The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-10-17

euNSlOpe SH0 IeluTueu ~ WIIn Jne lock-
ct, Thanking Mr.. Hamlin for his kind
ness in permitting her to inspect it, and
pronounced it very pretty, and herself
his respectfully" etc.--very "high and
mighty"
She was horribly wretehed the next
few weeks, and did not 90 10 society.
She had a morbid idea her story might
be out, and as it was, Lent came Just
in time to give her an excuse for being
so quiet.
She pined so visibly that her friends
thought her health tagging, and sent
her to visit some relations in another
State. She tried to be happy, but was
not particularly successful in fact,
her efforts were miserable failure it
was hard to see what was preyng upon
her most, disappointed love, or a per-
feet agony Of modification at the
thought of how transparent her heart
had been to him and how he treated it
like a toy. She was always seeking a
solution of his apparently gratuitous
insult, and she could not find it Had
somebody been laughing about her
patent devotion to him did he mean
to taunt her with the utter hapelessness
of her love? She ground these bitter
questions over in a hundred ways, and
was like to break her heart.
Spring came and Jennie gradually
regained degree of her old serenity,
but she did not wish to go home.
In the family of her friends was a
charming girl of her own age, and they
were fast friends, but Jennie never
spoke of her modification to her.
One day they were talking over the
approaching marriage of Aunt Norah.
Jennie" said she, 81 never showed
you the dear little ring Leonard gave
me last fall, did I p
"No; let me see it,"
Norah brought it; it was beautT-
full turquoise iu a heavy gold hoop,
and something was engraved inside the
hoop, Jennie tried to read it Norah
caught the glance. "'Uberall Du,'
Jennie, isn't that sweet in Len to tell
me so in such darling way ?"
"What is it?" asked Jennie in
quaking, uncertain voice, feeling some
how as if her life hung on thread,
that thread the significance the words
"Uberall Du," words which had proved
so fatal to her happiness.
"Why, thee, over all Jennie,
where haye your eyes gone tot You
studied German at Madam Almonds
with me forgot so soon ?"
$50 that was it, Thee over all, and
what a fool she had been, eh ?" were
Jennie's last cheerful thoughts as she
slipped quietly down by Norah's side
in dead faint.
Miss Norah was Mortified by Jennie's
sudden attack, but when Jennie re-
vived she assured her cousin she was
in the habit of tainting at actually
nothing, and the parlor must have
been too warm. She deceived Norahp
thoroughly, but not her own poor
hear@
Then she went up stairs and ponder
ed upon "the situation"
The more she pondered the worse it
seemed. She was too proud to own
mistake and take back her hateful
words and manner, and seek him IN
any way, and pride carried the day."
Her. father sent her into the noun
tains that summer, and, with a few
friends she wandered about but the
grace and charm Of Gods country, of
rocky ledge, and balmy, whispering
pine, and trickling mountain brook
cold and clear, had no charm for her.
One day they planned fishing excur-
sion to a large forest stream which
crossed the stage road mile or two
beyond the hotel.
Jennie crept away from the others
with rod and line, and strayed along
the brookside, through quivering lights
and shades, among green leaves aud
shadowy places she went SO far she
was lost without percelving it.
, As she stood quietly on the bank
watching floating leaf, voice behind
her made her start with astonishments
so we'll known was it--so dear.
"Can you tell me, miss, how far i
am from the stage'road =
Jennie turned deliberately and look
, ed in the face of Royal Hamlin. She
actually relished his look Of utter dis
p, may and disconcertment.
! "I-I beg your pardon, Miss Dane,
said the amateur sportsman, stifily Il
did not recognize you, or would not
I have intruded upon you"
, "You did not disturb me in the least
! Royall," said jennie, quietly. with
scarlet face "but l am sorry | can
= not tell you which way the road hes'
l think ] have come SO far must be
n lost myself"