The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25

lids, beside him. .,.'''7'', -
Miss Lcmont found the silence embar-'
RAISING, at last, and made an effort to break
it. D'a h41'r. -,
"This has been pleasant evening"" she
said 's 4 s7' .ea g1is5ao,g +
$50 pleasant that could wish it might |
last forever" responded the Colonel, earn
estly.
"But it will not. The music is already I
beginning to lag-the musicians are weary |
the dancers are fitting away, one by one, |
and the flowers are dropping. In ianother
hour the pleasant evening will be nothing
but a memory" said Miss Lemont, patheti- /
cally. III p $3.50. ,siis =idis15aa7e |
aSome memories, sad or sweet, welcome
or unwelcome, last forever" said the Colonel
half tenderly, half bitterly. ai ISL a.o4i s..
A sudden breeze futtered q cluster of |
leaves out of Miss Lemont's hair. She
caught them as they fell. ..r.t s. =. Il
Sand my poor leaves are faded-wither.
ed and curled up by the heat. But see how
beautiful they are still /" said Miss Lemont,
giving no heed to the colonel's words, but |
laying two of the leaves on her palm and
pausing when blaze of light streamed from
q window. i-'-'-5a2 -i q -iiiis' s7'i'l
"This one is as golden as if it had absorb
ed the whole summers sunshine, and this
has surely stepped itself in crimson sunset;
and sec this russet-brown one flecked with
vivid, scarlet spots, like drops of blood :"
and Miss Lemont gave. little SILVER, and
dropped the spotted leaf. $50 much like
drops of blood ~ she said. And she gath
cred all the leaves together, as if to toss
them away, too, but Colonel Gilbert stayed
her hand. .'-- -- go ''
"Give them to me-let me keep them as
token" he pleaded. 4-- .7ls'ailf 40. q
"a token-of what That your friend
ship may fade as a leaf 2" said Miss Lemont,
half.laughing, half serious. 5I -i ora 4
"No, but that it shall be compact as
enduring as if written in bloodln answered
the colonel, in the same tone, picking up the
scarlet spotted leaf and adding it to the
cluster. ae s-.55.s.... 81. ,.5.-g
And Miss Lemont made no demur, but
| took bit of ribbon from her throat and
| wound it about their stems, then gave them
back to him, with shy, downcast eyes, and
blushing rosily. ... .... ~. -
The weeks came and went, and still Miss
Anne Lemont fingered at the hotel, though
her aunt and chaperone, Mrs. Maxwell, was
impatient to be gone, and still Colonel Gil
bert fingered at the farm house, though he
had announced on his arrival that business
affairs would positively forbid his staying
longer than week.
| am really AFRAID, sald MIS-. weir, TO
her daughter trace, that Anne Lemont is
6ewitchng MN as she does everybody els Sc.
he looks terrloiy IN earnest !or person VINO
is only playing at love making. he meant
to win her love without beng caught him-
sell, but told MIN IN the beginning that ne
was no match for her, am afraid he will
md 1t true to his sorrow -.y,
The hour OF Colonel Gl6ert's triumph
was rapidly drawing nigh. In every posi-
BILE way, short ola direct avowal OF affection,
he had shown to Miss Lemont that he was
another victim to her charms. And Miss
Lemont had by no means discouraged his
suit. To be sure she had the reputation of
always Turing on her victims in the same way
and Colonel Gilbert felt, now and then, lit
tie humiliating doubt as to whether he were
deceiving himself in thinking she cared
more for him than for the score of youths
who had had their hopes cut down like
flower that summer.
They went on steamboat excursion on
one of the clear moonlight October nights.
There was dancing in the saloon, but Miss
Lemont had stolen out on the deck, alone,
and wrapped in her shawl, was. watching
pensiVely in the line of white foam that the
steamer left in its wake, and the blue waves
| dancing and giittering in the moonlight. A
4 step sounded behind her and she turned to
sec, as she expected, Colonel Gilbert.
| Il have interrupted pleasant dream, I
fear, he said, "but could not resist the
temptation to follow you, knowing that l.
might not have another opportunity to bid
you goodbye" .7. -5.s ss ri
In the moonlight he saw the flush that.
his step had brought to her cheek drift away
and leave 1t very white.
You are going away I" she said with a
little tremor IN her voice, and her voice still
dropping. Was she acting now, Colonel
Gilbert wondered. !!
les, IN the morning. have stayed al
ready longer than ought. l am going to
pe married next month, ana must get my
nouse feauy lor my priae 4
Chariey Armstrong, II he could have wit
messed the scene, would have known himself
avenged MISS Lemonts sell.possession 1ail-
gd ner, perhaps Ior tne nrst lme ~ her HE.
her ii.tle wnite hands ciencheo themselves
conV1isiYely eoSe.ner IN her zap, aua her
very ups grew whlte. d -. .a,--.a -
but lhere was no tone OF triumph In the
voice, no look OF conqueror. on the face OF
Chariey Armstrong avenger. He hesitated
an instant, his face growing white as hers;
then, with sudden, irresistible impulse, he
snatched both the hands that lay helplessly
IN her lap.
| "anne-my darling r. he whispered, reck-
less OF everything In the rush OF passionate
feeling that swept over him.
Miss Lemont came suddenly to herself at
those words; she arose quickly, flush of
angry pride and shame dyeing her cheek.
And you are really going away 1t gave
me quite shock to think that our pleasant
party was to break up, and our delightful
summer to come to an end SO soon, she said,
her voice clear and sweet as ever, giving her
LOUNGES little careless shake, preparatory
to returning to the saloon, g wish YOU
were not gong SO soon; but of course one
must not seek to detaln an expectant bride
groom: Let us go back. Unjust have one
more dance before we reach the Point"
Colonel Gilbert offered her his arm with
out WORD; She Kept up her careless air
ana talk, Dut the hand that lay on the
col1hels arm 1renoled.
NJ Ialls.on, young gentleman VINO mad
come down to the Point tor weeks shoot
trs' an na Tau pto.onseu the @ees 10 three,
claim ber band e. a Sano, 'anie toiSaru 70
in the evonino aud Eo1nuo, p n;itins. taily
some gentleman at tho Futile O oua J9i.Iu
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