The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-09-13

with u hooking gesture and o ringing
laugh, danced across the room to the
piano.
She seated hcrsqif, she van her fin
gers gracefully yer the keys, and
broke out into " wild, brilliant, defiant
song, that made her listeners ears tin
gle as he stood watching her and chok-
ing back tho indignant words that came
crowding to his lips for utterancc.
"Sophie, listen to me" no said at
length, as she paused from sheer OK.
haustion, as it ]gcncrous-is it just to
triflc with me soy to turn into ridicule
the emotions Of Il heart that offers to
you the most revcrcnt aifcctlonsY
al have loved you, because beneath
this volatile surface character of yours,
thought saw truthfulness and sim
llicity, purity ofsQul, and a warm cur.
rent of tender, womanly feelings. that
would battle with blessings the whole
rlIlc VI IIIIl NIlDDC lhliu IN bO lUIJuIlitJC
as to touch its secret springs. You arc
an heircss, and | only II poor student ;
but ifthat is the reason why you treat
my suit so scornlully, you are less tho
noble woman than | thought you"
Sophie's head was avertcd, and a u.s.
picious moisture gIistoned in her eyes
as Harry ceased speaking. All! why
is it that We sometimes hold our high.
est happiness 50 lightly-carying it
earelcssIy in oar hands as though il
were but dro2s, stalking it all upon an
idle caprice
When she turned her cO%untcnance
towards him again, the same hooking
light was in her SSts, the same coquct'
tish smile brcathcd from her rcd lips.
"Speaking Of hcircsses, y said Sophie,
mbcre'S Helen Myrtle, whose father is
worth twice M much rs mine. Perhaps
you had better transfer your attention
to her, Mr.. Ainslcc. The difference in
our dowrics would no doubt be quite an
inducemcnt and possibly sho might
consider your case more seriously than
have done"
Like an insuItcd prince, Harry Aims
lee stood up before hor-tho hot, fiery,
indignant blood dashed in Il force tor.
rent over his facc-his arms crossed
tightly upon his breast as if to keep his
heart from bursting with uprising in.
diguationa-his compressed lips, and his
dark eyes flashing. Sophie, cruel So
pine! You added one drop too much
to your cruel sarcasm. Yon trcspas-
sed upon his forbcnrancc one little step
further than you would have dared, had
you known his proud and sensitive M.
turc.
Not till he had gonc-gone without II
single word Of cXpostulation, leaving
only a grave good bye and the memo
~ Of his pale face to plead for him
did the %thoughtloss girl wake to 4 reali-
cation Of what she had done. Then a
quick, terrible fear shot through her
heart, and she would have given every
curl Of her brown hair to have had him
beside him one short moment longer.
"Pshaw what am | afraid of? lie
will be back again within twenty-four
hours, and M importunate AZ ever" she
muttcrcd to herself NJ tho street door
closed after him yet II sigh that was
halfa sob, followed the words, and could
Harry have seen the heantiinI pair OF
eyes that watched him so eagerly II, he
went along the street, or tho bright face
that leaned away out through the par.
ted blinds, with such u wistful look, M
he disappeared, it might have boon his
turn to triumph.
In spite Of Sophic'sprophccy, twonty
four hours did not bring back Harry.
Days matured into weeks, and still he
did not come, nor in all that time did
she 500 him. And now she began to
think herself quite Il martyr, and acted
accordingly. In fact, she did as almost
any heroine woald have done under
the clrcumstanccs-grew pale and in.
tercsting. Mariana began to suggest
the delicacies to tempt Sophic's palate.
"The poor dear child was Citing 30
thin" In vain Sophie protested that
she had no appetite"
In vain papa brought dainty gifts
and piled up costly dress before his pct.
A faint smile OF distracted thank YOU,
was the only r%ccompcnsc. If sister
Kate suggcttcd that Ilarry's absence
was in any manner connected with her
altered dcmcanor, Sophie would toss
her rlngletcd head with an air of SUI
premc indifference, and 20 away and
cry over it hours at n time. Every. ,
body thought something was the mat.
ter wit Sophie. Sophie among tho rest.
Her suspense and pcnitence became {
insupportable at last. Sister Kate, Who
had come so near tho solution of tho
mystery, should know also said So.
phie. Perhaps she could advise her
what to do, for to give Harry up forov-
er seemed every day more and more of
an impossibility.
sWjIl YOU come into tho parden with