The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-14

One evening, while Alice was dressing,
her mind still bordering busily oyer the
weary question rs TO how It oil would end,
she Ind mot noticed thatin completing the
toilet. her maid, in straining alter new el-
iects. had thrown around her neck g neck
lace. 10 which vas attached a superb lock;
al. that had been q gift from Max, anu
which he, having refused to receive again,
| had lain In her Jewel casket ever since.
RISING nj last to 90 she gave hasty
glance al the mirror, and seeing It she Ut.
tered a cry Of dismay. ;. =. -. a,
'T"No, no, Julie, take II on, surely t mere
are more appropriate jewels mere t'ia i
this" ,,.z.I,
But Julie pleaded that Il vas lust TIE 2!
thing, and begged for y TO remain. 90
thinking drcarily 70 herself that he would
never notice 1t, as she had never seen nm
since tho first time, she descended me
stairs and was soon the gayest OF the gay.
But he did see 1t, watching her eoyerti,yI,
as he always did now, and itsent . thrili
through him, such as he had never tiought
10 feel again. Had she worn i careles:sly!
or that he might see? were the questions
that flashed thorough his mind.
He waited patiently, with asettled pur'
pose growing in his heart to TRY his late
once more, until seeing her standing alone
for moment, outside Of one OF the win
dows, he steadied his voice and speaking
ouietiy. asked for the pleasure OF u PROM
enade. She glanced at him in q nervous
surprise. but passed her hand through his
arm in silent assent. There was m embar-
rassing silence, during which he had pur-
nosely strolled away from the crowd.
f,QA half hour slipped away while q formal
conversation about commonplace nome
topics, and European travels was carried
on. No allusion WINS made TO Italian mem
cries. On this topic both were dumb. AT
last Max found courage to say ,r,;iiT
aMiss Illesley, notice that you wear q
locket. precisely like one which friend OF
mine used to wear. Excuse my impertin-
encc but could scarcely help noticingi It,
as 1t is a very odd design" ~. n,
SIS it possible, answered Alice, win o
laugh, "that friend Of yours should pos
sess one like mine, whom dolyou not cor :
slider friend-Scarcely m acquaintance!
Still stranger, that my maid should nave
insisted on my wearing tonight, what
have not worn In Ave years before.
Max's self.control deserted him and he
exclaimed holly: .i, e. J'''' H.. y,
T"Alice, have You no heart rs they all say?
Are YOU a woman OF stone? that you, can
SO easily forget what We have been to one
another" M -
Her iace was very pale now but she ans
wercd steadily: . .s,s,
81 have heart enough to suffer, and ah,
Max (passionatelyl you have no right TO
remind me OF tho past, when you arc
pledged to another woman"
t-"I have the right, and take Tiny darling:
Tie world holds but one face forme, and
that one is here by my side. YOU do, you
must love me still"
"a struggle between love and pride, and
then very low came the answer: -
7f."I do love you still, md have loved you
always. And Max, have been punished
for my rash words more than ever yon
could have wished, and oh, am 50 tired
And the naughty head dropped low and
the tears fell thick and fast:
Darling" said Max, taking the bea,lu.
ful head between his hands and turning
her face up to Liz, 'we have both suffered
much, but please God, we will lie happy
together Mt last" ~ Hg ,+.,
And kissing the tears away, he turned
toward the house. Tho sudden engage
ment was nine days wpndbr, especially
to Maud Thornton, who could not imagine
how in the world she lost her golden fish,
when she thought she had him so secure.
! Early the next fall they were married
and people say that Alice <1llesly vas
never so beautiful IS Alice Revere,