The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-07
"Dehts 2, suggested Hardy. "There,s

tcouId pay. The fact is, Hardy own a
IIdivided heart"
"Ahai I always thouaht you were
made Of asbestos-ptterly fire-proof."
YVES, LETT little girl down In Hedges
vile, last year, who loved me-"
"There are plenty OF girls here, little
and big, who dote on you. You needn't
have gone out OF your way to find one."
s'Perhaps net; but I loved hep!--that
lis FANCY so. The deuce take it,, be-
lieve my Muse has espoused her cause;
Pm not able to paint for thinking OF
her." .r..s5
/ "Ah! sits the wind in that corner2 If
| you love her, why in the name of com
mon sense shouldn't you think Of herT
"Because have given herup
"Given her upW .l.
+ "Heavens! did you never hear Of such
| a thing as sel-denialW
"pve heard of it, but have never seen
much; there's great deal of the coun-
terfeiG about" tH ,v-r
"Well, Pve just denied myself the
greatest luxury in life, because she
wouldn't bear transplanting from the
rural districts to this hot-house exist
ence Of ours"
Bother! Drop hifalStin. and tell us
the trouble"
'In plain words, then, my friend she
i had never read u line Of Shakespeare i'll
her life, she didn't even know the names
of the popular wriuers or her own age,
and she was the granddaughter of a fish
lerman."
II have heard of one who was the
bosom friend of fishermen," said Hardy,
gravely. "Pve u curiosity to see this
fishermans grandchid, VINO has ac-
! complished what our fine danes have
failed to do--the reprfsar Of your heart,
4 jFaraday." And Hardy made up his
mind, that, sooner or fater, he would in
tdulge himself In that pleasure.
And SO it happened th9U il was Marius
Hardy who made bold to fill Faraday's
place, next year, and forgotstocks and
Exchanges, and developed latent talent
. for sentiment for which Faraday had
lnever gwen him credit. II Hardy Went
to Heugevi4ie Tor curiosity, he stayed
for love; but he never made known his
acquaintance with Fdraday. One day
Dolly asked him, shyly, and blushlng
, finely, "Haye you ever seen Mr.. Fara-
day-a celebrated painter, beIieyeW
I "Oiten," answered Hardy, shrinking a
little. "Phen you know himg7
"Yes-a Tttle."
"Yes, might have known it,"-winc.
/ ing in view Of the blow he Was about to
tlnf1ict. e'He must have painted yoll
tportrait. 1t was the picture OF his That
made such a talk last winter. Now
think of it, it was Your very wrath. He
was offered no end Of money for it, ano
; no wonder" ..........., .,,..
'sAnd-and" - breathlessly = 'sdid he
sell ity'
"Oh, there was no dearth OF purchas
ers, believe me. ,Faraday's pIctul es
a don't 50 begging, He sold it for 4 round
sum. 1 forget tne exact figures"
y | urina huI haan N a ~ I'm,
selk
: 1t made no odds to Hardy that Dolly
had no taste for the drama, and kue u
;, nothing OF the lake poets; had mo-
:. dreamed of Herbert Spencer, nor laughed
/ over the PickWlck Papers; he fell as de
! liberately in love With her as ii she hat
8 been another Helen, as learned as al
Oxford Professor, with a genealogical
. tree as big as banyan. But Dolly
!, heart was not the unprotected lortres,
II .Fafaday had found it, who uad Walket
/ boldly into possession, while Hardy
q must sit down, with all his armament
4 anu equipments, and wait until it wa
4 starved iuLo surrender. Faraday hat
d taught Dolly suspicion OF his sex, and
d spice Of coquetry Withal, ana Hardy wa
h new to loVe-making. one day he put al
J. end to his suspense, and asked her out
q right TO marry him.
d1 Il don't love you, Mr.. Hardy" sh
o said.
ell .'No 1 suppose not; but if you wer
my wife, might help you do So"
d "But wnat il. you found me no ap
scholar IN lover No, Pm not in humol
l. to love any body. feel Like clod; u
lii had no sensation. 1t wouldn't b
fair; and then Pm not fit for your wife
h used to think once that love made a
y things equal, but it isn't SO. l shoul
/. make you Blush for me, Pm SO ignol
d ant"
t. "Blush for you'll You make me blus
6 when you suspect me OF such. a thing
e II ever you should change your minC
u MISS Dolly, if ever you should thin
d more kindly ol me, if ever you shoul
e need me, you Will make ME happy by
1t word" And then ne kissed the tips O
e her fingers reYerently, and Went hi
r way. ....
!; All that had happened FIVE years agt
~ when Faraday met Miss Delgardo i
q OLD Orchard beach, anu tndl volcano
u his heart, Which he believed extincI
y and long ago burned out, in the bite
y days that followed his renunciation
y l love and Dolly Oliver, began to give il
M dications OF becoming active again.
y II don't know how it is," he said t
Y her, one evening, as they lJitered on th
y. sand, shut L feel as if l had known yo
=, before. 1t iitist have been in some Dft
- vious state OF existence, when l was
= poet, perhaps"
I'll ..Anu L a Princess, perhaps" laughe
'' Miss Delgardo, all the rich color shiitln
on her cheek, her velvet eyes shinin
le out softly as twin pansies through th
u |.star-brimmeu dusk, as she turned theI
q lllpon him.
" "There, just now you remind me OF
q dear little girl once knew out in th
- hackwoods, in the outskirts of civilizs
:; lian, where spent summer recruiLin
~ and sketehing."
p "How you flatter me! One4f your es
70 tLnct flames, suppose"
= '.Flames2 Well, yes, perhaps 30; on
= has many flame in ones green an
y salad days that do one no great creui
. She was very sweet, though, OF -"
!. "Sne would not have kindled you
y terdapt affections. Tell me about hel
u What were her spellsr' sss...
I'll ssWnat spells would you expect of
. fshefmah's granddaughter, though sh
:. were pretty as HebeP You shalt see he
= picture some day, ana then judge fo
= yourself" L...,a INA
: .sfhea yon, keepit yeti Ali / fear tn