The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-05-14


the girl had seemed to come befor'
her, looking as he had looked whel
she turned from him in anger to Sc
him no more. A sign rose to he
lips; "Of course he has forgotten me
He is married, no doubt; will no
think of him again."
She resumed her writing, hut tn
sound Of voices in the inner Office dis
tuTbed her. The employer was there
talking with some gentleman who bai
come in with him. Usually, May dit
not mind this, though she could hea
their voices distinctly, but this after
noon she was in different mood, an
that she might fix her attention NOR
closely upon her work, she rose .
close the door. As she did so, a nam
dropped from her employers lips
caught her ear and held her spe.
bound.
"There, Harry, you will find tho
papers all right. Quite nice little pro-
erty for a young man like you. You &
a lucky fellow"
''That's what tell him :" said al
other voice, "but he don't seem to q
preeiate his good luck. He looks as
ne were going to the galIows insteai
of coming into nice fortune"
i'The fact is, Harry" said the law
yer, '.you have buried yourself in thal
country place so long that you DOM
know how to enjoy life. In the firsl
place you must go into society more
and the next thing-marry. The.
are plenty of girls that would like u
lift that doleful look from your face,
and it is q shame for q young man
like you to NOPE himself to death.
Come along with me to dinner, and
Pill Introduce you to a splendid girl
my wife's neice."
THANK you," replied q quiet voice,
that made Mays heart stand still. 81
am not so stupid always, but I hap
pened to fail into brown study just
then. AS to the young lady," he ad-
ded, lightly, 81 will not trouble you.
for / am a confirmed old bachelor. II
would be pity for her to throw her
self away on a dull fellow like me,
even il she would be willing to sacri-
flee herself, which I doubt"
Nonsense you are over modest, /"
returned the second speaker, moving
bis chair as he spoke, until he sat just
by the door where May could see him.
IL was out of the question now to shut
the door, and she could only seat her.
self once more at her old place, with
o bewildered feeling at her heart, and
q mist before her eyes.
As the young man moved, q sudden
ray Of the sun flashed upon his watch
chain and gIittered downward till it
lit upon quaint little ring suspended
from it. The sudden Sparkle caught
Sims eye, and he bent forward eager
ly.
"Thaps curious ring you wear,
Reynolds" he said in husky voice;
"where did you get it?"
Reynolds laughed.
"rItere lies the charm. The finding
of it was so curious I keep the ring TO
tell of it. 1 found it in Che stomach
of q fish,"
May leaned forward, with a strange
giddy feeling in her brain, and the
room grew dark about her. But she
would not move or speak.
"How long ago was it?'' she heard
Harry ask.
"Well, a matter ofsix years or so; and
by the way, Sim, it was the autumn
| spent in your town. 1t was the best
fishing I had that year, remember"
The room grew darker about May,
but she would not move or cry.
In trembling voice Harry asked:
Gould you be induced to part with
"Oh, certainly" Reynolds replied,
detatching it as he spoke: "If you
fancy it you can have t,snd welcome.
I often thought-u
The sentence was not finished, for
then the three men ware startled by q
sudden fall. sit is Miss Ashley, my
the lawyer exclaimed, as
they hurried into the room together,
'she has tainted; she has worked so
hard this year, and I have feared she
would give outW And Harry Sim,
coming near, saw in the pale, care
worn face the girl he had lost and
for so long.
1sShe is recovering" he said, rais-
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"get some water, please, Harding!
and, Reynolds, call a carriage! Miss
Ashley is an old friend of mine, I will
take care of herr
The two astonished men left the
room to comply with his request, and
when the tired eyes opened, May
found herself in the arms of the only
man she ever loved. His face was a
little sadder and older, but the same
love looked out from the honest,
faithful eyes.
"See, May" holding the ring
recovered, "the river has
given it up, and you must forgive me,
l have waited all these long years,
and I will never lose you again"
And he never did.