The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-01


most delicious music there ever was. Rose
looked especially charming that afternoon
from the very crown Of her head, with her
wealth Of golden hair, only half hidden by her
felt hat, to the dainty little boots before men,
toned, which her warm skating dress, looped
up, did not even saiEsot to conceal, Rose was
charming. Dick thought that her very CLOAK
seemed 20 nestle moro lovingly to her plump
figure than aaotber's would and Is Tor tno
tiny muR, Uncle Garlic present, and the blue
silk handkerchief knotted around her neok'
Dick was certain that Steward never sold any
thing half 90 pretty. So, il his lips TALKED
about the weather, IL 10 hardly surpriSing tnst
| his eyes embraced another subject; ana Aquos-
| ton If, when her demure glances met his gaze,
Rose needed words to tell her its meaning; for,
after all, are words, the dearest and sweetest
that come from the lips, any dearer or sweetsr
than those the eyes speak,
But whatever she knew, Rose was true
little woman, and showed NO sign.
0This Is the place where Mrs. Brandon was
THROWN" she said, as they passed broad
street cutting across the narrow road they
were following. "Just by those trees. They
say the horses could have been naged only
for her screams; a woman who screams at
such time must have very little sense"
al think So" answered Dick, looking sadly
toward the place Rosr pointed ont.
"Miss Mary behaved wonderfully WELL" con
timed Rose, with one, qnick look into Dicks
face as they passed on. "She was perfectly
4 calm, and tried to quiet Mrs Brandon. She
wac very much hurt herself"
ayes, SO / have heard she shows it, too
you would hardly recognize her now, che is &C
thin and altered"
t "But, of COURSE she is moro beautiful fol
D that" said little, plump Rose, who had great
idea of delicate. fragile girls.
"Not more beautiful, exactly" answered
o Dick. who had not 0 great idea of delicate
J. fragile girls, "but it makes one feel for he
. more"
It 81 know you feel for her very muoh," SAT-
Q Rose.
d az have always bonored her very much,
It answered Dick warmly. "It almost seem
presumption for me to say feel for her but
8, do, indeed do"
~ am sure Of it," Rose responded with grea
10 warmth, and then there was silence for lon
Re time.
lie Rose broke it with o little trembling in tt
H. first word ors two at her own audacity, br
70 gathering courage as she went on: II kne
~ you did when you we're here last summer; the
I'd I heard of her fathers failure, and then
to seemed more natural; and-now-I am vel
re glad for your sake. hope You will be vel
u happy. do, indeed"
he Now, Dick was no fool, and when the strang
to ness of this speech caused him to look hard
than ever into the glowing bot demare lit
N, face by the side of him, he felt for the nome
IN q great inclination not to say word; for pr
,g, vokipgly innocent as she looked, he did n
int believe she was at all SO ignorant of the re
to state of things. Rose felt the moments he
rse tatiou, and, poor little thing, got frighten
ate at her own copjuring, which fright so chang
lid the Expression of her face that Dicks hesitat
Dry vanished, and he answered:
md "Of course know what you mean, Re
, to although it Is 80 strange. I do not think
| . such thing-it would be very strange If
and You know better, don't you, Rosep
'ied Rose looked up with . careless answer,
'aoe thought better of it, and said nothing.
TO "You never did really think it, did you, Ros
'rd- be added, pursuing his advantage, and repe
In ing it until there was no escape for Rose, v
'rts had to answer truthfully, "No" She hav
the made this concession, he made one, and I
her the story Of his boyish days, and of
Christmas DAY Wnen no uEbb saw ATky ID
don. He bad not felt very easy aboaRt Re
opinion of much ke had to tell her, and
- greatly relieved when he saw all her sssnr
S,ss carelessness depart, and that abe listened
49,. him with earnest sympathy. He was 80
80 couraged by the gentle, womanly interest
gave him that he did not stop with the his
-, OF his boyish days, but went on to narrat
later experience very few words suflced
II this. When he told it, Rose understood
80 we'll why, if Mary Brandon were queen I
her throne, che would be no more than Fl
or sister to him. -'
After that, there seemed no more to be 8
for they finished the walk in the still wi
- :, twilight almost in silence.
clear That was in February, when Dick '
bore down to Carlton to spend WashngtOn's b
10 of day. aud it inAugurated . new era for
vour Rose had sudden interest in the post o
which was q long walk from the cottage,