Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-12

NO 0a@aCe Ill tAe evening, not enc. NJ
asst as the clock struck ten, Gus Varley
grew Desperate. He fauntered to the
mantle piece, and with his pencil scribtlcd
a few ines on leaf Of his pocket book
and looking about him, saw llctty's gloves
lying on the table He knew them to be
Hetty's, for her color was lavender Roses
always leaon. BY and by, no one look
ing that way, he slipped his bit Of paper
into the palm Of the ,lght hand glove, and
rolled the left one over it. At least, she
must lind that when she puts Of the gloves
Goodbye he said, few moments Of.
ter. Goodbye" said every one. Then
Gus was gone. Poor Gus
hope he'll DO successful" said old
Captain Romsr.
And steady," said Aunt Gbigail.
I'm goiag ever home" said Rose, af-
ter . while. =" Where are my things. No,
don, light lamp. Two got them-hat
shawl and gloves Good bye, ALL"
But istty walked to the garden gate
with her, and watched her trip down the
lane in the moonlight. she did not 60 in
at once. She staid there listening to the
cricket's chrp. and locking at the moon.
+" lie is so NICE" she sighcd. i" and psr-
haps We may never see him again. won.
Bot she did not say what she wondered.
All she wen. IN. A lamp wss 1.-THE
big EibN was open.
Wo are wrling prayers for you," said
old Captain Romsr, lstic sernly.
The mother tossed her par u gloves.
- Either Rose has worn yours Of mine"
sh. .aI l4.,ss l,cr. ~
She las NINE said lietty. Ii don't
matter
Ihen they had prayers and wen, to bed.
and tho missing gloves we're tho last thing
in ilet,y's mind.
Blu Rose though: o! ao.hing else. She
hsititken the gloves uD@li.ingy and Tad
| mol pu them OH at Mi but III her own
room SHE ..ad di.csssssi her mistake. she
caught signt cf the ivenjer hii, AID in
ri ls llen.
"I4u, s- n I, ,rir.,'' sAe thoreht, ard
ogfed upisk ihs Istee If paper the,
! ii 9lestl fsam between i.em iron The floor
sSo Saw Gus NrIcS's name Then her
| fac Aasasd, aid -lc read Mis- eageily aid
aurtis.
"DtN lGrTr-Y,s, .earsr 70 rao thsn
-. dc or i beside, and can fGl Ii op-
| 20: tnity Z tel GA 80. tog ere Asrsr
.s.ans a 9ing away, and Heaven Knows
| W Acn shall fclarn, or how. do not 4
| " 0nnd You w any promise 10 lhsle :
! isubtfuifusure, out, II prosper | sue-
coed IN winning famcan fortune, thCY WI
be Worthless unless you will share then
WITH re. Dear ile,iy. can you give mt
/, a.at hope vii you, if you can Ike m,
l u In
Year name. II nothing moie-your deal
| naiae--iust irs-Just anything but No
I'll do ne, hear from you shall &C
cept NV late as bravcly as may. Ii do
--oh. LEFTY, think nothing will be toe
| hs,d for me--no obstacle strong enough 10
click my pfogress upon tho path which
g = % YOU.
Fofset his scian !, doe, not press
ha. tfat would say aud believe me, hos
ever tsM maY answer me, yours while
hte. AuGts-rs VApIrY.r
Ara tleug lie was ~ love with ,ne,
sad Ease. aad Ia a rrge tore he paper t.
atsias. Size si.al. never hear Of It, &C.
cs,t.a ltle wretoh,' she said, never =
and uen fe BED Rnl cried her eyes red.
The nest morning Hetty brought over
her gloves. And have you miees' che
as},d.
r.. Gsye Ter tx he gloves, not oek
Ing Il aet, s.a bali oxpeu ed to hear tie
iatc Liter, aad there tho matter ended
tins, having no snswcr, took his refus i
bitterly, and formed his bnck on Y FER
ever, grow synicai ~ We s'.hlect Of women.
refused taels t,citty, and became addicted
q 81 "a end solitude.
& ~
neH admls.r aul married. him. Het,y
alone remained unchanged.
Five years pssssd-six, nearly seven.
Gus. became famous rich. He lived in
luxury. The fact that he ha,ed women
was the only draw back in the estimation oil
the fair EEK.
And SO, going with her husband to New
York, Roso, now Mrs. Muller-saw and
heard of him. She was very happy and
she knew that Hetty was less blessed than
she. She was not really bsd-snd her
heart smots her. Had she parted two true
lovers , could 1t be sol Then she assured
herself that Gus. would have followed up
The thing, had he really loved Hetty, and
that lictty never cared fer Gus. And 10
went home.
Her frat guest was Hetty Romer.
Rose never mentioned Gus, but her hus
band, blandly ignorant Of al, burst GU,
I with full account Of him forthwith:
"a fellow who left y without 4
penny in his pocket, rolling in gold-li.ine
like what's his name in the Arabian Nights
yeu know-and - splendid . man a. ever
saw. Hates women though. Has house
foil Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT from
Paris-"
And so ratified on, never needing Hetty's
pale face, though Rose saw. it. Soon
Hs,sy, who had cems FRA visit. escaped
TO her own room: but Rose followed, She
found Hetty in tears, and took her in her
arms.
Tell me all, DEAR" she said
And Hetsy, sceting, made confession.
"ls's SO foolish. was only seventeen
th'n; but-but lcvs Augustus varlcy
and | never have forgotten him. That 10
why never could think Of any thing else,
dear Rcse. No one knows it, not even
mamma. Blu: that talk about him was
TOO much FOR me thought be liked me,
Rose
80 ha did" said Rose.
"No, said Hetty, 'for hc would have
told ma so.''
Just fer one moment Rose thought of
telling tee truth. But caution oysrcame
impulse.
"Strangc things happen in this world, !"
she sad. who knows, You are both
Young and handsome still Coed night,
love +
Then she -snt a~sy-no. to sleep, but
10 write.
- ola, she wrets Years ago, YOU
made q proposition Of msrfisgs TO Hstty
Romer. fefhaps you would ike to know
that she never read the no.e. Ii
was destroyed BY enc who blushes 1, own
To act. She would have answered
les, had itever reached her. "A word to
the wiss 10 .uffisisus.' She lives Al y
shll. and is not engaged"
she copied ths nose in bsck-hands
dressed ito Augustus ya,ley, and sid +,
under her pillow. Tile next morning she
posted il. Tires days alter. 0us. cs,ps
do@a to y and went to sec Het,s.
What they said, We can only guess bv ,hc
Tact that, At parting, lie kissed her. Ha
haa spoken Jlst once Of the past.
lou remember Tie night Of nv depar.
ture.
Yes she said.
nightf'' -'
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