Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-14
Her Return
1t Was Long
Delayed
By cLARIssA mAcklR

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For three long years Genet Saviile
sad nursed q bitter resentment against
her husband During this time there
was ever before her the mental pie
tnre Of their quarrel and the parting.
The recollection Of his white. con.
temptuons fare always stung her to
fresh hatred Of him. She could hear
his low spoken acrid reply to her up
braidIng The few words that had
sent her fleeing from the room aud
later from his honsa with all the quick
passion of her southern nature stirred
TO its depths.
She hnd sought solitude In an OBJ
seure Swiss hamlet She. who was
without kinsfoik, had cut herself loose
from the only tie that bound her to
her world She had not seen d familiar
face nor heard tile sound of well
known voire In al those thirty-six
months She had not read "A news
paper nor beard any tidings of the old
life ller private fortune. in negofi.
Rble S'S'ls'ii''s, Afforded ner every h'a.
'erini comfort sue nad music ana
'noNs. 'ief tavorite dog ana bltter
lhnneHs
Three Years. thlrty-slx months
Thousand days. aud more. ages ago.
since their parting N the library Never
rad she once ionged Tor the so''nd OF
Normans voisr. f9r me sight ot nis
tace. Tor re'oi''illatl0n. She hatea MN
for bis niitiasrst that nirht. hatea MN
TOT ms roo' contempt y nef hefVtS
as ne called y Always she WOMB re-
heniper hi'l' as sh' li'.il 'ast seen h'hl
Hoia and stern and hitier. Win no love
for heF' shr tea hef sol'l OF ttese IN
wholesome fehe'tiohs
Then one l"yefy morning Genet climb
ed NJ the Vefuani upland pastures re-
claimed from the rongh mountain SIDES
she paused ~ the siiedoW OF dirk
clothea iihe tree. Ililhlllls the pure al
aud glory'hg N fhe panorama OF noun
taln ana valley. pine forest ana us
taht glacier when CLOSE beside hef
there siirahg INT" view tapleau-a
young DAIRY farmer ana ms sweethrart
Genet had ofien watched tne peas
ants, per iAir race aInusediy con
temptuous OF their crude iovemaKins
lhls man ihisht nave peeh Norhhh :
twin brother- handsome clean cut.
gray eyed. brown skinned Iae giFl
was fresh ana sweet ana iair sne
was W ms arms ana MS nfhiy moldeu
ciin was pressed against the partlng ot
her golden h''ir'
Genet w'it'hed tnem' strange new
teeiing leaping 70 her mead 10 ner heart
"a whlte name OF jealousy thai seafed
ner WOUNDS the bitterness the anger
against her husband her pulses throb
bed, ana me hioed new TO her cheeks
sle Waleheu the mans race wlstiuliss i
huhgiliy' as one VINO looks on De
loved forgohen picture ana reVeis IN
the wonderment Of redlseovery
The Face OF the man was curiously
IKE that OF Norman-the timely shaped
head with It's closely brushed chestnut
hair, the straight nose. the resolute
mouth now softened into tenderness
The steadfast gray eyes. deep set and
black asied. we're fixed on the girls
face shyty lifted to his and exquisite
in IFS virginia. purity Of expression.
50 Norman must have looked at her
when he had told Genet Of his love.
Genet drew back among the pine
boughs and leaned her face against the
rough bark Of the tree She was trem-
bling with long controlled emotion. de
heiously thrilled at the wild prompt
lngs OF her wayward heart. lmpetu-
ously she had withdrawn from her nus
band. too hurt to render him justice
As passionately would ste return I"
MN ana heap tue smothered rlehes oi
her love ana a hfeiong devouon at ms
feet 70 repay FOR his suffering, his re
gret, ms loneliness. for he would have
suneFed keenif. ne VINO worshlped the
gross'ia sne trod All the world should
kho" shat s'ie VINO had 'eit MN IN an
hef without que reason ackno"ieaged
ne. .n'S'''Ae anu ',au reiurneu % nm.
aile' amniie sne ueseehaeu 10 me
,'. s.nase' s,'si''S r. ,ne way ~, 70 'ne 'ins
sha'ea "hess sAe "Neu Tue sihipie
pe"Ns,i,,s ,, an,o''s ~ muon, sie s"u spen'
usi eA,'e 'po"e', aiie' us' an "o''ue'
eu enu s.','''''p's sssesu w" .',e ~,
"ens' sna' 'iis sau 'aeeu iaus nau soui"
uapp'ness aisei an.
~ ~ 'Eu''ooie " s.s''e. I ns' ~
ea resentment w','en nau .opoeu ue'
her preparations for immediate depar.