Middletown transcript., 1878-12-14
srlett STORY.
A rAmELEss GovERNEss.

girl was standing watching the white
capped breakers that rolled almost t,
her feet.
A tall, slender girl of seventeen
with amber eyes and bronze-browl
hair, with low, white brow and tender
smiling lips-a girl scarcely NOR
than child in her perfect faith ant
trust.
And while she stood there, Denzi
Orme came to her, a dark-eyed, hand
some youth, who loved this brown
eyed girl better, far better, than ever
his life.
I Who she was, this lovely amber
eyed girl, was never known; all tha
could be gathered was that seventeen
years before, a woman, young and
fair, had come to the cottage of Denzil
Orme's father, and had asked shelter
for herself and her dark-eyed baby
shelter she was freely given-and
the poor young mother had Gied there.
leaving her child to strangers.
'You will keep my little Eve?" she
said to Mrs Orme, aud kind-hearted
Mrs Orme promised.
She died, and the little stranger
took the place, as far as possible, Of
Mrs. Orme's own baby girl, who lay
sleeping beneath the flowers.
And now she was going away among
strangers. 1t was her own wish that
she should; but Eve knew that money
troubles had come to farmer Orme,
and it was time she had ceased to be
a burden to them.
'tEve," Denzil said, gravely, "do
you know how We shall miss you at
the farm?"
"Only for a little while, Denzil, for
I will come back to see you SO often
that you will barely miss me at all
Mother vii miss me most, and yet"
sMother miss you mostl Eve, I
shall miss you most! Oh, my darling,
have you never suspected how I love
you Stay with US, Eve-I cannot
LEI you go! Eye'-then a pause
twill YOU stay as my wife?''
.9h Denzil, DenziI, II am So
Oh. Danzd, you do not mean It
ean i, Eve. I love you. dar-
little ery Of pain interrap ptsd
him.
% not tell ne any more, Denzil,
tos engaged 70 Philip Fenton." "
mans face grew deadly pale,
thea with an effort he recovered him
self.
a believe Philip Fenton is worthy
Of you, Eve and may you be happy,
but-Oh, my laFe-my love-"
And then a silence fell between
them, broken first By Denzil again
"Had [ known that, Eve, I would
have spared you tAs pain. of listening
to me. Say goodshge to me now.
would sooner now than in the morn
ing"
Goodbye" /" she said, softly, laying
her hand gently ID his
Goodbye" he answered, and then
ne bent forward and kissed the fair
white brow. Good bye ny darling,
le said again.
He turned away then came back
lgain.
"Will you gre me the violets in
your breast, Eve, and ! will keep
hem until We meet again.
Without word she unfastened the
Iainty cluster Zen, raising them to
Ter lips, she kissed them, and laid
hem in his hand.
A little later Philip Fenton came
Iown to the sea shore-hanaaome,
laughty Philip Fenton, whom this
.irl first idealized, then learned to
dolize with all the fervor Of her heart.
"I am going earlSsto-morrow, Phil
p" she said.
81 don't sea little impatiently
-"why you go at all. would much
She interrupted him quickly.
''You know" she said, Il have not
he slightest claim on the 0rmes, ex-
ept the claim of love"
The mans face flushed, and the
iris quick eyes noticed it.
"Can it be, Philip-you know what
mean-that you did not give it sufi-
lent thought before-before you"
He bent down and kissed her.
"My love" he said, @yOu are all
/
he world to me, my Eve, my prom
ed wife"
He drew her graceful head down
n his shoulder and kissed the rosy
louth.
"My Eve" hesaid caressingls, you
re sure you viii be true to me ?"
She smiled.
Eyes, I am sure and you. Philip''
Some purple violets still clustered t
tsher breast. ]
Evil take these" he said. aand
heneyer Ieease to love you as l
we you now, viii send them to you,
nd, Eve, you have seen the last Of
our cluster of purple violets."