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100 bret flushed drrPly, then be ame very
pale bu' ho-liJ, eouquciiug BIS eDouoD. re.
piled, With a roRush light 10 a.. datk.tI Ia.
sJ's ssd en- sreh expression on his hand.
some face
eIpf,', 30 pan of my grs,irudr Tor ,s-
mrs im.ble Honor you bsvs coutetred upo,
me, ard see ] sure bat ypur love e me
slens dictated IT, (Eere hts voic. f.l,ered m
! spite of him.elfl ! should drliRh fully a..
crpt Jour ofr' out fssrug that h. t.mo.
'ivrs-y your love Of n,i.cbief for us,.uce-
may h've itnushced J"r. must beg week
i"r "obsidtrruou, ere | tsturu 40 ausu.r
Nellie ur,wn eyes dilA'sd With wotd.r.
an. her eoufusi.u wss piNfal TO b bolI. %.
bad not expected Huytht < like thi, TsIort
size Lad not doubted that he 700. J d.. b,t
| preseuee - son a. che eoUeladsd hes Ia.h
speech.
Play eIeuss me Mics NclIier said Arch,
er IN u1slo-drstnsiic tan. Tbs sHeitemeut
| of this uBeIp, ctei iaterv,ew has bt-a g..
mseh for my nerves svd must s-vk to calm
ihew 10 the solitude OF nv owu sparrme eht.
Remtnber, this day w.st " r. ursda,)
s,li be ready rith my Al auswer' AuI
| With pTd'OuBa bow hs l,tl the to-m.
Burt iug her burning face iu her hArd..
Nriii' sobled aloud, iu her motif atom and
d"iress - al hdi-rrs- TO-. Il that mou,sn.
che could not coue-sl from htrseif hat sb.
did not love Archer Clayton aud th,
ibongbt that sbe bad forcve' fortrittd Li.
! respect snd .steeu, was truly q source of
fi''rtss 'he keouleSge hat she b.d caused
him PsiO ,g-Ts a0"t-er pang to the warn.
heAr,ed-. though pr I'D aud merry grl
when she frJoinod the young coDp.nioss
in the glen, i IVES With SLOW strp. md
.ueh serious face as tbcJ bad never b. for.
iuoSn the widest aud maddest Of their
number TO " ar
why, vi at u the matter, Neiie1' call d
out Maggie i never saw you with such a
sober VisAge IN ai my pact ej p~risuee
Hush yotr nonsense, sill you 2 retor,sd
Nellie, spitefUily.
so, ho Nell Is sharp; Mr. Clayteu must
bav dcelirsd Ter band laughed Alice.
Il don't ita agine the eIis eoce Of the un;
inprsEsib'c monster who would drcline he
hand OF eur quee0 Nelhrl' ss,d Lime. sing.
ana put lug hrf arm srouni b friend -
'NoU tell mr. pet, What is ~ she con IN
ged, coAXinSiy.
have made fool Of myself, ttAt's all
piiet Nellie. ! Wish that prou hateful.
eouceiiej Ar her Clayton bad been in J-ii.
1ao before svsr | saw hiu Aue " sh you
Nefs all at the bottom of the Red Sea iu.
Sod Of eeWg here 10 put uls up to ,ueh
ofsfy rick
\ bust of laugher fron ,ggis aud AZ
ZEE gre I'D ibis tiradr; aud even L,1Ie. - ho
ras tr}i' ( To sootho the irritsIed gtrl, could
net prss. a smiie
ID y Oh propose to hin. sure enough.
Me- lolpired Alice, teAsiugly.
f's, l did the more fool / !" spsppef
Neh..
WHAT did be say, Nellie = pursued Mas,
&c.
None Of your ba'ines, ! vas the rsi,io.
der, followed by smother burst Of laugh
ter
All The f,lloEing we-k Nellie Ayoiled
Archer Clayton a. much as poss be. spend
ing the greater pah Of her tia,e 10 her ~
room In due tine, as all Thursdays do
the sppoiued Thurs lsy rolled round An
day Nellie bad kept her 'oVn pleading
headache bu 10 the evening, whily he fsu
iiy we're 81 tee, she sto e down stairs. md
Quite . little AfbOT IN = elud-d part OF the
garden SeAtIug TSelf on The Aour, and
iestug her head on b beach, sh- uttered
the evening breeze 20 toss lbe broEn eurl.
and fan her Ieysrtd temples. Our bright
Nellie bal cha Gsd Wsnde, ,fslly 10 ese stsrt
seek her merry, riF gibE laugh vas 90 long.
er bead eohosing through tho hous.. aud
iustehd OF hsr former quick aud ~ ncing
So sh~ now IN we'd istie,siy suJ uoissirss.
y shout. TIE once mischief sparkling eyes
SeTe dim With SerppR, aHd tie rOs hsf
Bed from the che ks nov brushed hy he bon.
'y-saekls viDes, lsayiug thsm white - the
polished brow
Tsd ng OF the vines caused her 10 look
up suideuly anI ufat she az h. nPh IN.
truAbt ofiu sou tack 90 bsr hVsk.. SHtd,n0
30 he email doorway, aud Ttgafdiss bsf
miscb evously. uas toe person sbom OF al
other. shs hHd on this Jsy drsa led 10 Sec
Ar,her Claytoo.
have come % siSs n,J absNer. Mis, Sel.
lie Ia e.pi you, oHvr BE- sd. bi. eyes.
spark Jog With nsfi!aeu', hfsd os he, lsos
She Bate spfugt ths g'-oT bot b. sts
700 quick fur her, aod pie I'd bimsen - -
70 completely hsS bee eg'ess
- Sir sytoR ,less lst me rot 4
bavo been rude SD ssmAide1 ". ! hsow
bat ypu bay- puuished Re saficieotiy Lei
ne 20 oos sbe exclaimed, bIdiog h.r ace
W hsf hhbds
Punished you, Nellie p be sid. trpder-
ly drsWiug ths httls sbits habds from
fec b. uue e hs osb uhile sith tb~ sther
ts Rsutly rsissi 1b- dfeoping head sDd gst.
ed foudly 10 heT teauttfai btoun syts Fsr
b. from me the desire 20 it Rict asi.bo,,Bt
90 you Ne iie dafliug, love you Dc ply.
kfveuily I oii my.sifto Jou VIII ,6u
b. my vi'e, d tle H-lli-i
As Nsliis's rsPly only reached tLs ear.
f,r shieh a "a. iutended tcg.st tLatl an
ausbir 60 record Bsl osy th,as 10
kaaw tWo seeks sgo, Nellie stlsi e. ,8.I
sTfay hoidinE 10 bef haad ms4s6..G.ff
b1uod copy 81 byron snd tsrpy emil.
Big tspsd her lovely hes ~ ~ sy, o.
oB she ssmss sf her tsfeo BE- I-.s- Iss fs.
srfibed in three q rest s,ylss,of d. icsts
'hifogrsPhy, on one of ihs risbly ult,5 dy
rtvss.