The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-03

and discovering he had met YOU one
summer up in the mountains, made
him sure Of welcome here with me
10 night"
lyon were quite right, DIR. Fame"
replied Alice with warm blush. ~
am truly pleased 10 see your friend, as
we'll as INV summer acquaintance. whom
| feared had forgotten me
"It would be impossihie for one hav-
ing seen Miss Abbot 20 forget her, said
Mr.. Knight, with an earnest look. II
have been abroad since our adieux were
made among the mountains, and have
thps b,.en derived Of further acquaiu.
tanee with my friends at home. "
"Mr Knight has evidently been 20
r,ance and acquired talent for com.
,,l;,,,nnt " returned Alice pmiliug
:. Gnniie " 10 Mrs. Canheld, who now
came forward, Lot me present 20 you
my Glen Mountain artist, Mr., Gerame
Raid knight my aunt, Mn, Garfield. ."
" Miss Abbot has acquired n talent for
t,,ttarv I fear, | am mere sketcher.
scar,,iy an artist, Mrs, Cantield."
Mrs. Garfield disolaimed his molesty.
having seen his pictures, and carried
him ofr 10 present 90 her guests,
lyon wear my roses, Alice may
home then, that you will no longer put
ma of with eVasivc answers Ii is yrs 2"
Ellis Fame whispered these words with
a warm look Of admiration al the beauti-
ful head which was decked with his
flowers
Alice grew pale She could uo longer
determine 90 marry either ut these suit-
ors Her knight had appeared. and
although he had not spoken, nay, she
6d NOT know that he even would, vet
her heart was not hers "a give any other.
Forgive me, if have misltd You
wore your roses as the gait NJ y friend,
no more,
Her words were low and her voice
trembled.
Ellis Fame looked al her with rvproach.
fal eyes, and walked away without
another wortl
II Was Frank Merrills turn now. tie
had watched his chance, and seing Alice
alone. he strobe across the rOum, ard
lifting up her fan said hurrieily
Alice, YOU have made me happy, YOU
wear NV chains believe me- they shall
never be ausht but bright and silvered
through all your hfe.
bat. Mr.. Merrill, Won mistake ; | did
not mean"
What You do not N can, by accept
ing and wearing my gift that you will be
my wife :"
"No. Iwore II tonight because"
Because you are a heartless flirt, and
delight in torturing me. l viii no lon
ger be trihed with, Alice, you must
answer me, yes or no, tonight Let it
De yes ?" he pleaded.
at must be no, and Ahce's voice
sank Co a whisper. and she bowed her
head. She had trifled with both these
men they loved her, and feeling now,
in her own heart, that love was, indeed,
a strong, overriding passion, she felt
OF her heartlessness towards
them.
Mrs. Garfield and her friends coming
forward a, this juncture, the passionate
protest that rose To Frank Merrill's
lips was interrupted, but he looked so
utterly wretched that even little DolGe
asked
Does your head ache, Mr.. Merrill ?"
Then she looked up in her cousin Aice's
face, and in her shrill srVaRt terrible
voice, shouted out
"0h, cousin Alice, who are you going
10 marryi Who came in first ander
your wishboneI"
Every one smiled, and all looked up
over the door and there saw Alice's for
tune-teller
DR.. Fame eyed the innocent little bone
viciously, and then said
".It might have been me, Dollie but
l believe Mr.. Knight forestalled me-"
Alice blushed painfully. Frank Mer-
NIL walked over to the door, and taking
down the wishbone said
"The fortunate suitor who would win
the lady fayre, must possess the magic
charm. l viii fight fate and fortune for
her"
"And viii be her valiant Knight,
aud therefore claim the badge, said Mr..
Knight, putting ont his hand and play
fully wrestling the little bit of bone from
Mr.. Merrill's hand.
Everyone laughed again, but only =.
few felt there was, perhaps, more than
a joke in the little passage at arms,
When il came time q diNart, Mr..
SA..sh. asked perwessioni 90 call again.
md he came so often after. that Alice's
I'D lovers saw at last that thers Was no
nope for them
When little Dollie was told that cousin
Alice was going 10 marry Mr.. knight
md go away, she looked up from her
picture book and said
at was all the wishb- Ne wasn't il,
,ousin Alice %
"Yes. Of course, suppose 80,
aughed Alice. "
Dollie went on with her book, reading
loud
"a, ate II; b, begged it G, cut it
{, eyed it; +. fought for il -
Yes" interrupted Bertha, and q
got it,
What I" asked Dollie, looking up
gain. "The apple pie ?"
"Oh, no, only the wishbOne-and
Alice - -Den0rest