The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-13

II have no doubt IN my own mino ina !
the sturdy stranger was ad,poi,
though no never afterwards would aoI,li'
,ha 1ect 10 me 1 never forgot the strons
snd sudden pull he gave us out OF az Sai
dificulties. q pull which am cer,alh rssn spu p,t
ed few years 10 my motner ,,onortsnt
nart Of all my life, and that upon WIZ WIZ
The whole OF my troubles nave nh nlls'u 7
Shortly after the death OF my ino.neta, ino.lnt, =, ,
fell In love; yes. though warnec ,al,
!, hv al the wiseacres I'm the place, iei,
in love with pretty race, puii ~
witching and sparkling eyes u that
most graceful and beauuful 10TH, lo,in ma
ever walked this earth DeloeraseS IT,
with open ewes / allowed myseli 20 D1.
come fascinated by sirl caleu Anirs s',
Jindsay, and from that hour 10 lhis tat S"t
truIv say | have never known VIA
,,eacs or rest is Every one saw that sns
,r.,s a ilrt but I saw only thst she VS.
beantlful Reasoning Is useless wMhSh M ','' "me
* in love; aud tholsh she at "tSl ~. ~.
fessed 10 laugh al me and my eulnes'
ss,,r'Is ana Looks. / persisted in nourlsn-
ing ths, passion that was eating my nle
away. and at length got her 10 prohiiso 20
TO marry me. and gnd OF haa Ma earTied In
NV pocket for months awaiting ner oe
cision But though she had now pics1sea ps So
herself TO be my wife, Annie caustu S ti'
more trouble than ever She sxeniee ss,s.I's.,
rr,,cr n he happier than when niruns
with others. and making me jealous all1
unhappy. Yet ] loved her stronger anu
more lercely than ever .hn
TIe naused 10 recover breath, ana me
look which he turned upon me as ne
brea;hed out the last pitiful words saiu' y.
a. rlajn as II he himself had adueo ~
- love her yet; could never ioNe an
other" ~.
.srhe time came round at last when she
was 10 be my wife, and ! said 10 mysen
that she would sober down soon enousn
when In house S ,,IIrishsS OF her pT II witI every
thing I could think Of that sho "ouiu
like / gave her presents, l0o-a 80,
ding dress and number OF other nuns, mt
hut she suddenly left the place apVue
week before the wedding day. s
"Ran away?" ] breathlessly lnterposeo'
nowerfully moved by his dreadful eager
ness 30 speak. lighting with the asl'a'ion
and weakness that held him back:
with the worst and lowest villain sne
could have picked off the streets or Glas-
Cow he hotly breathed In reply. oh
God. II she had only married some ome' nc,
or said she did not care Tor me, or Is
mained a good hardworkine girl coulu
have loved her and protected her 10 her
diving day. No matter though uio no'
get her: IL was her happiness, nor niIns, .'
shat was most anxious for: but 10 run
away 10 clone and 10 such IRE! OF
ten wonder / did not die could no.
have believed that any ono couid ., nsNe
hendured so much and I'VE; couia vain
,hro,,eh the streets. and sec the sun
shining and people smiling ana chiioren
laughing and jumping, ana not thiom
themselves into the river, ana nave oone
with IL. -,
again" 1 gently inquired, seeing that ms
uuickened breath was again Threatening
10 choke him. ~ ,,ora-tbat's
the name 10 give it, he chokingiy re-
turned. with his eyes again peconlns
misty. "She did not know the lie sne Was
going TO. or she would have gone % cow 4, Is Is
The (,lvde near our place. where ~ IL
,,,,re and clear and lain down III we
,iecnest pooi To welcome death as q irlen9
and "a avlour They tell me ! went mao
after she left the place. ana useo 10 20
-, tba house 7 had taken, and touch the
Si6erent articles | had bought ana say,
'Ay. ] know Annie viii be pleased WIN a.,
that. Yes; there won't be happle,, ~ ~
lie wife in the world than she VIII DC
there may be a richer but there can
he o happier.' And when l awoke out on
my troubled dreams, Annie was lost s'sh, ,
Of for ever by the low villain wno nao
taken her away. But she was IN Slas
vow. everyone said that, ana peneveu
n. and even guessed what she was NV.
ing by. though no one dared 70 prea'he
10 me. Well I sold all the thhss' anu anu
nut All my savings in my pocket, ana
went TO Glasgow. | said nothing TO any,
body about what 1 meant 10 90; as
knew they couldn't think Win my
thoughts. and would only ply ,r, ne " :
said IN find Annie, ana pick her out vi
The nire and make her a pure, good Wo.
man. though we should never ne augn.
b,lt hrothcr and sister. She shnll NOT uN
,.itbo,,t bcing able to say she had ono
friend IA, wish her we'll. But, GLASGOW ~
such big place. and knew so nttie oI
~ that | spent weary months, Tamplns
dav after day night after night, tnrouSh
wvnds and closes yet never coming on
any trace of her I wanted. could nave
gone 90 a detective and got him or tne
police to help me. but shrank from ,sii- i
ing nny one OF her shame or my Weak
ness. One day l was trailing wearily
through a close at the east END, wnen
met what thought was almost a llvine
image Of myself. Il was Lon, % .oYs,n1I Yst
wss glad to see him, and though ne
turned sharply away. as if ashamed !,
meet me, ! caught him by the arm an.
turn away from me i'm my trouble
need help. and you're the only one III al
this city I'd trust TO give H. lie s'W
that 1 was fearfully cut up anu excited
a WTfTr6ed- -Or;TT=c -TTuTr- wi-rrt-t-t<.it
him of my loss Well tbieving may h'
), hardening thing. and TOP might o.
brutalizod and everything that is bad
buf | tell you. when | went over AL
had suffered. he shed tears of sympathy
which rs more than ] ever got from IN,
own friends Then he Erasped my han'
IN the old kindly and boyish way, an'
said. i say. peerie, I'm real right dowi
sorry 10 hear this: hut you try 20 forge
the lifting little jade. She isn't WORT
one o. them tears you've got IN your eve
now. not one and " met her, | tell yol
Id kick her.. j can't SIT and hear
word against her, Oh. Top. ind her 10
me- and you may command every penn!
] have-my life itselfH-and when he saw
me get so angry and excited, he said a
last. We'll, since you won't give her ul
a. 4 bad lot. III help YOU TO find her
but mind. it'il have an 10 be done a
might. because | can't show myself mucl
through Tie day. ln fact Pceric, I'm no
ft company for amy honest man
I'VE began our search that very night
but somehow ! believe. she had gOt WOr,
or ne being in town looking for her, am
changed her lodging more than once. Jus
~ we were about 10 discover her. Ate
weary time spent I'm ihis way. Top on
might appeared before me with tho joyfu
intelligence that he had founa her, auuin
that he did not think she could give u
the slip this time az she'd been dow
with severe Illness. We started 10
the place. but just as we turned into th
street where she lived Top gfipped m
hard by the arm, and said. BY gum
there she -. coming down the stree
dressed like queen. ] spose she's bee
m debt. and they've showed her out
The moment he spoke ] felt a thrill IA
through my heart which ] feel sure
should have felt though / had passed Al
nle blindfoldcd In "a crowd aud lookin
forward saw an evl-like shadow Of m
fair love boldly approach us. with art
ncial smile and painted checks. Sh
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