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"UBERALL DU.

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The girl was as gay as q lark the
ball had been a delightful ono the
music still pulsed n her ear, unit her
very heart kept the beat. Young, eau
tiful, beloved and wealthy, this title
Jennie of ours had the cream o this
world at her feet, md as she t6 off
her jewelry and flowers, and prtared
herself for sleep, it ws with a SINE on
her lips and happy light in her danny
eyes.
One piece of iewely she held her
clasped hands lingergly, as if were
too dear to lay aside, 1t was retty
trinket, a gold clasp,r bar. and ring-
ing from it by two thy golden chns a
polished Florida sea ban, dark as tony,
mounted like q locbt. A legel was
engraved on the bar i d foreign tgue {:
"Uberall Du."
Jennie's eyes scanned the wos in
tently. "How stupi' 7 am moo be
able to translate this German" tmght
she. cit is something ear, I kno and
Just the thing, or Royal would nohave
had it. T wish I could ariice mpride
enough to ask him tht neaningf it; F.;
but he thinks I can ra, it, and am
ashamed to let him nw I'm lch
Ounce, after four yearsat boding-
school. Never. mind, hall dover
the meaning sometime, and, ith a
blush and a smile she kisd the inket
and put it tenderly away her lsket.
Itwas trihing thing, bueven hat is
precious from the man yotove. oyall
Hanlin had been at her fit all nter.
People said they were .ogage and
considered the match cetin, as sople
will when the principals athe gae are
not at all sure. It wasot 80 this
case. he had not proped to tnnie,
though he was all devotii, and, tell
the truth, Jennie felt a owing leasi-
ness lest she was becomir bnd him
too soon but she could otbearo dis
tress herself with the lught, So,
when this eve at the ball leaad ;nned
her clasp upon her sho1de and her
snowy laces, and murmu,din lr ear
IN their quiet nook in tn Mdo' that
he would have somethingoay ) her
when he returned to ton extveek,
Jennie's heart had given qte leap
that had dyed her sweet lileace scar
let ; and he. noting it, hagoe Of with
ewes full of triumph. Ncwnde her
locket seemed precious to er.
The next afternoon nfte tb hill, as
Jennie was walking with 1la ,turt, on
!, the avenue, she asked he asif were
J.. sudden thought, if "shreaepered
Z her German -.
"Not we'll, Jennie-ptt 1sty !
What did you askior?"
Because T have forgota min and
I. 7 saw a few German wordsn q we
love story" stammered anie, and
I could not make out the see of hem,
and you know how aggravag thi is !"
"Vhat were the Words
GAS neaf as I can rtemb, the
Words" smoothly said our mpldaced
deceiver "they we're 'Ubtll Do
"Uberall-Du-m-m-" mumur-
ed Ella. "Why: T rem,ber, / is a
. line out of German poetryind nans
All is over with thee.
She looked round at Jenl, trinph.
antly, just in time to catch hpefe ex:
preston of dismay on pc bAaihed
face, enough to make your lIt pc.
"Why, Jennie ! what is t n or p
she exclaimed, catching her t hrm,
Jennie just had strength lie * ,ster
into shop near by, and sinhtd ,.at,
-, whispering she "was faint mot
feel we'll all day, etc., maAg q the
seme time a sign for her comnS inot
to attract attention, which O, \ iyas
quick to take, and carried ut Il an
energetic chattering with maa1 +itt
the friz, as to the quality OF i10 0lsl
roses, which madame inhtd fere
French" as also her wldetssk o.
ribbons" etc. =,
Jennie grew better as sudeniyshe
had fallen i'll, and Ella thoutht 4 nly
over. fatigde after the. all: ThsFqdl
she hsvs thought had he sem a po'
Jennie an hoir Iatar, 4 bbmt, FL DIV
on her dainty bed,s g lotkeln tt
sacred retreat of her C smbel.
Poor child she had he: bale
fight, and well she fought it.
$50 it is all over with mf,, It
thought she; "and I imaginedISv
me as we'll as I did him! How one
feel, that I did not hide nd PIN!
better. Now I know he was jut tdn
I'll never love a man again as ] IS
live! Never, never and he SD nv
speak to me again--shall never o.
my face how badly feol"
Poor Jennie. The day arriv pc
which he had promised to be itw
epd also to take her to drive. fem
" in a fearful state of excite Il 6
day.
That afternoon, late, a we Dv
RIM was heard at.the door. pie
heart gave a perfect surge ; baMt
the servant looked at her inqI 81
she answered his glance witNt 20
Engaged JOHN" and hnrrieth
room, to cry over her mortifcat;1:
Next day came a note in Mr.. rrir
well-known hand, but she de!ae,a
read it, and sealing it in anote ev
lope, she returned it. and witaQt Il
pocket, "Thanking Mr.. Hamlit1,0 b
kindness in permitting her to iLlet
and pronounced it very pretty, lhe
self his respectfully" etc.-ver.'"iss
and mighty"
She was horribly wretched ele'
few weeks, and cid not &C. moeE;
She had morbid idea he' stofngl
be out, and, as it was Lent qatla
in time to give her 81 excuse Il ell
so quiet. ,L..,,
thought her health tagging, ase'
her to visit some relations IL nth
state. She tried to be happy NV
not particularly successful. in e b
efforts were a miserable failure "
hard to see which was preyinguo h
most, disappointed love or aprft
sau.p-,nr of modification, at thu bug
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