The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-05-03

express. She no longer felt hardly towards
Paul Upton--she had grown very quiet
and gentle, altogether loo quiet and gen
tie, Miss Lane said. 4,
But our poor little heroine was not per.
feet, by any means. She wished II had
been any one else but Miss Lsne to whom,
she was indebted, and she longed TO got
away and live quiet life again with
Harry. Miss Lanes lovely face some
times gave her very painful ser sation.
"My dear little RnIh,' said Miss Lane.
one day. when forthe twentieth time Ruth
had declared that she was strong enough
to go away. and for the twentieth time
Miss Lane had declared that sucE a thing
was impossible--"we are 10 lave visitor
to-day, and l want you 10 look your pref.
test If you behave yourself veil to day
perhaps l shant object TO your going a.
/ way 6y and by"
Afternoon came, and with histts visitor.
Now Ruth hadn't cared one snap about
The mysterious person, and scarcely look
ed up when the visitor entered the room.
But how she started when her eyes en-
countere ] those of Paul UptoDl How
quickly beautiful color flashed over her
pale face, and how hard she slrove TO
keep down the words OF welcome that
were upon her tongue. twas provoking
that Miss Lane was called out of the room
just at that moment, and that Ruth was
Obliged to entertain her visitor. Paul
seated himself most boldly at her side,
and then he began to talk to her JUST as
lie used to in tile old times. Ruth felt un.
eomfortable--she wished Miss Lane
would come back and take care Of this
troublesome visitor.
$50, you dear, silly, independent little
fly, what a cobweb you have got yourself
into
A cobweb! What could lie mean?
"Why, yes, cobweb' - said Paul laugh
ing. Here has my cousin, Sophie Lane
woven her mcshts about you. and her, are
the rest of the spiders come to enjoy the
feast"
"Sophie Lane, Paul's cousin! How
supid Ruth had been not to have recol
lectcd that Lane was the name of PAUL.
uncle. And somehow the knowledge o
this fact led to another, and then Rutl
learned that Paul's conversation upon .ht
night ofthe party had been about her, land
that Sophie hac been so interested, thai
she had determined 10 make her acquain.
tance, which, as we have alseady seen she
did accomplish through Harry's means
In fact, there We're So ma ~ explanation.
to lie made, that when Miss Lane came
back, neither Paul nor Ruth noticed her
entrance, and SO she prulently made hcl
retreat again, smiling to herself.
: And SO it happened, as anybody will
common aense might have predicted, tha
t not long after there was another party, a
Miss Lanes instead Of Mr.. Uptons, aut
{ Harry and Ruth didn't stand outside, bu
e were rather prominent actors in the per
S formance that took place that night
performance in which little Ruth Morley
i became Ruth Upton, and in which Hav
& ry and Miss Lane otficiated as brides
i. groom and bridesmaid.
t And Harry--the restless fe!low--con
i, trived to wheedle himself into Sophie
II TO such an extent, that when he becam
a a junior partner in the house Of Lane d
o Co., he persuaded Sophie to repeat tn
!. performance, which has been enacted il
g the.case of Ruth, with very liltle yaria
! ton Of course. ...
II lnprOcess oftime, Ruth's sep,motbe
II died, and then Ruth had the pleasure ofma
king her fa,her's old age comfortable an
:, happy, Though Ruth and Harry heve
J. became very rich, or very famous. ye
, singularly enough they were both con
| teuled and happy.