
and when he opened his arms with tn
talismanic words my daughter" sh'
sprang to their embrace. ! Isit as lie re
leased her, another stood waiting, a
Loring Armstrong said:. n ~
'Have won my reward, Bell"
CHANGING for one moment into TIL
noble features of the parent she had los
so long, and failing to read one sigl
which should proclaim him capable o
wrong, she could no longer hesitate, a
with rapturous bliss she felt hersel
once more EMBODIED in her lovers arms
Nor did he let her go when her uncl
was summoned to their presence, 81
changed, so white, so fear-stricken tina
she could but feel thrill of pity at he
heart pity which made her plead hi
cause when the sad truth was unfolded
the truth that to save him her owl
father had assumed his crime, tn
forgery of note. True to promis
made to his mother on her death-bed t
protect q younger brother, hehad gon
forth a wanderer, leaving home ant
child-even his wealth-for the guilt,
one.
Loring Armstrong, insisting upon tn
issue, had been reluctantly told, and h
it was who determined to win the cir
he loved at any cost, had sought ant
found the father, who had sacrificed 81
much, and from whose lips, sealed 81
! long, hewrung at last the truth.
"You have daughter, confessed tn
wretched man, when all had been told
restored to your arms. Remember,
did this for mine, and forgive me-"
So it was the heiress after all Lorinl
Armstrong had won for his bride, an,
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