El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-24
FAITH.
my darling. what's your answer"

chard. and / will tell you
They went. and on the way Constance
Stanley told him of n stormy scene with
her father. in which he forbade her To
marry Elmer Houghton. Tears and en-
treaties were alike vain. lie positively
forbade il and would not hear of her mar
riaGe to poor man.
What is to be done, my darling!'
asked he. taking her in his arms and pill
lowing her head upon his breast
Rear it," answered Constance in n
choked little voice. But. Elmer. l think
the very hest thing to be done is for you
-you-to go away. for If you stay here
/ might be tempted to disobey papa. and
then we would both he miserable; so,
please. for my sake. go" The last word
died away in a wall of anguish. and in
voluntarily he frightened his clasp around
her.
Yes. dear" he answered, Il will go.
I will struggle for fame and fortune. but
tell me. If I go. will you have faith in my
promise to return again:
you know / will. Elmer, and now
must CO."
So. with many promises. kisses and
tears. the lovers parted.
Constance stood where he had left her
and watched him down the road AS he
came to n turn he stood and waved his
hat. She waved her hand in reply. and,
turning. made her way to the house.
Four years passed ard never once had
Constance heard from Elmer. Through
his friends she heard he was in Austria
liza. but nothing more
She is standing tonight alone In her
chamber. Elmer's photograph before her.
She is dressed for her party, and beauti-
full she looks in her long. sweeping robe
of lace. clasped here and there with dia-
monds. her fathers gift: in her hair. too.
are diamond stars, among which Is a sin
gle pearl given to her by Elmer. who re-
marked that pearls and dark haired girls
belonged to each other. Her fsSe is
study. but let us hear what she In saying:
Darling Elmer, l will ever. though
long parted. he true to you: for four long
years I have been and ever will be true
to you and you alone"
Then she turned and descended to the
parlor. where the guests are already be-
ginning to assemble. AS she enters a
murmur OF admiration rises, and very
beautiful she is. for four years have
changed the girlish beauty of II to
glorious womanhood OF 81 She goes
from one group to another. welcoming
all graciously: still one can see it is mere
formality. At last she comes to Daisy
Morton. who whispers:
''The Davenports will arrive presently.
and i believe their cousin Is TO come with
them-Lord Harcourte. you know / be-
lieve his mother. an only daughter of old
Lord Harcourte. eloped while a girl from
England. and for years no trace of her
could he found. Quite accidentally they
met this young man. who was returning
from Australia. and he proved to be tho
son of the long last daughter. As the
maternal grandfather was still alive, the
young man visited him and staid with
the old lord until his death. He received
the title and n large fortune, which, to-
gether with that he had amnssed. has
made him one of the richest lords of Eng
land. Am I not n gossip
II am afraid you are inclined that
way" said Constance You must he
careful with whom you gossip or you will
receive a bad name
II know still morc-I believe this Lord
Harcourte left his love TO gain n name
and fortune" said Daisy, looking at Con
stance kecniy.
quick. sharp sigh escaped Constance.
''Now. Connie. dear, you are thinking
stance were fast friends. and to her she
CONSTANCE confided all her sorrows-
Eyes. j WAS, Daisy" said she. "In
fact. have been thinking of him all day,
almost constantly. ! do not know why"
"Well," said Daisy. 81 propose you and
/ take a stroll through the conservatory
You look troubled. and you must not let
any one see you until your face is cleared.
You must be happy and gay" Then she
added to herself. After one walk
through here you will be-"
Together they walked up and down, ad-
miring several new additions. Then Dali
sy proposed they go down the other side.
As they turned Daisy gave Constance a
little push and vanished.
\ gentleman stood before her. "Con-
was all he said.
Elmer" was her exclamation.
She swayed a little and would have
fallen had he not caught her in his arms.
She had not lost consciousness, but was
almost stunned.
MY darling" he whispered. holding
her close.
as it indeed your she asked. "And
how came you here!"
daisy arranged it. dear" he said.
"And while l was feeling so badly she
knew you were here she said But
when did you come homeT"
II arrived yesterday with my cousins.
the Davenrorts."
WHAT And she gazed at him in
blank amazement- Are you thc-the-
Lord Harcourte of whom every one is
II am" he said. 81 left you to gain a
name and fortune. / labored hard for
them
Then he told her of his grandfather's
death and the bcquest OF name and
wealth.
But" he continued. "can you love me
as well now?'
II can" she answered, blushing. 81
care not whether you are rich or poor.
1t is the man love"
Three weeks later Constance Stanley
became Constance Lady Harcourte.
This time the consent OF the father was
freely given. And happier couple than