The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-28

SIX months had been a praeticins
LAWYER, with every prospect Of sue.
cess All this time his devoted al
tenions had been paid TO Clio (; vet II
sll that tine not a word % love had
passed between then Jack could
not and would not ask Der to lore
him until be could oFer her some-
thing more tangible than possibilities.
But DOW that be had won his FIRST
case and had attained a settled busi-
ness. lie felt The tine 10 determine bis
fate had come; vet bow could il be
done , The very thought distressed
him Could he-dare be ak her
Could She know how mach her an
swer would mean 1s him. If she
said ives. Ehat hsppinesS, snecess
how mach ia i've for II she said
% be didn't dare 70 think
The more be thought Of il, the
more be besitated, and the more he
delayed-tbe harder il became. At
last be determined il should be done
Clio met him a. usual with & pleas
ant smile. Jack tired 10 smile, bat II
ebbed Of ever bis coanfenanee. and
was lost IA his solemn expression, :
just as 8 little wave i often lost n q
larger Clio saw something vas 20
ing to happen, and, woman Eke, d.
vined intuitively what Il was But
be had kept her waiting in suspense
and uncertainty - long. that now,
when il was about 20 cone. she deter
mined sbe would not help him in The
least At length jack began
Clio, Tan having considerable
business now.
Yes" said sbe, yerv delnurelv,
with a quiet little nod then relzpsed
into silence without q word Jack
ddgeted and thought Wig don't
she say something and keep 3 fellow
On -
I've got - now ] can support nv
self, and
I'm right glad TO bear IL said
Clio.
Jack felt that somehow sbe was
sporting with him, and aasbed Up
You never heard that ! didat
support myself, did vou =
NO Bat then
But then , You know. Clio. that
ever Snoe / was ffteen-r
Nerer mind sid Clio. fer Il
seems a. though ! have heard a story
commencing Ike that before Jack =
With that Clio smiled, and Jack :
monetary displeasure vanished /;
vet there was left On his mind the
underlined impression that after al,
he bad been sold Bot the ice Of re-
serve was broken
To be plain. Clio. ! cane down 70
tel voa that ] leve vou -
Hare cane long pause JACK
looked at everything in the room
except Clio Ii wss getting exceed
ingly embarrassing 70 Jack when
there came a quiet Wei - from
Gle.
And 70 saw went OF Jack a.
though ne interruption bad occurred,
that ! am in s condition 70 gel NAY
red
That's 3 verE desirable situation
Tor : voung man. / an sure said
Clio; and then sbe lsEgbed that
same low, ripping laugh be loved 50
Poor fellow wbv couldn't BE- have
interpreted tie love for hita which
rounded and IEellowed that laugh ,
Bot no; be grew desperate, and,
with the tboaght that she was sport
inc With him, Just 8 little angry.
-Inizsi have known bow Il would
end Aby fellow i 4 fool 20 dangle
round aay girl for three vears- And
be strobe toward the door. His hand
was upon Il i might have known
you wouldn't have married ne.
But Jack--be turned-@vou
haven't asked ne to-
~Hsven't asked you te7~ Jack
caughtib look IN Der ewes The next
moment she was in bis arms. and her
arms was round his neck and-wen,
the fact j, Jack never did ask the
question
After the FIRST happy moments had
passed, and the ecstasies Of the ac-
knowledged mutual love had eHer-
vesed-tbai word seems 10 express
the idea about a. well a. zny-Jack
began
Daring. / have loved von ever
since the first day in The grove.
How long have you cared for ne -
Since | saw ron Standing % lone
u and locking downbearted under
the pine tree
! think after that reply Jack kissed
Der. / know / should had I been
he
The other day ! visited Jack AID
bis wife In ibe yard IN front Of
there home / saw small pine tree.
which they tend with the greatest
care / asked Jack where be found
IL A smile and 8 look of peculiar
significance passed between him and
bis wife, 81 be answered. In the
grore