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Full Title	The New York Fireside Companion : a journal of instructive and entertaining literature, v. XLIX, no. 1265, January 23, 1892.
Contributor	Libbey, Laura Jean, 1862-1924.
Date Added	9 January 2014
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1892-01-23
Publisher	New York : George Munro
Alternate Title	Fireside Companion Pretty Madcap Dorothy; or, How She Won a Lover / by Laura Jean Libbey. How She Won a Lover.
Topic	New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals. Story papers > Specimens.
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OCR LAURA JEAN LIBBEY} fF ope Secure Author of * Dell meron Hail, paper ALL her NEW stories will appear. - a4 j - PLEASE REMEMBER that Laura Jean Libbey writes EXCLUSIVELY for The Fireside Companion, in which Other eJournals ean furnish HER OLD STORIES ONLY. {LAURA JEAN LIBBEY-~~ ——— Vol. XLIX. 4 GEORGE MUNRO, Prorueron | 17 70 7 VANDEWATER STREET. NEW Yoruis, JANUSRY 23, 1322 TWO COPIES J PHICE, YEN ASSUME IN ADVANCE, } FOR $5. Issuep Warxiy.—EsTERED ACCORDING To ACT OF CoNonEss Iv THE TeaR 1802, BY GeoRae MCNEO, 1X THE OFNICR OF THE Lion ian oF Coxoness, Wasmixenvx, D, C,—Exrarep at Tae Post Ornce at Kew Yous at Stooxp Crass Rares, THE DARK AND BRIGHT. By “ DewoRor.” ‘Ws talk of earthly But hope for wenenday al the zene eee pass from “Bar he in Rave often joved and trust aapnaretbat erat betrayed. ready AF plan lor bites io etre, And pledge our faith as blindly ae sometimes, while on che journey, miss aureiy Joy tones only pang of i easant re folly to be Touging re do not know. Entered according to Act of Congress, {0 the year 1851, b adoro rain. he omoe ie Lioretaa RERTY HADGAP DOROTHY How Sue Wo Wow A Lover. A Bomance of the Jliast Girt in the rigs Bindery, ed 2 Monifent Jom Story of the Life of Beautiful, Willfut Ne Working Gir. , Texornest Story Zee Waittex BY + THE PEOPLE'S FAVOSITE, LAURA JEAN LIBBEY, Daisy Oe feowie Locke * alt for gle’ for “a. ers, 8 That tty Young She Middleton 's Lover, ‘This story was commenced in No, 1262 of Tae New Tore msiee ‘Couraniox. Buck nuiubers can be obtained rom all Newsdealers, [gis STORY Witt XoT BR PUBLISHED IN BOOK FoRM.] CHAPTER Ix, “MAY HEAVEN FORGIVE 8 MY FIRST LIE To ONES LOVE!” SOBDED THE. GIRL. TO EW SELF, DUKYINO'BER FACE IN HER SLIM, WTR For an Tostant their oyes mot-—his blazing dark gnd stormy in the clea, right moonlight, aud his white and wrath; Clinched fereely. Allin an instant the old fre and pride blazed up Dorothy Glenn’s You shall not eoerce ie ‘our very slavet” shesaid, jmingherie sbaogenerand ashing him from her, forgetting in fre er OF not er cotton nocorded well with her di Cheered mo, and Isball respond!” SUF batore be gould wer ate word of protest sho like a swallow down the graveled p: a oat throng the great arched ga into very mi rong of perry muigens and Jorg ren who me gathered with hilarious glee around the roarin, "The great stacks of burning barrels an font forth 4 glaro of red light aud columns or mS shootin akyrard, lighting op 1 Seelnd beauty tbat lent # splendor to the Sa Great sparks flew heavenwand, and the crackling sonnds rmagied with the rousing cheers that rent the They all saw Dorothy, the village favorite, fying toward them, and the great throng. spared to make ‘Then the sport of ‘evening Went yn With renewed vigor. rel” cried ono enthusiastic fel- ‘int low. “ Whether the election is going Democratic ‘or Republican, lot’s all give three cheers for the in- coming governor huzza that made the old town ring broke from a couple of bund: is, but mingled with it sounded a wild ery of mortal nizing voice, i, my, God! my eyes-—my eyes! the sparks— te pucks ‘have flown into thein! They are burning! orcad ith thet agonizing cry she fell backward in a dead faint inthe midst of the dazed crowd, Ina confusion prevalled, sil ihe souls of laughter wet turned wailing. Kind hands quickly raised h the house. "We will pass gently, dea \F, Over the tro weeks that followed, for Gray Gables mas buried in the dee; ‘One ot the a ful calamities 1] that ¢ soda have bofallen 8 aman being bad baprened fu), hapless Madcap Dorothy. Poor child! the wus bit ‘Never again would {he aee the ight of the golden sunshine—never again see t nd the budding Howereta-chevar aro tho bles with ita Heeceg clondss or tho heavens at Leh blazing with the, soft, pale light of the twinkling ver again look upou a human face. wie tes life lasted she would. grope sia a orld of darkness—bli Wino ehosk uaa been tereible, to and Harry Kendal, a, ob! in her pial sodiloe for sho clung to the: “You will not. heow Ww me w because I am blind, Thar she o walled I ing ‘her head agains his bosom ‘had never before wept tn all feryours tifa. No!” he said, buskily; and that promise reas- sured her. ‘She clasped her white arms around his neck and slang to him fa the abandonment of her pitiful sos was wild and willful Biadesp Dorothy no POOR, touring the first days a her | trial friends flocked seo her, but as they wed to the situation they dropped off; and she was lot with only the old housekeeper, and her lover, and the Gray Gables for bet compan rst abe grioved over the terrible calamity rit all the bitterness of her soul, then by degrees ie became reconciled SNBut the one great ‘auricty of her life was in re- gatd to her lover, He had promised to love her still and be true to her; but would be—would het ovary racughty auariied her soul and became the one terror of her "Tho blind are always fcute in other senses ged to take cate of her, aud hea Berto dress sol ‘ad to bee that every cur was in ah ‘and the lace at her throat and sleeves fresh Kay, N51 Yook very horriblet” she would ioe breath of iutenso agony, over, and F aga ina hundred uring the day. Ate {ee ot crac! ocate on on ‘ob, Godt the terrible tire burned my eyes to theit that people who see mo turn a pressing a ery on their lips. Is it not Ob, nov iiss Believe me there fs your pretty face. cheeks bat thelr bloom, that 1s all, and da gent corer your pogr eyes, and the “tong lashes Succ You Iodk ae though you were wal sobbed Dorothy, “do you socket Surely I must be @ thing so horrible to the eight, away quickly, sup no Jog in your slee ing tell wie mas think Harry does—do you think Harry could love es well be betoro®™ “And why Poe “miss?” retarned the little maid “Surely, with your aftiction, he should love 3 ‘on. doubly more than he ever di ee n't fear about my not dressing rettiest, iss Dorothy. Sure, I'm anars ma ne nite bows ‘and fancy things for your dress the Foret of flowers in your pretty ‘olden he a iy would smite faintly, pHteously, nd sigh over sp eva ‘Gh, Ged! the pity of groping around those rooms day in and day out! = bat mattered it if she sat by the o} at wind been wont to dot She could a oo her over Sucve under the ecirebs, oven though she heard his voice and ee a ge z 4 ‘upon his darkly handsome face never again inthis world; and at tics Dorothy's ow, bitter over her terrible misfortune that due Wished she could die. Ae for Harry Ki dal, after the first, shock of intense pity over Dero. thy's unhappy fate was past, he grew morose ai tag a ad enough to wed a maiden whom he aut net Cove itl ai heart and soul—such as be had hi words: wow and pocts—bu' Ite ei a ahtind Woman at his side! thought made bis soul shudder and gro within him. He dared not make any attempt to break thelr engagemont just then, for pubilc sentiment was me re ads Sooe HAPLESS MADCAP DOROTI ux) SHE WAS BLIND! strongly with the gist; but the chains that bound him to her began t Surel thralldom ni Wilere she Teas, to passe) as well as attempt to to be obligi Ww very heat’ she vent Bot. to wish 49 “hold him in mé for him to go jtecofve her caresses iruing tears, and stay er anid over neato, to seuro Lier 0 ‘with every breathy that he woul b: sure to be tru to her. ast what a slender thread of el bourding-ec orphan, » and she said to ind, a ie At would be to ring’ the gill to Gray a ; Crrcumatances in ¢ Poor git P had a niece whom she had kept at cchool all te gi girls le, tor am an @ companion Dorotly until she ond eh w erard to rote Pitooc ana he arama ‘Wet ae ‘ne ection Al mel how often “tn this ROTA) that which we 18 greatest good turns an for th the bitter. Treart, and that rothy's, of the ig erilest Ww Doro erly. TOR, thought, M Kendal ‘Oe. thy heard of the plan, and agreed to it thanks you—thank you for the happy Mrs, Ke she cried; “for I am lonely y. Yes, I would give the world ona age {0 be a colupanioa to me e 46, received the intelligence with a look of interest in bis eyes. ing When does sour niece come, Mrs, Kemp?” he red. iris to come to-morrow,” she replied, expect I and on the following afternoon Iris Vincent az for he g met her at the depot, Harry thy stood ul the wiatowy 6 carriage _ with Bat te att idle maig, awaiting Jris’s at Mest eater me “as st oe Yes, miss," then and a lee. What is Fuld _itele Katy looked e greatest impatience. tthe cans stoned before the arched and she heard the sound of voices, then a gt, girlish laughter ringing out above ail she come?" whispered Dorothy. * murmured the Uettie mold, is alow fhe like” questioned Dorothy, eagerly. ‘ont of the ya, eulden Tamp rising fm ber throat i tent at rE ‘She Gared not weit ier that the strange young girl was as beautiful as \=-slim asa young Willow, dressed in the belght of fashion, and, worse atill—ol ing all hi hy @ thomsand times Worse!—she waa bring- er charms to beat upon handsome Harry sees. = oa pane Kendal, who was walking up the graveled walk with her, “« Why don’t you answer me?” cried Dorothy, im- } patiently. “She—she is bout your height,” stammered NS 2 and 8 id not ou; and 'y lifted up her Heaven, tlacping ber hen, Rispering ¢o May God forgive me! It is my first lie!” CHAPTER X. “WONDER IP WE XEALLY CARES FOR WS RR TROTUXDET THOUGHT ins, 43 SE LOOKED FACE. OF DOKOTHY'S ANTO ANDSONE Love! Kemp hastened to the door to meet her ‘and the next moment the echo of a gay young oie, bright and joyous, rang through the corridor. “She must be a very happy girl, and light of heart,”? Dorothy: siehea Kaiy, the maid, had nothing to say, Much t Porothy’s surprise, they did uot come fo the room in which ‘and she heard them g0 0 clo Behind them twenty minutes, Balt an hour I paceed, ‘did not come to her, thous Fh tho sound of their rs from time to er mixtress's inte {was nselese-the gitl never moved from position, sitting pale and white In tho great armchair, With her sightless eyes turned toward the 2 the. orang pay gud the deur jhe turned to Katy with a great sob. ‘and at a lanes she could othe happy, flushed lool "Mise Dorothy sont me in scarch of Fou, sho paid with fow courtesy. The smile on Wise eray in an fostant, giving place to # dark foun Of tmnpatie eWthat doce she want?” he asked, sharply. sate She sayy she is 60 lonesome, sir, and gent me to tell ‘thore s minnte a tay life that abe Is pot send pect 0 be at her beck and ont into the co! tory to get some flowers f gues fe won't hurt Dorothy to wait w little whiley will ite “Is that what I shall tell ber?” asked the girl, nietly. oe Tell her whatever yon like,” he sata to the glel, hurrying on and leaving ber standing there with & very white, sore Siowiy she ‘walked back to the breakfast. room, her heart burning with indignation. Dorothy her eagerly. “Are t “Very soon now, coming?” she asked, eagerly, ‘Tuiss," replied Katy. “es aie delayed them?" I think they were » gettiog a cup of tea for the ‘strange ig lady, Di ou know sine oer tquie & long way; and she must be tired.” “Why, that is very trae, sald Dorothy. “I onder iuat I never thouglt of that before. It fu an she spoke, So Ba slic spoke. ep SE an Sionibled over the gins pate ti “X'few moments iater Kendal's the corridor. ‘Dorothy sprang eagerly to meet him, and threw hers arms Ym pulsively Ground his neck. only be her fancy, of did be dram back, from tue usual ¢ ie did not care to re- ceive it? eet! surely, ot. Rince this horrible blindness had r, ber imagination Sgainst her judgment, ‘The one great fear ‘fa was thle mleht geaso to love ber, tom that ma had come upon ery word very act Fy touch of hie dear dant, and welebed it over In Rer mind, ‘Goa pity her ut lov oul fai ber! “Shali Miss seo. me. soon, Harty?” he » ler, her ponded. Was it ber t bean be cried, islstl "all forgotol of the aa by ig sid, to whom his iroth was plighted, ‘The wot struck Dorothy's beart with a cold gpl as ss Bast of of icy Winter ‘wind strikes ‘death to tender hot-house flower when its chill rs "they at soa went down to the train to meet beg sand Dorot ip wanted me to," he respond and T Tr suai r for that mecdus with fee Bice while Ite caste, it wes bo ludicrous: T arrived fase the 1 just as the train hed Sorred, and the ‘ere already pouring frou the ear. In i irate to reach the “eng I Sire epop peel Instant J was miosing headin Storeng b ‘ ight {nto au wkd aria aucieroup Binley und Bad ject digheed froro te trains «There was a crash and a yell, and a roar of laugh- from the by-standers; aid to wonder, for 1 had jam in my mouth a beheld » foung lady standing before me screaming wit i gra glance I knew It coald be none otter than Nis V incent. What 1 said a8 T hastily stepped up her is but @ confused memory to me. I manured {9 articulate that t bad bee idl s eartinge for her. said the more fhe uerramed with laughter, which I could not b we saved ry life. Allure ride thronels the tone with a inmmed- bp man like that” she eiuenlated, The boca in the'clo flying after us to enjoy the apor jibe laugh that Zoliow ed fai of the old depot rings and jum eed to vay. a coon sand ima trice had stripped me of my food bag; and replaced them Deroy bat, which be tisd just, purchased. “And Mea the luckless ashed from wy face “Richard was himsel * took comething Like a reepectablo umn "belo? she declared, as I belped her into wena xa during the drive home we had 1 kind of laugh over my ludicrous mica. was forming cack sequai disheuision, as she pb rte can ‘tral say z i pion acd jor Doro: Fons girl in ail my, ifo., But do you tny, he we ‘ohat that iadehatle “ticident went which bappened made ts better weqnainted wit gach other daring that half hour's ride home than nde and Known each other for loot Dorothy Inughed beartiy, ‘at the biohty amustn scene whic be pletared so. graphically, and ea fo herself that Boeke ‘cold undersiana Marry and this strange young Ki wero laughing eer together as they came up the gravele “You will be sure to like her,” cried Harry, on- thusigstically. 1 will go and’ fetch her to ‘you t'juet as he was about to put his intention int eieeution they heard the voice of ‘fre. Kemp fand hor niece outsive, entered an insta ater “my niece, Irie, is Dorothy,” sail Mra, “A an re you two ris, this is tins will love cach other very dea Dorothy tured hastily toward the direetion from hence the sound proceeded, bolding out her little white hands nervously, a great hectic up into her pale face. “Welcome to Gray Gables, Miss incent—Irig ” she eaid ia her sweet, tremulons, girlish ¥ ice. UT —I would cross the room to where you are stand- ing, (1 could, but I can not, Lean not look upon leome you, for—I am—blind!” ‘Ther wes a frafron of akinta upon the velvet, catpet, and (be next moment Iris Vincent's arms were about her. “There cou 1d not be a sweeter welcome, Doro- thy—if I may call you so—end Iam sure we shall get ou famously tosether," oormured Miss Vine et Doroth, sh of butter: againat the petals of a rose, and there in tho clasp of the coft, ringed ay bu we kee Wes 48 Eitan th the ea fiy’s wings agai ‘Was no warmth Gngers. Somehow, although the stranger's greet as the sound of 8 siver lute, and her mauner ing, Dorothy did not feel quite at home with EET should judge bs the tone of her voice and foe Nona she utters, my fancy would lead in believe. Bh efeig vers beanti “But t! s Dorotiy, en Katy said that she was plane very plain of face, although Marry has id’ thad Was beaut Xo doubt he Wanted to lea ve & \ wowey civvewne eat Nei

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