The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-10
The elder girl gave a mighty start.

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I don't think you liked him very
much. Margaret You were always 50
silent when he was BY. But I love him.
and he went away without saving a
word TO me. and l know some one must
+ have come between US He seemed 70
I like me, Margaret" she ended visit
fully.
! Margaret opened her lips to speak.
/ but they were dry and strained.
| Let me think" she said unsteadiiv.
/ There was a pause. Thoughts chased
/ themselves through her brain Who
was she that she should shut the dear
/ child ont from a possible happiness
/ Russell Thorne might yet love the little
clinging girl. Something OF the Christ
imas spirit echoed through her soul. lie
I had come to teach self sacrifice. lie
would help her. She kissed the girl ten
DERBY
Il viii see what I can do. dearest.
Let me so now. Cfoodby"
( She disengaEed herself gently from
Else's embrace and left the cottage.
\ hurried walk across the fields. and
she entered her own house and sought
+ her mother.
Il have decided to so to New York 20
+ take that position as bookkeeper that
cousin Henry offered me" she said ab-
ruptly. Elise Will come 20 stay with
+ You. know. till come home at Easter.
+ II do not like the work. need not
stay"
Very wen; do as YOU think best"
her mother answered. wondering al the
girls sudden decision. When shall you
go?''
Tomorrow" said Margaret. IT am
sure can get ready"
She went 70 her room. but before
packing her trunk sat down az her Ia
BILE. She wrote TO Russell Thornc a
kind but firm refusal. ending her letter
with hope that he would look after
her mother and Elise q little during her
absence He was only away tempo-
rarily. He would be back next week.
She must be away. and little Elise
should have the opportunity she want
ed. The girls lips were very white
and set as she stamped and addressed
the letter that was the dcathblow 10
her happiness but she did not falter.
4 message 10 Elise in the morning. a
hurried drive to the station. and soon
she was whirling along 10 the great city
which was to witness the beginning OF
her new life.
The Easter bells were pealing bright
and clear IN the falr spring morning.
The birds twittercd toyously as they
| flew from bough 10 bough. and each
bud seemed striving to burst from It's
protecting sheath OF green. All nature
seemed 20 bc filled with the bright splr-
il Of the holy season. There seemed 10
place for care or pain. In Margaret
Lenox's heart il seemed that tho hone
% r. Tl4r
to church slowly. with "A quiet caImness
on lip and brow. but the hand clasp
ing the prayer book was pressed close
20 her side. She had only arrived home
the evening before. bat already she
knew that her sacrifice had been In
vain. Pretty volatile Elise had told her
a new and happy tale az love. She had
found out her mistake. She had never
really loved Russell Thorne. though She
had thought SO Tor "a little while. and
Arthur Spencer and she were 60 be-
married IN May. Margaret had kissed
the girl fondIy and wished her hanrl-
ness, but in her heart echoed tho re-
frain. "AU for naucht. ali for naught"
Russell Thornc wus q proud man Tie
had sent no word through all these
weeks. She hsd lost him forever.
She knelt iu the church through The
bright Easter morning her brown head
prone upon her hands her tears falling
between her closed fingers She bal
chosen a seat az the back ~ the church
so that no one might notice her. sud
denly the sweet voices ~ the choir arr
rested her thought. What were they
singing
Easter triumph Fa7fer Joy.
Sin alone can th.a destroy
Prom ea F. power d. mon so frss
Souls newborn % Lord. OIL tHrr'
The words rested sucetiy seofh.naiy
on her soul IN some mysterious way
she felt strengthened. comfoffed- She
LEFT the church Just before the ennzre-
cation STRAINED out and started -
cross the fields toward her home. The
words * the hymn btlu rans IN her
mind:
Faster triumph Easter ieT.
SIN atone rsn ftis destroy
= uiH live out my $50 end 10 ny
duty" She sald t. h-re.f. and leave
the rcrt % God
As rhe reached the oIs willow thaf
shaded her cottage her1r from fHe main
road she thought shr hsarI footsteps
behind her Sire igrne5. and srraf.
beautiful blush or-rrrseaa hrr fa-s
EuazsI Tha.ue came quickly frra-f
be- and STOOD at her eas.
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