The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-27

no more of the golden-haired Richard.
And she carefully separated the yellow
lock in the little keepsake from the dark
tress OF Jenny's, and put it back into its
place alone, while another locket held a
piece of Jenny's. And somehow, Belle
looked very, very often at the wee, golden
curl, and she never did go but the rest of
the handsome head sprang up beside the
Iocket; and she would sit and contem-
plate the picture her fancy had wrought
for her, little dreaming the interest she
was allowing to grow in Ter bosom for
Jenny's brother
In the fall, Belle and her father went
to New York, and the first day after her
arrival found her sitting with her old
friend, who, after the evasive meeting, sat
down to empty her soul
81 am so glad you are here this month, -
Jenny said, "because m to be married in
October, and | have always been crazy TO
have you for bridesmaid, and Dick is TO
be Harry's best man. Belle blushed.
''but Dick has fallen hopeIessly, madly
in love- Belle turned pale.
eyes, l was dreadfully provoked when
he passed through St. Louis, and never
went near you. But he went wild over
some lady be met on that fatal trip
He will talk TO me by hours of Angel
lea. And when | have spoken of you he
has been positively rude, and asked me to
have done bothering him about my freck-
led school friends you know your pic
ture shows freckles; but, bless me, you
haven't any now. And your picture don't
look any more like you than it does me,
not bit"
''But tell me-" asked Belle, sis your
brother engaged to this lady p
Engaged Why, dear heart, he don t
know her name. He just found some of
her clothes somewhere. He's got her old
slipper under glass case he's got her
gloves stuffed under another he's got her
/ nightgown done up in lavender he's got
her gold thimble hung on his watch chain;
and do believe he's got hair>brush and
some hair-pins next to his heart Oh,
it's folly to interfere He's beyond all
hope! | did think the excitement Of nv
wedding would wean him from it, but
not bit of it. He looked at my new
things as calmly as an oyster, and said
1t is not kind of me TO repeat it, though, .
broke off Jenny.
"What was it he said - inquired Belle,
laughing now heartily. "Don't fear for
my feelings
"Why," he said, "Tll stand up with
your friend, Belle, and see you safely
married and then I'm off to winter in
Paris. I'm done with love on my own
account. It's positively awful"
And so Belle thought, as she looked at
her old slipper and glove lying beneath a
globe on either side Of the faithful Rich
ard s mantle.
"And," said Belle, ''since he desires
only 10 meet me on the morning of the
wedding, SO it shall be. | will be intro
duced only as we are leaving the house,
and he can do as he pleases about con-
tinuing the acquaintance afterwards
Belle was radiant with happiness when
she returned to her father, and delighted
his fond heart by the change, for she had
been very quiet of late.
Jenny and Belle shopped and talked
and visited together for the next few days,
and when the eventfuI morning arrived.
and amid bevy of beautiful girls, Belle
shone like a queen, the bride was eclipsed,
and delightfully."- acknowledged it, "Oh,
Belle !" she said, 81 long to have old
stole Dick see you. Hark ! there's his
step. Come into the next room and be
introduced. Don't wait till the Carriages
come--it is an hour yet"
And Belle, with 3 beating heart, swept
through the door and stood even as Dick
first saw her, only in the place of the gray
travelling dress, magnificent white satin
fell in rich folds about her, and upon her
lovely white throat lay the turquois locket
that held Dicks golden curl Upon the
beautiful head, crowned by its chestnut
hair, a cornal of pearls added to that grace
and beauty of an image that, shrlned in
Dicks heart, was already an angel.
Belle did not look up, but she felt the
presence, as Richard Marcy came up and
was introduced to little Jenny's old school,
mate Then, as he held ont his hand, she
raised her eyes, and laid her tiny hand in
his, and said:
81 think we had better rectify that mis-
take about the travelling bags, AIR. Mars
cyl"
"GoOd heavens, Jenny!" said Dick
Marcy, 'Why didn't you tell me that
your friend Belle was my angel of mercy!'
"Because l didn't know it till last
night, and then Belle made me promise
not to tell. And, besides, you didn't
want to meet the freckIed school girl till
it was positively necessary" returned
Jenny, mischievously.
1t would be hard to say which of the
four that made Jenny's bridal party was
the happiest that day.
Dick did not go to Paris that winter.
He found St. Louis contained more at
traction than any foreign city.
But the next fall will see Dick and Belle
on their wedding tour. and he vows he
will have the two romantic travelling bags
brushed up for the occasion. DIR. Town