Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-08-04
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WHY SHE CHANGED HER MIND
A newspapers STORY.

One day, about three in the afternoon,
a middle-aged gentleman ran up the
steps, of handsome house, in a hand
somer city street, and asked the servant
who opened the door if Miss Neville was
at home. Being answered in the affir-
native, he sent in his card Writ
ten upon this was the name-William
Belmore.
The servant, having shown him into
the front parlor, took the card up stairs
and returned with the information that
Miss Neville would be down in mo-
ment" and in a moment Miss Neville
herself entered. She was a beautiful
young woman, of three-and-twenty. =
She was dressed stylishly, and bore her
self with an air that told she was used
to society,
She held in her hand newspaper,
around which was folded a wrapper. di-
rected to herself, which she had taken
from the hall table as she passed. She
had only glanced at the direction, and as
yet not opened it. That paper way my
self had just arrived from Washing
ton.
At her entrance Mr.. Bemore arose
and advanced, holding out his hand.
She gave him hers, which he certainly
kept moment or SO longer than was
necessary. He was a tall, well built man
enough, Of fifty years Of age, with gray
side whiskers and high nose.
{ ~ M and
devoted to fashionable intelligence, have
great experience il love affairs saw
at a glance that Mr. Belmore was in love
with Miss Neville, and that he intended
to offer her his hand and heart at some
time After they had conversed awhile,
knew that he had resolved to do it that
very day. She knew it, too, when be
had remarked: y
"My dear Miss Neville, ! have some
thing very particular to say to you"
He began by telling her that she was
beautiful. Then he told her that he
loved her. Then he mentioned the
amount Of his property and real estate
and asked her if she would marry him
She thanked him in very well ar.
ranged speech, at the end of which she
declined his offer.
When she had done this there wa!
silence. Mr. Belmore broke it by max
ing an inquiry:
would she ever change mind p
Might he not hope that, having though
his offer over, she would view it in ;
better light 2"
She replied that it was not question
of time, and that she certainly should
not change her mind She hoped, how.
ever, that he would always be hen
friend
At that be grew very angry, though
he tried not to appear so; and in mo-
ment be arose to 90.
She bowed him to the parlor door, and
he went out into the ball, into the vesti-
bule, and to the front door. There a
new lock, which was torment to every
stranger, bafIled him. He stood pris-
oner between the two doors, vainEy
struggling to open either Of them for five
minutes
In this space Of time Miss Neville had
seated herself in a great arm chair, and
taken me out of my wrapper. As soon as
she did so, her eye rested on para
graph, on each side of which were placed
two pencil brackets
There were not fifty words between
them, but as she read | felt myself begin
to tremble in her hands.
Is it possible 7" she cried, and tears
arose to her eyes; and just then faint
sound in the ball attracted her attention
Mr. Belmore had managed 10 open
the inner door aud stood at that of the
parlor.
II beg a thousand pardons, Miss Ne
Vile" be said, "but | cannot manage TO
get out of the house as rapidly as doubt
less would be agreeable to you"
He was very angry by this time, and
the marks Of two red hot tears of rage
and grief--middle aged tears-were on
bis cheeks.-T don't know whether she
saw them. but he noticed those III hers
aud the change in her face.