The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-12-21

gers, ana there on the clasp was
the name that had lived in his
heart SO many long years: Little
Pansie."
''You wish to sell them ala" he
asked, striving to steady his voice
and the throbbing of his heart
The lady hesitated an instant,
then she put out her slender hand
and drew the emeralds toward her.
Il dislike to part with these,
she said, sit is my fathers gift
and-and but no matter, take them
all, 1 must have money"
Ross Dunbar stood silent a mo-
ment, every nerve in his manly
frame thrilling with delight. He
had found her at last, the one idol
Of his heart. ~
sThey are fine gems" he said
after a moment, land I am willing
to give you fair price-suppose
we say one thousand dollars, will
that do?"
The girl flashed a dazzling glance
! of glad surprise from beneath her
veil.
! $50 much Us that9" she said
tremulously. ''You are very kind
sir. Oh, you can not know how
much it will help mel"
The young man made polite re-
ply and proceeded to put aside the
Jewels and draw a check for the
money. The March winds were
still clustering without, and the
girl shivered and drew her wraps
closer about her as she started out.
/ s'Won't you let me run down to
the bank for your said the jeweler
cakching up his hat. 'sYou can play
shop lady the while it won't be but
minute or two
but I am troubling you so, she
ialtered
s.Not bit, just take this warm
seat please: you'll not be likely to
have any customers and seated
| her beside his desk he took the
check and hurried out.
| Pansie Fontenary threw back her
veil and leaned her head npon her
hand; puzzled reflective look upon
her sweet face.
s.Where have I seen his facee" she
nsked over and over again. s.It is
SO familiar; who can it be-" His
return broke in upon her medita-
zion, and receiving her money she
hurried away to her humble lodg-
mgs.
The following afternoon was even
more clustering; the wind roared
and the sleet beat and tinkled
against the windows of the little
.oom in which Pansie and hel
| .ather sat. Severe misfortune and
..everse had reduced them to power
ty, and the old man being an in
valid all the care fell upon Pansie's
slender shoulders. She sat busy
with her sewing, while her father
read aloud from a new book which
she had purchased with some of th'
money received for the Jewels. He
pure sweet face was wan and sat
.snd her future stretched before her
sad and hopeless and gloomy.
There was knock at the door
and a boy handed her package fo
Miss Fontenary. An exquisite buncl
# pansies, fragrant and golden
learted, done up in tissue paper
md attached to them a card bear
ing the simple words: Gross Dun
bar has not forgotten little Pansie.
s'Oh! father!" she cried, 81 he,
'lim-I knew him! Oh! we hav
! -ound Ross at last"
An instant later Ross was in tn
room, clasping her futtering hand
in his, and looking into her eye
with a glance that brought the ros
! bushes to her cheeks.
And a few weeks after, when th
clustering winds were over and th
blue birds sang in the hedges, an
the golden hearted pansies were j
, bloom on the garden borders, ittl
!, Pansie became Ross Dunbars brid
and for her bridal gift he gave he
, back her string of emeralds.