, 1876-07-02

run, aud they had left Miss Rose with haegard
1ace' lined with premature age, and u nervous
e SaTss sae hep %d
upon her delicate beauty. Her daily cornmu-
mons with her mirror could not reveal the
gradual changes made upon her faee and figure
and na,s SO & We fnd her, barring her age, the same
had slipped BY, each following faster than the
other, she had grown alarmed. She, young,
l beautiful, and wealthy, was fast drifting into
the channel Of Old-Alaidisn. She e1erted her
sell, therefore, to fresh endeavors; but other
lous, had superseded her; aud SO We find her at
y, despite her wealth, on the lookout for that
/ which she had once least cared fora husband.
Hare you heard the news!" asked one Of
gtoop g oL Young ladies seated on the porch Of
sedtln1llously cultivated young society Of late.
"Why, the Hon. Mr.. Dalton is coming here,
Quite young man, too, and very agreeable"
"sGGn4maIried!, s.G4 as asks one Of the girls.
| iugton.'
Dalton-Dalton," murrnured Rose. She
axnnr Rad Almost st., forgotten. "Edwasd Dalton, of
"The. same,'' replied Ella "Tall and red
"Horr1d!" groaned the girls.
oh, no! assure you, cried Ella ,s'Quite
| tns ne, reverse Been left q fortune,-over two
- HAS ,n hsa" S; e{aeulated ;H Rose "Why, used
placent1y-"he he fell in love with me a few years
ago, and I refused him. There, there! don't
ts1 any one, gifls;" and, with a eoquettish
"Fclt in love with her!" exclaimed one Of the
girls. "1mpossiblet How could any one fall
Ill love with such d Wrinkled, powdered-up old
maid?" And Rose Lad once outrivaled them
The Hon. Mr.. Dalton arrived that very after
noon. They were most Of them seated Oh the
piazza When he came, and, among them, Rose
Gilmore.
Her silken skirts were puffed and rufled in
the latest fashion; in fact, sue had made most
quisite finish Of her dress could not hide the
hollow cheeks. the dim eyes, and the faded
skin. as the tail, elegant figure Of the man she
had once Tilted came up the walk, satchel IN
hand, her foolish heart quickcned percepttbly.
Time had wrought great changes In Edward
Dalton: The awkward youth had settled into a
maSnihceatly ly-proporti0ned man. To be sure,
the red hair and beard were still there; but one
did not think of that when looking in
the intellectual face, thin and he3sgard- -looSing
no longer. Good living and good income have
everything to do with mans looks; aud they
had altered Edward Dalton from IN absolutely
ugly young man into IN elegant, fne-lookng
gentleman He was q scholar, too. Nowhere
his lcarning; and " 4 self-made man, too," as
his admirers would proudly add.
AT first Rose Gilmure's memory had been
painfully distinct; but, as he applied himself
more and more closely to his studies, the sweet,
false face had faded from his heart, leaving but
faint scar, that soon disappeared altogether.
You may imagine his surprise, therefore, when
q lady suddenly stepped from the crowd on the
steps, aud rushed towards him, saying, gushing
lv 6 Welcome, Alr. Dalton; am delighted to
meet Vn1l AuAin. ~
The Honorable, somewhat dauntcd, stood hat
in hand, unable to recognize the gushing, elder
ly maiden before him.
~ =! beg your PARDON madam, but, really, do
Kose,-for it was shc,-rexcd to think he had
not recognized her, interrupted him:
Do you not remember Rose Gilmore, Of
New York City3''
Happy to meet you here, Miss Gilmore" He
raised bis hat stiflly, and passed on Rose step
ped. back, Instantly besfeged BY q Thousand
queries from the 6eVy OF young girls around
her. They had not heard what she had said,
but were much interested in ascertaining
whether there was my chance for themselves;
and, when Rose assured them that she had no
idea but what he felt terribly to meet her again,
they could not refrain from laughing.
II did not notice that he felt very badly"
said Ella, malicously.
<sThat is because you could not see his face,''
rctortcd Rose, angrily. He was as pale Us
could bc.n
This was in part truth, for Mr.. Dalton was al
ways pale; but he had not 'paled at sight Of
her, and Rose knew she was telling tib. The
truth was, Miss Gilmore was afraid Of the pref
ty young girls, or sue would never have vel
coined Mr.. Dalton in SO public q manner As
it was, she now felt somewhat alarmed, aud,
under some slight pretext, she left them and
hurried up to her room, her heart beatiug high |
with hope, and visions Of veil and orange |
blossoms Pausing before her glass, she splilo- |
quizcd, twisting this way and that to view her
self: "Two millions! How fortunate it is I de-
Ike auburn p har she did NJ not t designate 20 it a.
rcd now. !" But then he is really quite fine
looking. must play my cards well. Poor fool! |
be will be captlvated before the week is out. He
loves me Us well as ever, or be would have been
married before this, y and she begun pructicing
charming smile.
"How easy it is to charm these men;n and
she curlcd her lip contcuptuously.
From that time Miss Rose made herself very |
agreeable to Mr. Dalton, and he became her con-
stant escort. They took delightful boat-rides
up the St. Lawrence, among the grand old Isles,
went off on excursions with the young folks;
n fact, Miss Rose hattered herself he was fairly
:aptiyated.
he full moon glowed big aud red in the soft
and delicious -perfu1ned breeze
ianced over the rippling, shining waters, Rose
md Mr.. Dalton were gliding silently down the
>rOan stream, the oars Eleam1ng wet anti Sill
cry at every dip. How quiet, bow peaceful 1t
yas!
The soft light made Rose look almost like her
'oung, sweet SELF again, In her white dress,
Iue scarf wound about her neck. Her white
rms, still round, CLEANED through the meshes
+ her scarf, and her dark eyes shone strangely
eautiful. The mans heart thrilled in spite OF |
imseu. How she reminded him Of q certain |
light seven years ago.
The next moment he was cain, and Roac's |
weet voice was saying, while she looked up at
i'm coQuettishly:
"Aht 3lr. Dalton ard!-how often we
epent Of q foolish act !''-and her voice eaavcr-
painfully.
He fathomed what was coming, and rejofned, | /
ather brusquely, Yes, indeed, Miss Gilmore;
ut then things usually happen for the best,
ou kuow.''
She shiyercd Was he abiding to her jilting
[m7
tAh, yes, Edward!' and she leaned forward,
ith tender eyes uplifted. "How often have | :
9braided myself for-for discardiug you. How | !
ferent would be 1ny-my-answer- She
.sitated, expecting he would fling himself at $
II feet, and declare hts pent-up love Tor her. :
ut no! with astonishing GOODNESS be surveyed
r. anxious countenance moment then said,
afling satirically, taking out his elegant +
ronometer: r
+" Nine o'clock, Miss Gilmore! Sorry to break =
our pleasant tete-a-tete, but leave for &
TO- nh + hnr