Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-09-19

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and she longed to have her hands
among the lovely things and to give
her opinion about the delightful events
ssre to make tho next few weeks fun
OF interest and pleasure. And after
she had received a letter from Rem,
she resolved to humble herself that
she might be exalted.
Rem "a already fortunate, and I
can't help him by fighting his battle.
Fcrgetfuiness Is the word. For this
wrong can have no victory, and to be
forgotten Is the only hope for 1t. Be-
| side Cornelia had her full share IN my
happiness. and viii not let myself be
defrauded OF my share In her happi-
ness-not for a few words-no! GER
tainly not"
This reflection q few times res.tSs,
ateA Tea1i,.ca. II IL follow ing utte : )
My Dear Cornelia---I want 70 say
go much. that I cannot say anything
but-forgiye me. am shaken to
pieces by my dreadful sufferings and
sometimes do not know what l say,
even TO those ] love. Blame my sad
fortune for my bad words, and tell me
you long to forgive me, as long to BIO
forgiven.
Your
"ARENTA."
THAT win he Sufficient" she re-
fiected, "and, after all, CornelIa is
sweet girl. ! nm her first and dearest
friend. and ] I'm determined 10 keep
my place. Well, then, II have to eat
humble pie, have had my say. and
that takes the bitter taste out Of my
nouth-and sensible woman must |
look to her future. ! dare warrant
Cornelis is now answering my letter. |
dare warrant she viii forgive me |
very sweetU."
She spent half CT hour IN such re- |
Elections, and then Cornelia entered |
with smiling face. She would not |
regret: she stiled all her self
reproaches in On embrace. and she |
took her back with her TO her own
home. And 10 further repentance en-
barrassed Arenta. She put her ready |
wit and her clever hands to a score OF
belated things, and sIubbed and con-
tradicted the Van Diem and Sherman
girls into respectful obedience to her
earlier friendship, and wider expert
ence. Everything that she directed or
took charge Of, went with en- unmis-
yisor TO completion. and even
Van Eeemskirl; was delight
ed with her ability and grateful for
her assistance.
"The poor Arenta!" she raid to Mrs.
very helpful she is TO us, and
for her brothers fault she is not to
blame. wrong it would be to visit
It on her."
And Arenta not only felt this gra-
cious justice for herself. she looked
much further forward, for she said to
her father, 1T is really for Rem's
sake ! an SO obligirg. By and by
people will say there is no truth in
Lnat letter story. The Marqulse is the
rricnG of Lady Hyde; they are like
clasp.d hands. and that could not be
20, II Rem Van Ariens had done such
QIeaulul luiLb- IL ~ All LOH5eESe. |
And II | hear a word about it. shall
irow how TO smile. and liz; my should
,rs ard kill suspicion with contempt.
Yes, for Rem's sake have done the
jest thing"
So happily the time vent en-, that Il
appeared wonderful when Christmas
vas close at hand. Every preparation /
vas theG complete. II was . very Joy
y 20 into the Moran house. The |
mother. with z happy light upon her
ace. vert 10 and fro with that habit
~ sereT.ty. which kept the temporal
IRE q c"uo~tant pleasure at degree ,
ct too evhGustirg for continuance.
.rd Corr ella. krowirR her lover was {
very dag coming nearer and nearer, Z,