The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-08-25

Mrs. Pillsbury; and Reinette had agreed
very readily to the condition. But now
they all laughed at table, after the nuts
and raisins, when Mrs. Pillsbury
asked for the text, and Reinette replied,
confidently, Luke xii. 81, which refer
ence, on De Wits looking it out, proved
to have no connection whatever with the
sermon they had just heard, though it
seemed quite apropos to the matter of
the rings, being that beautiful text:
Where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also" He was very provok-
ing, and would not give her the rings
that day, but had sent them the next,
making mistake, however, for there
was among them one which he had not
not taken away an intaglio, a delicate
white stone, oblong in shape, and cut
through to deep blood stone-the ace
OF hearts. Reinette had not put it
on, and this was the first evening that
DE Witt had called since that Sunday,
though he had written note which fully
explained the meaning of the little ace
OF hearts. Perhaps this was why she
looked so frequently at her unadorned
The Duke of Brunswick was dealing
for the third game now, the card turning
for trumps again happening to be u club.
Everybody passed. The Duke discarded,
remarking, rather .stitiiy: "The gentle
man has been having it all mis- own way,
but, with Miss Reinette's permission, l
will play this game alone"
"Oh, am only too happy to have you
play alone" said Reinette, quickly; add
ing in deprecatory way: Il am such a
poor partner, you know"
De Witt smiled, and looked almost
happy, but all he said was: 4" Please give
me the best you have" and that was to
his partner, Mrs. Pillsbury. And he
made the same request over again few
days later, when he asked her for her
daughter.
1.-THE gentleman will please observe"
said the Duke, " that we are lighting this
game with clubs"
" With revolvers, if you please" re-
piled De Witt, with cheerful alacrity
And then the Duke took one trick, then
De Witt two; then the Duke took an
other, and remarked: And now En0lo
you have no more trumps, and | do not
Mtnkyouhave the ace, so that I am pretty
safe in venturing;" and he laid upon the
table the queen of hearts. De Witt
smiled, and covered it with the card that
had suggested the device on the ring in
Reinette's pocket.
1t is my own fault" said the Duke;
" ought to have known that could not
do anything with hearts" He looked
keenly at Reinette as he spoke, but She
did not look up to meet his gaze; she
was looking into her lap in shamefaced
way, twirling new ring upon her finger,
while the conscious color was surging in
great waves up to the roots of her faXen
hair
The Duke understood. Why can she
not understands" he said to himself, as
he walked lonesomely away" why can
she not understand that, if she only
would, where her heart is, her diamonds
may be also. What does it matter,
though? l have lived alone all my life
through; | can go on in the same way a
little longer" he said to himself, when
his invitation came to Remedies we'd
ding. Why should punish her for be-
ing true to herself?" And he sent a large
check with his kindly letter of accept
ance. A part of it found its way into
Mary AIMS pocket; and the flowers that
decorated church and parlors on the
grand occasion were present to Mr. and
Mrs. De Witt Bruce from Mike Murphy's
greenhouse, and were arranged by a
handy CURL, whose name was Mary
Ann.-Harper'S Bazar.