The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-20


o,l1 the games, for we've got the right
NUM- er just four and no more
Under her girls magic all was
smothered The big Kerosene lamp
burned strong and steady and shown
down on four goodly Scotch-1rish
faces. The blue of the northern seas
was in Ellen's eyes, and her face and
rippled hair came from the jeanne
Deans and Nora Creenas of Britain's 3
song and story.
Griffith Howard sat there looking the
tower OF strength he had been to Ellen
al her lite from the days when he
had led her through swamps of dis
nal fractions" at the school ana
u;rded her steps from big dogs ana
big boys. A few years back, himselt
at the end of the High school, he couiu
crt csc between a clerkship and MS
fathers place as boss miner. ne
looL ed himself over. stretched ms
strong hands tCfore him and went IN
| to the mine. -,
The supreme object of his life was
TO marry Ellen Lynn and they would
row rave beer betrothed and she at
last m his home had not new eie
mont entered her life, making IL al
one unhappy tumult.
Ae the head of Lackawanna avenue
stand monstrous iron chimneys, i'ke
giant gate-posts to the mouse ol .'i'
At night, belching out ilames' 'neS
guide the sight-seer to wonderful
scene. ,.,,
Hero Ellen went with her brother
one night to watch the giants or lapor
rs standing in the tremendous G!are
of the furnaces they drag the moiteh
iron seething from their jaws. IN the
midst of this great picture, }. Charies
EdrhiU idled with his cigarette Wheii
ELLEN came. She attracted the eye u.
the youth without delay, and he saZeo
at her intcntly. After while ne ho.eu
that a living spark had lighted on he'
skirt and was eating into the iapr'c.
Hugh saw it also, and with lu'i VI
his hand bent to crush it out, but MT.
Edcehill was before him. With !"
gallant dash he threw himself on MS
krees before Ellen and made an elap-
crate busiress of 1uenching out the
danger. This act. romantically con-
strued, had posed him in some sign.
Sense as her deliverer, ana opene"
up the way to Il bicycle acquaintance
after a chance meeting on the l1iih-
hurst boulevard In these days, all the
world is awheel, from the parelool
darkv i'm the south, who from inns
chariot delivers marketing marvel
ouslv. poised on his head, up TO the
lady of fashion. Between these TWO
sx,remes all sorts of people ride.
So naturally Griff and Hugh on holl-
days. took many a joyous spin beside
the 1.-the Ellen along the glorious
smooth boulevard, winding up into re-
r:ons of pure air. She. with more !els-
ure went oftenest, and sometimes mere
she had found Edgehill after the visit
TO the furnaces and apparently py
chance, encounters grew apace. lie
was the son of one of those men, them
selves diligent to whom coal mas
n wealth which will bless or heavily
curse their children, as the case may
be This particular young man had
embarked thus far only in the enter
nrise of living upon his father Some
nretext of business might be found FOR
him eventually. Meantime he idled
tbc livelong day, fulfilled on light lit
erature and ready for romantic 'epi-
sodes to fall in his way. Certainly ne
nould not let this one. with such
beauty as Ellen, lapse without result.
Fancy and Imagination flew to work,
and the pursuit of Ellen became the
chief business of his hours.
What he proposed to himself as the
outcome of the chase, ne did not in
ouire but he was quite sure that he
wanted extremely to make love to FL
len TO kiss those beautiful lips, ana
to awaken the love-light in those deep
eyes
10Th 10
spring. they skinned awheel, till her
brain Was filled with countless nat
,erles and vague visions of an opulent
future as his wife, far away from
culm piles and strenuous toll.
Acutelv conscious of ii all. Griffith
Howard fought with apprehensions
until that died down into silent angry
daspair. The end came one day. when
he and Ellen wheeled up the boulevard
for the first time together in many
months He had Il few hours from ms
work and could not deny himself the
miserable pleasure of being beside her
closed to him as he felt her heart and
thoughts When they rested at length
on the rocky bank, high above the
city. she would not have been woman
| had not her eyes dropped under the
love and pain in his. Looking down
on those homes, vision sweet as
heaven came to him of the one he had
looked to share with her. But Ellen
turned moody gaze below, upon the
strange tumble of stately homes ana
black culm mountains,
"How miserable it is to be poor
said she. thinking aloud.
Yes, most miserable, for us II the
money and houses are all that make
the happiness; but are they?'
Ellen did not respond. He longed to
| take her in his arms and cry Love is
| enough" but in her eyes he already
saw the answer, 1T is not enough
And so they fingered for poor little
hour till the westward sun reminded
! him of a night errand in the mine. AS
| he arose heavily. j. Charles Edgehill
| came whirling up the road. He had
| apprised Ellen that he should be there
at that hour and view the sunset and
| though she had made no appoint
| ment, he now assumed that she intend
| ed to linger, Ellen hesitated between
| the two men wishing to remain and
hut little perceiving in her unawakeneo
heart the pain and fury and grief of
| Ciriff Howard. She sat upon the rock
! the men standing beside it. Finally
| she said lightly:
| "You will have to make a rush for
| IT, Griff, If you are to be in the mine
| at the hour, | shall only hinder you
| and will come down more slowly with
Mr.. Edgehill,"
| Griff made no word of reply but
| turned downward to the shade of the
valley leaving these two on the
| heights.