The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-30
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LLOYD yERNE's GRIEF.

The great hotel was crowded lha, sea.
son. Every day brought fresh arrivals
and at night the grand saloons aud bali
room we're crowded with the richly
dressed throBg. One evening when tho
gaicties we're at their height. two yoane
men walked into the ball room, and took
posiiion near one Of the windows, look.
Ing 90 the crowd Of merry dancers.
What do sou think Of IL, Yerue n
asked one Of the gentlemen, turning ia.
dolently TO bis companion.
4 | think shall leave to.morrow, .
was the reply
Lcasel Now, Verne, doa't be fool.
ish. Leave where there II such grand
doings a. thcseg Bah. y9a are sorry
you did not 80 70 the country after sli,
| suppose.'
10 tell the truth. | think should
! be more eontenied there than here amid
all this f.iyoliiy. am tired Of iti' aud
Lloyd Verne turned searily toward The
open window
Frank Mcriyalc shrugged his should.
err, aud after a short silcnce said:
Come with mo. | would lika 10
present yoa 10 Miss Helen Telford. the
finest lit,le lady 10 the room. There,
she has just iuishcd dancing. Come
on"
Zone or the praDciag Kind, Is she!---
Loves the ball rocm better than home
! suppose, said Nefnc, holding back
doubilully.
Meriyslo insisted, Lloyd allowing him
to lead the way.
Allow me, Miss Tclford, to present
my friend Mr.. Verne"
Lloyd bowed low, aud was soon eon.
yersing with as merry u little lady as
ever talked. He found himself pgesent.
" talking as rapidly as she, and began
70 wonder why he had never met one
like her before. Lloyd himself had
sound sense, had Travelled much. and
therefore knew what TO talk about, aud
Helen Tcliord wam not long in discover.
ing this fact. When hc left her be
found himself wondering why he felI
such q deep interest ID her. Then with
return Of his old doubts, can sho
really be as fond Of frivoliiy aud the ball
room as are the rest Of her sexg"
Hr. Verne did not leave the next
day, nor for many days after. Reading
iayorite books TO Miss Telford, as she
sat at the window overlooking the sea
became his daily pastime. Lloyd was
fine reader, aud Helen good listener
aud, 10 fact, critic not 10 be dcspisod
Frank Merlyalc, who had an idea that
he (Frank) liked Miss Telford, began
to look on these daily readings with az
enyious eye.
I" i do really believe Verne has a no
ton after that little euchautrcssl Con
found il! aud Mr.. Frank made man,
wry faces at the discovery.
The season drew 10 a close aud Iloyd
Verne still fingered at the seaside. =
But one day, as he and Helen wcr,
walking up aud down tho long piazza
Helen said:
ave are 70 go home tomorrow, Mr.
Verne. Papa viii be here to-uight, aud
since mammals healrh Is quito recruited
she is eager to get back to the city,
Lloyd drew quick breath, and look
ing down into the flushing face, he told
Helen Telford the "oid, old tale."--
When she left him diamond rins
Cleaned on her third finger
That evening, just as the sun was
sinking in the West, Lloyd Verne cam,
Into the parlor where Mrs. TeIford wal
sitting with her husband
4WheFeis Miss Helen, Mrs. Telford?'
he asked.
IL do not know, Mr.. Verne an
getting alarmed at her long absence. :.
She and Miss Guysdorf went down /.
the shore alone, | believe"
Aud ]" said Alr. TeIford, nhav,
not seen Helen YET. I'll go at once aut
search for her.
| Lloyd walked with him along III,
shore. but no sigus Of the missing girls
A sudden thought striking him, Lloys
hastencd down TO the cove where wa
kept a little boat that Helen was 10 n,
habit Of using. 1t was gone.
"Surely," said Lloyd to the anxicu
father, "surely If she went out Ia m
boat, she would have returned befor,