The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-18
WAYNE COUNTY. IND, Jan. IS, 1878

sation. She was just as beautiful
as ever, and gave him q glance out
of her liquid black eyes that rip
pied up from under the long lashes
Ike a food Of sunlight. ~
But IN spite of the wild canter
into which his blood was fired, he
baAe her good evening, Touched her g
gloyed hand, and uttered some
commonplace. remark with very
gpraisworthy nonchalence. efs4
just then set was formed to
dance, and one couple was wanting.
OF course Tom asked Miss Ware
for the honor, etc, and they march
ed on the floor. sftt 10 aeEf}se ~
You will allow me to express my
pleasure at your new advancement,
| will you not? She asked in tone
] which there was Just shade of
tremulousness 4
oh certainly, if you take enough
interest in me to feel pleasure at
it. .xsteg
why of course I do I always
feel Interested in those deserving of
success. Her tone was charmingly
/ frank now. axs =
oh that is it, is it said Tom
a little disappointed. The sparkle in
Miss Wares eyes dilated little.
4 Well I got it by hard work, he
said, 4 went back to my greasy
machine shop that time as you bade
me- h
| What do you mean?'
I Have you forgotten about that?
It was when you went to New York
/ to visit your aunt. You lost your
button at the depot, you know, and
you told me to go back to my grea-
sy machine shop if I could not
find it.
Miss Ware blushed scarlet. 'Oh
do not speak of that. It was very
rude in me. I supposed you had
forgotten it. I was only in fun
But I wasn't Toms tone was
rather stern, and Lucy looked up
quickly. 4 made VOW then
4 oh, dear! I hope it wasn't the
! means of your making a vow.'
! DO youa And suppose it was
? what of thans Is there anything
alarming about making VOWS!
Il don't know. They're SO very
seldom kept l3 s
ssAh, but this one is partially full
9 filed already, and will be entirely
, some time. That is. only one thing
9. can preventi ~
4 Miss Lucy did not ask what that
one thing was, but grew reserved,
and did not look into Toms face
9 during the rest of the quadrille with
her previous unembarressed free
q dom.-The conversation had been
carried on dsjointedly during the
t pauses in the dancing. When the
y last figure was finished Miss Ware
d said:
d sOh dear, I am so tired Of dan.
o. cingl Let us walk into the other
d room and see what the children are
d doing.
/ Her hand still rested on Toms
n arm, and they made their way into
l. another apartment, where mer
e ry throng of boys and girls were
is partaking of the pleasures of that
" old and exciting. button! button.
who's got the buttons'
l. That is a good old game san
Lucy glancing at the children.
.s Button! button! who's got thu
is button, came in ringing tones from
= the players
IS I've got it, exclaimed Tom
IS No, sir, I've got it myself, shout
ID ed a merry, blue eyed girl, betray
ed INTO letting out her secret
$, A little scene of confusion fol
K lowed and then the game went on
th Lucy Ware looked up in in hi
te face in surprise What made yo1
in say thatg she asked.
N Because it is true, he answered
I'd looking at her with a mischievou
in twitch of the eye.
5 Il Miss Lucy looked puzzled.
le- DO you want to see it,
zz Yes, she anspered, with a doub
full look.
re He reached in his pocket and hel
, a something out in his hand.
Why she exclaimed, in amaz
as ment. That's mine. Where di
If you get it, It's the one I lost.
ac- ! I know it. Iis
tie She blushed vividly, and was u
- terly mystifed.
Ter please explain she said
'Oh, there is not much to explai
re- I picked it up when you dropped
that time.
on I preferred to keep it. I took
to my greasy machine shop
at Please don't
Tom laughed and grew immet
sry ately serious again. He had to sore
Ids his courage up to the sticking poi
to utter the next words.
ace 4 kept it because I loved you,
to whispered
ed oh, and Lucy hid her face in b
vas hands, while her heart beat viole1
sed ".
my And I have not got over it ye
ave he said loudly.
un- This was very audacious ]
ich mark, and Tom had to take brea
leir after it. Miss Ware also breath
audibly, but she did not spurn b
ilo. with indignation mo far from it.
ing Tom finally said in q voice tri
ucy unsteady:
she I made a VOW that morning, ps
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