Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-29
CHAPTER XIX.
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Louisa Banks felt that her cup of
misery was full, but there was more,
much more, to be poured in yet.
When Sim did not appear at break
fast next morning. she went up to his
room to see if he was there 1t was
then she discovered the little pile of
money and the papers he had left on
the table. With a premonition of what
was TO come she pushed the money
aside and eagerly took up the first pa
per and unfelded 1t. 1t was the poor
little note Sim had written. TO her. She
read II through, then sank fnto;a chair
and, piIlowing her head on the table,
burst into tears ~" -V' tni q
1t would have been hard heart that
would not have been affected by the
simple ,pathos Of Sims words, and Lou
lisa was not hard sheaffSd,- She WAS
touched, deeplY- touched. by the manly.
generous maunur IN ytrich- absolved
her from ALL blame, and .braveiy took it
al ono his, own SHOULDERS, That note
presented him, 70 her, ina new And a
far more favegablS light than. she had
ever seen lIim9 Jtrshowed how truly, be
could love, how good and generous his
heart was ead -asw grand and noble his
nature. .& ~ SIoU i'sE1a
She realized now that In losing him
she had lost one OF the ,pprest and tru-
est souls that reYer livsd- aud she, We
gnetted, deeply and sipcerely,, that she
Sbald not love- hiInuo , ar.ay' uorv
is'But trieG,"fshe told liorselhtSStpd
knows. 1 tried, to love. nan amb wanted
Ito love him, but I souiau't. Yet! pIwas
not ivsStbxI0r sssE {. '$SSn 9 9tIs such A6
Fead theme oNaTNI The stearS. started
saffesHuo Iherg oyesunI ,nIgasui,lIs
"AI6re OF ais SoSasrsss she theught.
I.'.No otfer tia nnw 6dRP RaSedone such a
thing, q ? tSihf!i" Poor a qpa+tbfohhn
'Siml How nifty yQyi!sa' sri IinsH
|. Later IN, Jhe diiy .Sntt TSeft iodt' and
stosd. by the gate, 1oollhs DOWN to-
ward the wVosL the WY She bad sSsn
IlSlm eeaitipe NSzisus. .aYspipgsri lr Ter
heastiAkas heavy; aodl hars thoughts
we're bill II shim,. Q iBefone- he s1entqehe
| had always thoeiSRt siaseehid tnNer be
happy except WITH Prank ssf.lten, shut
| now she felt -tlrsst -sa4e- eould-never he
happy again nndeS ANY circumstances.
Presently Mary Mann Game down
| the street on her way home from the
'st6re. wheP6 she hsaaG9ne tqsYieY Mel
WINS rcInniIsS nm dstps learn Az the SDews
About sshso sl'a ezaly Sn5 Rasess had not
fbeen a39h home ahnday .salRb nc. cane
had. TishtA her! So she WAS erntfely az,
EpotaIifaf! 16Hf ALI 4ha had ssans,afea ~ BOT
T the eeohihHIHnh,ty iii a tuRfttt 6aftgteae,
tpen+ow N9SXo NaBa' SHsSS It ti fS md
tglad 9fs aJh opportunity ia felbb 1ner rnswS
0apd ,at0 Abs 4 sanssntime oiAAfiT q, Sspe
wonndnon osss sSse 'hatsbtshe st9pRed
hwhsnashegemhed AIrsodaan bsaand rae
eoSfef~ Rer .sswettwSSepa. Nserp swestly
| with: i16ays
iseslqo@dy.s I0uResy sa4ans rightrGlat
to Sec you. Yeh ra9eweA2" sN 40
"fih very ven. AIRS Mann, "-Emnsf
zreplisd .coldly without looklRSs up: 80 .
T. tn glad To- hear II. ioSIrs. AaAhn salC
ips 1es suaTest tones. fgH9Pffg f,9disa'i
atcoldnesse I'm -Eale glad sfo B9fr' It
yIs1seesS, hutrE muss1 say H9u AIN
a-lookin.NetE whdl. "0oU 10
1s91'PhI seey well; thanA1 ypu,".Im
'Yes?'asAhd Sin LlrE1 sapposeo Ghe'
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