ttO THE SCRANTON TBIBUJSE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1899. IS 1 There's Many a Slip. WWWfOWWWdMfMIMOdMtXfJWIMOdMIXWdy "I am very sorry to havp to caup you this disappointment, Mr. Ncnl. I ebtccm nnd thank you for our ofrr, but my plcvleo Is already glcn to an other " "And that other Is " oxclalnicd the vounp man, almost )noluntprlly, and without icmovlntr his Intent guzo fiom the Klrl's henutlful face. V lld flush sufCused Urntilo's fair rheeVs for a moment, then her lips pirted in a frank, happy laugh "I do not mind telllnff you, Jlr. Meal, Flnce you will know so voon. I am en Kajje d to rto-cnp ramham " Kor the first time Nal's ejes oroop ed away from hers, hut the look that flashed through them during that brief Intenal was ns quickly lolled an ha Fald, in tones whose sllzhtly tremu lous accent seemed quite natural un der the clreumstaiues" "Accept my sincere congratulations, Miss Lawrence'" Tlun with a pressure of the hand ho vas gone Onc outside of the house, however, the mnhk fell lrom his rounteinnce "So," he hls?ed between his set te"th, "Roscoe rarnh.un, the only rh.il I feared, has supplanted mp. Hut let him beware' His appirent success In no way weakens the force of my de termination to win Kcnnle I, iwience for my wife Up has a pledge, but he has not jet the ladv and the old aclases holds good that "there's many a Blip 'twlxt cup and lip' What luck has won craft miv despoil hltr of" But no threatening1 of the secietlv vowed revenge was apparent for a time. The young men met earn other on apparently the mo-t friendly terms, and Xeil promised to bo bebt man at the prospective ceremony. Calling upon Mr. Lawrence one even ing, Neal desiied a private lntenlcw, at the close of which Rennlo was sum moned to the library. "Mv child," said hr father, with manifest excitement, "you have be stowed our affections upon a m.in. devoid of honor or piinclple. Tell her Neil." "Spare me, Mr I.awrenee," said Neal, aertlng his face "You tell her, I will assist ou if necessary." Between them the btorv was told Now Neal, in consequence of alleged suplclons, had been imestlsating Mr Kirnlnm's antecedents, and Ind learned that his love aftalrs in vari ous places were qulto notorious. That, just piior to his engagement to Rennle, he h id cruellv broken a prclous betiothil, and finally that his emplcn ers were een then Inestlga ing grae chaiges ag.ilnst him, which were llkcb to lead to his dismissal from the firm "Now, my daughtei," slid Mi. Law rence, In conclusion, " will ou wait to be publlclv lmolvccl In this man's in eltable disgrace, or will jou act the part of wisdom by dls-mllng htm nt once " Rennle had listened without word or plgn, but now she lalsed her beautiful IiptiI proudlv. "I will do thl," sho answered qulot Iv "I w 111 send him a letter by James this very night, and bv his own an swer will I Judge him. If he Is indeed dishonorable and unworthy, no letter that he can write, no matter how skilfully woidcd, can hide It or dis guise it fiom mp'" And without another woid sho left the jnom. Twenty minutes later William N'eal took his leave, walking n few paces nwny from Hip Iioupp, then leturnlng, com paled himself nt a convenient point and waited I'rpsently a i-ennnt man emeigod fiom the lower part of Mr.. Lnwronce's house, followed by a rosy checked ihambetmald "It is too Ind sending you all the way down tbeie tonight," the girl was sajlng. "You could havp dropped It in tho post box Just as well" "Mi's Rennlp sns It's to go straight to his lodgings, and if you had teen the look on her face miu would know hhc meant it," answered .Tames "I'll be back befoio long, for 1 haen't got to wait for nn answer" Ho moved icluctantlv off notwith standing, nnd In another moment Neal touched hlm on the shouldei "Is that ou, .Tames?" he called iheerllv. "Did I hear nu sny ou had a letter to tak" to Mi. Firnham's lodgings'' I am going that way, end I'll canv It if you say so. and spaie ou thp walk and lcap mi tint much longer tlmo for courting!" he added significantly "Much obliged to you, sir," replied James. And leslgnlng his trust with alacrity ho quickly retraced his steps to the house, knowing well that he ran na risk of bPtiajal from his pretty Inam 01 it J I'oi two drijs Rennle waited for an answer to the letter. On tho afternoon of the third day her father, coming home earlier than usual, found her in a swoon upon the floor. "My advice Is to take her some where," said Neal. who had called in op portunely. "lfouhae relatives any where in this country, take her among them and lomiiln with her until she recovers in a measuue from this sad blow " "But my houso heie how can I manage about that In the meantime?" Mr. La wi nice asked, in a state of com plete bewlldeimenl. "You need not shut It up. 'With jour permission 1 will occupy a room hole, so that I can icxelvo whatever mall mattei comes during jour ab sence," Neat answered leadlly. The an.uigement was concluded and the following day Mr I-'iwienoo and his daughter depaited from the citj, leaving Neal in possession of tho house Of the letters that came he forw aid ed all but two, which after having been cuofully steamed open and pe rused with evident satisfaction, were sealed up, enclosed In another envelopes and returned to the sender. At Meal's urgent suggestion Mr. Lawrence's absence was prolonged from tin co months to five, by which time he felt they could be safely re calledho having learned that Tarri hiini was prcpatlng for a business tilp to Iluropc, expecting to ho ubscnt two jeais "That will do," ho elaiulated. "Long before ho jeturns Rennlo Lawrence will be mv wife. When tho heart-hiokcn gltt letuined Nenl was tho first to meet her and be rame her very shadow, offering no word either of condolence or love, but lendoilng the thousand little atten tions which soonei or later win their wav. Tor a while he used his influence to keep her from noclcty, foi the purpose of avoiding any chance meeting with r.irnliam, who was still In the citv; but nt last ho decided unpn attending a concert nt which celebrities were to appeal, having been lnfoimed that the ship on which Roscoe h.ul taken pas sage would sail early in the afternoon It required considerable Importuning on his pait to Induce Ronnie to accept his escort or Indulge In reel cation of any kind; but she Melded nt last, and Neal felt that he had scored the sec ond move In the game hp was plajing. Tor awhile sho .sat beside hlm, 11st-leyil:- Indifferent alike to the concert and his ociaslonal whispered i oui.it kq Neal was sp.uchlng Rennie's fair face with an expression of tiiumphant ad miration, oveuvist. nevertheless, with a shade of nnxletj, while the lil wore an absent-minded, fnr-awnv look, tinged with hopeless melancholy. Rut after awhile some of tho music seemed to nrotise her attention and in terest, nnd she listened breathlessly to the sonjj n which the singer, a tenor of iare power and sweetness, was tin ew ins all the sticngth of artistic skill and appieclatlon btlnglng out its subtle sentiment with a power and Dithos that stilled the tenderest emo tions of her heirt And not less deeply concerned, but In a widely ellffetent sense, was William Noal. Up saw that the w holp tendpney of tho piogi.immp thus far was to load her thoughts further away fiom him and back to that past fiom which he wished to diaw her entlielv, and ha watched her Intent face with a ftutlve uneasiness and perturbation, conscious that he had made a giave mistake I'lnnlly, as the curtain fell at the close of the first pait, to be followed bv a shoit interval, Neal lose with evident relief. "I see a friend In another patt of the house to whom I wish to speak, If you will excuso me for a moment," ho said. Then with a forced laugh. 'I hope thej- villi give us something a little more cheeiful in the remaining num bers of the programme Tills hlgh Htruns sentiment Is lather too i milled for nc tuil eiery-elav cneiience." He turned awaj without waiting for an answei, and Rennle was sitting with her head bowed, and her ejes full of tears, when a step ounepd neai her, and a voice vibrating with earnest pathos, slncei it j- and gitef sild. "Miv I sit bote nnd talk with you for a fpw momonts, may I, Miss Rennle Liwrence?" and lifting hot head with a sudden stait, she looked into the fi ink but troubled face of Roscoe r.irnham Where was doubt, mistrust suspicion now n Gone before the whisperings of that truer voice, whose accents no 'heart could mistake or disbelieve that voice that bade hlm welcome to her side. "I thought jou had gono to Uuropo," sho faltered, scarcely knowing whnt sho said. "Mr. Neal" then sho stopped nhruptly. "Mr. Neal told jou so," supplemented Roscoe, with Involuntary bitterness "Perhaps It may prove to bo not the flist misrepresentation for which I am Indebted to Mr Neal." Then, with a quick movement drawing a letter from his pocket: "Tell me, Rennle, what docs this mean? Pld this Indeed come from jou? It seems Impossible, und jet the writing Is yours." Mechanically Rennlo took tho letter he offered. A glanco at the ndchess brought an expicsslon of astonishment to her face. Then taking out tho enclosed sheet sho read It to the end, 'The writing is not mine," she said, trembling violently'. "It Is a clover foigerj-, I admit, but I never saw this letter before I did write jou on that date, but I did not direct It to that ad diess, for I did not know you weip out of the city." "Thank Heaven!" ejaculated Roscoe forvontlv, thenl moip earnestly: "Ren nle, It is currently leported that you are engaged to William Neal Hut as I looked at jou both tonight from whero I sat, I read admiration and triumph In Neat's face, but neither lovo nor intei est In jours, and In splto of all that has passed, my hsrt gave a sud den bound of renewed hope nnd cour age. So when Neal left you Just now, I lesolved to avail mjself of the first oppoitunltj I lincl found to nnpioach voir since the receipt of that enrol let ter. I am convinced that there has been rorau terrible wrong some shameful treachery Tell mp, did you see Neal the day thin lettpr was written?" Ten answer Ronnie l elated bilefly as possible vi hat sho knew of the whole matter. "Neal knew that 1 was called away fiom tho city by telegram that cry evening," said Rosciet "Ho accom panied me to the cars .and leeched a message fiom me for jou, with the promise to write in a clay or two I ex- pecting to lie absent for about three weeks Hp thought that would give hlm time for his sinister work: and having heard jou make the dec lain t Ion tint jou would send a letter nnd let mo witness for mjself, he doubtless con tilved, by bribing the set v ant, or in some other waj-, to obtain possession of tho letter, nnd Imitated jour hand writing in prepailng this one a ory clev er forgery " "Dining the period you were nbsent, I vviote twice, begging jou to explain that strange letter Those letters were returned unopened see, hero they are wo can gupsc now bv whom Never mind, datllng," he added qulcklv, as he -i her turn deadly pile 'It Is all light now, I hope. I will furnish j-our father nnj' credentials hp irny require In lofeience to mv business and social Ftandlng, as for Mr Neil his elmac -tei Is piettj- thoroughly established. Rut see, they aie piepailng to go on with the entertainment. "I will lust ndd that I Would havo been on the ocean tonight but for an accident to the machineiv of the ves sel; nnd having nothing better to do, I concluded to attend this concert, whli h pioved after all, the reiy best thing I could have done Aly silling will be delavfd for a week and a gipat deal can be done in that time Tomoriow I will call upon vour father and Invite him to accompanj1 us jou and I, Rennlo when we do go on our wedding tour. Mny 1?" One glad, grateful, Jovous look an swered hlm, nnd as he pressed her hand at pirtlng, a step nt his Vide, nnnounceil tho return ot William Neal. A dark frown ovprsprcad Neil's face ns their ejes met, but with a eiulct bow Rosroo rnrnharu parsed htm and returned to his seat. "Tako mo home, plenso"' weio Ron nie's first words to her escort, '"I feel unable to remain nnv longer " Without comment, Nenl obeyed Tho cairl.ige was called and a short time later Rennlo was at her own hous". "Good night'" Bho said, quietly, without offering her hand, and tho next moment William Neal was standing outside tho door nlorr In a very bewildered fiame ot mind, nnd Inwaidly cursing the Imprudence that poimlttcd hlm to leave her for a sin gle moment unguarded In a public place. Just what mischief had been done he could not determine, there was no help for It but to wait and see. His enlightenment came very roon in the form ot a brief note from Ren nle, informing hlm that their ac quaintance was nt an end absolutely and forever. Roscoe rninhnm called next dnv, had a long Intel view with Mr Lpw rencp. and .i longer one with his daughter, at the close ot which Ren nle whlsppiod ns he kissed lvr for a brief good-by "Let us forgive him, Roscop, for he did us one good turn In prevailing upon me to go to that concert If I had lemnlned nt home, as I wanted to. jou would havo left the citv with out 'an opportunity for nn explanation, nnd we should have missed our life's hnppiuess foievci'" ""There's many a slip 'twlxt the cup and the lip,' " laughed Roscoe unconscious that he. was quoting the very expression his llval had used ' 'Rut the slip was not ours this time, darling-and so wo will forgive him" Dublin Woild. Glad to Be Alive. Did j cm ever feci, jet jou knew not whj As jou gczcil at tho bea or tho clouds limiting lij, As jou read tho bright smllo or the sad, weaij look On the laces of men lllco a wide-open book, While jou hummed a gay tune as jou walked clown the street, Rc-cchnlng tones which jour heart could repeat. Just glad to bo alive? Do jour first clear thoughts after rest ful sleep Partako of life's struggles, or, pray, do vou keep The tnnco of jour lIon a trifle moro brn id, So at times jou catch sight ot tho good iipsj of Ciod"1 Can vou earnestly saj in a wholc-hcart-rd waj As jou Uvo and jou woik and jou rest and ou pi ij, "1 m glad to be alive." Oh, jo f i lends, who know tho true rea son vvhj. It Is better to laugh than It Is to slsh. Who don't rnko ono feel that it 6 all put on. Rut who Just cannot help being full of fun, "You aro friends woi&h knowing," we often sa. Tor vou lmnil us blessings wo jearn for tort i "Were gild tint jou're alive" Huffalo News . . i I M Mr. II. N. 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