Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 3, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 July 1878 — Page 7

MAIL

$ A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

MA RRIBD THIS MORNING.

"Married this morning"—how charming it sounds: How splendid It looks In the paper! "The bride wore white satin"—now perfect)y sweet! "And a veil like a softrilken vapor." "No cards"—how exclusive that sounds, does it not? "Nocake" -they're well npin the fashion And to prove to the world they are true

milJUnairett,

"Xo presents received," pats the dash on. "Abroad for a long wedding tour"—that's nice!

We maidens do envy them truly We're all in a flatter awaiting our tarn, For we can't for onr lives take it cooly. What letters the fair bride sends back to her friends

I've read Arabella's and Sollies: 1ribe writes that—Just think of it—in the Old World

They are dining with lords and with ladies.

'"'Retained: Colonel .with bisbeaatlfal bride, From France"—how the jonrnals do land her! -'Their elegant mansion thrown open today—

Receptions will now be in order." True, trae, what a recherche time it will be Her net will be trnly delighted The grand doable parlors will scarcely hold all-

Dear, dear, shall we girls be invited

you

"13.it two short years married and now a di vorce!" Law sakes! dear, who wouldn't have known it? I thought from the first 'twas a very poor match.

But somehow I never would own It. She's no longer the bright shining star that yflfL

The soclalhorizon adorning— Miranda, my lore, here's the paper Just come,

Jipvy jgji me who's married this morning.

"3* Bcribqer—July.

Two Purse Companions.

QEORaE PARSONS LATHROP. Everybody in college who knew tbem at all was carious to see wbvt would oome of a friendship between two perHons so opposite in tastes, habitudes and appearance as John Silverthorn and Bill Vibbard. John was a hard reader und Bill a lazy one. John was tbin and graceful, with something pensive yet tree and vivid in his nature Bill was robust, prosaio and conventional. There was an air of neglect anda prospective sense of worldly failtire about (silverthorn, but

would at once have

singled out vibbard as being well cared tor, and adapted to push his way. Their likes and dislikes even In the matter of amusement were dissimilar ana Vibbard was easy going arid popular, while .Silverthorn was sfiy and had few acquaintances. Yet, as far as possible, tuey were always with each other they raomod, worked, walked and louoged in company, and often made mutual concessions in taste so that they might avoid being separated* It was also discovered that though their allowances wore unequal, they had put them together ana paid all expenses out of a common purse. Their very differences made this alliance a great advantage in some respects, and it was rendered stronger by the fact that, however incompatible outwardly, they agreed in both, acting with an earnest straightforwardness.

But perhaps I had better describe how 1 flrst saw them' together. It was on a Saturday, when a good many men were always sure to be found disporting themselves on the ball field. I used to exercise thy muscles by going io look at them, on the*e occasions end on that particular day 1 came near being bit by a sudden ball, which was oaugbt ny an active, darting figure just in time to save my head from an awkward enuoanter. I nodded to my rescue*, and aalled out cordially, "Thank you!' 'All right,' said he in atone meant to bo good naturedly modest. "Look out for yourself next time.'

It was Bill Vibbard, then in the latter ut of his freshman year and not far distant I saw hi commie Silverthorn, watching BUI in silent admiration. They continued slowly on their way toward an oak grove, wnloh then stood near the ileld. Silverthorn, a smaller figure than Vibbard, wore a suit of uniform tint, made of sleazy gray stuff that somehow at once g*ve me the idea that it was taken out of one of his mother's discarded dresses. His face was nearly oolorless without being pallid and the faint golden down on his cheeks and upper lip, instead of being disagreeably juvottile, really added to the pleasant dreaminess that hung like a haze over bis mild young features. He was slender, he carried himself rather quaintly, bat bis gait was buoyant and spirited. At that season the lilaM were in blooin and Silverthorn held a glorious plume of the pale bloseom» In his hand. What the first touch of fire is to the woods in autumn, the blooming of the lilac is to the new summer—a mystery, a beauty too exquisite to remain long intact ovaueseout as human breath, yet, like that, fraught with incalculable values. Ail this Silverthorn must have fait to the full, judging from the tender way in \*hloh he held the flowery even while assorted in talk with his friend. His fingers seemed conscious that they were touching the clue to a finer liie. In Vibbarsrs warm, tough fist, the lilacs w.tuld have faded within ten minutes. Vibbard was stocky and muoouUr, and bis feet went down til e*ou step as If tbev never meant to oome up again. He wore stylish olotbee, kept his hands ittuch In his coat pockets, affected high ooiored neck tier, and had a red toe with blunt feature*. When he was excited, hi* fkoe wore a fieroe aspect whan he felt friendly, it became almost foolishly sentimental as a general thing It was tnoroaely Inert.

Being in t»y senior year, I did not eee much of either Vibbard or Lis Mend but I sometimes occupied myself with attempts to analyse the sources of their intimacy. I remember stating to one of my young acquaintances that Vibbard probably had a secret longing to be feminine and ideal, and that Silverthorn felt himself at fault In masculine tougbness and hardihood, ae tbat each sought

quoin tance offended me by: if it had,all been perfectly q6 oourlK*^

After 1 had been graduated, and bad antered the Law School, SUvertborn tand Vibbard came to my room one day on a singular errand, whioh—though I did not guess it then—was to influence their Uvea tor many a year afterward* 'Ferguson,' said Bill, rather ahyly, when they bad aeated themselves, 'I suppose yon know enough of law, by this time, to draw np a paper.' •Ym, I suppose so or draw it down, either/ I replied. But I saw tbat my ^ippancy did no* suit the oeoaaton, for

the two young fallows glanced at each other very seriously, ami seemed embark raised. «... •What do yon want \me to for

Sou'd-.better

I was facing Silverthorn as I spoke, but felt impelled to turn quickly and in* cludrf Vibbard in the queetion. They were both silent. It was plain, after a moment, that they really didn't know which one of them had first thought of this compact. •Wasn't it you?' queried fcilverthorn, musingly, of his comrade. 'I dpn't know,' returned Yibbard then, as if so much Subtillty annoyed him: 'What difference does it make, any way? Can't you draw an agreement for us, Ferguson

But I was really so. much.-interacted in getting at their minds through-this channel that 1 couldn't comply at once. •Now, you two fellows, you know,' said I, laughing, 'are younger than I, and I think it becomes me to know exactly what this thing means before proceeding any farther in it. How can I tell but one of you is trying to get an advantage over the other

The pur looked startled at this, but it was only, I found, because they were so astonished at having such a construction put upon their project. 'Don't be alarmed,' I hastened tossy1! •I wasn't serious.'

Bnt Vibbard persisted in a dogged expression of gloom. •It's always this- way.'he present!jr declared, in a heavy provoked tone. •My father, you know, is a shrewd man, and everybody is forever accusing me of being mean and overreaching. But I never dreamed that it c?pld be impQtacp fri Such a move as—Well, never mind!' he suddenly exclaimed in a loud voice, and with assumed Indifference, gAUita up "from his chair. 'Of course Irs ail oyer now. I shan't do anything fnore about it, after what Ferguson has said.' ffe .was -sulky that hq hadJo rpsotttQ tbift putting me in the third pertpn, although he tvai not jtftdressitfg words to Silverthorn. Then Jie-gava his tbiok irame a flight aHake/tfs It ta git rid of the disagreeablefeellnge I hadescited, and turned toward his friend. On the instant there came into bis unmoved eyes and his matter of-fhet countenance a look of sentiment so incongruous as to be aligost laughable. 'I wiakl could havfe done it, Thorny/ he-eajkf 'told on, Vlbbswi,' j* 'Don't be discouraged.'

He paid no attention

Upon this Siiverth rn fired up. 'Hullo, Bill, this won't do-t Doyay I'm gftlngtolet bar petsifrsfge| drop that way andloavefyOu to»M so misconstrued? Come back here and sit down.' (Vibbard was already at the door.) 'As for your getting any advant:ely? W pgln wit your father is and am poor, downright poor—Ferguson must have seen that.'

age outot this, is it likely? Why, you are well off now, to begin witii that is,

Here was a surprise! The dreamy youth was proving himself much' more sensible than the beefy and practical one. Vibbard, however, seemed to enjoy, beeing admonished by Silverthorn, ana resumed his seat quite meekly. To me, in my balancing frame of mind, it ocdUrrtod that one mighCfio fartber than Silvefthtfrn hsd dbne.ln saving that any advantage to Vibbard was very improbable one might assume that it was Silverthorn who would reap the profit.. But I decided not to disturb the already1 troubled waters apyjijoje.

SilveHhorn. hqweyarj expressed this idea: 'You'll be tnlnfcfng,' be said ta me, with a smile, 'that I am going to get the upper hand in this bargain and lknow there seems a greater chance of it. But then I have hopes—I-—' The dreamy look, which I have described bythe simile or a hiae, gathered and increased on his fair, ingenious face, ana bis eves quite ignored use for a moment.'being fixed on some imaginary outlook very entrancing to him, until he recalled his flagging voice, to add: 'Well, I dont know that .1 eau put it before yon, bnt there are possibilities which may make a great difference in my fortunes within a lew years.'

I fancied that Vibbard gave me a quick, confidential glance, as much as to say, "Don't disturb tbat Idea. Let him think so.' But the next moment bis features ware as inert ss ever.

It turned out, on Inquiry, tbat only Vibbard was of age his friend beiag lick in study, bad entered feltoge eakly, and nearly two years atoodlM tween him and his majority ao that, if their contract was to be binding, they would have to defer it for that length of time. I was pt^KU for their disappointment, but Silverthorn, after an in stent's reflection, seemed quite satisfied. 4s they were going, he hurried back, leaving his Mend ont of ear-ahot, and explained himself— •You ses, Vibbard has an Idea tbat I shall never suooeed in life—financially, tbat is—and so he wants to fasten Uus sgreement on me, to prevent pride ov anything making me baek out, know, by end b* I Ilka ak fe* better to nafre It left just aa It lafova while, so that if we ahould ever pot it on paper be needut fsel that bad hurried into the wing too rashly. •I understand,' I repliecLand 1 pressed bis baud warmly, for bin frankness and aenuloeee bad pleased aaa.

When they were gone I pondered eevaral minutes on tbe aotelor snd boyish naivete of tbe whole proooedlny, and foond myself a good deal rsfrssaed by tbi^neerity of we two yaong follows and their tnaoonfldanea fin tbe ns»foeU« bility of tbe fotura. It aeemed to aseu tbe more I tboaght or It, tbat I eould bold on to title oebeme of tbetra aa a help to myself in rstainini a bealtby

Ssir

asked §. Silverthorn now spow, In his soft light inexperienced voics,whieh possessed a singular charm. •It's all Bill's ides,' said he, rather carelessly, 'I would niuoh ratherjiave the understanding in words,»bUtbft?-—' 'Ym, broke in BID, trowing luddenly red and vehement, Tm not going to have it a thing to be forgotten. No one knows what might happen.' •Well, well,' I said, 'if I'm to belpypu,

fire away and tell me what

Is you're after.' •I will,' roturned Vibbard, with a touch of that fierceness which marked his resolute moods. 'Thorny and I bare agreed to stand by each other .wheii we quit colleget Men are always forming friendships at the beginning of life, and then getting dragged apart by circumstances, such as wide separation and different intern's. We don't want thif to happen, and »o we've made a conipact tbat whichever one of us, Thorny or me, shall be worth thirty thousand dollars first—why that one is to give the other halt, That is, unless thesecond one is already well enough off, so that to give hint a full half would pot him ahead of whichever has the thirty thonsand. D' you see 'The idea is to keep even as long as we can, you know,' said Silverthorn, turning from one of my books whichne bad begun to glance through, and looking into my eyes with a delighted, straight forward gaze. 'That's a very enrious notion!' said I, turning over the plan, with a caution born of legal readings. 'Before we go on, would you mind telling me which one of you originated this scheme

train

Wtjl «»aS*A V» W

and saw my eyes

fcfully.

irposea.

iinuun. of spirit. '.At any rate/1 said, Lthat they osme to my office—for I bsve •I wont sllow myself tojgo ilrfrt into forgotten to say that I was now admits

nidsin as long aa they keep raith with tea to the bar—and announced that tbe ideal.' time for drawing up their long^pendlng time for drawing up their lo_„ From time to time during the two agreement had arrived. They were fctil yeiarh I encountered the frleudictsully ss esger as ever about it, and I very and I remember having a fancy, that soon bad the- inatrument made out, their CMM—which of doorse amred stating the mutual consideration, and somewbst ss tbey matured-^wew ac- dulv signed and sealed. quiring a kind of likeness or, rather, Finding.tbat they had been at Stansby

mentaminit he looked morecommon- am very much puzzled as to which of olsce snd contented. On tbe other hand,

peared in sight, snugly placed among the trees. We were swept away out of sight in a moment but tpere was something so striking in that simple glimpse

ber own. a- look of- eageibMarch no softly inquiring gaze, .such.- ss would be natural to most womep on a cawial meet! ng of this sort, ont a full, energetic, self-reliant scrutiny. I don't think tb» compression about her llps was softened by her surprise at sedng me but that' keen level look from ber

W iv an

iprig ui

inav.

yon was

were swept away out of

tbat a traveler in the next seat, wbo bad not spoken to me before, turned and asked me wb&t place it was. I did not know. I afterward learned that it was Stansby, a iactory village perhaps forty m-les from Cambridge. Finding that the memory of tbe spot clung to me, I wished to know more about it and one day in the following spring, when I needed a change from the city, I actually went out there. Stansby did not prove to be a very picturesque plaoe yet its gentle hills, with outcroppings of gold granite, the deep-hued river between, and tbe cotton mill near tbe railroad, somehow ronsed a decided Interest which I never have been able fully to account for. I enjoyed strolling about, but was beginning to think of a train back to Boston, when a torn of tbe road, a quarter of a mile from the mill, brought me face to face with a young girl who was approaching slowly with a book in her ban4, which she read as she w*Hced, VydO oJMn 4 DA

She was not, a beautiful girl, and not at all what is uhdersto&l by a 'brilliant*

!Ited

lrl yet at the very first look she ex* inofy interest, aS Stansby village itself had (Jon?. In every outline apd mbtlon she wo wed perfect health: her clear color was tonic to the eye her deep thrown hair at the' same time that it gave a restful look to her forehead, added .something of fervency to general aspect. In sympathy with the beautiful day. she bad taken offher hat (which she carried on one arm), disclosing a spray Of fresh lilacs in her hair. She was very simply, though not poorly, dressed. All this, and more, I was sole to observe without disturbinebernbsorbtion In her book but just as I Was trying to decide wbetner the firm, compressed eorhers oif ber mouth only meant interest in the reading, or indicated some peculiar. Hardness of character, she glanced nghvucw vw" "*.*"•

•A little.' Vibbard enlarged upon this It was a curious habit they bad fallen Into, of each waiting for the other to explain what ahould more jproperiy have been explained by himself, •Thorny's fetber, yon know/ said Vibbard, 'was a great maehinlsL and ao they bad acquaintances around tbe mills in different parte of tbe state. She that is Ida, yon know—is only sixteen now, bnt Thorny first saw bar whan be was a boy, and came bora once or twice with bis father.'

more interested in bex?'^ a a S

thorn answered:

wo 'That's not surprising. Idont know, tbe inertia of his own expression. The myself.' strength of bis features began to be 'I'm trying/said Vibbard, biuntly, to mingled with gentleness. But this 1 re mske Thorny fall in love with her, but I called only at a later time. cant seem to succeed.'

Nesr the end Of the two years' limit, 'No/ said his friend, 'because I issist When the boon eompsnions were on the upon it that: she's just the womsn for eve of taking their degrees, I found that yeu.' another elemout had come into their af- Vibbard turned to me with an exfairs. prestfion of ridicule.

Going ont one evening to visit a friend 'YOB/ he said, 'Thorny is as much who lived at some distance on one of wrapped np in tn*i «iea aa if his own the large railroads, I hsd a glimpse of happiness depended on my marrying small manufacturing place, which the her.' train passed with great rapiditjr at late 'You're rivals, then, after anew fasn twilignt. The large mill was already ion,' was my comment. 'Don't lighted up, and every window flashed as though, hew you are to settle it?' we sped by. But the sunset bad not 'No.' quite faded. Sild, from tbe colored sky 'Why, each of you should propose .in far away behifitl the mill, light enough form, for the other. Then Miss_ Win-

still came to show tbe narrow glen with its wall of autumn foliage on either side, the black and eilent river above the dam, the sudden shining screen of falling water at the dam itself, said again a smooth, dark current below, running toward us and under the railroad embankment. There was *a small settlement of operativee' houses near the factory, and two or threerlarger homes ap

bent upon ber. 'the girl Ida retained a peculiar and In

Then, for an instant, there came InW fspirfng charm. She talked in a full, iree i. X* «rl/u and wm verv sensible!

pou see,

rorm, lor me otner. iueu miw muwood would have to take the difficulty into her own hands.4 •Ha, ha!' laughed V.bbard, 'That's a good idea. But suppose she don't care for either of os?' 'Very well. I don't see thst in that case she would be worse off thsn yourselves, for neither of you seem to care for her.' •Ob, yes, we do!' exclaimed Silverthorn, instantly.' ... •Yes, we care a great deal,' insisted Vibbard.

They both grew so very earnest over this tbat I didn't dare to continue the subject, and It was left in greater mys tery than before. ..

At last tbe time of graduation came, and the two friends parted to pursue their separate ways. Silverthorn had a widowed mother living at a distance in the country, whose income bad barely enabled her to send him through college on a meagre allowance. .He went home to visit her for a few days, and then promptly took his place on a daily newspaper in Boston, where he spent six months of wretched failure.' He bad great hopes-of achieving in a short time some prodigious triumph in writing, but, st the end of this period, he gave It all np, and decided to devtlop the mechanical genius which he thought he had perhaps inherited from hip father. I

igan to have asuspidon when I learned that this new turn had led him to Statisby, where he procured a position 4s a sort of clerk to the superintendent, Winwood.

After Bome months I went out to see him there. In the evening we went to theuWinwoods', and I watched closely to discover any signs of a new. relation between Silverthorn aridthe daughter, Mr. Winwood himself was a homely, perfectly commonplace man, whose face looked as if it had been stamped with a die which was to furnish a hundred dufclicate physiognomies. Mrs. Winwood was a »t, woolly sort of woman, who knitted and rocked in ber rockingchair,

keeping

time her needles. A

smell of tea and chops came from the adjoining room, where tbey had teen, havlng supper and there was a big.botcolored lithograph of Stansbv Mills bung up over-tbe-fire-place, with one or two awkward-looking, engravings of famous men and their families on the remaining wall-spaces. Yet, even with these crude and barren surroundm-4-

tone" of voice, and was very sensible, but in everything she teld or1 did there was a mixture, with the prosaib, of something so sweet and fresh, that I codKl not help thinking ahe was very remarkable. In particular, there was that strong, fine lo6k from the eyes,

mat xeen tevet iou*. iroiu mr which .bsd Impress^ tbe on eyes brought a wonderfui change Over, casnal meeting in the road^ ft had a her face, so that from being Interesting transforming^ power, .'P it bmnif ittraoUviiiDd I WM jspMk of roablutioii9 or selfa kind O^ eSthSfiSdi in WhoMing It. aacridoe. I noticed With ^batenthnsiInvoluntarily I took off my bat, and asm she glanced up at o)Inverthora when paused at the side of the highway. She he was showing her some drawings of bent ber bead again—'perbaps/with machinery, executed by himself, and some aekhJwIed^nent 6f Sy but was dilating upon certain improvements not definitely for tbat purpose, because which be intended to make. SUI1. she continued reading as she passed jthere wss. a reserve

B«t now came the strangest part of, that no engagement to marty had been the episode. This girl disappeared m^ei as yefc._^ •around a bend in the road, and after her He VTK th* two young fellows drew near whom I B®lber beside the dark river toward the reopgnixed Vibbard and SilberthornJj^ud-

It happened tbat Silverthorn, as on the fcame abwst "T~— very firet day I bad ever seen him, t*r-' den burst of

Silverthorn nodded his bind* with a corroborative glance. 'Tint It iMima tn me I aaid. addreaa

Is it?' Tbey laughed, and Vibbard blotted out, with a qoeer, boyiah grimace: •It's we. She dont life*

BM.

Hey,

Thorny?* •It* nearer tba ftrntb,' vetazaad hk Maud, •tosay.tbatypa'raso haabfnlyga dont give ier half a cbaaoe to ante known what aha doea think of yon.' •Oh, ttoia enongb-tlme eoengh/sUd Vibbard, good-btmioredly.

Bemeatbeeing that I nemi knrnr baok to eatch aay train, I eaddealy foand that bad been la an alatmfltod aM»d,forl wsaatOl standing wtth my bat oO. 'Well, let ma know bow voc get on/1 said, joooasly, aa 1 parted from asyeoi*

Yet, for tbe llfo of me I eonld not tell wbkA one of tbem It was tbat I abould tpect to bear from aa a sailor for the n"s hand.

It waa within a fortnight after this

timidity on his part, which showed

no'^»

ried a sprig of lilac. Hsppened? No? bi^sigg.mufmur, stopped short, with

^iraucui TT .heui_*.:

the lilac in the girl's hair was too strong look 61 passion in his faee. a coincidence to be overlooked, and 1 'lhings

h*v®

was not loag in guaning that there was« went ITibn tome tender meaning in it,

•Pullo! Farguson. •Did you know we were here?' These excismstions were made with some confusion, and Silverthorn blushed fstntly. 'No/said I. 'Do you often come?'

*V^e have, lately/ Vibbard admitted. 'Then perhaps you can tell me wbo that girl is thai I Just passed/ 'Olt vea.* Mid Bll

«Sv

mnehi 1^ used to think it was be who

'Piillnt Fiinrninn." OUght tQ lOVB h#f. And you have found out I beHe laid hie hand auiekly on my arm. 'Yes, I have fon&u that It is 1 who love ber—eternally, trnly! But don't •ao.'snia i. vo you oiwu cuwior iv»» r-y» Ttoy look«l «l other oonSd.n- «°T.?»•,°' ""'Sn

strange thst I should speak„of It, even to you. I cannot ask ber to tnarry me yet. But there seenu to boaieMef fn letting yon know/

I was expressing my pleasure st being him, when tne ominous xooshing cara made bad to hnny away. I But, all the way back tc the city, I

ooald think or nothing but Slivertborn'S announcement ana auddenly there fiMbed upon me the secret and the danger of the whole situation. This girl, who had ao much interacted the two friends, in spite of tbe&r strong contrasts of ebarader, was, perhapa, the only ona in the world wbo eonld have pleased them both for in ber own person aha aoomoif to display a mixture of elamente mnch the same, and quite as-decided ss tbein. What, then, if Vibbard alao ahould wake np tbe knowledge of A ^ntnnUime I aaw SUvertborn, which was a full year later, Ieald tohlm: •Do yon bear fknasTihhefd Anything about that agreement to divide your gainer "HOP ha replied, avoiding my 'nothingabout that.'

tefmeasto Aarpbargainaof bis. He ie suuueesfnli narbanaha la ebandnc/ ^Kctba thMtttaasT? aawBHveethorn

"•Sfeversay a weed of thataorttome mmminP beerlod, with a demeanor bordering on vloleooa. «WeUbowdo my tbrust. fiWverIhonilMhttw,nnd be eonld make

I'bow io yoajgton toward being

"Sftbete no prospect of raoeeas witb those marihinss yon were tiUking of iaat yeaif I aaked more kindly.

•No/ he said, sadly. 'I'm afraid not. I shall never succeed. It all depensa on Vibbard, now.' I cannot even marry, unless he gets enough, to give me a atart/

I left hini with a dreary misgiving in my heart. What an unhappy outcome of their oompact was this!

Meanwhile, Vibbard was thriving. Alter a brief sojourn with bis father, who was a well-to-do hardware merchant in his own small inland city, he went to Virginia and began sheep-iarm-ing. In two yean he had gained enough to find it feasible to return to New York, where betook up the business of a note broker. People who knew him prophesied that he would prove too slow to be a 8uccessful man in early life and, In fact, as he did not look like a quick man, he was a long time in gaining the reputation of one. But his sagacious instincts moved all the more effectively for being masked, and he made some sstonishing Strokes. It began to seem as If other men sround him who lost, were controlled by some deadly attraction which forced them to throw their success under Vibbard's feet. His car rolled on over them. Everything yielded hiin a pecuniary return. i.l

As he was approaching his Ukrtietb birthday, he found himself worth a little over thirty thousand dollars—after deducting expenses, bad claims, hsd a large sum repaid to his father for the cost of his college course. He had been onlv six years in accumulating it. But how endlessly prolonged had those six yeara been for Silverthorn! When three of them had passed, he declared his love to Ida Winwood, though in 6uch a wav that she need neither refuse nor ao cept him at once and a quasi engagement was made between thpm, having in view a probable share in Vibbard's fortunes. Once—perhsps more than once—Silverthorn bitterly reproached himseir In her presence, for trusting so entirely to another man's energies.. But Ids put up her bands beseechingly, looking at him with a passionate, devoted faitb. .. 'No, John!' she cried. 'There is nothing wrong about it. If you were other than you are, I might not wish it to be so. But you—you are different men there is something finer about you, and you are not meant for battling your way. BHt, when once you get this money, you will giye all your time to inventing, or writing, and. then people will find out what you are.'

There was something strange and pathetic in their relation to each other, now.' Silverthorn seemed nervous and weary he looked as if he were growing old, even «ith tbat soft, yellow beard, and hiBpale brown hair still untouched (iur he was only twenty .eight).' His spirits were capricious sometimes bounding high with hope, and at others •utterly despondent. Ida, bad reached a full development she was twenty* two, fresb, strong and self-reliant. When they were together, she had the air of caring for him as of an invalid.

Suddenly, one day, at the close of Vibbsrd's six year's absence, Silverthorn came running from the mill dur ing working hours, and burst into the superintendent's- cottage, with an open letter in his hand, calling aloud for Ida. •He is ooming! He Is coming!' cried he, breathless, but with a harsh excitement, as if he had been fiyipg from an *°^j?U What has happened?' returned Ida, in alarm,

•Vibbard/ But he looked so. wild and dlsttaugh that Ida could not understand. •yibbard?' she repested. Then—with aii* amased apprehension which came swiftly up"h 'ner—Shutting both bands tight ss if to strengthen herself and bringing them close together over her bosom: 'Have you quarreled with hini?' ... •Quarreled?' echoed Silverthorn, look* lng back her amassment.Why, do you suppose tbe world has come to an end? Don't you know wewohld eodner die than quarrel? •Vibbard—coming!' repeated Ida.«us ahe caught sight of tbe letterj ^Yee now I see.' 'But doesn't it mske you happy?1 aaked her lover, suddenly snjuyed at ber cool reception of the news. «I don't know/ she answered, pensively.: 'Ton have startled me so. Besides, why should it make me happy?' A eln* gular confusion seemed to have oome over Her blind. 'Of course,' she ad ied, after It moment. *1 am hiippy, becadse be's yonr friend/ 'But—tbe money, Xda! He tookber hand, but received no answering pressure. «The money—thfnk of it! We shall bo abl*—Then catching eight of an expression on* ber features that Wa*almoat cruel In ite ohitl absence of sympathy, SUvertborn dropped her hanain a pet, and walked quickly out Of the house ba to the mill. *, ghe*dtd ttot follow blni. It was their iliatmleunderetanding.

SUvertborn remained at bia desk, Went to his own boarding house for dinner, and returned to the mill, but always with aaense of unbroken euffertng. Wbst hsd happened? Why had Ida been ao unreeponalye? Why had be Iblt angry with bait Thee* quiatlona repeated themseivea Incessantly, and weraTloet again in chaotic hum* mlng tbat aeemed to fill hie ears and to ebntont the uenal aonnda of the day, making him feel aa if thrust away into a cell by himself at tbe same time tbat ba baa moving about atnong other

Vibbard waa to arlva that ^tornoon. SUvertborn wtabed that ha had told lda. before leaving her, bow soon bis friend was eoniing. As no particular hour had been named In the letter, begTf 'J intolerably leatless, nd AnaUy told Winwood that ha waa golag to the dapewto wait.

All tbia time, Idk bad bran neariyaa wratehed as be and, unable to nke out why thte elond had earaaovwthee

side by toe river. It waa early aommar again* The Dlaea wereTn bloom. All iloe| tbe fence ta frant of Wlnwood'a boaae wera

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ha bad twanUta to aaaak, botwllha degree of hw—i Ihei dlepelled ava«ytbtncllka alarm.

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