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The Grand fathers Will

HWhen 2pi i.&ra ~ ".1.'.>r> ri :'s"' E,
8 The innocent, surprised, ipqliring
Eaee-rennnciation was, indeed, ,diM:
cult for John Burrows. He touched
q dimple in ber;chcck, and then curl
of her hair, as he might have touched
flowers on agrave, perhaps. ~; .",,, ..,',;.
She shook back the silky ripples i'm:
PATIENTLY g.; az. ss!i IS hltJ.i.'-, l.
"When, John I" r74itr". ,.4tt'>:,a ,sG ~
He looked at her moment without
a smile, pretty as she was. g, ,,,
"Nelly. sit down here q moment.
They sat down on the pretty Grim
son couch before. the, fire. Seeing
trouble in his face, she, put her hand
in his, and he .smoothed out the little
rosc-lcat member upon his broad
palm, more than ever confident, Us he
looked at it,, that he WAS right. x 81
as.Nelly, You know ! tloyo you.""ar -
: s$"Yc cs," with a blush, for hc had ney-
or said it before. t.,!e y,,;l.u. 5,.
"4And I am very, sorry ::s,,-. +.
"Why?"'. after pause of bewilder;
mcnt. ..,r, ~ ,te.. g.. w -aI H.
because you ARC, delicate little
flower, needing care and nursing to
keep your bloom bright; and 4 nm
going to q hard rough life, among
priyations, foyer and malaria, which
will try even my powerful constitu'-
ton, and where you must not co.,
T. "You are going the Far WestP 2
"Ycs. Ny mother must have q
home in her oldlage. Sho is strong
now, but; time is, telling on her. ~ GU
know ail, that she has been to me, ?''sI
ayes; she has been q good mother.
But you shall tako me-, too ?" 5s,r.i =
.'No. DidI not tell you that yoa
made it so hard for mo to say good:
bye to YOU" 2ocs .c:sr},'.:@;.'',
"JoLn, what could L do without
you e. bIaigsn.s:.. Hrtt.H loi x. -
Z afHo took the little, tcaressing; hand
down from his face. p, 'iIA;H =:
anDon't make me 30 weak, Nelly.
YOU think that it is nothing to me to
leave my little violet--the only wo-
man I ever. .loved-for a hard, cold
life, and upceasing toll l cannot
marry for ten years, Nelly"
"And then ! shall 10 thirty years
old.", -. ~ :, - = = .,''- - .
"Yes, married and with little chill.
drcn; seeing at lust that Your old
lover, John Burrows, was right" .
He rose to his feet. ...a,.> ~"
:"John |" in terror. Ill. ..s -.
"Yes, am going, Nelly. Little ono
you look 80 much o woman now,
with your steadfast eyes-bear me; l
did not forcsee that you would love
me-that 1 should love you. You
were q little school girl when 1 saved
YOU from drowning last summer, and
your satchel of books foatea away
down the river and was lost. I came
hero to see Gregory, not you. l could
not help loving you but did not think
until tonight that you cared 80 much
for me, Nelly. But, child, you will
surely forget mo in time." Eo
"Neverl"
He went on: "Nclly, I shall hun.
ger for you day and night, more and
moro, as the time goes on, and l get
older, lonclier, moro weary. But !
shall never hope to see you again
Now, give me your hand" ~, ~.
She gavo him both. lie raised
them to his lips, but before she could
speak again, he was gone. T... .',.-,
Shivering violently, she went to the
fire, and stood there, trying; to warm
herself. She understood it all now
| his strangely elaborate arrangements
for a trip to New York. He had
| known that he was not coming bac ck
when she had begged him to bring he1
| his photograph from the great metrop'
oils, but was going on-on.-into the
dim distance. That was why he had
not promised. - .. - 49,. . -.
It'..w getting late-she was SC
cold-sl,e had better 60 to bed She
would not go into the parlor to BID
4 her father, and aunt and Gregory
lapood might; SO she crept silently NJ
Va her own room. There the very
weight Of grief upon her lul!ed her t! t!
sleep: 49,: 49,, -.
But when She woke her grief sprane
upon hor like somo hidden monster
who had lain in wait for her all night
IIcr misery terrified her. Why
should she not dic' Why should sh'
ever rise from that bed
But when they called her, sh'
sprang up hastily, dressed. and Wen
down, and they were too busy talking
to notice that she did not know wha