Fair play. [volume], January 16, 1873, Image 1

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(South Side)
South Side of PmMIc Square.
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at Ste- (iciievieve. j
Selected Miscellany.
Teaching Public School.
Eighty little urchins
Coming through the door.
Pushing, crowding, making
A tremendous roar.
Why d'Ju'l you keep quiet T
Can't you'inind the rule !
Blev me '. this is pleasant,
Keeping public school.
Eighty little pilgrims
On the road to fame 1
If they t'.iil to reach it.
Who will be to blame ?
High and lowly stations.
iJird:- of every feather.
On a common level
lit re tiro brought together.
Dirty little faces.
Loving little hearts.
Eve brimful of mischief,
Skilled in all the arts.
That's a precious darling 1
What are you about ?
'.May 1 pass the water ?"
"Please, may 1 go out !"
Boots and shoes arc shuttling,
Slates and books are rattling,
And in the corner yonder
Two pugilists are battling!
Others cutting didoes.
What a botheration !
Ko wonder wo grow crusty,
From such association.
Anxious parent drops in,
Merely to inquire
Why his olivu branches
Do not shoot higher.
Suva he w.tnti his children
To mind their p's and q's.
And hopes their brilliant talent
Will not be abused.
Sp'Oiing, reading, writing.
Putting up the young ones,
Panning, scolding, fighting,
Spurring on the dumb ones ;
Oymna-ts, vocal muiic '.
How the heart rejoices
AVhen the ginger comes
To cultivate the voices.
Ir.ttilutu attending.
Making out reports,
(tiving object lesions.
Class drills of all sorts ;
K.-iling dissertations.
Feeling like a fool
Oh, the untold blessing
Of k'-eping public school.
MABEL TREVOR.
ny p. uevos.
The sun sank peacefully to rest,
ami twilight, beautifully spread her
mantel over the earth. The golden
tinted clouds chased each other lazily
through the sky. and the lengthen
ing shadows of the trees which skirl
ed tho road formed fantastic shapes
as tho branches moved slowly to and
fro, stirred by a light breath of wind.
.Silently, with a far-away I ok in
her eyes, a woman stood by the
wicket gate. It was a graceful
figure, robed in white and clearly de
fined against the dark shadows of the
grand old trees. The happy inno
cence of childhood had passed, only
leaving a faint impression on tho sad I
face, youthful, almost too youthful
to have seen much of the worlds mis-'
ery. I he dark-brown hair, in which .
a shimmering gleam of gold was,'
seen, was wound around tho well
shaped head in thick braids; the pure
white forehead, tbo pencilled eye
brows, the lustrous, almond-shaped
eyes, in which a world of sadness
just now lingered ; and tho indescrib
able mouth, indescribable, for its bca
ty lay in its expression, all helped to
complete a beautiful picture. Such
was Mabel Trevor, as she leaned
against the wicket gate, thinking of
light,
And now, a thick cloud of SOr-
row
overshadowed tho heart that'
wa- then so unspeakably happy
She did not hear annroaclun.' foot-1
, k o
steps; sic heeded nothing until a
Hand was laid on her shoulder, the
ioi, r ,.-i.;..K ..;ii.i i.
vv,..v... ... .....n. uui, wmiug
tne eyes to snine wiui a loving light, (
whilst a smile of joy parted the lips
as she murmerd,
"Darreli."
Once again, as of old, her head res
ted quietly on his breast,and he, bend
ing down, pressed bnrning kisses on
the upturned face. In a moment she
drew back with a low cry for memo
ry recalled the past.
A dark look of anger flashed in the
man's eyes as he said quickly,
"Mabel, can't you trust me yet?
Two years' banishment, and yet hero
I am again. Is not that being faith
ful ? Como to me, my darling."
"O God, will it never end? Must it
alwayR be thus? The same old strmr-
ftic tho sam temptation to eon-1
the past a past of two years ago ' . ..';...ii..,i ; .,.i. ,i: :, i,.... ; .i,.. .i tv....t.,ii,- ,.-..,-.,t- her brain, ami murmuring at
. , , , ,r I dare to ove yon, my little saint." , '"""'fe1-1' u'i,JU"u "" - 1 1,-,,-diie-s f her l..t is she recalled
this night, when another had stood by ' La , iof, ,,-,. ;.r.,M ,m,vm-. Ii.tidnc-ol hu lot a--lie retailed
-, . ... ,, , ins voice Docamc strangely tenaor as - - mmtl her liami-ome lover lier 1
he, side when all nature had seem-, L whnt Ralf Trevor loll that the man be "1-1 never saw her again, nor him ; AI:i: lhe sW,.Bt ,io.. was
eu u radiatea ; when every minute, e . fore him could be guilty of no moan but once, and that once O my God! lo-t,and Inner tear-rolled down
every secomi, n:ui neon oi intense ue- - - ,,i;n. .... ;..,i.,.,.;i..,i.i., I 1,.1 .mt.,. .,n -l...tin.- -.nd w-w r... white eneok- as the silence
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tend against ? And now, when 1 felt
that I had conquered the worst, to
: -ii t
ii an , go mrougn with again !
yjn, u is naru j ana the palo cheeks '
flushed with excitement, and the J
brown eyes grew black with pain.
byd,d you come? Why cannot.
"v -
you leave me in peace ? Don't you
sec I cannot stand it much longer?
i wish a were ucau i wish 1 were
, ., , ., , wc,e
dead! ' she wailed, comp etely over -
., , ' , 1 f
comc, and her head drooped upon
I ,. ,i,;i, . 1
her arms, which were resting upon
tho wicket gato.
Afeelimr of romn or,nf nr,r
T ' 1 T , t ..
him as he saw the change, and know
that it was he who had turned tho
once merry girl into the heart-broken
woman. But the sensation soon pas
sed. "Mabel, it is not right. Would you
kill yourself and ruiu me ? Whom
have I but you ? No one." And as
ho thought of tho past two years he
bitterly upbraided her.
"You once said you loved me.
What mockery ! Tho very meaning
of tho word was unknown to you.
I, like a fool, believed j-ou ; not for
long, however." And he laughed
scornfully. "Oh, no ; 'father' was
everything; I nothing. And just
Tor si whim nf liiivmi &tit nin un-
Still, I've hoped,and have returned to -
night to find what ! A girl who has
nover thought twice of tho man to
whom alio gave stones when ho ask
ed for bread. Oh, what angels wo.
en are ! Alike, the world over; ever
deceiving and deluding "
TIo Klnnneil short Mnliel. nrmiritv
, . . . . . . "
a"u 'B l"
herself, waited for him to finish. She
was very pale, and her eyes flushed
with scoiu and auger as sho saw una
felt for the first time the iunute sel
fishness of the man.
"DarrcII, Darrell Leighton, how
daro you, how can you, say such i
""" l" i lu uo "
ed? What kind ofnl.fe have you lead
I.:..... . ? t i.
.1.- . . i I i:.i ...
lie past mu t-nis; i iiu iiol iui;:
1 -
r I
Look at me. What was I when vou
first knew mo ? What am I now ? 1
had much to look forward to then.
What have I now? For two years'
my lite has been ono of unchanging,
tiresome monotony. Never hearing!
mentioned the name of him 1 love,
except wnen miner rcaos irom somo
paper that he is the gayest of the gay
tho fastest of the fast. Nover
. , . - -
hearing anything to his credit. So,
nothing but dissipation week in and !
week out. 1 am powerless to contra-
diet what is put before mo. 1
can
s:iy ll0thing. Is it surprising then
. i.,,t -o lit I lorm to ilonht ml tlmt
I come to the conclusion the answer
I gave was right and best? Wasn't 1
right, DarrcII Leighton?" And with
quivering lips she bent eagerly for
ward, her seul in her eyes, to hcar.terful eyes looked streight into hi-
his answer.
"My poor Mabel." and the man,
passed his hand caressingly over her
brown hair. "How you inust curse
tho day we met. I know lam wick
ed, darling, atid yet, sinner as I am,
that you aro no nearer to me than
you were before es, you are right,
i and I wistf to God we had never met.''
".No, no. and Mabel was again the '
loving woman.
'
'Don't say that,'
Darreli, don t. J hough I met 3"ou
i ...i t .i I
oiny wimcjuu, iu luvouni loiuse
you, yet I thank God for bringing usj0 a ;,, man'-power to make your
t0gether. Even if I havo suffered !
bave I not been happy? I know,Dar-1
roll Leighton; and sho looked '
proudly and lovingly at him. i
A slight tlusti passed ovor nis laoe
as ho replied,
"Yes, I am pretty bad, and when I
left you I was desparate. If I re-
mained quiet, the rememberonce of
your pure, sweet face was ever before
me, and it fairly maddened me ; so in turn. Do you think I'll re5i"ii her ed the trigger, and then iin, child, nothing b shun a return i the guv -gayoty
I tried to drown all recollec-i without a Sniggle? Mark me well. I wotihf have -worn that V,'.
.? r j i . . : . l
iioiisoi you aim oi -ui-uiiui umi-
been.' Mabel, mut you send me,
away again, a ui.nw.pt.-
9 Ha t-naur la whs annnlr.
ing falsely when ha called me a 'black-
...... . .
rnr-A '" Xnli Hirrnl 'a Una aatl art
guard.' " And Darreli's lips settled
firmly tcgethw, while a stly KghtVe
Politically Indedendent Open to
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flashed in his proud eves as he re
membered the insult. "
and said
Mabel shook her head,
disparingly,
I raust'go, Darrell "
Tho wLite face stiI1 wJiter
M the 1110Ini!Ilt f", mlim,
as tne l
1 pr0uChed.
her sake 1
.barrel! saw it, and for
her srtlfe fnreorl linol.- tit., ,i-i-.l . 1 t
.-. .v.w.. nt,. , ..... lltoi
i . i t- , .
surged to his lips; :m.l, instead, tried
i . r e . ,
toinfUhoa hope to stifle tin- gnaw-
....
mt? aching pain in the heart of the
1
. w omunby his side. Her love ami
faith stirred the nobler impulse of hi.
, n?lUrC' a"d nulde hinl vk'w his V"1
lie uo inter mauling. , . memrvo, 1hc-.lea.i, I tell vou.
For an instant a different future ' Illy ,i:nj-htei-" ought never be "the
floated through his brain, never again ; wife ot- Hyde Leighton's sons." A
to be wholly eradiated. lu t'mi-hed s caking he turned ami
"Good-li, 'larling, and God bless Jeti the room,
you. Ilave no fears on my account, '
l-f . t ...A I - J I
and one of these days it will come all The month pa-.-ed by, slowly and ' pe,, Mi J eugorlv counted 'th.-dav-right.
I shall goand prepare a home u!iotoiiou-y lo Mabel and her that mu-t pa be lore the year had
for you," he added, smiling faintly. father. Tho h.ttcr noted the change ' elapsed. The :id, mournful gleam
Tosniak :iL'ain was imlio-sible.
1 1 . that ol hapliv anticipation. Ami the
ono long, lingering ki-s, one look 111 v.,,k..n vet he "-ivo no -irn The i 1. m i i i i i
-- ' -, okv.ii, . .v. no .-igu. i iic hright sini!e-.:i.-of old, plaved itbi.ut
each Other's eyes, and they parted, taijt 0! murca-ing fceblene-s had the beautiful mouth.
not knowing when, if ever, they ()n.cil the truth upon him that hi- In Mi. Trevor, too, there ouhl be
should meet again. eour-e xvas ncarlv run. Yet it w:i ;bservcd a clringe for the better.
Quickly Ma.,, returned ,o the ol,. wil!l ,.olu, lailtt! h:tl hc oeh.ded to ,;;::;,,l:t;ml;:;i:;l i;--;!,:!;;:
gray mansion that was her home, and roia!l. !, j,., m., l(, his daughter; to :ld the b.ighlcr -i.lc, which .Mabel up
sought the privacy of her own room, divulge that secret that ha I rendered held when thc -abject wa- bioached,
i'"'" tuu s
he looked
.,111 i,,ini, ,1,.. .,.,,1..,,.;,,., ,i.,,.i.,
h ' r . ,
"Gone, gone . bro.cefrom the pale
'"'Iw-
"Gone, gone:" sighed from the'
dark trees as they bend to the wind's
influence.
"Gone, gone !" was the startled
J night-bird's shrill cry
he flew bv.
l , t,i -i.rht Mars di-.-.i.oeared.
tl
( wilJ 1.OS0:lm ., sli ,ljl.,.
milnan sond,., ,hl. moaning through
n i i '
the grove, a -oluinn dirge, and a fit
ting accompanient, as sorrowing Ma
bel buried her love.
Unknown lo M.ibe!, I'arreli I.cigh
ton had entered the oppoidc side ol
the house, here ho knew Mr. Tre
. ... .:...,.,.,,. !lnt wi,,.,-,.
.i i i . . . t , .. l
the old man spent hour alter hour-
alone.
His knock being answered
Darroll walked proudly in and con
fronted the master of the hous with
1 look of determination written on
.Slowly Mr. Trevor..; .i,,,,!,.,.,! whether -he
raid his eyes to .-ce who was the
- 1 tt I 1 1 a
over the feeble frame? Ah, no; and
1 the old man recovered himself as his
visitor snoko.
-
"Two year ao, Mr. Trevor, I ask
you to give me your daughter for my
wife. You rcfust-d. Again I come,
and this time to warn you that you
are breaking her heart. You said
you were afraid to trust her with me.
Look at me Mr. Trevor." And he
diew himself up to his full height,
throwing back his head with a proud, 1
royal motion, while those dark mas-i
observer's.
re.
Darrell made a handsome pictur
Tho stalwart, well-knitted form ; the
curly hair tosed carle. ly back from
the broad expansive forehead, the
tirtn. determined month. If he had
something about the open counte-
. , . .
I..-., .........I , i.. ..l.i ....... i...,
, ..
recKiessiiess aim seiusnness were no
new acijuuiutanccs to this haughty
. . . .,j
foro him
" ..
I .urn iijtcu; i swear inai i win
jf0w iistcn; I swear that I will
ir T .1 r
daughter happy. I think you be-
heve me, but I see you would rather
dio than give her to me. Ono year
longer," and Darreli spoke slowly
and emphatically, "I leave her with
you without the burden of my pros- leaves me." And the old man sank
ence. At the expiration of that ,,:ick lor :l moment nearly exhaus
time I shall return. You may do as ted.
;you think best about informing Ma-
bel about this; but if i live 1 -hail re-
, .. ...
i naveseen tier to night, and 1 know
that the life she now leads cannot
1381 mUCIl lOIlger.
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. , "V:- f , . .. . TV, S V
i old man s face touched the speaker s
K t . , i , t 1
heart, and he added, in a milder
PLAY.
all I'artles-fiintrnlled bj .Vone.
fiod know-, Mr. Trevor, 1 .lo not
wi-h to take vnur daughter irom voti
and leave you alone;" yet I cannot
! give her up. I bear you no ill veil,
Mr;" and he held out hi- hand. Hut
the other siiv it not, or, if ho did.
heeded it not.
'I 'anvil Leighton. come, as you
savaycar from to-dnv, a:id if mv
feelings change you can then take
her. lon't think it is all for her
,-ake. No, no, a thousand times no
It i- al-o t..r your sake, yours, man,
do you hear, your.-?''
The trembling hand was laid
. Daneli'- arm, a-e added; -olcmnly:
; ;.. ....,. .K, It ,.u i... i
life a burden to him, and eaii-cd him
, ., .,-.!,
' CT 1 '
llieil . vor wlidl, ; ,,ltf da.kne.-.- o!
the night, in the-olitudc of hi- room,
he had lnon.le.I until ulterlv e.hau-
. IiM, .,..! :1I,.,v demanded
herrixht, and in niereiful uncou-sciou-iic
the -iili'ering man would
Ioo ail 1 ccoKeciion.
One night he called Mabel to him
"Sit down, child, and listen to me.
I fee! that deaib i- drawing near, and
bc!ore" lie shild lered before I
.lie I would prove to you why I Mr
roll Leighton should net cr call ou
v i:'e. "
A m "nielli's p'liise. tln-n slowlv
the old mati proceeded,
'1 wa- 1 ncaged to hi- Dai roll's
mother; and -mm at" r our eiig ige
inent I b-tt b me, and her, in "earch
of wealth. .She wa.- one of your
. sensitive, vielding women, and I I
., " :li()ll.lto. on.e-
vul. ,,. ll)VV(, , .. l0
i
must
, MIVailllM .M III lll llilj
f.-;.,i.t...i...l i...,- iuKkiik..
lorsho knew my stormy nature, and
would ofieu. yield irom mere terror
'My friend, Hyde Leighton, went
with me: and though I loved him well,
yet even to him I never breathed her
name. Hyde returned to oureoun
Irv after year's absence, but I re
niained four years longer, then wen!
back to find what? To find her
married to Hyde Leighton! The
had been married for two ais."
A long pause en-ucd, and the old
man's face twitched nervously as he
j recalled the horrors of the past,
; Mabel's luminous eves were dark
with apprehension, and her face
1 flushed and p.aied alternately as she
noted her father's excitement. A
siekening -eiwathm was fast creon-
turning homo when I met him sim-
... .
il..- n,,, ,...,-.. ,1 I tl.ii.L' vli.-. h.ifi
J
never ioiu nun aooui me, ior nu wei-
coined mc cordially and without re-
riuul. He noticed mv gun," the
words
, cnnio 1 nelr :nwl tn-t 'w liieh I
.... .......
tiilrl 1. 1 ... .,-. n,.!.-..,..-..!
i " ".i.o.
told him wa- unloaded. And alter
examining it returned it to me. ami I
-I l'"' the trigger I I -wear I
had no thought of: , although I had
repeatedly wi-hed him in his grave,
Oh, can I never forget his ilea i face?
f-reiy mgiit 1 see it all; and it never
"Hyde moved forward," he pant-
-'d, rather than -poke ju-t a I pull-
i : r i.ii
su" ur.ioaoeu. i wuuiu nave un
hc-itatingly directed it towardmys-ilf.
UOn t VOU see lloW. lie COntlllUe
- ; . "7 ' .V . ... . -
T' 3 " 1
wife.''
. . . ..
The coior -lowly returned to Ma- Trevor a-, leaning on" :h- irn. : Har
bol's hknt hed 'h-ek i ( !' -o , -l.e , ! :!. :..;'ii i..:lv -
NO. :Y.
'But. father, it an accident
an accident she repeated,
JJ fhc tni"S 'ls he never
'"'in't vou see that if he knew it
all he would never marrv vi.u? lie
would hate vou:"
Vou wrong h'm cruelh ," .-ho ex
claimed indignantly.
The hap!e man had speedily tied
from tho fatal rpot, and as the ver
dict. 'Accidental death,'' wat :rivon.
none had sti-pected the unfortunate
perpreirator.
In vain hi- daughter expostulated
and re:ia,,ncd" The euled convic
tion of years could not be ea-:ly ha
ken. The wieked thoughts he had
mi e entertained -eemctt to color the
facts in Mr. Trevoi's impaired mind.
A- the years pa-.-ed on. he became so
bewildered and coulu-ed. thinking.
, ahvay.-thinking, never -peaking of
it, that he failed to draw the di-tim
tion between accident and de-ign.
From that night there dated i
..I ;.. M..I...I li. tot I ..v.
in the hrown eve- wa- -uiieiveilcil ov
was beginning to !iav il-ct'.ect. I he
nereloiore iic-ircii -outline u as mm
obnoxious, and as, l,c father as-ocia-
u, witll hls cliooriitl, lving da.igh-
ter, his health improved.
The probation war, over. The
la iilx " " i"'!'"--'' yoar li.i.i ar
ived, and Mabel wondered which ol
the three, morning, noon, or night,
would return DarrcII to her.
Morning ami noon p-ied rapidly,
and night came on apace As the
shallow- lengthened, Mabel walked
-lowlv down lo the little wn-ket gate,
and leauii'g against it -he looked
eageiiy up the load. Twilight was
fast lo-iiig itself ill the darkness of
the nigh!. and yet the girl lingered.
A miserable feeling ot foreboding
crept over her as all objects became
enveloped in shadowy gloom. Try
nig to dei-'iee heiself with the idea
i bat he might already be in the
house, she wearily retraced her steps
ami ci'tered the library. Faint and
gidd",-lie staggered to a chair asshe
noted t'-.e fact of only one occupant
of the room.
Mai-ei, 1 tell you he - not coming
Instinct has wiiiiimI him;" and the
dd man laughed weakly.
Mr. Trevor was glad to retain his
daughter, and in his solti-ihness of hi-
I"V he heeded not her nn-ery. Mie
would -non get over it, if-he did sui
ter, he concluded, w hen he saw her
white, drawn face. Had not expe
rience taught him that her sex wa-a-fickle
as the wind, unstable as the
water?
Ala-, how true is that "Hope de
ceived, makelh the heart sick!" The
weary longing and re-tle craving
for tho morrow, that morrow which
II"pe vvhispcreth will surc-Iv return
the wanderer'.
Sanguine ami expectant, Mabel
would hail each morning with de
light. A straiige,soiiiid a knock,
and a vivid color would stain the
sweet face, as, starting to her feet, -he
expected to meet .vh, no; he did not
come. No word, no sign; and slow
ly and reluctantly ..Mabel laced the
bitter truth that he had forgotten
her, and would never come.
KebeHioii thoughts would crowd
the
to
hero.
now
the
rrew
u..c....u,..u.e-. k .-
i .1 i . i . .
iniuai were un; uie'u.ai names sue
...
w aged, but religion, the beautitul re-
iiiun other lile, vvon tne victory.
Meekly the head was h
"Thy will ho done,"' was
bowed, and
uttered by
i .1... ....ii-.. i i:.... ii, i. ...i i
1 . - r ......
n Heart and tace were lmieiemy
written the siillernig of tbo-e davs.
Three yea:- ; .iod quietly, and
' then t hero w a ,i,-liaii;.'o. Mr. Iievor.
to whom book- had b'-t their charm,
propo-cd travelling: not oniy pro-po-ed.
but iu-i-ti-.l that hi- propo-i-tiou
.-hould be :o-tcd upon.
Although ili-iin-liin-il. .Mabel wa
obiiged to compl . Argument- prov -ed
ol no avail. The plea-lire- and
comfort ot hoiiie -he -at belure him
iu their i ! attractive lighi : but it
w.-.- u-eb . .-o once aeiii! Maliel ie
caine a iii-mber -yejetv. for trav-
ling. in Mr. trovor- lmud, meant
: . . . .
iMauti!ul daughter i.e contem-
plated w ith much -ati-fa.-tion.and hi
own eiiiovnieii!
oO, Wa- mauiff-.t ill
M.e ..mrst.v ot higi
lligidv .lu.-atc-d
-' " '
u-..,t ., ,,-
OlldCI oils. iOVel
looked Mabel
vTIif $tf. 6rnfiiri'f Aiir glajf.
Hates or .till ertisiug :
One "auare, 'HI werd, one i:i;ertin.. .$1.00
K-u-h sabsetruent insertion W
U.!-in'!- cards. I inch -pace, yt jer.S, I1
ne euluuin.one year. .". ULOrt
I 'ne half column, oneyear. S.". W
One-quarter Cellini, one ear 'JO.iXt
D:Jp!aed aivertisrments charged by
the inch.
Jfcy All transient advertiainj; must be
pnid for in advir.ee.
Jac" Yearly advertisement; pajable qur-
riv in advance.
lighted room of one of Mr. K "
mo-t ilcgant eiitertaiiimenls. Her
-tort being called away for a mo
ment. -he awaited hi- return in the
rec-e of a u indow w Iiich open on tho
broad piazza. Her m atiiieriug inten
tion wa- suddenly arrested as her
ee- fell upon a "strange! fsmiliar
figure leaning against one ot the pillar-,
slid aluio-t in front of her. The
face wa- turned fioiu her. vet could
-lie uiUfoke thai tall, atlieletic form,
that hautil -poi-ed head? No ; she
colli-1 not m:-tak" him. and -he knew
that liarrell l.cigliton stood before
lier-l.uew that ore long !ie would
bear that richl -modulated voice,
' oiild ouee more look into those dark,
pa ioiiate e .
l'aiutl and iiidi-liii'-tlv were heard
the mii-ie and hum of oiee-. a- in
dream Mubel siood motioiilo . won
dering how he would look: bow he
would appear: and what he would
-ay when he noticed her. He nioxed
hi- head -lighih . and -he hud a par
lial xiew of hi- face, that face of
w bieb -lie knew ever opn ion.
Hie notiiea change. There was
the -nine hauub! beaut, am! et -all.
that talal vol! 'I he penctialioil
ol the olden lov e detct ted the alteia
tioii thai liviujr had llaide. How In
had tampered u ith hi- life '. How db-
-ipaliou bad w orked it- vil! How
I lie- iiolder impulse- of hi uaturo
w eie d nd. or liurici! that tltcv w ere
a- b.st :
Wa- it inagneii-iu that cau-ed him
to w hi el about -mbb-nly. and con-
, front herV T!i- man".- dark ees
glowed and kimlb-d w ill: a ionato
love as he rccogiiicd her. !ut nl
miKt in-tantl a look ot -hanieappear-ed
on hi- face, ami he uttered the one
1 w ord.
I Mabel. "
(Juictl. ami
temlerin- in h
with an iiiicon-cioiis
t -w et voiic. she le-
. -pomli-d.
" Harrell."
' Tin loving lone wa- not for tho
!arrell betme her. bin for him of long
ago: for him who wa- lonied wilti
her pa-l happine . Her fiiiuitiiir
i voice -Hired lo it- vci dcptlis tho
heart ot tin- man lu-ide her. C'la-p-1
ing firmly both little bunds, he look
' oil dow n'into then hitc ta-o. whicli
! to;- oiK-e an-werduot hi- own. I it
' -linctivelc hi; fell that hi- power over
her w as gone. Itut he would not give
Up. t )m-e more should tbo-e loow n
eve- brighten and glow with love.
"" Mabel, ill I In- n.-.me of tho past. 1
a-k J on collie w il men lew Ino
. meni.-. t'oine, darling."
A iiuiek llii-b. a -hiver of the rod
lip-al the endearing term, am! then
caliiilv jnd tpiietlv sin- icpli-l.
" t'erlainl . Mr. Leighton."
They were alone. Ho dimly com
prehended that there wa-a change;
that tin- wa- not the Mabel ol" old.
Intuitively hi: knew licit J In past M-a
p:t-
I with her: I hat the want ot
warmth in manner at,d Voice wore
plainly showing the fa. t. Though lie
ni: it'uns hopelc . he pleaded tor a
return of that love tvIhcIi he had once
too lightl e-Ieemi-d.
When tiiey had parted, ho had fully
.intended to' return. Dul e.-, tlieio
! wa- the trouble vacillating and
changeable.' to ed here, there, and
1 ever w hnv. the time had pas-cd by.
ili-ab-ence from her lccned the in-
tlnem w Inch Mabel"- pre-eme con
trolled, and nt il bad gone on. sim
waitii'g. be .-arcles- and indiflereiil,
indulging in ffa.vel' ami little reckon
ing how it would all end.
I Vainlv he -poke. He could Hot dif
'titrb lier sell" po -eiou. Calm ami
, bcaiitilul -In' sioo.! before him. and as
i he pau-ed. -he -aid. in her -wool.
niu-ica! v 'b- .
1 " 'I'here i- no need ,f s.iv ing m-ro.
I eoiibi not -Ii:inge if I would. Tin!
!..rrell I loved i- gone with the hope.-,
de-sie. and love of my voiith. I did
love him :" and tear- dimmed the
brown eves a. she remembered the
agony of pat day-.
" Forget lhe pii-t : folgivo. as you
hojie to he forgiven,' -aid Darreli in
low. deep tone-.
Mabel started, and brushing tbo
tear-froiu her ce- she replied pav
-ionatcly.
" Forget ? Porg-t year- of-nrrow ?
Forget lho-e da;. u' w eary walchinjf
ami longing? "l.ut." re-inning her
,juict uiaiiiier. "all tho-e trouble- aro
'p:!t. I never think of them now."
Touching hi- hand-lightly with InT
own. -he continued -oltly. Darreli.
I forgive- you : and may 'oil do the
' -anie-. liood-by." And i-he vvas
gone.
1 Ii wa- their final parting. They
never met again.
A time p-nt on it brought it-change-
to Mabel. Harold t'lvtb: a-ked
her to lie In- wife. hc told him
-oinewhat of the pa-t. proving tint
love wa- dead foe h'T. and -o wa- the
burning, pa ioiiaie fervor of youth.
Itut Harold, imping the future would
ol. literate the pa-t. por-ited. and ill
lime won her con-ent. And Mabel
found that day by day her affection
ineiea-ed for the lioli'.e man whom .-he
ailed hu-band. A sweet -cu-e of e- ,
eurity -tole over her. and lile -eeiucd
verv calm and happv.
Mabel'- wa. a different beauty now.
Purified by -ulleriug. there wa a
peaceful -erenit in the beautiful lac
and life of Uerj who witli uiidving
loveaud !'ait!i in her saviour, to wh-.m
iu lime "f trouble she bad turned,
loiiud that joy which t.othiilg carMdy
ran giw.
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