The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-17

'iif you only have yoar wits abou. you
iinstead Of being SO indifferent u
everything, l shall be thankful. Why
there Is no answering what that
pretty face Of yoars might do, IL you
would only see yo1r chances, Terry
Holmes declares yoa the pretties,
girl here. aud his father is a million.
aire- Just think of it Nellie -
| Nellie, strangely pale. vith her
back 70 her aunt, turned Maessss up
Ca Der handkerchisf, saying ehok-
lingiy:
What Mr.. Lowih, auBsie ,r
Manfred Loxth, he's a shipper
from Bostoa- Belongs in my set
Nellie found diHe-ent haadker-
CHIEF, gaze defant glance al her
pale face in the mirror, aud turned TO
her aunt
( Il an resdy."
They Went down to the dining
room aud took their places side by
side Exactly opposite Nellie sat Mr..
Manfred Lowth. mixing lobster sal
sd, aud chatting softly snd gayly
with Mrs Vernon. from New York.
At Nellie's right side sat Ned How
land. her old beau from Manchester.
Lowih looked up and bowed TO
her. She returned the salutaiion
and then turned to Ned Howland.
Perhaps for sn hour she firted-
never sfterwsrd- After dinner she
went to her room, baihed her head.
which ached horribly, then Joined
her aunt in the paTlOr. There was
Manfred Lowih, who stool az her
side moment and exchanged 3 few
words with her, then sauntered sgay.
But Ned Howiand beat over her
chair al the afternoon Atnight she
went 70 bed feverish aad ILL.,
A week passed Nellie became
aware that Ned Hoxlacd loved her.
He was & good-bearied, goodIookin,
but rather efeminste young man :
handsome and very winning, how
ever, and year before Nellie might
have loved him, bet, truly loving
Lowtb as she did, the thing was i'm
possible. She finally told him, frank
iy snd kindly that she did not lore
him.
They were sitting OF the rocks al
twilight
"You used to like me, Nellie, said
Howlsnd. bis lips growing pale un
der his pretty mnsiaehe.
Il ike you COW, Ned"
''Bai | think you used to love me-
q little, Nellie"
She elasped ber hands uerFously.
That was not lore, Ned-oh il.
was nothing Ike love, Don't talk
10 me any more, please. an sorry
you are grieyed. bui | can't help il
Don't hlame me-a1d be kind to me.
! hare my own troubles to bear
He got up and went down the
rocks She did not know whel her
be was offended or not, aad suleriLg
from keen sense Of her sorrows, she
hardly cared She knew ss would
be IN love with some one else within
8 week
There were bitter tears 10 her ewes
as she looked over the ocean. sud
denly a frm hsad was laid ou Der
shoulder.
Nellie, bow do you know so well
what love is ~
She turned ber head and looked
into Manfred Losihis grave face.
because | bare .essoR to know"
she answered, passionstely.
Nellie, NeIlie,n be said, Il love
you VIII you snswer me as you
did Howland -
"No.r
aWhyfr
Because love yoa-"
She was n : passion Of tears, sob
bing a. If her heart was broken.
Nellie, little pet, wha, are yoG
crying in this way fer ?"
"All this time" she began.
"All this time" be interrupted, Il /
have been waiting to see If you real.
ly loved me. II you really loved. / /
knew ths, you ought 10 love me even /
though / was indifferent to you- Il
left you. and YOU lid not forget me,
but lost your roses and turned pale
when We met. Your words to Ned f.
Ho~lsnd, which | overheard. proved 1
what g true-besrted little girl you are,
and If promise TO devote the rest Of (
nv life to your happiness, viii you
forgive me for causing you all this 1
paiu ?"
Nellie expressed her forgiveness
very coneisely and sweetIy, and Mrs
Bertrsm's hesrt was made glad by
the announcement Of her niece's en-
gagement to Mr.. Manfred Lovtb.
l think il was on their wedding
day that Nellie showed Manfred
Lowih q shining brown hair, careful
ly preserved, which she had found in
ber stocking that March morning.
and it was very like Mr. Losth's
own
So much for the sign Of the first
obin
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