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afterwards he bade her good bye,
s>lt was near,tea tihie about three weeks
afier. this that Flepuce 4Sranieyz sat
awaiting her fNhcr:s. return ;She Was ;
thinking OF The; days gone ;hy ,ranl friends
who had proved false. She, had thought
al first, sfieseonld, ,braYeit it all, but itsWasd
only with many tears snd silent struggles,
hidden from even lheMaIchfu4 ( yes Of her
flther, r,-that. .shesat tepgth could bsar,1un-.ii i
moved, the scoinful glances and whispered
words, she daily saw and heard. Many
had calisd ON her, tus The cold regrets aud
ifriadiS polite tolies had told her palmer
tllan words the feelings Of the pyr>oas.
Few ;ttiefet5@ere whose ,kihdSWords and
stI;sptiolate manner were. unchanged, and
Ia these sheclnng tr7lsthllly and lovingly.
. But " hat md become OF Gerald EIers-
lie! She lnd heard Of Eellox, mw he
co,irted other ladieS, aiid: d:heyrr nspption@d
her, except to pass empty regrets on her
changed circumstances, if her, name was
mentioned; bnt' Of Gerald she had heard
nothing. sndsshe was too proud to ask for
Iihink. Her father, ;at length came in, She
Thought as they sat. together OF. the cosy
little tea-table, that be had an unusual
flo@ of spirits, but imagined that it was
ASSUMED for her sake. They finished
| tneirdes anil her father, contrary to his
/ usual custom, took his hat and cane and
prepared ID fgol out, So ~. ,:is-sst z IS
d Going out, papa 2" she saiia: ..y,'s.'e'
isss': 'es my love" he answered ;EI have
| some business which cannot be pns of; :
but / hope yous viii not find the time
long, Flory. Good evening my desr,"
and he, stopped down and kissed her.
There was a meIr,- twinkle in his eyes as
! he spoke, und smiling he went out, -.
sssF florence @ent into the parlor, and sat
| down in the gathering .t.vilight7to think of
all that had happened. She. had been sit
ting for half and hour, when q deep man
,Ily voice beside her said: : S-'S'sfr' y -
Dreaming, Miss Stanley ?'a
I.,s She started up, and there stood Gerald
EAerslie. ,.xsxz, -
/ ooh! Mr.SEllersIe, how You startle
me! ,Sisiduwn."'i He, came and sat.down
on the sofa beside her. - y.s''S>
FHow have you been this; long iime?"
slsshe asked. ~ - ~ .ess - -
IL Indeed, i don'tlknow whether l should
j d.tell you or not" she said, "you certainly
did not appear to care lately how was"
4 And shesprt on a sweet pouty air.:
a.Why Florence, how can you say 500"
Did not Miss Leighton tell how was
placed and give my regrets atnot being
able to caI1?''
SsMiss Leighton!!" said the young lady,
with little toss of. the head, 81 saw no
more of her than did of you"
is : Then Florence, will you not pardon
| the seeming neglect on my part if | tell
yon she promised She would tell you Of
my absences"
il suppose ] will, said Florence, laugh.
ing, for the doubts were all gone now.
1 i Florence, dear Florance! i came to
night to tell you that love You. May
Fl, dare, hope? Say not nay, dearest
only give me one look, or one little word.
/ Say darling, will you be mine g.
/ Florence when he began speaking, had
lowered her head, and the long curIs had
fallen over her face; when he finished
speaking, she gently raised her head, and
one timid glance at him, dropped her head
on his shoulder. He threw his arms
around her, and drawing her to him,
kissed; her and murmured:
!" My darling~
+ But soon a thought Of: her poverty
stung her, and freeing herself from his
clasp. she said:
aBut Gerald, l am only a poor girl
now, and cannot give you anything beside
myselG.n
(which is more to me than all the
wealth of the Indies," he answered, draw
ling her to his bosom.
" DO you not bring me anything in
giving me that heart of yours9 Say not
SO again. ~
i, you win vii j gain my fathers consent en-
.. g i have it; Tasked him for it this of:
ternoon, and told, him | should csll this
evening" '''1S 5 A''-, -''':
Ah!that accounts for his going out,
! then,n said Florence. 81 could mot think
what could be the business that would in
duce him to leave me alone"
| And the now perfectly hsppy Florence
nestled more closely to her lovers ,bo.
/ son.. Thus the evening passed in pleas
liant conversation until the clock struck
larine and;ller fathers step was in the
Irarlor.s
/ !" HaFloy, was thetimo very long pass
ing away You see;sI kno@:how charm.
/ ing you could get along without me, al,
Though you look SO doubtingly!" and
laughing heartily the gentleman took up
Ia lamp and bade them, good night. -.
f. Wien Florence Stanley sought her
room that night she Thanked hsr Creator
for his goodness to her, and Dreathed,a q
prayer that shelnight be kept.humble in
heart, and mindful Of her many blessings.
= The,wedding passed off quietly-none
but those who had proved themselves true
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