The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-10-14

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a hideous face staring up at her fro n
the ground, and SO close to her tina
had she not glanced down that seconC
she would have stumbled over hiu
at her next step. A vaerant LAY
stretched upon the sward-a ruf1iar
with snme dsrk-cOlored object Iyin.
beside him, and q scarlet handker-
chief bound around his head. Some
thing frightful in the sudden appa
rition, something sanguinary in tbt
! aspect, struck with terror the imAgin.
alton Of the girl, and she fed precipi
lately. She dropped her psrasol
dropped the precious packet of hel
friend, and ran-ran as If for deal
life, out OF the wood, down the steer
hillside, mt the highrosd between
the meadows. - ~ s,s---s5---.
On she ran until she came to q cot
tage, threw open the garden gate, and
lsped up the path for shelter.
Two men were standing ia the
porch, one wnite-haired patriarch,
leaning on y staff, and the other
Florence Grey's guide of the forest
Their natural recognition was instant
and Florence, pale with fright, sink.
ing upon the pOrcn bench, nearly in
a swoon, held out her band u this
stranger as 10 some old friend.
He took the little hand for a mo-
ment in his own. "HOw can | helT
you ?'' he asked.
81 have lost something so preciOusp
gasped Florence, $50 irreeoverabIy
precious Aud oh 1 was a coward.
But that dreadful-murderOu red
handkerchief" ,"--she shuddered and
lost her breath upon All appalling
noun-"frightened me so, | dropped
everything"
She told him presently more coher-
Iently of her experience. He started
off in search of the pictures, while the
old man conducted Florence into his
cool dim summer parlOr, and having
seen her safely ensconseed in the
depths of its hair-clOth sofa. brought
her a glass Os milk strengthened With
homemade wine.
InIess than an hour the young man
returned, not having encountered the
peddler or recovered the parasol, but
bringing the ''irrecOverably precious"
paekage, Florence thanked him
with ali Elef heart. She felt herself
constrained, although an internal
voice -susgested that bef mother
would never forgive the imprudence,
to allow this young man, whose wsg-
on was conveniently in waiting, to
drive her to N Her errands
there accomplished, She allowed him,
by the most beautiful winding road
that ever threaded romantic passages
and crossed mysterious bridges, t.,
drive her home. She alighted just
within, or rather just without, the
range of sight from LindengrOve win
dows.
How well they became acquainted
how much, how very much, she liked
him and how appreeiatIve and c)m-
phrehensive she felt was his liking for
/ her !s<Everythine 4 n thei irintere0uFse
had been unconF en- ton sI, and now
they parted without 8 word OF future
meeting. She had not even, as COM
mon gratitude demanded, asked his
name. Would they meet again ?
Poets and artists from Homer to
Turner have recognized wonderful
force in the mystic emphasis Of repe-
tition. And Fate, whose genius is at
heart poetic and artistic, has its own
fondness for Implications and antiph-
onals. In the meeting again OF Flor
ence Grey and her guide there was
an employment of this potent princi-
pie.
They met so precisely as they had
met before that the repetition assum-
ed in their eyes meaning, portent.
| Details of coincidence forced them
selves upon observation-the glen OF
forget-me-nots at sunset a sunset
| fiecked with carmine clouds Flor
ence, ,in her sheperdess costume of blue
and white (for the sojourners of Lin
dengrove were indulging in another
rural fete); her guide reading the
iidentical little b l0k ;her hand hold
ing the same woo1 leaves. He had
insned them to her before-sumsch,
wild rose, woodbihe.
Tue exact scene which had envi.
I roHed their first aetuaa meeting-here
it was their eyes had OWNED the sym
pathy they possessed for each other
now environed their parting, for he
said, az leave N tomorrow.
have taken passage on Saturday. IS
steamer from New York to Liver.
pool"
Florence Grey's face betrayed a
sudden emotion. She had the salts
faction, however, to flatter herself
that, in ordering a calm speech, she
concealed the unaccountsble pang toC
sensibly experienced. "Since you are
Igoing away Miss Grey said, "pleast
tell me your name, that I may have
the nominal Keepsake of one from
whom I have accepted kindness" 90
She hardly needed to ask, for heI
fancy, cast In truly feminine mould
easily reached conclusions without
premises, and she had already Eamed
snd dOmiciltd and endowed this wood
land hero. There was a certain man
orial place near N, the residence
of Sn accentric and recluse bachelor
Just the man to have one interestinl
nephew for an occasional visitor AM
a sole beir. Florence, en- hOIesehacK,
had dashed by this residence almOs
daily since her last adventure, eX'
lpecting to see her ''studentn thou ght
fully pacing its silent terrace, OF
emerging upon her bri ile-path from
its stately glades.
Now were her precOnceptiOns pu
to flight by his downright answer
"My name is Horace King. i am {
w0rkms N in the N factory"
! Florence Grey's quickly moved ant
ingenious face expressed, after on
sweeping cloud of regret, that Enmis
taxable bar of circumstantial pride
pronouncing how far Horace Kim
was removed from her, how impassa
BILE was the gulf between y workman
in The carpet factory of N aAd /
highbred girl trained in circle o
fashion and fortune and anticipating
Il t. - L-sI
debut IN New YORK. s
As an immediate after-thought-fOl
something in the mingled pride ant
pain with which the youth had SAT-
these words reached her-sOm ethinl
in his tone touched. the better, free
! nature OF Fiereace Grey. With 4
quick Impulse. swayed by kindly
j retrospectIol aud kindly good wishes
she took from her girlish finger tur
quois ring. $50
at is a set with a forget-me-not,
Tribe said, giving it to him, keep il
y please, as tDken of my thanks
Keep tuntli We meet AGAIN"
She glanced away from him As shi
concluded a sentence, which, foi
some reason or other, thrilled and In
spired him-sne glanced, at her las
words, afs- of toward the sinking
sun. He interpreted her look. Thei
meeting againn was something be
yong the horizon OF tangible events
BE Kissed her hand and accepts,
her Gift. ua szzaglsi- z-4i1la
BY 8 curioas legal com pIieation
q arising from a curious but laWfu
"Will,n Florence Grey, upon the dealt
I OF her mother, which occurred earl
/ in that very autumn for which tn
! opening OF her "brilIiant season" ha
: been planned, was left penniIess OF
? phan. She was flung in a momen
= from the caressing atmosphere o
, affluence and idolatry into the hars
air of need, and tne calculating friend
ships aud distant relatives. Sue dit
a not realize sc first all the sorrows c
= this change; but as time passed tn
q cry OF her heart became more desolat
4 and more bitter. She wasted hersel
: in longing for that never-to-be-re
called bondage Of maternal love, ths
a irksome fondness which had so ten
i lderly hemmed her in from all roug
> usage OF "this work-day world.n
The sweet, rich, rippling yoicI