The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-10

lowing from beneath Q jaunty cap
gliitered down over an elegant cloak
which. falling csrelessly from her
shoulders, showed the snowy fur lin
ing. She sprang to Miss Grey's
side, and clssped her arms around
her neck, literally deluging her with
kisses
"fIere | am, nv dear Miss Grey
back again! How glad ] am to see
you. Mamma has given me permis
sion to spend q whole week with you
Isn't that grand ?"
Then turning and greeting Roland
she smiled up into his face, as she
held out her little gloved hand. Just
then the quiet figure. in the simple
dark dress, by Miss Grey's side, at.
tracted her notice
"And what quiet little body j:
this ?"
Alice crimsoned at the rather con
temptuous tone of the address. and,
raising her dark eyes, calmly eur
veyed the saucy beauty.
"Julia let me make you ac-
quainted with Miss Justin-Miss
Luttrell."
The girls bowed. bu; a hostile look
shot from the wide-open blue orbs as
Julia Luttrell mentally said:
"Only p plssable as regards looks
but with dangerous eyes. l suppose
she has been flashing them ct Roland
before now"
She threw off her wraps, and soon
was in the midst of lively, interest
iug account of the travels from which
she had just returned.
As Alice watched the rose tint
come and 90 on the dainty cheek.
and the misohievous dimples now
disclose and now hide themselves, as
the red lips curved away from the
tiny pearl-shaped teeth in the charm.
ing smiles Miss I.nttrell was very
lavish OF. she thought to herself with
q dull pain at her heart:
"No man living could resist such
fascinations."
Roland seemed to know his fair
entertainer very we'll, and Alice soon
found herself and Miss Grey only
spectators, as the two jested and
laughed together.
Alice's was proud nature. She
was one of the kind who guard their
love as queen guards her most
precious jewel but that love once
bestowed. neither time nor eternity
could cause it to falter or change,
and she had known for some time
that her heart had found its master.
She had felt, too, that Roland Hall
cherished for herself something warm
er than mere friendship, although no
words had been spoken.
Roland had to come very often
that week, and Jsiis Luttrell made
herself more bewitching each time.
One day. when the girls were
alone together, Julia suddenly said !:
"Well, Miss Justin, how do you
like Mr.. Hall ?"
Alice colored at the unexpected
question, and replied, evssively, that
of course she thought him very fine
young man.
"Ob how glad | am that every
one admires him so.''
Something very significant 10 the
speakers tone caused Alice to raise
her dark eyes question.ngly to her
companions face.
Julia blushed and laughed, and an
swered the look by holding up the
shspely hand. On it's forefnger
cleaned large solitaire
Poor Alice she bore her agony
brsvely until all alone, and then, in
her outbnrs. Of passionate anguish,
she realized the depth of her love
for one whom she knew belonged to
another, and whom she must tear
from ber heart.
The next day Julia left for her
own LONE, and things went along
quietly again. Miss Grey's SHARP
eyes noticed the change in bel
young companion, and shrewdly sus
pected the cause.
One day she asked Roland to come
up to her room as she wished to tall
IN him a little while
Roland Hall was the son of an ole
school mate and when years before
be bad been left an orphan, Miss
Grey had taken him into her lonely
home, and be had grown up to lool
upon her with the affection sor
yields to dearly-loved mother.
Roland" the old lady began,
when they were alone, you know
how much have thought of Julis
how, years ago, while she was We
a little winning girl, set my hear,
upon you two marrying when yor
grew up? ?"
A dark flush rose to the younl
mans cheek as he assented to be-
words.
"Well, Roland" she continued, "a
have noticed for some time back, o.
thought l noticed, that these plan
conceived in my romantic old brair
were only air-castles, after all.
have thought saw an expressioI
dawning in your eyes, my boy, wheI
they looked upon another dear girl
very different to that with which
they ever looked upon Julia, and
was glad, tor as Julia has matured
miss in her those noble, womanl,
qualities l would like to see in m,
dear Roland's wife, yet, if Julia j
your choice, l will never say snoth
er word.n Roland started to hi
feet, and clasping the old lady
Land, in q voice trembling with sup
pressed emotion, exclaimed:
"My dear frieLd-my more tha
mother-you have seen rightly.
do love your gentle compsnion-wh
could know her but to love her
But l knew your plans. But
here be paused suddenly.
But what, Roland ?"
II do not think Alice loves me.
thought at one time l could win be
sweet affections but of late she j
changed. She avoids me-"
The keen eyes souened as the
rested on the young man's ingenuou
features, and Miss Grey softly ssi,
? Ask her Roland. Faint heal