Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-06-11
CHAPTER XII.
A Heart That Waits.

Breads! And where on earth can the
loYer of boats find a more charming
resort? Close to the Manor of Hyde,
the country home of Earl Hyde in Nor
folk, there was one of these delightful
Broads-fiat as a billiard table, and
hidden by the tall reeds which border
ed 1t. But Annie Hyde lying at the
open window of her room in the Manor
House could see its silvery waters,
and the black-sailed wherry floating on
them, and the young man sitting at
the PROV fishing, and idling, among
the lilies and languors of these hot
summer days.
An aged man sat silently by her, a
man of noble beauty whose soul was
in every part of his body, expressive
and impressive-a fiery particle not
always at its window, but when there,
injecting and going through observers,
whether they would or not.
There had been silence for some
time between them, and he did not ap-
pear disposed to break it, but Annie
longed for him to do so, because she
had a mystical appetite for sacred
things and was never so happy and so
much at rest as when he was talking
to her Of them.
Dear father" she said finally, 81
have been thinking of the past years,
in which you have taught me so
much"
It is better to look forward, An.
ME-" he answered. THE traveller to
Eternity must not continually turn
back to count his steps, for if God
be leading him, no matter how danger.
GUS or lonely the road, He will pluck
thy feet out Of the net"
AS he spoke these words Mary
Damer entered. and she laid her hand
on his shoulder and said, my dear
Doctor Roslyn, after death what then
we are not all good-what them"
He looked at her wistfully and an.
swered, Il will give you one thought
Mary, to ponder-the blessedness OF
heaven, is it not an eternity older than
the misery of hell? Let your soul
fearlessly follow where this fact leads
it; for there is no limit to Gods
mercy"
Then he rose and went away, and
Mary sat down in his place, and Annie
gradually came back to the material
plane of everyday life and duty. In
deed Mary brought this element in a
very decided form with her; for she
had a letter in her hand from an old
lover, and she was much excited by
it's advent, and eager to discuss the
particulars with Annie.
ut is from Capt. Seabright, who Il
now in Pondicherry," she explained
HE loves me, Annie. He loved m,
long ago, and went to India to max,
money; now he says he has enough
and to spare; and he asks me IL
have forgotten
There is Mr.. Van Ariens to con
slider. You have promised to MARI!
him, Mary. 1t is not hard to find thu
right way on this road, think"
"Of course. would scorn to do
dishonorable, or unhandsome thing
But is it not very strange Willie Sea
bright should write to me at thi
time? How contradictory life isl
had also letter from Mr. Van Arien
by the same mail, and / shall answe
them both this evening" Then sh
laughed a little, and added, IL m Us
take care and not make the mistuk
an American girl made, under muc
the same circumstances"
What was it," inquired Ami
: languidly.
I "She misdlreeted her letters an
] thus sent No to the man whom of q
others. she wished to marry"
AS Mary spoke a soft brightness
] seemed to pervade Annie's brain cell
Z and she could hardly restrain the Q.
I clamatlon of sudden enlightenmeI
that rose to her lips.
/, MARY" she said, what a stranl
D Incident! Did you know the grip
5 Il saw her once in Philadelphia. M
b Van Ariens told me about her. She
I the friend Of his sister the Marquis
dc Tounnerre"
' Il am sorry for that unSortuna
9 American girl