Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-12-27

could meet-and, smiling, leaned forward
little and said something. IL was very
small something-just word or two-but
II sounded gracious and complimentary,
a. al his words TO women did, and Hope
felt pleased TO hear IL. A while after, she
stood in the hall, giving some directions
TO q servant, and thinking, ina weary
sort Of way, Of the bills she must make
oot for her mother that night, when Harry
Camden came stepping slowly down the
stairs, dressed for the opera, and whistling
absently the drinking song in Lacresia,
while he leisurely pulled on pearl-tinted
glove. He stopped at the foot Of the
stairs as he saw Miss Bell, made pleas
ant remark or two, smiled that old smile
of his, all the time looking at her with the
handsomost eyes she had ever seen. and
then, with a good night, went out Hope
had noted his elegant attire quiet, Yet
perfect in style-his degage air, and ever
the delicate perfume, so faint rs scarcely
to be perceptible. which hung about him
rs he stood there for that moment; and
she smiled bitterly as she went up TO her
room. and said TO herself: What business
ii. r., .o,,I,s oxacss2 Ve live
ss,"' ,mo ",;g a;g.saa, saa wa,Ias And then sbe
!" W. u'.''s"s ~, e Iii. a., h;lls
g., Co. I hsr mo,hs, while Mrs Rel was busy
:, ,hs sa,,. ,.hls ever a basket of mend-
ing. Mrs Bell looked up as Hope began
her work, aud noticing her weary face,
said: Il wouldn't do those to- night, Hope;
YOU look tired
I'M !, isn,t that: I don't think Tn
i;,,ia az, ~ so,,s mo,hsr,
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shn no,ad ,hs i.ct The Bells had never
haea .s,s ,lch I'm, ,hoy had been vLs,
ws. esllsd we'll Off L,is,e MIR. Bell died.
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no, ssh;onshls IN GOOD no.,,ion I'm,
sr,s, A, Hail. das,h /, ws. tonnd Tia,
,hs,a vas veyv l,,,le lsIt when nj. busl.
ness was se,tled nm for his wife and
dan.h,s, % live ,non Mrs Rell was .n
saas,,s,ie woma, with n g,ea. deal 81
eoursye so she "A, about what ,he knew
m,s, ha dons soooer or la,er-enening
BOARDING. house. This was when uope
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f'Ns' n
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