Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-03

devoted Captain Won Weber had been
to her. But she had never thought nnch
about IT.
IL wanted 70 speak to yOu," con
tinued the girl, hurriedly, as before. and
seemingly afraid of being interrupted.
and the color came family into her face
as she spoke,
Say what You wish. said Miss Nor
rison. kindly. Don't be afraid. Tell
me what it is you want with me.
The kind tone was perhaps unexpeot-
ed. Gertrude's heart was opened at once.
She knelt down on the grass At her n
val's feet
Il want to ask-oh. do not be angry
with ne but | want to know if you
are to marry Carl Won Weber. as they
tell me p
Helen Morrison Looked at the lovely
face before her. the face 50 ehild-ike in
feature, 50 wOmanly in its expression of
love and suffering. and light dawned
upon her.
Ne" she answered. quietly. Il am
not to marry Captain Won Weber"
But you love him? Oh. surely you
love him -
Helen hesitated-
No" she said, slowly. Il do not
love him"
What sudden light broke over the
pale face, and how eagerly she seized her
rivals hand and pressed it to her lips
aFaulein'-her voice uembled with
It's earnestness-.-if you do not love him
why do you take him away from me ? 7
love him-ach. Gott. how l love him
And he loved ne He told me 50 often
and often here beneath the lindens- He
kissed ne, and called ne his Gretchen.
away from whom he could not be happy.
And we srsrs happy. Oh. how happy
until goa came"
The tears gathered slowly in Helen
Morrison's eyes She took the two burn
ing little hands into her own
"Poer child - she said. soothingly.
'-Oh, Fraalein. give him back 70 ne
give him back to ne He was all /
had; he vas all the world to me. And
1 be loved ne-Ee L0red Has -
/ On her riEzrs breast the low, Eailing
/ cry died away. and Helen. holding her
tenderly in herarms, and softly stroking
down the golden hair, felt the trembling
form grow still at length Poor child
poor child
That night IN the ball room Captain
Won Weber was surprised At the cold
and grave greeting which Miss Morrison
vouchszfed him when he as usual eager
" sought her side What did it mean 2
What had happened ? He could net
well ask an explanation there. but he
locked anxio1sly around for eleE, and
thought he had found il. when he met
the hzlf-nockiug, half-exultant glance
Of the Russian count, and saw his open
devotion 20 has love. aud how she a.
openly encouraged It Not but that Hell
En- felt seTry for the pain she vas In
Hieting, but she felt also that it was
high tine that her Irritation with the
husszr should Be broaght 70 q decent
close; and the Interview With poor Ger.
tT1de had given her . good excuse for
It. She would tell hiu what she had
heard about his III treatment Of that
tender-hezTted little maiden. and she
would praise her beauty and sweetness,
and tell him h0= wronz he vas in break.
ing such true and loving heart And
%. after she herself should have left
BqbbIesehxzlenb1rg. as vsuh nov sOo1
Be the ease Captain Won Weber would
turn hack To his old Isxe. and .he Httle
geIdeu-hsired maiden would be happy.
Bat who may tell what day Or al
boar nay bring FORTH
In Waiting With the cunt. Heller
Norrison dr0Pped her glove almo@t =
the feet 0f Captain yon Weber, as b.
stood JeaIouzly boxing On he pieks1
Il Bp, and when the dance was over the
eoant cane up 70 him-
..Mqassear has madeaoiseIIe's gIgve =
be s5serTeS. II the FreHeh which Is al
zoss tie native language of the GerHas
SPAS zsE xits .sEE bow be beld %
his hand for it.
Il sLzH myself deliver the gIove
! EzSnsiear," zzs the naughty reply.
s-Pzrdonne bst nadenoisells haz ses
ne for her glove" respondsd the k9s
sian. ~itk emphasis. an emphzsis II
vkieh there vzz the slightest sugzestisi
: q exsltzx5o. ever his hitherto s1eeessfs
rival slight - it xzs. is stang Car
ys1 Nebez 20 ths gaiek, and WITH /
: hszghty gsznos he tarnsd bis back apol
. sse indigzzsE eszzt. ard zzde hiz "a
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