The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-08-31

There was p tope of deep emotion IN
bis, voice which caused Aileen 70 faise
Her eyes @ his Sic nav "a them some.
thing that msde her heart leap with q
Wild bpaqa f5ey 4 And shss, IS ,Sas Sss ahI hap :
pier than eyer il her life q before fVs ore i. !.
She had heep, ia the distant part Of.
the conservatory fhat morning, and
heard much Of Che eonyeraation, between
Ralph and 4. bis 4 Rothsr, P = was her sigh
that Rfiphdd bad heard. Oh, how hoy miser.
able had iss, appeared toths poor loving
child | She little dreamed how soon the
cloud would pass !. :, -. -, !
Ralph was yerxeaniet after their 20.
turn to the house He could not Danish
from his mind the Occurrence which had
SO plainly, shown him tho difference in
the character, OF the girls. He was dis.
appointed in Ada. md something almost
amounting, to dislike was a. steaEng aato 10
his heart against her while Aileea was
growing hourly dearer 70 him. ''S Se'.
How pretty ahs looked that evening.
he thought. And indeed mrs. Living
ston gasedi az I'll her, and % Wondered wsia Via
had come over tie gifleto make her look
so bright end happ Ralph logged 70 8
bo with her aiole. He found al an 81 aoppop
tunity during the evening. After again
thanking her, he said S'."0.Aszs sVii
ibid you not know how dssdly Vas
that bite 2ts ssS SeatSGosss bas
| rceTsssisplly rcssisll /. g that was tie reason 1
hastened to get it OH" shessaid. s1'1isS 9
did you not think of the danserstoo to
yourself, Aileen 20 '-''H'"S'a'---------
aoh,yss p oagasSfessy,hhig."
4"And you feared ssssEaaSaa Il b,o,,sss
Only for yoa, RsEph. .ssss,.e ,ssie
Aileen, the man ssho wins your heart
wiz have q priceless jewel4 II believe
sou would die for one you 'lOved.'s hi&s
Her face grew paief than usual then.
She was striving to,stiIr the wild throb
bing Of her heart, aud hide its secret
too. r' ~ g q scts1 ssopt;G sHi
"Would you not sAileen 2" he asked.
"Would not any woman z" she re.
turned, yc,fng her syes. hsi ..ris
dear. Ailaen, fe ySG had lsaosHstls at
snake would have bitten you, would ynu
have touched it-have bravcd death fuf
me ?" he asked, striving to catch her
eye.
She spoke nor. not looked on hiun
~" Dear, iAileen, you must answer uie,R
he said, putting forth his hand and
clasping hers. =
"you have no right to iusist---to speak
thus to nte," she answered, still evading
his gaze. 1ih pfs
al have, DEAR &ileen, the righbto
know the heart Of the woman i love -
Now look at me, and see if am not
speaking the truth :"
will You answer. ne ynoe, dear
Aileen,?" he askek, opening his arms.
"You know y she sobbed He
caught her to his bosom, and said:
"My own sweet darling! Ny bravo
little Ailecn %
Mrs. Livingston was. dreadfully dis
appointed. { But her: boys will was her
law, and she accepted as gracefully as
possible what she could not avert.
Many of his friends, no doubt, mar.
yelled at his choice OF wife, and hs
though he knew it ho cared not; for to
him Aileen is more than beautiful. The
thought of testing her love never enters
his mind He kunws its worth-its
depth.
If Ada had an affection for Ralph it
did not linger with her long. In few
weeks 1t Was traasfesedt TO another---oue
who was SO proud of his beautiful wife
that. he was. eontent with such love as