The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-26

was on inc pOIub vi 0APi''n~' ""' ~ ~s'
the tuIfilment of my promise. week AFTER
our marrige we embarked for india where
remained until year after his death.
"I had never heard Of you IL this In
tsrval, and deemed .hat, like Kay
self, you had welded another. 70 my
husband was faithful, true wlte !; h.
knew my love was not his, but nc was
satisfied with the respect and considers
ten paid him. For YOU, Herbert, ny
love has never wavcrSd. 1t has tam
dormant in my breast for years, but Witi'
this meeting has again fprung late iE4
with all the freshness of youth. Tears
sprsng to her eyes as ste extended he1
hand to him LET noe beg, in cohclu-
sion" she said, that the fact If our en-
gagement in years gone 10y may bc kept
from Fe 'icia, | would not wish ner to
knoW the reasons that induced mo tt
we'd her father"
"Ycu have my promise, Blanch," ex
claimed Price, ecsgatically graspirg bel
hand and holding it within bis own
"Save what am compelled to tell Val
antlne, no word Of he past shal' escape
nay lips. It is secret locked AS secure
~ in my hosom as in yours"
"Aad can you forgive me 20
'NOR one condition only He felt her
hand tfemble ia tura as he drew her
nearer him, but she made no attempt to
withdraw it.' "Ba nch~, / have long
lived solitary, hov eless life, ami my
pecunIary resources have not improved to
the exteut they should during the pro-
gress Of so many years. But we've it
possible, I would wish to regard the
past rs dream from which We have
just awakened. lie paused, but she
kRew the words that were upon his lips
Blanche la murmered, may renew
the vows made y,a in my youth -
The noon was now high in the heav-
eas, and shed lis tranquil light iato the
little arrdsn. The reunited pair had re
treated TO tho shadow of the gre,to, but
~ Blsnce Hops raised Aer eyes md look
ed into his with all the fond, hopefnl
trust Of former DAYS. he knew hs ques
ton was answered in the affirmative,
though no sound broke The stil;ness of
she night.
"And y9u will be my wife, darling >"
Her voice, snbdued TO the faiptest MUIR
mar, but loud enough 10 reach his eager
ears, gave forth an acqulescsnt response,
aud, clasping her in bis arms, he kiss her
forehead,
=
well" said Valentine Hardy, when,
couple of hours after, be accompanied his
friend to the omnibus, who eou.d have
guessed the turn events have taken From
Iaa Felicia shall Eevsr know of your en-
gagement in early lie but trust you'll
aoth decide not to live far from as. My
wife and I will niss tho mana 1a awfuliy.
ThsH bursting into q hearty roar CT laugh
ter, Val, exclaimed by dove, Old man,
gass'Us 6eted tue cat :"
The application Of the fable excited ihc
InsrrlmeEt Of both, but omaibuses very
In ach like the Evolutionary time and tide
gill walt for no man and go the friends
Ia the best of humors, we're com uolled to
part.
Somehow or other Herbert Prices apart |
aASnt in the dngy street OF the staad did |
not seem half so dull and cherries as when |
he Quilted it, and yet no living soul had en-
tered the room durEg his absence The i'm.
proved appearance perhaps arose from The
alteration IN his spirits. He hustled abont |
tae place, humm;ug a merry air, and then
weRt to he'd, to dream OF the realization Of
bright hopes. of wedding bells, a eomforta-
bic home, loving wife aad devoted friends. |
The best OF ii was that, anike most dreams,
/ ais waS fulfilled.
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