The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18
HOW HE LOST HER.

her.
81 don't know what you mean,
sir p she exclaimed, with an ex-
pressive life Of the jetty eyebrows
bus the liquid orbs beneath avoided
mine, and that encouraged me to be
saucy in my turn.
1t is Of no consequence that you
should, Of course but you don't i'm
asine that you were going to airt
all summer with q fellow Of my
stamp, and ges of unsinged your>
self 2
why not ? she laughed. You
don't seem seriously damaged
But l am. My heart is shriv>
eled crisp as a wafer
Really? Well, don't know
what can be done about it.
Il am going to show YOU And
40 on, for half an hour. We spoke
jestingly, both Of US, bat the laugh
with each other covered deeper
feeling.
She was beautiful, my Margaret
fond Of homage-as wtat woman is
not ?-and accustomed to receiving
it. 1t was not her fault, after all,
that l loved her, but her glory, rs
an honest mans love is always >
true woman's glory; and Margare,
was . true woman though l had
called her a firs.
She was promised in marriage to
Ross Bently before she ever saw
ne. long enough. lie had stopped
horse that had been running away
With her. and 80 saved her life
When he asked her to give him
what he had saved, what woman
with gratitude and whole heart
would not have said yes as she
lid? Beside she loved him, for
aught l knew l had seen him,
and he was . handsome enough man
to win a woman's love, if beauty
would do it.
| A handsome couple, hut somehow,
ssin9 The two togsth.jh a.ch 'hs hsbsr did s"d md
80 1 took courage. Certainly,
Margaret never looked at Ross
BentIy when | was by, as she had
ooked at me many = time tina,
summer, as We strolleI along the
1esch.
Ross Bently once stayed a week,
and went back to town. He was q
nan of business, keenly devoted t.
money making; fonder Of that,
fancied, than Of the beautiful wo'
man he had won, and upon that i'm
,gining hung another hope. Mar
-aret was an heiress. If Msrgare
. had been doweriess, l fancy that
Bently would never have wooed Ter
. But how to prove it.
: Margaret and | did not relaps
into the old fashion Of strollinI
bout the beach by moonlight afte
Ross Bently had come and gone
md we stopped looking and taking
nonseuse, watching each other fur
lively. l felt confident that Mar
! garet was wondering if l had any
/. thing TO do with those moods Q
y penslveness which had come upo
,ny dark eyed queen of late.
y One day I found Der upon tn
il balcony, With an open letter in he
nand.
r lam q very fortunate GIRL sh
= = said, glsncing at the letter. 'Di
% you know that Clark, Vernon
!, Co., the bankers il New York, ha
1t failed last week 2
| hal heard OF it.
The bulk Of my fortune was i
their hands at one time. did nc
know but it was still. My gual
dian writes to tell me, however
= that he removed it months ago.
came forward eagerly at tha
extending my hand.
Permit mo to congratulate yos
Miss Stone.
Margaret laughed rather confc.
edly as she put her little had in mine
saw that she was surprised at N
eagerness.
Miss Stones said I, Did 70
believe me when said that love
you, somewhere about a mont
ago.?
Margaret colored vividly, as 81
gave me doubling look.
Yes. What Of it? Do you wal
to take it back now?' she laughe'
Not |. But in consideration
my great affection for you, I war
YOU TO do q favor for me.
Name it," she said, looking pu
zled.
Il am going up to New York t.
morrow. Will you humor me
permitting me to be the bearer OF
\ letter from yourself to Mr.. Bently
y This ls an odd request.
Il am aware Of it. Will y
write to Mr., Bently letter, askiI
him to inquire into this matter
the bank failure, and let you kne
- how serious q business it reslly is
But don't care about kno'
D ing
g Il do
why not inquire yourself then
He has 20 much better fsciliti
for investigation. The truth
d. Miss Stone, am very much inte
ested in this failure, and MIR. Bent
r. can End out oil about it for me-.
But ! don't Like to AK him to