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From Godey's Ladies Book.
A Broken Pledge.
BY 31. O. R.
nTORGlVE m y hasty speech,
ifbtAgnesi Will yoa not! lam
omnro than unrrv fA hnvn hppn
y provoked so easily.77
The girl addressed seated
herself leisurely ih tbe shade of a
great oak tree while this confession
was being made, and seemed in no
hurry to grant the desired pardon.
At last the answer came, slowly.
ul am always forgiving you,it seems
to me."
"Yes I know it, to my sorrow j
but this shall be the last time. You
are going7 away so soon, you wout
have many opportunitlties ; and
now I wan't to show you something
more precious to me than anything
I own."
The last words were spoken a lit
tie tremnlously, as tbe speaker
drew from his pocket a small gold
locket of exquisit workmanship. On
one side was some delicate blue
tracery, and beneath it, in tine let
ters, the Latin words u2eneor et te
neor1' ul hold, and I am held.7'
Looking at int tenderly, he said,
"Father gave this to mother, and
she left it to me. Now, will you
wear it, dear Agnes ? The latter
part oi the motto is truth itself, as
far as I am concerned, and isn't, the
first part eqoally true t"
Agnes Linden took the locket In
ber hand, looked at it a long time,
and quietly said, "Yes, I will wear
it."
"My darling, I knew you would,"
was tbe low joyful answer. Three
years, and I sball come to your
Western home to claim the luWil-.
ment of this promise. But there
comes your friend. Sball we walk
to meet her f
The speaker, Lawrence Erritt,
was a tall well made mau of 22.
Tbe first thought that crossed an
observer's mnd in looking at him
was that he was unusually manly
His darksbrown eyes were a trifle
dreamy ; but a noble brow and lips
that looked as if they might be
very firm, if tbe occasion demanded
it, gave an air of strength to his
face, only partially contradicted by
his eyes.
Agnes thrnst tbe locket quickly
nto her dress, aud and turned with
a smiling face to greet her fiieud.
"Oh; Margaret, have you heard
the news ? We leave for Colorado
a week from today. I had a letter
from Cousin Heleu, and she said
the girls were delighted with my
photograph and that was not all
the flattery but thought I would
make a charming addition to their
circle. I am gay as a bird whenev
er I think of it. But why are you
so pale, my dear Margaret 1 I be
lieve Lawrance Erritt frightens you
whenever you see him. Now,
you're blushing. Why Margaret
what is the matter?"
These teasing remarks did not
tend to restore tbe composure of
the younger girl, and she looked at
her friend in a beseeching way.
"I am just recovering from a
similar shock,, Miss Margaret," said
Lawreuce; "but Agnes will not
show her true feelings to any of us.
It is a clear case of still water run
running deep."
Agnes exhibited very little con
cern at the consteruatiori of ber
friends, aud soon launched out into
a bright description of life m Colo
rado, the glorious climate, tbe mag
nificent country, and the gay girls
who weae so soon to be her inti
mate friends.
The two listeners were as patient
as they could be ; but Margaret's
face was exceedingly sad. Agnes
had been her intimate frieud all
these years of her girlhood, and
she longed for the young man to be
gone, when, free from the restraint
of his presence, Agnes would pour
out her sorrow at leaug her, Mar-
caret, perhaps forever- A few
more steps brought them to tbe
turn of the road, and with a smiling
bow to Margaret and a tender
glance at Agnes, Lawrence was
gone
"Ob, Agnes I" said Margaret, "I
cannot believe it- What sball I do
without yoa?" And she swift
tears rolled down her chet-ks. "We
have been sisters m every thing bat
name, and now we may uever eee
each other again."
"Don't cry Kitten! You will
soon be as accustomed to my ab-
scence as to my presence. Be more
pnuosopbical. W hy, look at me!
There are few girls that have had a
gayer time than I have had so far,
right here ; but I expect to have
just as good a time in Colorado.
am not going to cry, but wait until
there is something to cry for."
A quick, hurt look passed over
Margaret's face at these words.
She did not seem to get from them
the comfort they aimed to convey
After a short pause, Margaret said
suddenly, "Agues, are you sad at
the thought of leaving Lawreuce
Erritt V '
"Why yes, my dear, I wish I
wish I could take ;ou all along; but
Margaret, you muit learn to be less
shy with Lawrence, and more
friendly, eo that you will have
much to write me about him.7'
"I wonder where we will be three
years from toiday," said Margaret
a little plaintively.
"You will have turned into a book
by that time, if youclon'tstop read
ing so much, and 1 shall be better
acquainted, I hope, -with my Wes
tern friends. But come, Girlie, let's
go home."
The day came for Agnes' depart
ure. A heavy rain was falling, but
the fiercest raging of the elements
could not have kept two of Agnes'
friends from making their way to
the little station to clasp her haud
for tbe last time, and receive assu
rance of frequent letters and con
stant retnembrace.
"Good-bye, dearest Agues,"whisi
pered Margaret, "I shall never love
another girl as I love you." Then,
seeihg Lawreuce Erritt waiting for
his turn, joiued another group, aud
tried to drown her tears in laugh
ter. Lawrence crossed quickly to Ag
nes siae. "I wisu we were au
going with you," he said, lightly j
theu, lowering his voice, "However,'
1 am a very bappy man to-day, all
in consequence of a trifle you are
wearing at this moment ; you will
wear it constantly, will you not?
I feel as if I had bound you with
that locket more tbau as if you had
accepted ten rings. Well, three
years and I shall be startiDg west
ward."
"You mean if everything turns
out as you expect it," said Agnes,
archly.
"True,"' was the rejoinder, "but 1
am a mau, and success is to him
who works it. I have au object,
now to work for,and attaiu itl will."
Already the travelers were boards
ing the western bound train. Lawi
rence posessed himself of Agaes'
hands for a moment, and, looking
deep into her eyes, said: "Remem
ber, I am held ; 1 low assure me
that 1 hold.' "
"Would I wear yoor locket it
you didn't V was the half coquet
tish reply, and the train was gone.
Fortunately Margaret and more
fortunately Lawrence that that the
swift moving train carried out of
your hearing the sigh of relief
which Agnes gave that these tire
some auieus at last were over,
and that she was free to weave
bright dreams of the laad of prom
ise.
"We seein lo be the chief mourn,
ers, Margaret," said Lawreuce a lit
tle sadly, "and having so much in
common, will have to be very good
to each other, will we not ? Let me
begin by carrying your books. I
am going in yonr direction this
morning."
Margaret shyly looked her thanks
for this friendly offer, handed her
school satchel to him, and walked
along with a heavy heart, inwardly
wondering that Agnes could leave
Lawrence Erritt so willingly for
his place could not be so easily as
a sister's.
While Margaret's face was sweet
ly serious one it could lay uo claim
to beauty. The eyes were too deep,
tbe cheeks to pale. The whole
frame suggested a delicate consti
tution, and kind friends often wish
ed that Margaret's mother had
lived for she WOu!d huva brought
berup.o.liffenII,,uot .llo.i.g
constant reading, aud hard study
ing, for both of tbe.e pursuits were
like the air she breathe! to Mar
garet. In contrast with Margaret's face.
Agnes was simply witching, and bv
no one were her charms more thor
oughly appreciated than by her
friend. Soon the winter days set
in. Lawrence kept his promise by
calliug to see Margaret occasional
ly, and talking for tbe most part of
Agnes, her letters and bright say..
ings, the one subject upon which
Margaret forgot her einbarassed
shyness, and grew eioquent. But
these calls were by no means fre
quent, for Lawrence was hard as
work. His friends joked him a lit
tle that he should have given np
their society so entirely, uever
spending his evenings at the Club,
and declining all invitatations for
a frolic, on the ground that he had
not the time. But these festive
occasions had lost their charms,
and the young man was no longer
a dreamer; but an earnest, indefati
gable worker. Ilia ambitions was
to become junior pardner in the
firm of which he was now the sala
ried clotk. On one briebt dav in
the latter part ot Juue, Lawrence
Erritt looked at his w&tch, closed
his desk hastily, aud gathering up
a superb bunch ot dewy roses, made
his way with all possible speed to
the scene of the Academy com
mencement. It was Margaret's
graduation day, and be bad written
to Agnes that he would be the
bearer of the ilowers she would
have sent her friend had she been
there. True, he was shameful I v
late, but Margaret took tbe houors
of her class, and he hoped to be iu
time to hear her essay, Not a iniui
ute too soon, for hardly had be
found a seat before Margaret's
name was announced: What a
pale, fragile figure came forward !
It seemed to every listener in
tbe hall that tbe words of that
valedictory weie indeed words of
farewel.
A lady in front of Lawrence
whispered to another, "She was al.
ways delicate, but they say siuee
Agnes Linden, that friend of hers,
went away she has never been just
tbe same." Lawrence's heart
smote him. Why had he not been
more thoughtful for Margaret, it
only for Agues sake. He made
his way to her after the exercises
were over, with the flowers, which
he offered in Agues' name, and was
rewarded for that thnughtfuluess
bv a sweet, happy ainile
"Oh. good for you, Mr. Erritt;
these are just tbe flowers was most
fond of. How I wish she was heie
to-day. Do you know this 3 ear
ha3 been such a long one tome. I
feel as if the b?st,the happiest part
of myself was iu Colorado."
"Well, I have been so engrossed
with my work," half apologized
Lawrenee, "but expect to have
more leisure this summer. I was
just wondering if we could not do a
little botauiziug together, make a
herbarium, say, aud send the re
sults of our labor to Agnes ; that
was her favorite occapatiou, if you
remember."
Margatel.'s face flushed with
pleasure.
"I should be delighted," she said
"but father is determined to end
me off for a time. We could begin
it now. however ; I s'jau't go for
some weeksi"
Tbe next few weeks were most
pleasant ones to Margaret, aud
Lawreuce bid her good-bye with
real regret. "I shan't be idle while
while I'm away, ' she said, "but
will add as many rare specimens
as I can find."
Four weeks after Margaret went
away the news came that her aunt
bad taken her abroad in the hope
that au ocean voyage aud au eu
tire change would restore her
health. Lawrence heard tbe news
with pleasure, wondered a little if
the girl would live to come home,
then buried bitnsolf in his work.
So the summer passed. Autumn
came in late, winter close upon her
footsteps. And now it was that
Lawrence Erritt was rewarded for
the hard mental work of the past
year, when Judge Cuthbert grasp-
e.l Lis hand after a kuolty case
that he hd beeu trying, and said :
r'Young man, your masterly man
ageu.ent of that ease, as well as the
two hours' speech, did honor to
this bar. I congratulate you and
also the firm of which I heat yoa
are soon to be a member."
uerrestnng words they were to
the ambitious fellow. -
That success was but the begin
ning of many others; and when the
senoir member of tbe firm drew him
aside and announced that a formal
ptrdnership would be entered
upon in the fall, his crowning sue
cess was won.
Just a year had passed since
Margaret went abroad, when has
tening to the Court House one af
ternoon, Lawrence Erritt came face
to face with a latly who stopped
shor t and said : -
"Well Mr. Erritt, it. isn't flatter
ing to be forgotten so entirely by
old friends, and this makes, Ithink
the third time you have passed me.''
A dazed, surprised look passed
over the young man's face, as he
stammered out :
I fear I do not know whom I
have the pleasure surely, this is
not Miss Margaret Mason
"It is none other," laughed that
young lad'. "Aud I have been so
anxious to see ycu to make inqui
ries for Agnes. 1 have not heard
from her for so long. But do not
let me detain you, I see you are in
a hurry. You will call wben you
have the leisme, will you i.ot r"
"Thanks, I shall be delighted,"
was his reply. "You must pardon j
1U5' stupidity, Miss Mason, but yon
have changed so much that I was
actually at a loss to know wlit-re 1
bad seen vou.''
No wonder Lawrence Erritt was
at a I03S. Agnes herself would
hardly have recognized in the tall,
graceful figure and assured ease of
manner, her shy little frieud 31 ar
garet. Lawrence marveled that a year
could make such an astonishing
difference, and hastened to make
an early call. There was not a trace
of the old shyuesi", which Agnes
used to hiut was caused by bis
presence, aud when Margaret pro
duced some rare Alpine blossoms
and said she had brought two of
each, oue to send to Agues, aud the
other to add to his collection, he
was really delighted. Her warm,
friendly manner led Laweuce to
talking much of himself aud his
hopes that weie soon to be realized.
Iu greatest confidence be told her
of the change in the firm which wa
to take place o soon, and which be
had not yet mentioned to Agnes, as
he intended if to be a thorough sur
prise. They talked much of Agnes,
of Margaret's experiences abrond
aud Lawrence, when he looked at
bis watch, was amazed at the late
ness of the hour, and mentally re
corded this as the most delightful
evening he bad tpent tor a long
time.
Early in September a card ap
peared in the papers announcing
that Laurence E'ritt, E-q , had
been made a member of the firm of
Bachelor & Allen, and a copy was
immediately forwarded to Colorado,
accompanied by a long ardent let
ter to Agnes Lindeu, in which the
wriler assured bt-r that nothing
could have urged him to such stren
uous effort but the rich prize he
hoped lo win.
By some strauge fatality, that
letter crossed auother addressed to
him Tbe handwriting was nnfa
miliar but the little package accom
panymg it was addressed in Ague-'
writing. Breaking tbe envelope
carelessly he found it contained an
other cards of some kind, for what
be wondeied. Only an instant's un
certainty, when the dreadful truth
was known; for Agnes Liudeu'e
wedding on the loth of September,
and the package contained his
locket.
Months have passed since then.
The news electiified the town, and
Lawreuce Erritt, as the discarded
lover, was, for a time, tbe observed
of all observers.
Only oue person knew tbe Lopes
that were shipwrecked, and the
dreadful blow that had been re
ceived, ard she shared his disap
pointment as best she could. To the
world, Lawrence Erritt did Lot
wear his heart ou his sleeve, but
Margaret Mason saw with pitying
eyes a sterner look in those dark
eyes, and tense, bard lines about
the mouth, and she prayed that she
might be kept from hating her
friend, as well as her falseness, and
that the one most deeply injured
might not lose faith in woman. The
subject was never mentioned be
tween them but once, when Law
rence said:
"Miss Margaret, the only sympa
thy, at one time, that tb thought
of I could endure, was yours, and
that was sileut, but none the lea
gratefnl."
A lid Margaret answered, broken
V, "1 think we have both been dis
appointed in Agnes.'7
When Harold Ilopeton began to
address Margaret wai not exactly
known. He met her abroad, and
tht bis visits ot late had become
very frequent, was an undisputed
fact. Lawrenee Erritt, cbanciug to
cll, met him one evening, saw tbo
deep interest ho evidently foil m
the young lady, and went away with
a little sole feeling that the only
woman whose fneudship, to him,
was worth having, would soon be
the exclusive property of ome oue
else, lie looked upon himself with
having done with affairs of tbe
heart, he had loved and lost, beeu
humiliated, too, iuj', as be said
pr.ndly to hli.iself, ".-he was un
woithy ot my love, aud I am strong
strong to eudure."
Why, then, after thischauca visit,
did Margaret's image refuse to be
banished from his miud ? Was it
the thought of auother man's hap
piness that recalled hi- own past
dreams, or tbo thought ot Margaret
herself J Returning one atteiuuou
ou horseback from a business tiip
iu tbe country, ne saw, standing
under the same eak tre where A
nes had stood more (ban tbsc;
years ago, Margaret, taller, fiirv
even than Agnes ever Lad ! e ti,
with her hands full of golde;; iod.
Obeying his impulse, he reigned
his horse and then jumped off 10
ask for a spray of the wavside fljw-
er. There was something in tbe
changing color and availed eft5
that made Lawrence Erritt imprison
the hand extended to him, and ask,
in a low toue, "Miss Margaret,
would I be pfesiiuiing upon our
friendship if I should ask you to
listen to a little incident that oc
curred here, wbeieyou are stand
ing, almost four years ago
'Why should it be presuming,
Mr. Erritt I We are fiiends, are we
uot ?"
For a moment he was silent, her
grave, sweet attxwer filled him with
apprehension. What if he had mis
interpreted the expression of her
fac; and surprised her iu ber
thong lit. 1 of some one else! It w.s
too late to retreat, be was g'ad that
it wa-
" Yes," he naid, rail) ing at her
last word, "we are friend, aud no
place could I teli.vou so easily as
right here. Four years ago Agnes
Linden sat where you are now ait
ting; it was on the eve of her de
parture for Colorado. Mouths be
fore I bad told her that I loved ber,
and I bad reason to believe that
she returned my affection. Once I
asked ber to wear a ring, as il was
generally kuowu that there was au
understanding between us. She
hurt me very much by her refusa',
aud wheu I pressed her for htr
reasons, aud asked if she did not
consider herself engaged fi me, her
answer was: 'Yea, I'm rngaged to
you, but I do not care to wear a
ring, as a long time must elapse
before our marriage.' This, of
course, was unsatisfactory to me,
doubly so wheu I learned they in
tended moving to Colorado. I felt
unwilliug to have her go without
some pledge of my troth, knowing
full well what misunderstandings
aro apt to arise wheu the only
means of communication are written
words; so, on this particular afters
noon, 1 determined to give her, if
she would accept it, this locket. I
possessed nothing mere sacred, it
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