Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-09

this hapless girl. Tear. cam. into hi.

this hapless girl. Tears came into his
eyes.
The duchess would not allow anything
70 be touched in the room until the gem
eral and Sir Basil came. They had tel
eGraphed At once for them. Fast as
steam could take them, they went to
Mentone and found the terrible news
true that Leah was dead.
All the calm. imperial beauty Of her
youth came back to her as sne lay sleep
ing after her long fever and pain. There
was no pain on the beautiful face; the
thick, dark eyelashes lay like fringe On
the white cheeks; there was 4 strange
beauty ON the marble brow, and the
proud curves Of the perfect lips were set
In smile. The duchess had covered the
couch on which she lay with lovely white
blossoms: and so Sir Basil, who had part
ed from her on board the steamer. saw
her again. He kissed the pale lips that
had murmured so many loving words to
him. weeping like child and regretting
that he had not loved her more.
Early the next morning he went out
and procured some scarlet passion how-
because he cried like q child when he
placed them In the dead white hands.
One could have fancied that q smile pass
ed over the dead face. Her secret was
safe forever now, and no one knew why
she had died. No suspicion Of the truth
came to any one Of them.
So they mourned her, and no sting Of
bitter memories increased their pain.
Hettie and the general learned to love
| each other In the midst Of their trouble
| more than they would ever have done in
| prosperity. They mourned long and sim
| cerely for Leah. The general for long
, time was quite unlike himself-he SEEM
ed unable to recover from the blow; and
there were times when everyone thought
that Hettie must follow her sister.
| There was a great outburst Of sorrow
in England when the papers told that
| Leah, the beloved niece of Gen Sir Ar
thur Hatton. had died suddenly at Men
tone. Of heart disease.
| English visitors go now to see her
grave; none leave it without tears. They
| tell each other how soon she was to have
been married to someone whom she loved
dearly, and how she was writing to her
| lover when the summons came. Leah's
grave is the most beautiful in the ceme-
terry. A tall white marble cross bears
her name, and masses Of superb scarlet
passion flowers creep up it and Overhang
the grave:
! Five years have passed since Leah's
death. but her memory lives bright and
beautiful among those who loved her
best. Sir Basil and Hettie have been
three years married and they live en-
tirely at Brentwood. Sir Arthur implor-
ed them to let it be so. He could not
bear to live alone again. So they had
consented to make Brentwood their home.
leaving it at times to go to Glen. when
the general always accompanied them.
He loved Hettie, and, as the years rolled
on, he looked to her for all the comfort
and brightness Of his life. But those
/ who knew him best said that she hac
never occupied the same place in his
heart which Leah had.
There is no fear that Leah will be for
gotten at Brentwood. The beautiful pic
ture Of her shown at the Royal Academy
and called 1.-The Passion Flower" hangs
in the drawing room there. Every one
who sees it stops and looks with wonder
It the lovely face and dark eyes that
eem to follow one.
| Lady Carlton has a fine handsome boy.
whom she has named Arthur, who inner
its her blue eyes and golden hair. She
/ thinks that there is no boy in England
like him, and Sir Basil is Of the same
opinion. though, perhaps. in his heart he
loves best the baby girl called Leah,
whose dark eyes and lovely face bring so
yividly back to him the one buried for
ever from the sight of men.
One morning Lady Carlton. at play
with her baby girl, caught her in hrs
arms and held her up in front Of the pic
ture of 1.-The PassiOn-Flower."
"See. BASIL" she cried, little Leah
will be the very image Of her aunt"
Sir Basil crossed over to his wife.
"She will resemble her." he said quiet
". but hope baby's face will not have
the shadow of melancholy that hes on
this one"
81 hope not" returned Hettie. Leah
always had that look; even when her face
waa most radiant. it was there. Oh, Ba
sill. how young and beautiful she was to
diev'
st often wonder" said Sir Basil, what
would have happened had she lived, Het
tie. I never like to think that our hap
piness-and we are happy. sweet wife
comes from Leah's DEATH.
Hettie looked at him thoughtfully.
ut is not so. BASIL" she said. III
Leah had lived, you would have married
. her. but she never would have been hap
nv. l think she wanted something more
than one finds in this world. Her nature
was noble and lofty; do not think an,
human love would have satisfied her. DE-
you remember the restless longing on hel
beauteous face? Sect is there, even il
this picture. She would never have beer
happy"
"Perhaps not" allowed Sir Basil. per
hans not, Hettie l think you are right.
he said, as they moved slowly away from
the beautiful face.
That was how they judged her.
.'The heavy clouds may be raining.
But with evening comes the light;
Through the dark are low winds com
planning,
Yet the sunrise gilds the height.
And love has hidden treasure
For the patient and the pure:
| And Time gives his fullest measure
To the workers who endure:
And the Word that no love has shaken
Has the future pledge supplied.
Tor we know that when we awaken
We shall be satisfied.
(The end.)