The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-30

Joris, no matter what sh1 had seen,
or what she had heard. There were
places In life to which alas! truth
could not come, and this might be one
Of them. Though all the world blam.
ed her lover, she would excuse him.
Now a woman's intuition is like a
lcopard's spring. II seizes the truth
II II selves It at all--at the first bound.
and Il was by this unaccountable
mental agility Corneiia had arrived at
the conviction Of her overs fidelity.
She reflected that now he was so far
away, II would be possible for her to
call upon Madame Van Heemskirk.
She resolved therefore to call upon
Madame Van Heemskirk the following
week. She expected the old lady
might treat her q little formally, per.
haps even with some coldness. but she
thought Il worth while to test her
kindness.
One morning Mrs. Moran said. "Cor.
nelia, I wish you to go to william
Twins for some hosiery and Kendal's
cottons."
Very well. mother. I will also look
In at Fishers" and IL was at Fishers
that she saw Madame Van Heemskirk.
Good morning. madame" said Cor.
nelia, with a cheerful smile.
Good morning. miss. Step aside
once with me. A few words I have
to say to you" and as she spoke she
drew Cornclia a little apart from the
crowd at the counter, and looking at
her sternly. said:
"One question only--why then did
you treat my grandson so badly? A
shameful thing II Is to be u fiirt"
II am not n fiirt, madame. And !
did not treat your grandson badly.
No. indeed!"
Pray then what else? You let
young man love you-you let him tell
you sO-you tell him yes. | love YOU
and then when he says marry me.
you say, no Such ways | call bad,
very bad. Not worthy Of my Joris are
you. and so then, | am glad you sails
no"
Madame. you are very rude
And very false are you"
Madame ! wish you good morn.
Ing and with these words Cornelia
left the store. Her cheeks we're burn.
ing. the old lady's angry voice was In
her ears. she felt the eyes OF every
one in the store upon her. and she
was Indignant and mortified at a meet.
ing 20 inopportune. why had Joris
lied about her? Was there no other
way ont of his ENHANCEMENT with
her?
She could arrive at only one con.
chsion-Annic's most unexpected ap.
pearancc had happened Immediately
after his proposal TO herself. lie
was pressed for time. his grandpar.
ents would be especially likely to en-.
barrass him concerning her claims.
and OF course the quickest and surest
way To prevent questioning ON the
matter, was To tell them that she had
refused him. And then after this
explanation had been accepted and
sorrowcd over, there came back to her
those deeper assurances. those soul
assertions. which she could not either
examine or define. but which she felt
I feel It! II is not his fault. | must
not think wrong Of him.
One day at the close Of October she
put down her needlework with a lit.
tie impatience. II am tired Of sewing,
mother. she said, "and I will walk
down To the Battery and get n breath
Of the sea. ] shall not stay long"
On her way to the Battery she was
thinking OF Hyde. and OF their fre.
quent walks together there. and ere
che quite reached the house OF Ma.
dame JacObus she was aware of n
glow Of fire light and candle light
from the windows. She Iuickened her
steps, and saw a servant well known
to her standing In the open door. She
Immediately accostcd him.
Has madame returned at last.
Ameer?" she asked joyfully.
Madame has returned home" he
answered. She is wcary-she In not
alone-she will not receive tonight" !"
The mans usually so
friendly-was shy and peculiar and
Cornelia felt Eaddcncd and disappolnt.
ed. She walked rapidly home to the
thoughts which this unexpected NJ.
rival induced. They were hopeful
thoughts. leaning however she direct.
ed them-toward her absent lover
She went into her mothers presence
full OF renewed expectations and met
her smile wlibl6nc of unusual bright.
ness.
'Mailams JacObns is AT home" said
Mrs Moran, before Cornelia could
speak. She sont for your father
Just after you left the house, and
suppose that he Is still there"
"ls she sick?"
II don't know, fear so. for the
visit is "A long one"
II was near ten o'clock when Doctor
Moran returned and his face was
sombre and thoughtful-the face of a
man who had been listening for hours
to grave matters and who had not
been able 10 throw on their physical
reflection.
Cornelia at once asked:
| rs madame very ill?"
"She Is wonderfully well. Il Is her
husband"
Captain Jacobus?"
Who else? She has brought him
home. and doubt II she has done
wisely"
What has happened John? Surely
you will tell us!"
There Ii nothing 10 conceal.
have heard the whole story.-a very
pitiful story-but yet like enough to
end we'll Madam told me that the
day after her sIster-in-law's burial
James Lauder, n Scotchman who had
| 0ften saiied with Captnin Jacobua