The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-21

hind him, he asked, Whom is your
letter from, Annie? 1t seems to please
you very much"
She leaned forward to him, with the
paper in her little trembling hand,
and said:
1T is from Cornelia."
My God!" he calculated and the
words were fraught with such feeling.
as could have found no other vehicle
of expression.
'Shes has sent you, dear George, a
copy Ct the letter you ought to have
received more than two years ago.
Read it,
His eyes ran rapidly over the sweet
words, his face famed, his hands
trembled, he cried out impetuously:
/ But what does it mean? Am l
quite in my senses? How has this let
ter been delayed? Why do get only
copy?"
Because Mr. Van Ariens has the
original"
1T is all incredible. What do you
mean, Annie? Do not keep me in
such torturing suspense"
cit means that Mr.. Van Ariens ask
ed Cornelia to marry him on the same
day that you wrote to her about your
marriage. She answered both letters
in the same hour, and misdirected
them"
Gods death! How can punish so
mean a scoundrel? I will have my
letter from him, if 1 follow him round
the world for it."
You have your letter. now 1 ask
ed Cornelia to write it again for you;
and you see she has done it gladly
Angel of goodness! But will
have my first letter."
ut has been in that mans keeping
for more than two years. would not
touch it. 'Twould infect gentleman
and make of him a rascal just as
base"
/ He shall write me then an apology
in his own blood. l will make him
do it, at the point of my sword. Re.
member, Annie, what this darling
girl suffered. For his treachery she
nearly died. speak not of my own
wrong-it is as nothing to hers"
However, she might have been
more careful" u.
annie, she was in the happy hour
of love. Your calm soul knows not
what a confusing thing that is-she
made a mistake, and that sneaking
villain turned her mistake into a
crime. BY Gods mercy, it is found
Qut-but how? Annie! Annie, how
much / owe you! What can l say?
What can do?"
BE reasonable. Mary Damer really
found it out. His guilty conscience
forced him to tell her the story,
though to be sure, he. put the wrong
on people he did not name. But I
knew SO much of the mystery of your
love sorrow, as to put the stories to-
gether, and find them At. Then
wrote to Cornelia.'
How long ago."
About two months"
why then did you not give me
hope ere this? ?"
Il would not give you hope, till hope
was certain. Two years is a long
time in girls life. It was possible
thing for Cornelia to have forgotten
to have changed"
| Impossible! She could not forget.
She could not change. Why did you
not tell me? should have known her
! heart by mine own"
| II wished to be sure, - repeated
Annie, a little more sadly.
Forgive me, dear Annie. But this
news throws me into an unspeakable
condition. You see that must leave
for America at once" III
NO. do not see that, George"
But M you consider e,
1 q have been considering for two
months. ~ me decide for yon now.
for you pE al not able to do so wisely.
Write ~ once to Cornelia 81 that il
your duty 10 well as your pleasure.
But before you go to her there are
things indispe nsable to be done. viii
you ask Doctor Moran for his child