Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-02-01


giranled Whitley behIrd tina. darkly shiufng
mustache. They met that night. Miss Eli
roy was sitting Mt one end Of the throneed
drawing room talking animAtedly to young
Macy, her mOst devoted admirer. She did
not al first recognize him. The five years he
had spent abroad had changed him very much,
but When friend led up aud presented Mr.
WslIrrs, aud hls dark, splendid eyes gszed
searehingly III the blue depths OF her own,
the past sWept before her the scene &C her
isther's door, aud she wondered if he Femsm-
bered it. She didn't think Of what had sent
him WAndsrer 80 long.
She only thought how handsome he had
grown since then, how ncble in his bearing,
and every move was grace itself; ondsh6w
she envied Miss Edwards, as later in tho
evening he turned her music CT bent his
stately head to catch some words OF the shy
maiden.
"Surely that is what call sentimental
flirtatiou." said Miss Eroy, sarcssticalr,
biting her carmino lip in vexbtOn :; in fact il
was gall and wormWOOd to this proud woman
of the world to have this little chit of girl
retain BertrAm Walters by her eide, with her
sweet girlish ways; ''but she need not think
she is going to get him with her country fed
airs, said Grace, with n sparkle in her lovely
szure eyes. "Iie thought sOmttlnDg of mo
once. ana am moro suited to hmm than sbe,"
and Grace Elroy spent mora time over her
toilet than usual and swept down stairs every
day, very fair aud. bewideTed vision to l,.ok
upon, and Bertram Walters might have been
tempted. if he had not known what iaiAA
heart lurked beneath her exquisite robes, end
smiled complscently at the bewitchiug smilea
she deigued To bestow on him
Meanwhile the country fed Miss Edwards
(Ss Grace persisted in calling herr had grown
very dear TO him. lie loved 10 watch tho
color come and go on her fair rounded check.
and the sparkle some chance words of his
would bring to her sweet brown eyes.
One never to he forgotten evening to Grace
Elroy she was sitting alone in the bay window
thinking, perhaps they were sad thoughts, for
her face wore sadder look than usual. Ii
was lovely night. The moon cast n soft rp-
dinnce over everything aud made long bars
of golden light on the Ierands. which Graca
seemed t. be studying intertly. Suddenly
her revCrie was broken by the sound of voices
speaking in soft suhdued tone. -tg
She looked up quickly and saw form sho
knew but too we'll, aud by his side was
slender figure clothed in white. An, who
was she. hut a. they came nearer .she reeOR-
vized Mny Edwards. Placed NJ Grace was
she could not move without arro.tiug their at
tenrion. so she determined to sit perfectly
stll. She could not under-tird exactly what
they we're saying bu' she saw him take bux
from his pocket aud take out something that
flushed and sparkled in the moonlight, aud
place it on Mays willing finger. Here,
darling, wear it for my sake aud our heiro.
thai" Grace heard the words distinctly and
could stand it n" lonrer. She felt dZzS,
sick feeling creep over her She mnst get to
her room. aud once there she sank down in a
chair aud gaVo wsy to a fit Of convulsiyp
weepng.
But. alas she loved too late. The heart
she had flung aside another had found end
cherished. Then she realized what an error
she had committed. The cup she had held
to 80 many lips we're pressed to her own, and
she drank :he bitter dregs and the words came
to her mind.
or all ssd words Of tongue or pen.
The saddcst arc Ibese-it might have been 2
In six months Bcrrrhm Walters took his
sweet young wife to his Fifth Avenue brown
stone front. aud in sftcr yenrs as they wlirled
in the circles OF New Yurks upper tendoni,
they sometimes met Mrs. Macey psie,
pAssinnless woman Of tine world. who Wears
her diamonds with regal grace, but Brrtran
Walters knew they covered heart as cold As
his own once was.