The Morning herald., 1878-07-12
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for one loved and lost. That cannot Be
your case?" @" ~ ''7 - ''-''
.y"No, not that, now; but I fear il I
should speak as my heart dictates, thaHit
might become the burden of my sodg
and should bs doomed to live without
the presence Of one who Is dearer to he
/ than life."3 s,mmoa gH6stlalaaT su
She knew what he meant, but did not
answer nor turn her face to his. He went
h !. Mapds, Ilove yoai2 with that deep enbos
tion, which such a woman as you can dali
forth from man. ! hardly dare hope that
you will answer me favorably, but I mpst
speak. Can you giveme the love Of your
heart in return9' och Cd iIiW aqsar .
I % he was boxing out over the wide wa sts
of waters, thinking how much more blank
and drear his life would be if this bright,
noble being could not tread with him life's
pathway. II yuv. ,9llas s, ,,eGtgnsao rm
42sgShs did not answer for o time, and the
silence was broken only by the sound Of
Light laughter and merry voices, borne
SSfaintly to their ears, and the movement Of
\ theSebbing waters at their feet. She was
trying to prove her own heart. At len 9Th
ske turned toward him face grave, yet
fender, and while his heart almost stood
still with expectation, she laid her hand in
his. and said, simply 4
~ love you, Arlington; you are more tc
mo than, I can tell you, now."
The ;strong arm encrcled her, and with
herhead on his shoulder, he said:-
tIhave little story to tell. Maude,
L which have been wanting to repeat to
You. Do YOU know that we have met be-
fore, my arrival here?" ,
ST do, nshe said. II met you on the
street 0ns day last spring, and should
J probably hare forgotten your face except
for little circumstance which puzzled me,
and still remains unexplained" .tga
"What was ~ he asked, pressing her
Jmore clossly to him J v Il OC .,.
81 will tell you. When met you, you
had on your coat two rosebuds and a tiny
spray Of green. That was not remarkable,
but the, day before had missed the same
kind of flowers from vase in my private
sitting room, and never could account for
their absence. The similarity impressed
me, but it must have been only coinci-
dence."U int ,' -l19 31l ~ ,
Something more, dear 4 Maude," he
said; "see here" and he drew, from a re-
mote corner of his pocket-book the faded
rosebuds now void of fragrance. 'These
are the remains of your lost flowers"
And then he told her Of bis mistake, of the
impression left on hip hF mir mind Ry the visit,
and that he suspected shs was the lady
whose picture he had noticed in the room,
the day he met her, and noticed her puz-g
zled look. ...', , ',.@ ~ ,'.'1 ..
She listened in some surprise, then
laughed heartily when he had ended.
''It was singular adventure. Who
could have foretold that this would be the
ending2 That picture was taken three
years ago, have almost outgrown it, I
} expect" 1asA m ~ q M / .nF|
! As.T could not detect any resemblance on
the hurried look which bestowed upon
yourself and the picture. There may be a
striking one. Be that as it may, I never
dared to hope for this consummation Of my
wishes, which life of devotion to you
shall reward ~; %.ol ,r.......'| a
When Maude returned to the city, it was
as the betrothed of Arlington St. Clair.
- The day before her departure he left also
to spend a few weeks in his country home,
to revel amid the scenes of boyhood, and
ruminate on his new found happiness.
The second time he called on her after his
return to active duty, she requested the
the servant to show him to her private sit
ting room. She arranged everything as
she remembered they were on the evening
of the adventure, which had ended SO hap
PLY for both. t'A'H
She dressed herself with unusual care,
and when the servant threw open the door
and Arlington entered, he looked the same
dreamy, warm, poetic scene which had
met his eyes before, but with the addition
of loving breathing beauty. Maude stood
under the gaslight in radiant beauty and
calm self-possession, but with a tender |
love-light in her eye.
"Well, she said, roguishly, after they
had exchanged greeting, "does this room
look familiar?" - nv