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DYSPEPSIA.
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dutle. t.1 lite. r'or'Mrt'u'urs .Mre.
P. Di l l' sus, Fituburg, Pa.
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wail coinpi ilcd durmir ike la.it 5 veers of my ill
m xs to nt on mv chair d:iy and nlyrbt Kanplnr for
l.rcuth. My mtlorir.ics "ere beyend deacription.
In de.pa.lr I cx;eriniontr.1 n myself compound
Ina- roots and b.'rt'fl anil Intia.lng- tbe medicine
thin obmi-n-l. I b-rtiinatflY discovered tblt
WI'MiKM VI trt'Kc. HU ASTHMA AM)
IH n H UU. wirnouJ t rWive the mot stub
bu'rnraseot A.slllM.V IX HVE MlNl'Tr-S, se
that the patient can lie down to rest and sleep
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ed extractlrom unsol:ciit4 ivtlaiobluU. all of re
cent il-itc
Oliver V. II. Ilolnii". S.m Jr. f'ul. write.: M I
find tlie Krniedy all an ! evea tuorc than repre
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K. M. trs.in, A. M. Warren. Kan., write;
Was t'catol by euiiufnt pliy.'ciana of this coun
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Siaien nothing aUjrOod rcii.:f like your j repara-
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FLTTE1W AND LUIIES.
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Ho loanM nin the cuto anil icen'!
tlinniU t!n- lintrititf ma?i oi vin tcn.l
1'iM tli.it t'uruiiaeil the littl. jwirrli tliat
fucitl him, aiiKol ; laonif nL. an.l then
oH iiin tin' ;ite itiir'lr, in amaher nu
nii'iit st-.l miii Uu' !iiirstep of tliv rut
t:;s. His sti-p v.-as hf:ir.l n-l its itia
luons aitsivi-nil ulttinst aton-f by nronn
woman, vrlt-t uli-l'-l ijnietlr from wttliin
;tttl ttaik his ni'errl IkukL One thinks
ami thinks justly i.ir tiu.- miet part, that
t . tli.-ri-i-tiii if :t niuti ami tvuT.iaa
wh.-u thi-y arc mirotruiiifl ,y tunvi-n-tinn
ir tin- Miis imisii.-HM if tho ire-n'
of ih'ln r, is ti know what they ure toon
iin.thi-r ; at l.-nt tie of ns who trttrn-t
to nii-k n-rt li. 111s ami kevu dflm--tiins,
iii'ivi tli.' hi art from the uriftiii.
Rut thi ri.' :u' tni'ii ami wouii'ii tij, vit..o
n uuros Hiv iiin iti lv rctii'i-nt of exiivs
sionaml to whom tliv instinct of svlln-on-trol
nii.lo;.-v.iIini-nt of r motion juan fnml
auii nt.tl an l is-iitiul a.a tlx; Min-I im
pulsi" of tin? hint tluit WaiLs f.r iLirkne-ss
an I ni.'Iit to nival its wiiuss, or tho
flower that elost-s with the lir-t jst-ji of
ilay's ol!ioxioiis -yis. In sm h naturi'.:
evi'ty itniti!-n- is siilxiriliiiHtt-l to Kflf-jjos-scsNion
; rather than lireak thesat-reil sttl
s -t iioii the vessel wlr'in their win 1m lio
Htillm an.l i-oni.n-i-d, they will live
foivver like the p-nii shut within the nar
row LoiupIs of Mtt-iii'i? anil set-ricv. The
matt whot-Mik Amy Forters-n''.s fi.ui.l n
that lovely Jitne morning of which I a:n
telling you. was rast in his monM. Ami
he met her in he mi-lit have don hal
t!-.y hoen lm.ther aiul niMer, tr even
pleasant aeijnaintan.iii ; met heraioiiwon
t eaily SMininer's luorniiu:, in the soft
b ilniv s .iitlu rii air, an.l yot no tone or
look showeil that he was her lover, more
than that, her aec i'tel lover. So it was.
"Amy," lie said, "can ynrt walk with
me? I want to talk with "yon. I have a
letter from tho North? it came this morn,
in-."
-I w ill go with you at once, Iialph ; jnst
let 1110 jret my hat.". An.l she ran li-jhtly
tip stjus ami returned in a moment.
-Vow I am rvaily," she sai.l ; ami taking
his arm, they crossed theanlen path ajiJ
wandered oir under the live onks.
Amy Foili-scne w:vs the daily poverties
of Mts. Hey ward's children, and the little
cdla.j in which she livel alone, and
which In-longed to Mrs. IK-y ward, va.s
hut a stons throw froui th? trre-.it hottso
h n-th. Hey wards lived. Hither she
had com-.' but three monrlis b, f-re, and
here she had met Rarjh Holcoml, who
was this resident tutor of tho two Ilcy
ward lads and had Int-n for two years
p i-r. lie Ixad-tnrneil to her eajpTly at
l r.t lMiaus- she was from the North,
wlcre a'oii.' lie could breathe freely and
b his real self. For his nature was al
s..l'iii!y .1-void of a sin-jl.t clKird th-it
1 on' i vibrate in harmony with the . nirh.
Kv;'ii the physical inaniiiiatu lialnre -4.ivj
.'liiii ii ) picture ; the very air heavy uitli
jastiiiii" an ! magnolia oppress.-. I him with
evcrv brenMi. Theoilers and r-!oi-s cloye.l
on Ids s-ns-'s without feeding thi-in.
lie h id no ituasination to lie toiii-Iiel, no
Venn of undeveloped tropical nature to lo
tempted forth. He w;i of the North not
only by birth, brei-lni, cultivation, and
conviction, but his fibre, his blood, his
spii it were of the North in the broadest
and dcejieM sense. No when this yo-in-e
zirl had come into his life, she. fueni.'l a
spring suddenly bur.-tim; firth iunles.
i-i t, and he longed to drink deep of its
waters ; ure, they would bo col J and puro
and fresh as if they trickled downwards
from wot hislelovel eiant snow mount
ains. Then he loved her. Ho did not
spend himself for her or 011 her He did
imt uicit and flow and Llend with her
soul. Ho stiKiJ upright, unl lending, and
i-onstrained her to come to him. He had
no dmibt that for her it was lx-st he
know he could trust himself that his love
was a Ix-tter, surer, sounder thin;' than
,miv burst of tropical fin, of Southern heat
lihtnim:. He euiiid s-iiely k;iy to a wom
an : "Lean on my heart lay thv sweet
hands in mino a'nd trust toine; f. -r he
knew himself, and that lie wxs rtroti
eiiottlt atid tnie enough to he lea no I on
and trusted in; and she had felt the
power of his almost bublim egotism (for
egotism is a power, and, iu somo &1i.m-s,
the 1'reHt working power of this worl li,
an I the sw ay of his will, an l more than
That, the need of bis protection. No wiien
lie ask.- l her to share his fortunes and his
life, sbe said yen, and was triad to say it.
Nor had she rosm-tted it, for lie had added
much to her liie and altered iiolhir. tluit
she cared for. She had dreamed oi Love
aud a roiiijueror, n anlr-ister, a glorious
pres.-m e that eaaie on the wilcrs of tho
wind and made' all thiiius new, anew
h -aven anla new earth. She had dreauied
of an essence which poured into her
heart's springs should trouble its waters;
and she had even a vivid though vaue
si-iis.' of :i storm not to l ilrea-hsl, a
tempest of t-lements w hich made her hart
tli rod wildly hut not with fear. She had
.lr..amd of a scene whose li"ht would
m iVe e-teii the phmmire of theso brilliant
hir.ls, the lutes of those reliant flowers
more intense and deeper in color lend A
subtler senst jowvr to tin mav;i'io!i.t
bl. Minis until they should make her soul
ache with their intoxicating odor. I'.nt
there wcr.f onlv dreams, and when she
had .1 lover, anil thev did not come as re
alities, w hen his looks, touches, and words
never sii-imsl to have l"en born in that
ideal world, she said to herself, lt was n
dream of a dream ; life is not like that;
that is HK-try, and all that a man or
woman rets is in themselves or front
themselves." K.ilph had made life easier
to her in many ways. It was such a rest
to have the drudjrery of her brain-work
quietly lifti-d oil her "mind ; such a relief
to have some one to turn to when lior
joir little head pt misty over Ixxilvs ; mid
fie was so "trou an l wise and calm.
I. very one approved, every one syinNith-i.--d;
it wasoiiooftlio ciiKfrteineiits that
so satisfy every suiorricial requiri'iiient as
to nns-t with support and satisfaction on
si-!-.-s. Mrs. Hey wan I thought it an
excellent thing on truth sides; ''and then,
iv dear," she would kiv, he is s sensi
i.le, so cousiderato, never kois voil up
I.i'e talking, or lots you take cold fookin
at the moon ; just ;ts a huslcmd." And,
iudcol, .Mrs. Hev ward's satisfaction was
Imt natural. 1'alph never led Amy into
any of the sweet iniliscrctious of lovers.
His ji ission f,,r her novi-r st-:ned to jrive
hi. 11 that fee'in-z w hich tills the universe
with its own i:iiairc, and for tie time can
tolerate 110 lesser thought. They ha I no
misxls, no caprices, nothing of the torrent
1 r prccijiice. All "still waters and L'recn
pastures," and Ralph was a piod sheph
erd, watchful and tender, gentle and un
tiring. "Amy," he- said abruptly, after they
had walked for a few moments silcutly,
"1 must p wav from thi place."
"Away, lialph! where?"
I do not quite know; to tlie West,
I think. I have a plan for a school there.
Rut let me tell you about my letter. My
brother is ilea. I."
Xh. KalDhJ" '
w - -una he paused for on ? 1110-
nieut to tiuiiten tlie iron band of self-control,
lest his voice bhonld fa'.t.-r. "lis
tiled three days &p and ny mother is
siioiie. 1 must po to her, and the must
live with in.", ihe cuunot lm left a!u4ie."
I '.lit. ICaiph, you will Uwt leave tao
ilone?"
"Alone? Why, my darling, yon will c-
with us with 1110. I have not told you'
yet. T110 holidays b(;iii to-inorniw, l:nd
1 si mil st: irt for the North. Two mmth j
less I hoe will jrive roe ample time
to arrange everyttiiiist Then 1 wid coin
back here for you; we will lc huutmiI at
once amd ir to our new home in the
Wes. away fnun this languid, enervating
S:ith. Then 1 shall Ik; a man airoin, and
we v. ill be happy."
"Rut oh. Ralph, must yon po? I ha-1
s built 0:1 th hoi i lay with you. I
thought w could have such pleasure,
such delig'ii. such a rent taste of the f-Jc
fur n'rj.fi ; and you know," shf -ontin-u.sl,
l.iuhiii 1 i 1 tii Uv as slie atiw a slight
sha I . c mi.- over his i'a-e, "I care for tire
Si:i:h, R ilph, and its llowcrs aibl fruits,
its sun and air."
"Well." li said, pressing Ids lijs Iv
p'ther liruily and th-n smiling sweetly
(a way hi? ha. I. which M'emod to say, "I
aiu siixiig, but thou 1 will lie gi'iitie toi" ),
"I mi;ikso you can idle and loiim.? to
your heart's content w ithout tuo, an l I
um-t g. For myself, I shall be glad to
climb a hill and "set? a brow ii-fi-.irln-r.sl
tiinl again. I'.ut, dear, I must star
here Uoiv. I have all my prearationi to
make. I have said nothing to tho Hey
wards as yet. I cane? first to yon, and
you will consent, will you not, Amy, to Im
wiy Amy in September?"
"I am yours now, Ralph. I have no
one to ask; aud if you wLeh it are you
sure it's beat '.' Xhj West is so far. too
dreary!"
"Far from whore, dear? This is n-
Lome lor us n , no. I will go and do
my work and come back for my reward.
And von wid wait and miss 1110 a little.
Amy?"
"Indeed, dearest, I shall not know what
to do without you no arm to lean 011 or
brain to teach me ; no hart to rest in."
"I will come back to you and always tn
tic? .-i-iinc. It makes me happy to hear
you say that I am these things to you.
Th.'y are so preeminently w hat I thiuk a
man should !. wh.it 1 "wish to be to thj
woman 1 love."
"Well, dearjst, yon are all that to me."
said Amy dreamily, am! they turned back
to the house.
"Till to-night, gool by," he slid, draw
ing her toward linn by her hands w hich
he had taken, and Liking di-cp into her
eyes. "How blue your eyes, are, Amy
Bine, bine a- it' that kr let fill
A uawi-r Iruna 1L. ccrulntu walL.
"What. Ralph! poetry fnmi you?"
s.nly Hryant," he sai.'L Ltughmg. "Sen
timi'iit, not pissiou ; thought rather than
feeling a Northerner like myself, aud
like you too. my darling."
"I don't know that. S lmetimos I fli'nfc
I have a iiev of the South iu me," ahv?
bai-l.
"No.no a thousmd times no. Yon
ere mill", and so riht Northern a violet,
a wren on an edelweiss.
"Yours, certainly, an.l I FUppose, there
fore, what you make of int." And bo
they paiteiL
That ni.'lit ho came and hade Imt fare
W ell, held her i hia heart, and told her
t:i it he loved lier and woul 1 co:u? aain
and marry her, and take her home t-.'-l
her so strougly and calmly; and she rested
in his anas and tiowed her head rn his
heart, an I felt at jK-aceand rest. No then
good-by was sai l. The nest lnoniing
Ralp'i I !o!i-.i!.i1h' pallopil past the oot
tage before Amy aivuki iiiil. looked up at
the closed lattices, and blesseil her sleep
with ail hLs heart ; then set his lace
northward with r.-solute purpooo auJ
eabti assur.m.-e of his power.
A wink had gone by a week nf perfect
summer; the holidays bad begun, and
Amy had sot her face to live as Ralph
Ind counselled andtlesited her to do.
She knew just what he had meant and
w ished for her to do that sttiuiuer vaca
tion the course of study he had
marked out, the n-gular ncc'upatiou for
Ixhly and mind, exercise for both coming
systematically and steadily Uoii each
other's heels, lxjth followed by n-p.so
and r.s-t for mind and lsxly and she
ha I determined to carry out his wishes;
had begun, indeed, to do so, and all had
run on s:nx;hly and evenly. Rut on
th.it seventh morning sho awoke later
than usual, owing to the trifling a-videiit
of her blind havinvr been cii.-. --d ; and
w hen her eyes ojwneil the day was upon
her, with all its wealth of s,l,r and odor.
The slight freshni'KS aud simp!euesof th
early morning had irme, tie sun liad
kissed every drop of dew from the (lowers,
and the shadows were scarcely visiliiu.
Amy sl.-vrd tin instant at the d or of the
cottage, and then plunged into a shadv
walk, w here she could sit atid rea l and
Hot sillier from the sun. She settled hcr
wlf in an accustomed place, but she couM
not command her usual jsmver of att--r.-tion.
The day was to mueh for her.
She had nil nature against her, and sh j
was not meant to light aginsl Nature, leas
of alia nature to which she was attuiiod,
and whose influences bhe felt the nioro
intensely that "he was not a mere roll .-x
of the indwelling spirit about Ii-t, but a
being of complex and intrii-ate hatTjorir.
She was, indeed , as Knlph h:d said,".-
violet, a northern il-jw.-r; but !'r?re w-.tj
jxissibilities in her soul, capacities in her
nntiiie, "J1? P'Vl fr-ars u t kindle
ho;-s, nn tindistinguisliable fiirong," of
which he never dreamel. not lieing in
his ihilo.s.phy. Tho scarlet of one flower,
the scout of anothvr, wouH make her
eyes gle-aia and herl'rca'li .jui.-kvii n h;s
never did. Sh was indeed of such ''.stu!
as dreams are made of." So tti: s morn
ing the "uil of the roses alse.it hr went
into her blxl, u.s Mr. Tennyson t-.'lls us
it may do even in temperate, s-j!a.t Kng-lan-l
: and she lounged, tin tier grasy s.-at,
tried to read her task and did not and at
last gathered a bunch of nisr-s and buried
her face in them with a lomr tremulous
sigh of delight. She lifted her head at
last; saying, " Ih, how delicious you are !'
and saw before her a young inau. lie
stood motionless for a moment, and then
t ame forward, saying, "I leg yourpardon,
Mi.ss Fort es -ue ; my mother s..-ut mo for
you. I am Victor 1 ley ward."
The w onls told Ler that he was Mrs.
Hey wards eldest sou, Ralph's first pupil,
whom she had never seen, and w ho must
have returned home unexjK-.-tedly from
the East, whore he had !oen travelling.
She collected her scattered wits ami
answering simply tliat she would goto
Mrs. Hcyward at om-e, nase to her feet
and started for the house. He walked
by her side, talking easily and lightly
lowed at the door of his mother's room,
and then, as Amy put her hand on the
handle, said with a slight hesitation,
"May I, mi-.'ht I spend an hour with you
this evening?" The- simpleness and
directness of tho request took from it any
appearance of tiugularity, and Ajoiy
aiisv ro-i in ciiaini.u. , ' 1 cs, it you i..,
aud he left her.
All that afternoon, while rcaling cion-1
to Mrs. Hcyward and walking v.ithth.
children, tier mind worked on this your.g
mans looks and learing, on w hat h.? h 1
said to her, until he grew distill-: ail
real with a curious intensity a.vl vivid
ness. S'n felt tlut h? wai part if tii?
world in which s!ic wa$ living, f.-lt it in
stinctively, as much as if he lift 1 h-rn a
bird or a llowrr, as clearly ns sht- felt th
want of hsrmouv between Rj!ph a i l tlie
atiiMeipb.ere about Iw-r. This yo'!t!i w !io
had come in tat her dn-ani io-iay had
seeiiicl the iroper divinity -f the s; it ;
he might have been the spirit thai dwell
in a stream near by, and had crulxidic l
its-lf in human form t' jK-iple h-rIr.-.t!ii
with something moro life-liko than tirig'.it
flower an 1 br aJ-baied trees iai-l Ui-'uiy
1 IM'W'.'.
Victor II. rvrjrd w.iSfineof Jlio rare
mca who mm
it tnu-us--- luas-.uliuity and
yirilit v to tho charm and attraction thut
is ordinarily by cominon tousctit uttli
butcd solely t- women.
At twilight he camo r.nd but let
them 6;cak. t-j us as ttioy pisko t- cue
another.
'1 id yon expert ro, Miss Forescu ?"
"I did, indeed, Mr. Heyward. How
con!. 1 I h -lp it?"
"f :ily that yon looke.1 a little doubtful
of tny mtcnti ei when I ticked yoiir ptr
mis;o:i to s.:uo tonlav."
"l".;it 1 did not doubt von. I n-'vr-r
d jul.t any 0:1 j without cause; and that
is let doubting them, but dislielieving."
"Hcaviiis" he said with a sih, "w hat
a nature you must have, and what a life
you must have- IhI !"
His tone amazed her, why she could
not t :i, and she said hastily, "I have !ie-;i
men. a man at h-at, and "a man of tho
world t-s who trusts his fellow cra-tun-s
ns a matter of course, mt as I do."
"Then bo Lad n.'ver lived, nyver
lore-1."
" !ve is not a fever fit, Mr. Herwar 1,
not a morbid phase of feeling tfinuigh
w hieli t Ik-soul pass -s. iMi'n and jeal
ousy srr not inseparable from it. It is
a w iiok-om,- fooling in a soun t nature.."
Sh. sai 1 thosa words almost :is IIol
cotnhj had said them, as h- h id s tid
similar things a thousand tim -s to her,
which she luid accepted as truth witli
atith rity, altx-it 110 spirit within h-rtK.ro
w itn.-ss to it. Victor's blue, eves grew
dii K-r and looked almost black, ns lia
looked earnestly at her and sai.l, "Voit
mus-r have been a pupil of Holcoinbe's,
as well as my Lrothers, that soiiads Dj
like him."
Sh gr.-r first rosy rel, and tlien t'a
c ilor de 'p. ne 1 to intensity .s site said,
"Mr. Hol.-omlie Ihls indis-d b.vii my
teacher ill all I know of love. We arj
engaged to In? married to on-; another."
As sin-said this with as much calmness
as sh-.? could muster, Victor, s -izing l-itl
her liands in his, as if by an irresistible
impulse, cried, "Ik vmi nu-au it ? You
are eii.-aged to Italjili llolcom'oo Jt ii
not so ; say it is not."
Sh-? trembled with tlm crntag!o:i of
his euiotiou, tint triesl to draw her hands
at way and saM, "I am indeed, and you
must not iIj tliis. How strange you
ot
are !
"Listen he said, rising to his feet. You
c.inn U must not inarrv tliat man. You
could love, you arc made to love ; and he
is wrythiv g1! anil admirable if vou
w ill, but he could never interpret lovi? to
you. How cau ilolcomls? weigh and
lni-as-tr such a thing iu his scales and by
his rules ? Love is not simply one ingre
dient, as hf would hare it, in a soberly
compouude.l draught; it's a philter, a
U'is-m. It's not, as he would tell yo-.t, n,
bright thr. a-! in the sob-?r web Jf iiio,
s-ai!et relieving grav and brown, but the
light of heaven shod npn the v. hole
fa! ui.- tiil it ail glitters like the sun. and
every si-per.Ue thn-ad rcihi-ts the divin-
glory iu rainbow hues. You have r.-a-l
history: Were tho great lovers of tie?
world w ise, well balam-ed. and reas-vvib'e,
and sell-cont jitied. ;Is llolouube's ' jti-ii-tinii
would 111. ike them ? Did Marc An
tony's band ho! t an oven balance wicii
he said, 'All for love, and the World wi 11
lost'? You have read isetry : pray teil
lie, di 1 you think the tiling that jxwts
sing of was a creature of their fancy? No;
we are all p --t oneo, and that is w li -n
we love." He taiisiil, and went on in a
lo'.-.vr tone of suppressed emotion : '-You
will think me a player a mount bank ;
you will even pel haps sinrn me if I t -II
you the truth, and yet I must tell it to
vou. See, I never saw you til! this morn
ing, I know nothing fit you. There is no
sober second thought, 110 woll-alvis-d
choice, no sens- of congenial tastes an I
according views of life. Yet I love vo l.
CI love you as you were meant to be
loved, with a love which would feed your
soul. Did I not feel this, I should" not
have iqxikeii ; but I am not dull at read
ing fa. es and love gives a double insight.
You were in harmony with tlbe rosi-s
bwlay, and when you lifted your faire
from them Hushed with their sweetness
and met my eyes, I n-ad possibilities of
depths to s 'Uu 1 and heights to scale,
w hich that inau. could never penetrate or
attain."
She started at his words ; they wers tv
true. He saw it, and went on : "1 love
vou w ith my soul. I cannot re:ioiiot it ;
1 only know that it is true tliat 1 am
yours, and life is all a diili-rent color.
And I will not let you go without a
struggle ; 1 will fi.ht for you, b.-g for you,
live for you. You think tliis is nyt love,
that it is unworthy the nr. me, tliat i
should 1m a calm self-con mlled senti
ment. That may do for some creatures,
but never for such as you. What vou
want I can give vou, not he!" Andh
threw himself at her feet, all aglow witlt
tire and imp"i'iuui"-, lb; w-s.j H invor to
love, for Jiii ino cxprcs itself in
every e-'k and gesture fully and ieriect
ly; and with most men it is not want oi
love- but want of ower of expri-s.si.ju that
makes their lovomakers tasteless
"D .n't kned to me," she sai-L
'Why not? You may never lol me
come here again, aud one may do any
thing oneo."
"I must not lot you ; it is not right!"
"What is not right? You could not
donv me a hearing, even criminals have
th-'."
"Tho hearing has been long enough,
loo long I fear," she eai-L "Vou .ul
leave me."
"Then what may I ho to von. or rather
what will you Ik; to me, for I rdiall always
be your lover?"
"I will Ik?"' your friend, she wa- about
to say, bnt paused. He caught the word
as she uttered it.
"No ; u friend, fiad another wcrj for
me."
She held out her hand. He took it,
stxiped as if to kiss it, then said, "I will
wait; good-night," and left the room.
Amy Sat as if in a 1 ranee. The perfect
night came in through the open windows
and filled her with languor and longing,
a.ld the life of the place seemed lied w ith
Victor's footsteps. All through her crept
too iiiiluciicc 01 his wonts, tine-,- w.
that ha-1 come not from his lijn but his
h-.irt. She felt fW. II ? hadn t thought
of hinir-lf nor of his own p ;it;o:i, only
that lie loved her ; and his fac his voio:"
his rry ap;ct lilended with hor dreamy
i.nvjd. When llalph talked lier of
love, it was much as it he spoke of any
o:1it m.itt.-r save for the w.-rd.s; iu
quiver iu his voice, no firo in his eye, a
sense of power and truth it may le in
what he said ; but he led her into no en
chanted garden, lint Victor she had
seen hi.u but twice, and already h-r heart
seem?! Haltering ina mesh vh;.i he
spoke to her or looked at her; and why
had he not o. fended her? She should
have risented his wild words, r;houll
have ch-vked him; and th.'U a s:nile
ripple-1 over her lip as she felt rather
than thought that she. could as well have
ttoppt?l a torrent from taking its final
plunge. No, no, s!r had b -e- s wept
away in his headlong rush of passionate
feeling. F.ut it would not b. right t
listen to him. She had pro mis.' I ti
marry Ralph ;nnd sh;- loVv!.l hi:n ; and
ullhougli su' .shivere.1 as s!n? t.i 1 it of
the coltirlerts Wester.i life to wiiieli h
would take h"r, yet 11 tliought of f.iit'i-lesisn-ss
ever crossed her. Sli- felt bo.in 1
to him, and h.i l a s.-nseof iuvolunary
r.-sioiisi!(ility toward him, m r? like tha:
of a chill to a parent than a wouioju to a
lover.
iiiic li.-iaered long alone, an 1 wuea sue
slop: dreamed, as sho had nse,l todr-ai i
in d ys long gone, of "g .ld-n isles of
1-M -n," ;:nd a current of jiassi mate long
ing seem.-1 to roll through hor s..uL
Perhaps tho thing of lul others that
ni:iiing brings siuely, anl that on- at
once most dreads and pr'.r.es. is reaction,
and as iu s-'q-iem-.. rc'lti tioii. The eV
f -ellng always comes iu th? moiiiiug,
the huh ti'b- at nig'il ; and so th- i.iorn
i.ig :;'t -i- t!i- night in whi.-h Victor Hev
wardtd l Amy Forte-sctie that h- 1 ve I
lr r, brought 10 !ier a sins , of fear an 1
loutt, ilwar'esl herl'aneiisj .-.nd m:t .'iiitie I
he;-s.-n-i,. ,,f th ? wovking- lay w u l t, sn l
nia-leits lirlar s t-.ii thick -r than ever.
Aud th? morning brought It -r to a l-t-t
her lirst L-t'or fioni R-ilp.'i sine- his
departure, anl it s 'cmed iiK-. his pr.-s-e
iee, and constrain.? I her to b' true to
his proaiis . For all his waiting, and
speakings had a llav-r of himseh uier.-iii.
1 1 told her of his plans an I h op -s. The
1-tter en-led with a few wor.Ls of strong,
calm, pos-sslng low that madg her
sh.-ink involuntarily, .is if the haul of
Fa-e had rv-on laid 0:1 her wrist and wa;
lea ling her away from th ? path into
wtii.-ii hr feet fmd si ravel tha' r.ig'it.
I'-ut the qii'-stion, the groat qii --i...i tint
comes to in all in sotu sliapo or o'h -r,
an 1 wiiieli makoA or break's ns as w ?
answer it truly or falsely, the i-ies:ion of
li 'itig ii -rs-iij fulfilling' her nature's in
t -1111.111, li.iog (.,t i.r ji,, or vjnr
dowu in s-iiue l'nx-rusteau bed of her
ow n making or another's, aud then l-ing
stretched or lopped to Jill soiil? oth-r
s-iii!'s i !'-a uf 111? and jierfei-tion, was
upon her; and although she was n ac
om.lis..d self-analyst; she f.-tf.h- press-ur-as
plai-iv as if s'iic bad been able to
ep:-es. it m clear terms. Au 1 evcrv
avvnue of -se.ip. w elos-1 ; the want
other accustomed is-eiipations, tl.es-a-soii,
Ralph's altsence, and above nil the
unerasing "resame" whisju-n-d at her
heart's door by Victor's voice and pres
ence, all isiiiibincd against her wiil. The
clays urin by. and as they lied she uu-cci-ciously
glidtsl into a sort oi languid,
d ifting dreain, w hich even the 111 .nutig's
clear sun did not -serve to !is- '-ito. For
it gn-v deeper and deeper Victor had
j'.i Ig-e I her lightly when be sii-iki; of the
Mh.sibi!ities of her nature, au I with in-linlt--t
set, that exquisite, elaliorate, ;:nd
y.-t impen-eptitth? ta-t given only bv love
when it transfigures a nature lilie bis, lie
ministered to her vague longings tiil tli -v
grew li.jl.ier :ind "ainel strength lr.cii
the only source when.-e streugih should
ever come, by nourishment. H- li'-ver
Sp k-? oil- Word of love to her Il'om the
night in w oi-. h ins Inst strar.'-i
vi.
ut
outburst ha. I seemed to uttei its,. If ulurist
agiiiist his will. Rut In- lilted the air
aUiut her with its invisible but potent
spirit. The earth was charmed beneath
her f -ot, and, like Ariel, h- did his spirit
ing so gently tliat she never mistrusted or
feared it.
They w or of necessity throw n much t o-
g. -thei, l"-.r Mrs. lloyward treated Amy in
all r.-sp.- ts :ls an equal ant companion; ,
mid th- hesitation which might have oc
curred to her in throwing h-.-r eld--st son
with an attraeii ve young girl, who was at
the same time au undesirable match for a
man of his p-sition, was of course put out
of the question by the fact of Amy's en
gagement to Mr. ilolcombe. It was but
natural that Victor, who tenderly loved
his mother, should be constantly with
h. -r;. m.l what more natural tlm'n that
they should form part ofisie daily life,
isolated as they were from society from
without ".' And Victor seemed a pervading
spirit. The beautiful nature aboul Amv.
the woods and flowers and streams and
birds, all .-ike oi him and pleaded for
him, an 1 their voices won? par; of the
same harmony with his own. It was not
for Victor, but for itassiou and youth and
love, that they sjKike. He was but the
embodiment of the spirit that inspired
them all. Rut Wor. Is worth tells it best :
"Vnr less to feed voluptuous thnnglit.
Tlie lM-:iiiUmis lorm f nature wrought,
fair trees ami sturgeons flowers,
Tlie lii-ece tli.'ir on 11 laniruur lent,
Tn?mr h.t I leetins w iiieli tli y cat
luU tU.ic lavtrc 1 wwcis."
The very stars in their cours -s f.. tight
against her. Surely she had never known
what the Influence of tin? heavens at
night eon Id be till she felt it reflected
from his eyes.
And Victor was no mean roprof-onta-tive
of the spirit of love and youth at any
time, least of all now when he loved ar
d -u:iy j'.nd with his whole soul for the
lir.sl tit.ie. Every ilt si'iiuil doubled in
oi.i-r as ho bent himself to make Amy
iivu him or rather not love him, for
love between them was a thing of si topic
recognition, imt ju'copt his lwve ; not
merely lot him rule, but crown lutuk'.ng.
This he foipid ha'd to do, buf the sum
1" T il-W hy and thi-y dreamed on, and
Ttalph still'wrote ; but as time went by,
A:n wrapped and cloth'.'.' in love its
w ith a garment, was not touched" hy his
letters as form--rly. The divine int-.-x'ca-tioii
of passion was on her; she was her
ticlf and in ..re than herself, and y.-t
m "Tg.'d in Victor. Hitherto w hen -with
Ralph sh" had felt that he dominated
li -r, ab-orlw.' I her; but now she felt that
sh was herself, only a eloriiie.t, illumi
nated self, and yet she lived only iu Vic
tor. Siie In I lost nothing, ami gainisj it
seemed, another life, which blended with
her own without ever ,r.iwi:a.tr.vi.ig it
-.1 hat moii i: oi color and inelivlv
hrighter itn 1 sweeter tirtn '" whu o
she had over dreamed. Rut time wen.
by ruthlessly, and ltalph wrote of the
approaching return, and sjxike of their
speedy marriage and Hitting for tho West.
Marriage! the word was not a joyous
chime but a dull knoll in Amv's c"r,"and
sh " put tt aw ay from her mirid. In the
Jnti ii ? reality of her new life th post
pr w tjinj to her; thi.-i new existence, in
v. hi-'h s'.' a .'d to walk on a:r, wxs a
t!i'C! 1:1 1 fold more real than the barren
cicei'ti .tiiilaee of the Liys she lia-l plod
d 1 t'.ir itgh before Victor caino.
It is a co-union mistake to conformd
r, ality an-1 pnu-t utility ; the reality of a
thing depending almost altogother on
what it Ls to us, and its practicality being
base 1 on what it is in itself. The in
ments when our idea's tread the earth
and walk hand in hand with us are the
most real moments of our lives, but thev
nrciuiiowi.se practical. Victor, ui his
side, shut out all thought of the future ;
it would be truer to say that the future
was shut out by the very fulness of the
pr.-s-.-nt. When he knew that the eve
lii'v would be spent with Amy, he
thought, a
"si one tlar more ttm T itcdeel,
V U J ku mi liiu t!e wurM may cn J to-UiUt f '
lik-I'.piwning's lover and saw no mor
row. Of Ilolcombe he thought hut little,
nn I that little was full of biit-T untagoii-i-;m.
They h i I never been in syiuji.ithy,
uu I R ilph'., n iture had act-tl on Victor
as it .'.id o;i Victor's cotititi rpart Amy,
v.itli this oss"nial diilerone-e, tiiat instead
of crushing it only i-xcitc 1 the stro.ig. r
mas eulin eorgatiiz ition f.i revolt, and then!
h-i l Itv'-n war bet.V'.s'n them during most
oi the time thai Iloieomlie's in!luenee bad
lieoti exorttl uj m Vicior's character.
Any dii ; w h has over boon swept awav
by : great p ission will know how of itself
it S--C.US to nutlice for everything; for the
time it talc -s th? place of memory and
hope, it does tii; work of a thousand
t.i; -sand f nicies a:i I tunia ai! d.siroa
into 0:1c channel. To thos who have
11 -ver felt this totx' true, it will s em nu
ll itiiral t'i it Victorand Amy mid h.ivi;
b -n 1sf.1te.1t to play 0:1 the verge of a
p.-e.-ipiee, ;'i i'. pru leuco :'.::d loro.-ight
..1 j.;i1 ti.iv j . h.sea hashed l i tl;'tpi that
t'i'vshot:d have known tho inevitable
cn L an I yet built unconcern --lly o:i, as
ii they did not s.-e tbe sea lolling in at
their l'e t to sweep away tiio i j.ai latioiej
o.' th -ir palace.
At last the awakening came to one at
least. The morning of th sixth we k of
R dphsa' is.-u.i- brought A my a letter from
hiiu, saying that h- had accomplishi'd
bis purposes with complete siuns;, tluit
v..i,s nov, arrange I ; that he had olo
taiu 1 a pla.-e as professor i:i a Western
i-ol! -'e in a thriving town, and lhat thith
er h' ivoul 1 take her si soon as they
could be married, saving finally that site
lirght loi ik for lii 11. iu three da i s li om t he
lee i pi ..f his letter; and the Liter clcsed
with the winds:
"Good bye, tny little Amy, my otvn lit:!
v.ife. Yours,
Iii.rn Iloi.mrgnn."
Tin dream wis over, an ! she. opened
her eyes up :s I lie life that was at once so
abs.,;, if a fi.-t and so fca.t.illv unreal
and false. The l..s ,T, sl. had" learn. !
from Victor wa.- n : 1 ..-f.ittcn ; but the
task she ha I to i-.ise up b.-i'on?
her. as it was b n- ', cam-. She
s it f.r h cir- a great wave g l.igovcr !i r
in alternate cbl) and ll ci -:-... to re-co-.ic.l.'
t h impossihl . Not lot a ii:..:iv:it
did sh. think oi breaking t'lilii wii.o i; pii
wit li i.it h's free consent ; but.it m .i.i.-uls
a vague iiope came to lo r, ti..( i; slie
told ii;ni all he would see that id.e .II I
Hot love h'lil, and let ln-r go. Ri;t then
the great Moloch of woman's life, self-soi-s'itice
for its own sake, rose up within
her. and she th night. "No, 110, I niu-i
marry him, and i will toll Victor I will
tell hioi that he must go away and nov.r
s.-e tne again.' And then she tried by
sophist iv to persuade hiisi.ll thai il was
fohy, that R:'!.h was ri.-ht, and s. tried
to play her own heart falsi' for its own
g.xxt a practice n it un.'pprovcd by
many good wom-n not thinking how
all truth must begin in being true to one's
self. Then slie 1 e- n:: i Ho I to speak to
Victor 1 hat evening, an. I as she did so a
h:i:f-gui:ty quiver .l joy went through
her. She lclt beneath her resolution
that .-h - v.-.:.s , l ,., think lhat sic?
would h-.tv-- pur. based on- hour's in-lul-g
-ii.-e of her love, for surely she might
t il him th it siio loved him ;" might have
l.im once more at iter foot, as once, and
never yet again ; might take the cup in
Kith hands and drink one deep draught
helore parting forever. And willi the
tliought a H'od of suppresse-l longing and
p.!--io:iat.- impulse c.iuie over her, w hich
had l e -n .-roiling iu ie-r hearl e ! -since
tha! !ir-t night, and had never had cx
piessi.1,1. s-iie waited lor him alone in
her hitii! parlor that evening, and w hen he
came be lclt lh.it a change bad come, felt
it i'V.-ii as iie crossed the threshold and
-too I within lier pi -nee.
"Victor," she said, and bis heart leaped
it Wi.s ihc lirst time sho hud called Jiim
'Victor' -I must .-peak to y.ai."
"Ves,"' he s.u.l, "1 liear you. I am
r';ady lo li-teii," dropping at ...n etiie veil
if convention whirli be Lad stu.lioiislv
lii-lil (i.-tuvii them ever since that Lr.st
evening.
"I have heard from Mr. 1 1 oleotnbe to
day. He couiei tim It here in three
days." She paused ; no sound bioke th
silence. Sho wont on hurriedly: "ib;
comes to marry me iu a lew weeks and
then 1 g,, iroiu Ju re I nevci." Another
pause, and Victor's voice subdued and
quiet, came from out the shadow in w hich
lie slixxl:
"Why do vou tell ic this ? What have
I to do with it '.' '
She did not understand him. For a
moment slie li-h aloii -, foj-torn, forsaken,
it 11-1 with a cry that came from her soul,
slie str.-t. he.i out her hands and said,
"Ah, Yh tor, help niel Save me from''
"Fr .ni ",'..- "' he said, springing for
ward and catching her hands in his.
"From myself," she said ; and then hor
eyes mot his, and she knew that -she had
told her story in th.is e two words know
that they sjxike ln-r his, that she sought
help not ag iinst his love, but her ow n.
She forgot all but that she loved him,
and felt onlv that thev worn one ano
ther's. In that supreme hour they know that
fulness of joy, that in. 'liable ecstaey of
bliss that comes to human souls only
through one another, and yet w hich alone
of all io l's gifts makes thorn loci their
divinity and live an infinity, au oteiiiitv
ol delight iu one short moment.
One such giimpse of heaven is enough
to transfigure u lifetime. This they had.
Rut when it was over Amy found the
briars thick in her path. She had made
a stop that night which sot her fit up, .,1
them. Sho promised Victor to appei'i to
Ralph, to tell hiiu that she did not l ive
him ; and he bad so worked rp .ii he.-, so
-tren-ghtcn-d a id insi.Vit- I her that she
half hoped Ralph wo'.i'd not care so deep
ly, and would release her. Alter ail, lie
w as too gcod for her, and w ould do bolter
with a stronger an 1 1 l.-veicr woni .ii. She
did not yet know th tt the very pliability
of her nature was her chief charm lor
him. He could not have loved a woman
whose individuality resisted hiiu. Care
less that ho crushed the flower, he was
clue... 1 ouiv' to hold it lirmly enclosed ill
his grasp, '
It wa-. agreed befwven tiiern thai foey
sh'.'ild not mooi again till after 1 t !
arrival. Roth were o::s,-ious tfi.ii ..f-.i.-j
tlu barrier j had been broke. t b-i vi-eu
th":!! they could no longer tiiainl .'u ti.e
'1.14.1 '..l..it. e. -j ,.-;l.li. to! ) I.. 11
ai,. w-.-. J'v 1 o i it:
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On the evening of Ralph's arnrn! Amv
wont to the station on foot to moot ;ii;:i.
She was restless and glad to walk. Th
train came in, but did not tiring him, and
she turned away half rcli-vcl and v-t
disapp limed. A's she t.x.k the w.i !
path loading homeward, a step behind
made her turn, and in r. second Victor
joined hrr. He made no attempt to ac
count for hi presence, and indeed she had
forgolteii that ho should not be there. If
was so sweet to see him, she could think
of nothing els-. They had a mile to waist,
and before home wa ; reached tw ilight
had set in. llor hand was on bis arm
and bis eyes molting into hers. Winn
they reached the cottage he paused 011 the
steps, and said, with his heart in bis
voice and his soul in his eyes:
"I --t me come in for one moment."
The tone iiske-l for more than the
words, and Amy felt hor resolution fad ,
when as she hesitated a voioe from the
door said :
"I have come, Amy. I Loped to find
you hero."
It was Ralph. They started, and Vic
tor, hastily shaking hauls with Ilol
combe, turned away, while Amy ran into
the house, whither" Ralph follo'wed lier.
He said imthiiigof Victor, and w as quite
himself, p-rhaps a tritle colder than
usual, but Amy felt that it had better bj
said that night.
And it was said. Sho told him all
that is, all that she knew, for she did but
half understand the riddle she herself bad
111:1. It. She told him the facts, and as
much of the truth as she know. It was
for him to decipher the rest. Rut hor
cl.Kpienee failed her. Under Ralph's
glance the thoughts that had seemed to
lit them alike grew exaggerated and fan
ciful. His sway was uhii her, and sh"
beat against his calmness as if it wore a
rock. He listened quietly, grind v; an.l
once when i-h : said some w ord of lior love
having overcome hor strength, be
clenched bis bands and muttered "I J real
iod.it is held to ls-ar !' but only once.
When she had finished with piteous
;:ppoul to him not to think hardly of hor.
be said :
"Amy, I do no quite understand whv
.''.l have to! 1 III 'this. Ls it h.-cause you
have b -n I; -ti-iyo I into a disloyalty and
1 ti new youi ali-giaiie'., or is it
h. -cans y.ni wish" to leave in - '.'''
His v....-,. s .dii led deep and hoarse as
I:- ?a d th-' I'-w last words.
She st 11 I uncertain, and then said:
'Oh, let ill" g 1. I want you to lot me
go. I am not worthy of vim not the
woman whom vou should inarrv. I et
mo go, Ralph 1"'
lb- iMs - ;:u l said, "(iivctuo to-night
to think. 1 cannot answer yon so sud
denly. My life turns on it. and yours
also. To-morrow morning you shall havis
niy ans-.vor." Then h- h it" her.
That liLbt made its mark on 1hos3
three souls, ho-.vr-Ver di'b-ieiitly it was
passed; for love luul passionate grief,
soi row and disaxiii;ttueiit brand them
selves in !e!iMy on ::!! human things upon
wii. .m 1 h.-y In' I.
Tiie next morning early Ralph sought
the cottage. "Amy.-' he said, "I have
though? io: you and for myself. ::nd mav
iod . lo so to mo and iihh o ; lso if aught
but death pert thee ami me."
Mia shullerel at his wur !s m if sh
Trore hearing lb sent -nee of death prof
11 nine e. Upo!l h-T. II-- took lo nolo o
il. but went 0.1 in the ?a.ne i::'l xiblo
v. "ay :
"il ish'iur for y i.i. f..r i s K.th, that
vou should be nil' v.ife. Listen tome.
Victor Hcyward cannot, w ill not, 1 should
say. tii.ury you. You are fragile and
young - a w "ii.au w ho no t emphatically
nee.ls a strong arm to light for her ami
protect h r. Ib-re yon cannot stay ifour
1 ngi'.ge.iiont is liiuUi-n and I nn away.
You w.il go forth into Hie world to light
an ii'i -,i;.; o il:!,' and siiecr.mo. This is
your o;,l v .i'. inati -. I luce you, and I
lliink undci-stand you. late with mo will
develop your stronger s"lf. 'J'he ener
V.it ng iiH.sj-heiv of luxury iu which
1 hese p -ople live, the climate it -'-If, are
iujuiious to you a plant of northern
glow iii. Witu 1110 ym will be bracd
and made strong, and 1 can make you
lov- me. Tins is all mist, thi, fancy 01
your-, ati l I In-s-iii wii! ni'-h it away. 1
hao deci.iisl. I will in-t n-lease you.
You can break with nu-, foifeit your
w ' .1 -1. and t he burden of a broken romise
will test on you always. 1 trusted you,
and now you have failed 1111 but I still
tru-t myself. I am sure, and I am stead
fast. 1 will marry you if you wiil keep
y.ur word."
He 1 Hiked lx.ld and stro:'?, nbnost
noble li- he spoke these Wools, and stood
Uptight .111 1 iu!l( xible bef He In r.
Site lo,,!;.-.! at him. and lo
gave wav. SI e did not lov,
r hole soul
hi in. ! m! sh
was uu. .bio to ic.-ist him; his ;.tr.mr will
bad lu. t her !--.-ble one and liainpled it
under foot. She felt this, and ho i. It it;
and at lh.it iu-tant when their souls
seemed to be illuminated bv a sudden
light, the light in his cyestli.it gleamed
ti poii leer, was t h.it ol pew er, 11 it of love ;
and h -rs give back only a dull reflection
of sir.uii-doii. lb-r heart had recoiled
from meeting her conqueror.
"Well, Amy," lie said, "will you keep
vonr w . i d ':"
"I .".V." she said.
"Tiieii, on-thing more : ymi will w rite
to Mr. lie. ward mid tell "him the truth
as you t-.:.j me ?"
"Yes," thj said, ''I will. I must do
thai."
"Do it now, then. I will see that lift
gets it, an-l then it is all over. Do not
fear a quarrel between us; 1 would not
consent lo quarrel with him."
"Let me write," she said and lie led her
to a table w here there were pens, ink, and
paper.
She drew a sheet toward her, w niton
few words, and then said, as il she was
stunn-d and weary: "Write for mo, or
tell 1110 what to say."
H1Mvr.1t- the note, which sbe copied
ns if mechanically till the last words,
when she shivered and added a few
words, which he lit pass. The Hot:; ran
thus: "I w rite to t-ll you tl.at I have de
ti rmiiied to marry Mr. Ib leomb... Thi?
lieing so, I need scarcely say that it is
b'tter th at we should not see one another
again. Mr. lloleotube forgives tho wmng
1 have done him, and 1 am ready and
willing to keep my pmniisc to him. You
i-oul t lii-ver have married me, and it is
bet!-, r f- r yon as wi ll as for mo that this
should b-1 he end of our stunner's 1 in a 111.
Relieve tint I shall always wish you.
Weil ;" and here she added, "and believe
above all that I loved you." Hie signed
it, au-l il was done. Ralph drew her to
him, held her tight against his heart i',n-!t
moment said, "Amy, you thall be hap
py," thou left her.
.nit ni '..t Victor Hcyward left Li.-i
h iii Ml !.! -lily, saying l.o would ivtunv
in a few days; but t hey grew to K weeks,
and he .lid not come. Ralph rtrged m.
his wid. ling; and when three vvk.- 1. i-l
gone by th. y were made muti an l wile.
It was a very pivtty wedding -th- Vridi
a little paler, the Tooiii perhaps a trifu
sterner than hridcgr.ioin are woi.i t';',ioj
but still ;!! wont we'.", and smooth! v. Tho
summer's glory lV;ls liv,.r ,..tv .,.
tuiiiii had ;oiive, and then- was but' littl.,
"f the s-ov.lbeni weal'h of i-ol'.c ;'.l:d p-f-I'jnie
;.bo.it i?n-day lhat saw ihoi.i mar
ied. Ra'j,i 'Iked' it better so. and Amv
thought it iiid not biatter. They won't
away to their now homo, and found it
awaiting them, si mole, mid nio.iest. but.
very fresh an.T Ml U comfort, M.ill
Mrs. Holtnubw ftt tho door, UU solr-y,
invniid hrowu.
juree lnonths niter Amy was sitting
alone at twilight, wiK-Uthe d'x.r of her
little iarlor oeiied and a man ontensl
abruptly; it was Victor lloyward. Sho
put her hand up, as an involuntary im
pulse bade hor, to keep him from" her.
lie stiMxl still and looked at her eagerly
and long. His face was haggard anil
worn, and she saw that he was trembling;
with agitation.
"Amy," he said, I thought I could not
live any longer without seeing you. It
seemed as if it would give me life again,
and I have come. 1 have travelled since)
the thought came tome day ami night.
I do not know why. Are you angry with
me, Amy?"
He Swike so humbly and sadly, that
she could not speak harshly to him.
" ictor, you should have spared vmir
solf have spared us Kith this" trial." Ye
'"in never be anything to one another.
Why did you come here? Iain married
happily married, lio not come to raise
gliosis about me."
He raised his head and said gl.mmilv,
"No, I should not have come hero. Yoti
are happy, you say? You forget casilv,
more easily than I can do. Oh, Ain'v,
my love, why did you ever come here.
Why did yon not marry mo, me who was
your real lover?"
Slie llu-hed with resentment. ''Mr.
lloyward," she said, "spare me needless
insult. That you did not ask me to
marry you was erhaps the fault of cir-cumstanci-s
rather than vour own."
"What!" he cried ; "Amv, Amv, what
are you saying? I insult vou? 1 not ask
you to marry me? Ood in heaven! What
did the letter Ilolcombe gave vou from
Hie say '.' Did it not lav in v fortune and
my hand at your feet ? "And v.m did tint
condescend to refuse them, save bv vour
silence." " '
Sbe looked into his eves, saw that ho
spoke truth, then covered her face w ith
her hands. When she at last was able.
tosjieak, it was with composure, but be
face was deadly pale, aud the shook hot
r
oui
neau to loot, c alm as b-r wonls wi re.
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