The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-09-24

! Alb! and here is a little present ! gave
/ her, sent back to M.
There were not many letters
Their contents | could guess; little
enough like conventional love letters,
probably very unexsta:ie compositions
vet simple and to the purpose, and
unexstatic enough. The present was
ring-a large diamond, heavily Sc.
in pure gold, just the valuable, sim
pie. substantial present which / could
have fancied Ned Stone selected for
his betrothed
Il suppose theylaeypect me to send
back Georgianna's lstters to her"
Undoubtedly"
Its the usual way when engage
ments come to an cnd''
Certainly; it's thesnsual way"
He rubbed his chin and seemed to
reflect little
Have cigar" be said presently,
land lei Us talk about something else.
This is Hot the most agreeable subject
in the world. Tell tne what Won
have been doing with yourself late
""
So we fell to talking about this.
that, and the other Presently went
away. As | went away he said,
quietly: Il think | shall try 20 see
Georgianna once more, for particu-
lar reason"
Idd not ask what the particular
reason was, and he did not tell me.
A few nights after ! saw him agar,
He was at no time subject much TO
change Of mood, or at any rate seldom
BETRAYED any variation of that kind.
Yet it struck me that, if anything, he
was in better spirits than usual
You did not mention he said,
what told you the other night
that nv engagement was broken Off"
Explained that had not mention
ed it for particularly good reason.
/ had not seen any person whom it
would interest to be informed Of the
fact.
Its just as WELL" he said, be
cause the engagement isn't broken
off. or rather it's on again"
'.Indeed, I'm very glad to hear
it."
Il told yon | should try to see
Georgianna again. Well, | knew
that she often with her father and
other relations and friends went to
the Geological Gardens on Sunday.
So / went to tho Geological | soon
her with Warren and lot
Of other people She saw me and un-
derstood by signs that / wanted to
speak on the quiet Well, she linger-
ed behind little, and when the rest
of the party went to look al the kan
garoos, she slipped with me into the
snake house. She looked q little
and tear stood iE her
eye.
So put my arms around her-it
didn't matter to me who saw, YOU
know-and told her there was moth
ing to be alarmed at, and that / only
wanted to saw word or two. told
her | was sorry / had not sent her
back her letters, as / ought to have
done, but the plain fact of the matter
was | couldn't do it
You love me still, then, Ned z" she
said.
"Of course | do, Georgy." | said |
Who's been telling you don't
She began crying bitterly.
Come Georgv," | said ''let US get
whether papa likes it or not
onlv YOU say the word Poor child
She could not speak for crying; and
she looked at me, and gave such q
little nod, and then she began laugh |
ng through her tears 1t was the
prettiest sight you ever saw. OF
course | kissed her; and then turn
ID, and who should be standing at nv
side but old Warren.
Georgy gave little scream, and
then tried to make believe that we
were looking at the boa constructor. |
Bat of course that didn't work, so | |
said to old Warren, Georgy and | are
going to be married; that's quite set
led. But You and ! may as well be
friends all the same. We'd much |
.ather have your consent than not |
Suppose you give it to u.s.
'He was so astonished that before,
think, he knew quite what he was
loing, he'd taken my hand, with all /
his friends standing around and look
ng on. or course, he could not go |
pack after that And so the thing
vas settled
/ congratulated him heartily Pre-
sently | said by chance:
How lucky it was that you didn't
end back Miss Warren's letters"
"My dear fellow, that was what /
to explain to her: | couldn't
end them back"
You found them too dear to you"
At last, then, he had been betrayed
nto feeling Of romance.
Not at all J" be explained Il
ouldn't send them back, because !
ladn't kept them, I'd destroyed
hem.
destroyed them!"
Yes. What was the good ofthem?
only keep business letters; they re
egularly docketed at my Office But
Or Georgy's letters they were no use.
made them into pipe lights"
You didn't tell her that
"No; l hadn't time | never ar
ived at my explanation about the
etters."
s.Tbeu my dear Stone lot mo on