The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-06-17


ried that morning
~ Y. arriedp I exclaimed: awl.y / Ma
not the least idea that such a ding Was esis1s
ever thought orr r.
NO more had we. Master gi,as !
rev weeks ago." answered Martbo
Dlusning, and, you know, you have NOT
seen US Since Christmas, 81 aa yon
nag Kindly sent me an invitation to come
doWn and see you, thought would
80. aAs re hperty TO bring Josiah along
trip" DOAt - 70
am very much delighted to see you
Dotn' ana you shall stay with us for
your noneymoon,' | said, shaking a hand
OF each. But you might as well have
invited us to your wedding"
martha laughed and blushed: and then
my rather and Mr.. Jonathan offered their
warm congratulations to the happy bride
and bridegroom.
And are you still at the Corinthian.
Jcsiah?' I inquired.
No. ne answered; Martha has Der
suaded me to relinQuish public life. and
her farmer has procured for me an an
polntment upon the railway as a porter"
A=1lrtle time afterwards, Martha came
10 me with airadiant countenance. "Only
tHAhK, she said; "that dear, good Mr..
Jonathan is going to set us up In husi-
ness FOR your sake! And, Master Silas.
what did use to say when YOU made
such fuss about the little / could do
for you-didn't tell you you would be
rich some day, and what fine thinps &ou
would do for me?' ~--.
But ! am not rich, my good Martha, -
said, smiling. "and 1t is not who have
done this for you"
On but it's all the same, sir" she
said, with a very sly look.
Presently my father, Martha, and 10
siah went into the house. But Mr.,
Jonathan remained behind, and taking
my arm, strolled with me across the
lawn.
'Silas, my lad" he said, in a Kind
voice, the. sight Of that happy couple'
has set me thinking upon a subject I
have long had in my heart! Although
1 have never mentioned it, / know all
ABOUT you and Clara. Mrs. Wilson told
me what she knew, and have picked IN
the rest here and there. have waited,
however, until now. In the FIRST place.
l wished to know you better, to Judge
OF your disposition; and, In the second
place, although the ties that bound Won
to that unhappy woman were OF The
weakest, yet after the dreadful circum-
stances that attended her death, we were
compelled in decency to allow a certain
Tune to elapse before the subject OF love
and marriage could be preached"
"Ah, sir" answered mournfully.
CLARA has ceased to love me. She will
never forgive the wicked weakness of
my conduct in gaining her love while
another claimed me as her husband"
1T was very culpable," answered Mr..
Jonathan, gravely; "and In any ether
person could never have pardoned it:
but your life, my poor boy. has been so
exceptional, that it would be hard to
judge you By the rules OF every day
life"
=
"And you forgive me-. darling?" I
whispered as held Clara in my arms.
Il was never angry with you," she
answered, softly. II only felt sad, and
that wished to de-"
She was mine-mine at last! Nothing
$OOAA okohN pCIWSEA US uUW save Q&0TN
oh, the bliss, the rapture of that mo-
ment!
l am lying at her feet, with my head
resting against her, and my face upturn-
ed towards hers, as l used to In the old
days. The cool air of the soft summers
night, laden with the perfume Of the cIus-
tering roses, steals through the open lat
tice. There is no light save that Of
the moon. that streams through the win
dow, cheQuering the floor with the shad-
ows of the overhanging leaves. One
broad beam glances over my darling's
head, making her golden hair glisten like
threads Of gold, and falls full upon the
portrait of her mother that hangs behind
her. She Is translating the rhapsodies
that fill the souls Of both into loves own
language-music. Oh, those wild, pas
sionate strains, how they thrill through
my soul! They tell all the story Of our
love-soft, melancholy, mysterious
then broken by sobs and wails-swelling
into horror and cries of agony-then
melting into soft. dreamy harmony too
ecstatic for joy, too hopeful for sadness
and so they die away into the passion
ate silence of love.
(The end.)