Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-09-15

gagement with Felix short time since,
and she Is gone to London to be mar
RED"
Married to whom p cried Kate, in hot
anger for her boys sake.
II do not know--she has SO many ad-
mrers; but believe it is some very rich
man. Mrs. Haye Ia almost wild with ex-
citement about it," And then remember
ing how Felix loved Violet, they both
wept together.
II understand 1t all now" said Kate. |
My poor boy has hidden It from us lest
We should know what he suffered. Eve
lyn. does heaven punish treacheryT
II am afraid So" she replied, gently.
you say that Felix has grown hard and
cold. Tell me where he Is, that I may
go and see him."
He is at the Office" replied Mrs. Ions.
dale. DO 20 to him. Eve. He was nj.
ways fond of you-he always trusted you.
Go and try IL you can comfort him."
A slight shadow of pain came over the
sweet face; 1t passed In n minute.
YES" she said. thoughtfully, che al
ways trusted me. will go and see what
1 can do for him."
Eve walked gently through the warm,
sunlit streets. On her fair, sweet face
beautiful light shone. She went into the
office without any announcement-sh
had done so since she was child. Only
Felix sat there, his pale, haggard face
bent over his papers. shadow like death
in his eyes. He looked up In wonder.
Evelyn" he said. you are an unex.
pected visitor"
She went round to him and stood by the
side of his chair.
Felix" she said. II know what has
happened. and am come to comfort
you"
Comfort! Comfort scorned Of devils.
the poet sings. Eve" he laughed. what
comfort can you give me?"
She took the papers from his hands,
and was startled on that warm day to
find his fingers as cold ms death. She
held them In her own--her sweet eyes
filed with tears.
Felix, you must not harden your heart
against me, dear. You must not keep me
outside 1t. We have been such true
friends-such dear friends always. DO
not be hard and cold and proud with me.
dear friend"
II will not, Eve" he returned, gently.
Heaven bless you, Evcw
Listen to me little while, Felix" she
said, and her voice stole like a strain Of
sweet music over his tired senses. mo
man can know greater sorrow than this
| Of yours. Violet has been false to YOU"
He shrank back with cry at the sound
Of the words. She only clasped his hands
the more tightly.
"Nevcr mind the pain. Felix" she said.
| II know how you loved her, and I know
the words cut you like sharp knife"
ut Is true, Eve" he told her. In a low
voice-"it Is quite true. She has forsakeu
me-"
ut Is a terrible SORROW" she said; INC
greater sorrow could have befallen you
But, Felix, do not let It harden you
Some, when the sorrow falls to their lot
harden their hearts--shut all tenderness
all love. all affection away from them
They change their whole natures. tt
such persons Gods dealing comes as !
curse, not blessing"
such sorrow as mine must be curse, ,
he returned sadly.
by no means. You know the old say
Ing. sorrows are but blessings In dis
guise.' Who can shy In after years wha
guise their sorrow may wcarT
But loved her 80 dearly, Eve-and
have lost her." he said.
II know that you loved her; but, Felix
has there never been a mistaken love
Have You never heard Of man idealix
Ing a woman and worshiping In her vir
tues that she never possessed? The yer,
fact that Violet could prove false to 70,
proves also that she was unworthy O,
your love; that you thought her possessed
Of qualities quite foreign to her, and tina
she y not worth oil this passion Of 70
greet"
II loved her." was all he answered.
IT know, dear friend, l know" ant
Evclyn's voice was sweet as the cooling o.
a dove, 'and II Is q terrible grief to you
Felix, because we are such dear and tru,
friends. ! am come to talk to you abou
this sorrow. There are three ways II
which men meet sorrow. The weake
part Of them hy at once to drink, to dis
sipatiOn, to q reckless kind Of despair
they have no nobility. Others harder
themselves; they shut out all love an,
sympathy from their hearts; they grow
cold and proud, no that no kindly inau
ence reaches them. Others-and, dea
friend, believe me, these are the nobl
Ones--accept sorrow as part Of the discl
pline Of life--as gift sent from heaven
and, while they accept 1t with humility
they bear It with dignity. 1t makes then
nObler, grander and better. 1t IL an edu
cation that prepares them for heaven
Which Of the three classes will you join
FelixW
1.-THE last. IL I can, Eve" he said
slowly.
believe me-" she went on. earnestly
I'VE shall not know until we die wha
great sorrows do for US, and then we shal
thank heaven for them. There Is some
thing weak and cowardly 10 the Idea O
being beaten by any trouble. This worl
Is a battlefield, and we must fight nobly
The temptation to yield weakly to grea
grief IL one Of the hardest that comes I
us. 1t would be so much easier for YOU
Felix, to lie down and die than to do ba,
tie day by day, and so have to live you
sorrow down."
} Something In the brave face and tn
brave, patient voice touched him. II
looked up at her suddenly.
Surely, Eve" he said, you have ha
) no sorrow that you speak In such fash
ion?"
} She smiled, and he thought how like he
; face was to that Of pictured angels.
EYES," she said, II have a great sol
row; but 1t Is dumb-it will never fin
voice-it will die with me, and be burie
In my grave"
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