Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-13


que. .i-l with her lover they had part
al. and ir was a question which was
-aa most miserable. Mary DerwenI-
wafer. u.a lad trihel with his love. or
Henry ashton. now wandering abroad
ll search at l.rg.trulueSs-
Ashton u.ut forth upon the world
au altered almost miSauthropic nIan.
His hopes war. wfrhered. his first
dream ar love had vanished, he felJ as
lf tl-r- was nothing for him % live
for tn rls world His mind became
almost diseased. He lo1thed socIeIy.
then le Fesrad 20 the other extreme
aud c-ug.I after excitement He
saush, relief in travel Like the IA
bed victim in the olden legend. he
spent years In the vain search after
that Le-ae whose waters are reserved
for deaf. alone. He found it not
And Mary. too. was changed. She
rose rrau tuat bed Of sickness an al
tered E-u- Never had she known the
rGI depth of her affection until the
moment when she found herself desert
aG- Tua shock almost killed her. and
though -Ia recovered after long and
weary sickness. 1t was 70 discard III
DEER ..I ua1..s and 10 assume a quieter
ye- al. how far more beautiful de-
ua.lHr than iu her days of unmiti-
ra... joy. Size felt that Henry was
l.-f 90 asr forever. Vet she derived
melancholy pleasure In living is if the
eye af uar absent lover was upon her.
Slo directed her whole conduct 50 as
rp ura-. his appreciation. Alas. he vas
far away. She had not heard from him
for years. perhaps. too. he might be
up rrr., rI"u why this constanr refer
ru.a OF aH she did TO his STANDARD Of
ez.arr.ra.s IL was her deep abiding
love that dtl ir all.
Four years had passed when Ash
tou found himself again in America,
and. sitting. after dinner with one of
his most intimate friends at the table
OF the -- hotel. For some time the
bottle passed I'm silence. At length nis
companion spoke.
"Yau have not seen Mary Derwent-
water yet. have YOU. Harry?"
Ashton answered calmly, with a fore
ell effort, iu the negative.
"Tou must not positively delay 1t.
DO you know how beautiful she has
Eruwue-flr more beautiful than when
you went away. although you thought
her surprisingly lovely" He paused.
Il have mot heard from the family
FOR years." said Ashton at length. feel
lu- r.Il a.s companion expected some
reply.
"Ea-n You know nothing Of her =
push u- some OK the almonds-why,
dear fellow. she Is Irresistible. But she
IS llTereu. from what she used TO be;
her beauty is softer. though not so
SNOWY. and whereas she once would
t-rt U--.e- mind. only little. for she
IS great fayurirc of mine-she now
goes ng the name OF the cold beauty.
A married man, like myself, car speak
a u--le warmly You know, without
fear OF having his heart called in as
the bride OF his head. And do you
know tlat my wife suspects you of
having worked the reformation ?'-Ash-
tom started. and was almost thrown
of his -rlrI for It began immediate
ly after 81 long illness that happened a
few weeks after you sailed"
Ashton WAS completely bewildered
Fe had now for the first time heard
of Nary's sickness. His eye wander
ed from that OF his companion, and
ha felt bis cheek flushing in spite OF
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r... r..-s- MS roroanton drring
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hur II4r-r scarcely heard q word that
yyas stF IIf, thoughts were full of
his cousin Had She. indeed. become
COLI r, rr other men from love of
hfn,sal,7 Strange and vet delicious
thoughts wlrrIei through his mind, |
and le woke only from his abstraction |
on finding himself In the presence of |
his cousin. in Seacourt's drawing
room.
Mary was on n visit to Mrs. Sea. |
court and di5 not know OF Ashton's in
tended coming until a rev minutes De
fore he made his appearance. De
gotedly as she loved her cousin' she
would have given worlds to escape me
interview but retreat was lmpoSsioie
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