The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-07

correctness of our opinion SO strongi
that Grace and Leslie were obliged to-
come over to our belief.
Long, long we sat there in the twi-l
light. r --j
never heard any one talk so flu
emily and SO delightfully."- as did Lou
Use that night. .s.c.f
How much she had readI What
racy, spicy criticisms she made of
this and that work m
longed to ask her where she had
read so much, but feared / might
force her to disclose something she
wished to keep secret, and so 1 for
bore. gr-
Guests from a distance began to ar.
rive; among them was cousin Charlie
Hazlet, from New York. Grace had
spent the last summer in his native
town, and had given me rare accounts
of his manly beauty, his talents and
fascination. 1 was prepared for a
great flirt, and had sort of nervous
dread of Linn. He came. He was
handsome, tai, dark and slender, with
naughty, or rather earnest, way of
looking at one, as though to read
ones thoughts. At times, however,
he was so gay and brilliant that lost
my horror of him and we grew very
Hcousinly. ~ - .--.-.-
& He remarked Louise's beauty to me
one day, but did not seem to notice
her again for some days. aa
Belle Raymond, one of Grace's
bridesmaids, was all admiration for
Charlie, and one day asked me if 1
was not sorry he was my cousin.
L was very obtuse ;could not under
stand her meaning. fl ID
/ took Bellies arm, and walking
straight up to Charlie, said: "Belle
thinks ought TO be sorry you are my
cousin. Can you imagine why /
should wish you less near than q
cousin?u FI..
What ever possessed me to say such
words ] b twe --
He looked her searchingly in the
face until the rich color came into her
clear olive cheek and her gray eyes
fell to the floor. -rI
Then turning to me, he said ::
"Among my relatives i number my
best, almost only, friends, and am
glad TO find in you, also, both cousin
and friend" r
Was this the flirt had been warned
against? "He is too brotherly to be
much of a trifler," thought /. But
Belle said confidently:
81 am afraid of him; he means mis-
nhs rvdSing cams Uu gIorIousIy.
Grace wore white tarletan and orange
blossoms, and looked ''too sweet for
anything" little Lilly said. .r
The house was full of company for
nearly a week and Louise did every
thing, and she looked so beautiful that
people asked in astonishment who she
could be. / could only tell them she
was our SHRED girl"
The day after the wedding we all
went to. the depot to see the youngl
couple of and left Louise to care for
the house. .-, % go
We returned in the twilight, and as
we rode slowly up the drive the sound
of music came softly from the open
parlor windows. Willie drew up the
reins and we listened eagerly. --. .
A gay, cheerful song, sweet and
clear as the notes of bird. Now up,
then huttering down softly as if satis-
fled with its flight, and going to rest.
We were unheard by the singer as we
and we walked straight into
the parlor to ''see the bird"
"Why, Louise" L cried, "why did
you never tell US you sang so beauti-
fully? You might have entertained
US so often had we known it."
al believed that your advertisement
only specified that / should have no
scruples about being 'bOssed.' I did
not suppose you cared to have me in
form you of my accomplishments
'Come," SAID Will, "your candle
has been under bushel long enough.
Now let it shine out for our enlighten-
ment."
"Sing us another, please Jo,n and
Charlie advanced as he spoke to the
piano and gracefully urged her to be
re-seated.
"Would you not be afther havin'
some tay, gintlemen, aftller your long,
exhaustin' drive,p said Louise gailY,
in true Biddy fashion, by the way OF
excuse from singing. A,.l
ave have had tea at the Ellis, I
thank you Miss O'Flaherty," answer
ed Willie, land now nothing will ap-
pease us but music" i'49il-
So Louise sang. Willie sat by and
drank in every word. Charlie turned
the music for, her as she sung some of
my pieces, and at her request added
q bass to some of the choruses.
Willie grew uncomfortable as he
heard how beautifully their voices
mingled in songs, and coming over to
me, by the window, he said quite con-
fidentially. "Why on earth can't i
sing, Flo?"
$50 that you might help Louise?''
said /. l
He colored little, and /, all admi-
ration for Louise, exclaimed:
'Isn'tshe splendid?-per fasci-
mating? But 1 don't know what to
make Of it.n
They were closing the piano. Louise
was a trifle flushed. Charlie invited
her on the porch for a promenade, but
she declined gracefully, and soon re-
tired. Next day, by taclt agreement,
Louise stood on q different footing.
Beautiful, accomplished, educated,
why should she not be treated as our
equal2 But who was she? That was
the only thing we were IN doubt about.
Something restrained me from asking
anything Concerning her past life. In
the twilight / saw Willie ask her to
take ride. She said she would go If
went. So it was decided to take the
double carriage and invite Charlie to
accompany US. What a delightful
rideI Down by the beautiful little
falls in the river we stopped, and
Lonise, leaning out little from the
front seat, sang a merry water song,
full of ripples and trills and cascades
of melody. So the sum mer passed
along. One day in September Louise
received a letter-the first since she
had been with US. She came and told
me she must leave US.
.sNo, no." said /, ave can never do
without you. Who says you must go?"
"Fate and my guardian" she an
swered sadly. 81 am sorry, for I've
been very happy here"
Even then 1 dared not ask single
question about herself. Another week
and she must go to Southing, she told
me, a little town about a hundred
miles distant. 1That is something
definite at last" thought. The boys
and Louise got along spIendidly, and
never could imagine which one she
preferred. Sic seemed so impartial
and sisterly toward them both that no
one could imagine she had any par
tic1lar feeling for either, but tour
folks" saw with some misgiving that
both the boys we're wonderfully at
traeted by the hired girl. The last
night saw Charlie ask Louise for one
promenade in the garden. AS they
passed into little side arbOr, saw
| his arm encirele her waist. Just then
Willie came up the walk looking quite
white. He had seen them. Poor
brother Willie Late in the evening
they came in. 1 heard them come up
the stairs; heard Charlie pass into his