The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-22

| The girls bowed, but hostile look shot
from the wide-open blue orbs as Julia Lut
trell mentally said:
"Only passabls as regards looks; but
with dangerous eyes. 1 suppose she has
been flashing them at Roland before
now." -
She threw off her wraps, and soon was il
the midst of lively, interesting account
of the travels from which she had Just re-
turned.
AS Alice watched the rose tint come and
go ON the dainty check, and the mischiev.
Gus dimples now disclose aud now hide
themselves, as the red lips curved away
from the tiny pearl-shaped teeth in the
charming smiles Miss Luttrell was very
lavish of, she thought to herself, with 9
dull pain at her heart:
'eNo man living could resist such fascina.
tons"
Roland seemed to know his fair onter-
tainer very well, and Alice soon found her
self and Miss Grey only spectators, as the
two jested and laughed together.
Alices was r" oud 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 OF
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 warmer than mere
friendship, although no words had been
spoken.
Roland had to come very often that
week, and Julia Luttrell made herself more
bewitching each time.
One day, when the girls were alone to-
gether, Julia suddenly said:
"Well, Miss Justin, how do you like Mr..
Hall?" ~,
Alice colored at the unexpected question,
and replied, evasively, that of course she
thought him very fine young man.
ooh! how glad 1 am every one admires
him so."
Something very significant in the
speakers tone caused Alice to raise her
dark eyes questioningly to her companions
face.
Julia blushed and laughed, and answered
the look by holding up her shapely
hand. On its forefnger cleaned large
solitaire!
Poor Alice she bore her agony bravely
until all alone, and then, in her outburst of
passionate anguish, she realized the depth
of her love for one whom she knew be-
longed to another, and whom she must tear
from her heart.
The next day Julia left for her own
home, and things went along quietly again.
Miss Grey's sharp eyes noticed the change
in her young companion, and shrewdly sus-
pected the cause.
One day she asked Roland to come up to
her room as she wished to talk to him a
little while.
Roland Hall was the son of an old school
mate and when years before he had been
left an orphan, Miss Grey had taken him
into her lonely home, and he had grown
up to look upon her with the affection son
yields to dearly loved mother.
Roland" the old lady began, when
they were alone, "you know how much I
have thought of Juia-how, years ago,
while she was yet little, winning girl,
set my heart upon YOU two marrying when
you grew up p
A dark flush rose to the young mans
cheek as he assented to her words.
"WeH, Roland, she continued, II have
noticed for some time back, or thought l
noticed, that those plens conceived in my
romantic old brain were only air-castles,
after ALL have thought saw an express
sion dawning in your eyes, my boy, when
they looked upon another dear girl, very
different to that with which they ever
/ jOOheu upon uhu L Ntss Blu'l, lOI us
Julia has matured miss in her those noble,
womanIy qualities would like to see in
my dear Roland's wife, yet, if Julia
is your choice, 1 will never say another
word" Roland started to his feet, and
clasping the old lady's hand, in a voice
trembling with suppressed emotion, ex-
claimed:
'My dear friend my more than
mother-you have seen rightly. l do love
your gentle ompanion--who could know
her but to love her? But l knew your
plans for Julia and myself, and feared to
give you pain. But" here he paused sud.
denly.
"But what, Roland ?"
II do not think Alice loves me. Thought
at one time I could win her sweet atfec.
tions; but of late she is changed. She
avoids me-"
The keen eyes seftened as they rested on
the young mans ingenious features, and
Nice n OF, ftly sold.