, 1872-10-05


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-" He furhi1Sed II himself" said oliye,
10 rrpiy to FiunyS look Of surprise ~
"a. Wilton carpet, murmurrd Fanny 81
y! msrbl5.top SET: thar PsychsI those
flowers and what Is this y She lfffed
a, lovely little miniature from the table.
One Of the most beautiful and refined
faces she had ever sepn.
"Oh, one of his lady friends. I sup
pose" said Olive, h her undemonstratiKe.i
way '-And see how perfectly neat every
thing is kept; always in this beautiful
order. Do you wonder Harry calls him a
rara ayis r.
.. 'slndeed cannot" said Fanny, slowly;
q bul he mast spend every esnt he earns
to furnish himself in this extraordinary
manner ...... .y.,l /.
He has nothing else to do with bis
money, dear" said Olive :" he don't esen
buy cigars, Fur my part think he is
perfectly elrgant." 5g s 8
Fanny said nothing. but she found her
self wishing that she knew who was the
original OF that lovely miniature, and Try
ing to reconcile the tastes and surrounds
ings If the man himself with his srrvile
occupation. Not but what the wolk was
good enough, and honorable for any man;
but why was be not laboring for himself
instead Of another: t'L
For days she thought Of the miniature.
Every time she met him. heard him talk
or sing-he had fine voice, and was not
sverse to using it-up popped that mys-
terious face with the Spanish eyes and
tile clustering curls.
ia Mr.. Ebrn WoIeott, meantime, had taken
advantage Of her reluctant permission and
brought his dashine team to Winhicut.
poct Fanny, at sight Of his respectable
aldermanic person, his goldbowed spec,a-
cleS, aud thick gray whiskers. fit a strange
sinking At ths heart. Why would the six
footer rise up in her imagination and cause
by mere force OF contrast repulsion 90
terrible PSI i>''7 h' 'fd +
. ''Il's positively wicked for me to seem
to encourage that man." she said, almost
passiOuately, one morning, the day after
drive. 4 SD .sur cr sra
sro.9 Which man r. asked Olive iunoesnlly
and their eyrs met. ~ l.a s,..i p .ctu
The red blood few all otet poor Pan
ny's face she felt hot 10 the crewn of her
hrsd-and yet why ahonlashs a
q. That's pretty question to ask" !" she
exclaimed, nearly angry. "iai
"Well, dear. but how am / to know
who that man is = querisd Olive, with
q conscious look.
sa "Yoa know it is Mr.. Wolcoit," said
Fanny, nearly crying. ESQ .ui,sa
"Well, he, is q good man, and rich
cne," was the answer. know girls
who would jump at the chance, as the
saying is. would either marry him or
send him off,
"Pshawl" said Fanny, biting her red
lips; and few moments after she left the
room, conscious Of new, q painful and at
The same time strangely delightful expert
ence. No use to try to conceal it or cloak
it 10 hprsrlf-nnt the slightest; she loved
Matthew Dom, her sisters hired man.
How she paced her room half distracted,
sobbing without tears. forming wild re.
solves, aud then throwing herself down
with sense OF her utter hel2nsssness, l
shall not describe. How could she ever
meet him again. Could she keep her
almost painful secret, and did Olive guess
at IL: What would Olive think-WhaG
counsel her IL she knew: ~.
Only. the next time that Mr.. Eben
Wolcott came out she quietly dismissed
him. aud then made up her mind that she
must go home. If she could only fly to
the end, Of the earth.
But Fanny did not 60, for Olive would
not Lear OF it. A slight cold confined
Olive to her. room, but one evening she
sent Fanny out and bads her peremplOrily
10 take Harry and 60 for walk, Then
she summoned her husband TO give him
his orders, but when he came down stairs
Fanny was gone. and Matthew, with
wicked little smile. was taking down his
hat. -
That's right. Don" said Harry. break
ing into laugh; !" she ought to know
better than to go If alone. By-the-way.
happen to know that shs has dismissed
the old alderman" "7o1sl1 -4et
Dom smiled again and went out, closing
the door behind hlms ThrTs was a brig ght
moon, displaying flower. leaf and bud.
Suppo>ing that Fanny would only make
the round Of the place, he ran swihly
down to the back gatrr and met her just
as she had reached the great elm that
stood guarding the Lane. p, "a ,.5. 5 5-... q
She started At sight Of him. ~