The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-03-21

over now" she said, as IL talking to
her heart.
"What is over, Mollie?" asked For
syth
"Everything-betw you and me-"
she answered lifting her eyes that had
only sorrow in them-sorrow. and
deep. deep pain
Forsyth's face blazed with anger.
"So!' he hlssed, selling her by the
shoulder and pressing his fingers hard
into the tender flesh. "It means that,
does 1t? l might have known better
than TO have trusted beautiful face.
But really, he got you cheap"
IL Leland Forsyth could have had
his words back by the loss OF his right
gladly. Half-drunken though he was,
he knew that nothing could henceforth
bridge the awful gulf he himself had
fixed between his life and hers; and
the knowledge took his strength away.
He sank upon the basins rim and
bowed his head in his hands. shiverlng
from head to feet.
She looked at him for Il moment. the
Saints scorn" on her face fading out,
and leaving only pity there. Then she
turned, and vent through the sunshine
and the singing of birds to her work,
that had in 1t now no hope of anything
fair and sweet-no couleur de rose of
love--no anything but the peace that
must go hand-in-hand with duty.
Six months later she redeemed her
watch.
She had worked so hard to do thisl
She had gone without the actual COM
forts of life. that she might meet the
obligation when 1t became due-for she
guessed rightly that no help would
come to her from Forsyth, and she had
grown thin and pale. and weak.
Godfrey Blake had noted all this,
but seal was on his lips. He could
not tell his love to the promised wife
of another, though 1t wrung his heart
to see the changes wrought by few
brief months; and his voice was
choked with tears when he said:
"And when am 1 to congratulate
Forsyth" He did not say "you." He
could not be false to his convictions
even in so slight a thing; and he knew
that Mary Ellet's marriage with For
syth would be, so far as she was con-
cerned, no subject for congratulation.
when he makes himself worthy the
love of q good woman's life! she said,
quietly.
do you mean" be began, eager
ly.
II mean that for six months l have
not seen him. l shall never see him
again! The old dream is endedl Do
not mention 1t any more; but do not
blame him"
Her voice was low and even: her
eyelids were dropped She did not see
the man cover his face with his hands
to hid his joy, nor the light there when
the hands had sought her own
"Mollier' he said, and something in
his voice assured her of what she was
to hear. 'AIollie!
IF it might be
Appointed unto me-
God knows how sweet to mel
TO plunge into the sharp surprise
OF burning battles. blood and cries,
And face the bitterest fire for YOU,
And fight the deadly fight for twor
l think l should be happier than any
other man on earth! l have loved you
long time, Mollie but l could not say
so until now, because you were not
free, thought. Look up, dear one, and
tell me / may make all your life
smooth and sweet henceforthl Look
up. and say you will be my wife-my
honored, worshiped wfe?"
She did look up"-how could she
help it?-and in an instant her head
was held close to the bosom that was
to be its refuge evermore, and her hap
py tears were falling like the quick
rain outside; and all her life was
budded for its blossoming; and a rain
bow spanned the heaven of her new
born hope; and God had not forgotten
to be graciousl
So she said, when she grew quiet and
could talk at all; and her lover was
content.
There Is new clerk in the lace de.
partment at Blake & Hillman's to-day.
and somebody shall never tell YOU
who-is to be married tonight in '.the
church around the corner. Saturday
Night.