Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-01
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= "aI hanlhllliliigrlrsSH slopes, sswith
the q,eece1ul liixer i1 Tie distance re-
hecting the iiiElsogiqs of lthe dying sub,
and the ildh kIak ASsof tidud tibged with
myriad rTnHoN,ssSs bat.beeforeaBdll
FieldiHgaH eSS4g|I n 55 LOT hears inter
lashes.i no ltasds ;dtsAel mlwag igft IN tbc
fair, fosh SdshSSekssbht dill bldrfed Tie
vision fdrIan thaEtAs shs'gh6ked Them
back oniheEsnd EeArt. AShas, her WIS.
every evidence ofwealth. Abe house ris-i
ing in the: Backgtoiistd, b grand old pile
ofgraystone, worthy The name of CASTLE
the grounds surrounding it, kept in ex.;
quisite'ofder,gt ving'everysign of Guilt.
vption and taste, her own dress rich and
costly, yet the tears SO nearly shed were
caused by the bitterness Of dependence.
II was her uhtles' liouse she shared
the privileges which, by. right belonged,
soleiyto her cousin, her beautiful cous-
In May-proud and beautiful, the idol
Other father, al man sleSh and grave
saves othe daughter, whose smile melt,
ed the chillisst frost in which he en-
"fuppSu uilusclI '-'t 'Ff
Years before BdTr,' too, had known a
father's' lovey but that Archer Fielding
had ever been own brother 10 this man
OF iron seemed impossible Her earliest
recollections weretof al bright, genial
nature. eyes and;lips formed only, for
laughter, forbidding concealment aud
distrust, d heartalways ready to listen
to her childish wants, ever open to en-,
fold and protect her, then silence and
mystery. His name was never men,
TONED now in her uncle's home. She
had been taught to think him dead,
though SOMETIMES H5ss asgr&t hope
in her soul that s6niewhereuh this wide
earth he might yet live kand the day
would come when sh9 hbght md him.
She could complain Of no unkindness.
81 will go away,'ts4$ Aid,. aloud. { III
cannot bearit. LAM y5,lhg, omstfong,
/ can work or If needs be starve-any-
thing rather than accept cruInlis+.ay II
Ola whole ldafrleaye1ed by stern. du-
ty, without one sweet morsel of love. "p
rs6iiloqdizing, MISS Beirariintefr1ptI
ed.aSoices and the gjfltYrped, ). her face
flushing, then paling; qs The young man
who hadthds Observation-Disclosures
and drewf1Yer Agiawi thinhis.. For mo-
ment'sb Il let fl rtst thefd as'thsJehit
were sPIeashpt Ito. her. thsnsmads al me,
tjoasto. withdraw il, bpt he laid a de-
taining grasp on the shall, white ah-
gers, as eqpessiSpediii;.W ly will you
9Ht accfpt my escort ? 4 Is,your, own 30
ciefy SO Tar preferabieR"Es - !
"My cousin is expecting you, be.
lieye; Mr.. Armstrong, at thehouse, May
ioes not brook delay" ss ~.
Indeed! Nor dol; therefore, since |
was seeking you, allow me at least a
brief reward. ! was not aware, Miss
Fielding had any claim upon my time,
at least notMiss May Fielding!" Again
his listeners face flushed as she made a
half impatient movement of dissent.
BELL" he went on, with sudden, inn
pctuous manner, sis il possible You do
not know the charm which has drawn
me here? Haveyon notlongago read the
story of my love for you? 1t is true
that have been polite to your cousin,
althoughgmy attentions have hardly
been 80 marked as to admit of miscon-
struction.. Think you we care for the
snow-capped mountains when ataour
very feet lies the valley of plenty?
Through her have gained speech with
you. Surely such subterfuge is in no
way to be despised. l have seen your
proud spirit suffer, have known some
thing of it's pangs. Darling, will you
not end them? Will you not accept the
home / offer YOU, as fair a one as that
you leave, where you shall reign its
honored mistress, queen of all, even my
hearth" g.. GIJtul} .p!si 5,
Was she dreaming? Was it, indeed,
love for Loring Armstrong she so long
had held within such irrepressible bar
riers, that now at his words leaped in
such mad, strong currents through
every pulse9 She SO long had looked
upon him as Mays lover, she so well
knew his declaration had been expected
by her, which would crafty for her
father every desire of his parental am
bition; SO fully realized their baffied dis
appointment when they discovered 1t
was she whom he loved, that her brain
,wl,irled, but those last words, "she
whom he. loved" gave her strength.
What could she not bear for such a
price? Had Loring Armstrong been
nenniless she still could have gladly
rome forth to the ends of the world, and
now. now, she could only raise happy,
tear-bedimmed eyes to his, and sob out
her new-found Joy on the unexpected
shelter of his heart. .a.
"But May? What will she say?" she
questioned, at last. f.
Darling, doyou think because l have
been SO happy as to win you, every one
must envy you ahe prize?g I doubt IT
Miss May has a heart, save when 1t beats
triumphantly as she looks at the reflec-
lion Of her own beautiful face in her
mirror. But come, little trembler. We
will 90 and announce our dawning bliss
and nut your foolish fears to flight"
So saying, he threw his arms once more
about The slender form, and drew her
toward the house.
On the broad piazza, imp@tiently
opening and closing the fan she held
within her jeweled hand, the beautiful
heiress sat awaiting their approach or
y, rather the approach of one alone, for
sbo raised her penciled eyebrows with
naughty inquiry accompanied by dis
& daipful shrng Of the graceful shoulders
when she saw who was his companion;
hut as they drew nearer, and she noted
the action Of acknowledged protection
\ ! deathly pallor overspread the beauti-
mi face. and one drop of blood rested on
the crimson lip where her small, white
~ tnoth hadleft its cruel impress.
1--WE have come to ask your congratu'