The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-22
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"uh sas, .hs's oHt, said small
Ntsl. - be- al~snei thu luss. ..hhe's
rnrs r. ths .irs~ssnakrs'w, lint she'll w.
haek stsN, 'ran~r sh~t eos III ss,y hrr
liais sns dinner. Come iii ami wait. =
] aesspts.l The invitation. anil i'm.
stalled my~eli In ,hr .axiers chair ii ,bs
raflnf. alter rsllinr il IL Ill. hay. vim.
dow. ~ ~ h csnmanl n view ~ The
sirst, while Nd "histe,l' himself. ~
y" cali.i y, IN mrrllr.snrrsl table
hrsitc me. sui sat thef., with the
crisry cheekines. III early hn,hAal.
Whaling AMI swinging his ieet.
Ned was u char ~ III Years. with 4
rrmafkahlc memory --aa | Mas f.tcd 10
.iiscos.r--the Youngest hrutLer III Mas
Victoria Conrad; AMI Ml,ss Victoria
Conrad vas a handsome, dlashing, clever
grl whom ! had mct nj n picnic the
preceding summer, and with whom 1
hal immediately fallen desperately ia
love.
nsc the word /" desps ratcly advised.
~, for Il was my first really srr,ous IN.
tangltmcnt, and my chnrmcr. being n
thorough mistrrss of the arts by which
Young and susceptible male hearts an
snbingated, had inthralled me- most com.
plctely.
True. before cast myself nj her
feet. hai felt 4 great tender.
acss for sweet little third or
ieulth comin II mine "A slight. nal,
Young g,rl, with hair III the fAintcst
gold, and eyes of the sofiest blue, and
m innocent trusting. chil,l.ikc look in
her pretty face.
Hut beside Miss Coural, with her
magnificent form, glnrions auburn ,vss.
~, nn,l wonderful biz black eyes, Nav
Newton faded into insirniiicanrc. II
WAS IN though one placed Il. licatc.
cream colured lily i'll tho same vase with
gorgeous. flame, dashed. will. crimson.
leaved, brown thruate. rla,liulc,
Anil NJ found, oh becoming acannint.
ri with Misa Conrad. TINT my feeling
for May, which hal existed aimee our
earliest childhood. nds only tender.
ness. while my feeling for Victoria, al.
Though Tut three months old, already
nno lnssd "a n passion.
Tut, il spite Of my infatnation for the
later. was not hllnl ~ the fact thul
ehc was u finished eonnctte, and ,lidn !,
hall like the why alter the very decide,
encouragement Hhe hni given M, nhs
illrttd witt my Intimate friend Charley
Thornton. Spmrtimes. INDEED, IL flashes
upon me- that there I'm been love VI
tar between them which la. not entire
~ ended even now, anl il WAN after on,
81 these flashes Ind sought her honsc
determined to discover what her r.p
feelings toward M were, md resolve,
that when left her il slonll be eishc,
m nm accepted or rejected .nitor.
To rpenk frankly. hal every renso,
Relieve. IN spite Of the ilashcs. II wonl,
Il. IN M accepted ol For. m much d,
Thornton was diHtins shed liz Miss h ION
RAD above her other admirers, inst d,
much had | been II late .listingnishu,
above Thornton. And W. two were e,,nn
III age, looks, family, education, an.
tour la.ly.lose thoughs) fortune. | VA,
our laly.loye thought, for the truth was
compared IL me-. Charley was poor. How
rich was hAd taken CARE should ma
be known; for, though only three. anil
twenty, hal already grown tired 81
single life. with it, attendant boaf,lins
houses. anl was 'ooking for wife. will
view 10 comfortable home 81 nv own
Anl, like Lori Dnrleigh and other 70
mantle, poetieal fellows, / wanted 10 l.,
loved for myself alone.
Only Charley Thornton knew III my ~
equity inherited wealth, aud him / Ia.
hound by MI that il sacred In trienlshi,
not to disclose II.
30 In singing mo ont for favor.
argued, Victoria leafs ne 10 supnov
she loves me. Aud, II SHE consents Ii i,
my wife, that Snpposition will turn iut,
happy certainty, for ~. certainly. witt
her beauty and ta'ents, might mike |,
much hEci match than thu one / nile
her. And whnt deligh, II will be. whc,
the words mr. said that seal my hnppi
nsts md mike her Ill my own, IL ~,
her resnlendcnt'esrN grew LARGER ~.
brighter m sh. lea. ns that in acceplin,
few thousands shc has become m,
mistress III hall Il million =
but 10 50 back 10 tho small boy, swing
inR MS let md evidently anxious 10 "a
Ter into conversation.
= say he blnlis ont al last. i,
vo', like 70 look NJ photography Char
Icy Tholnton decs. He and Vie look, !,
" this hook taking one from the tabl,
on which he sat" for morc'n mn nom
The other day. like him. H. CAV,
me two white Iaice md guinea. pir III,
eat nsc the white mice, aud thu q ,linca
pigs dead. but they wasn't locking 4
Y MI nc time either. They WINS talking
Your pictures there, You know. Hi
nse.' 70 he On the other pagc, but Ii
coated VI to put Il somewhere else. |"
Nhy9" ! asked. ceAAing 10 watcl
for the coming II m, divinity. and turn
ing toward the rinal boy with awakrne.
curiosity.
Cause, saii Ned, evidently irwin,
70 repeat the very words" 'eansr A
couldn't bear even hin picture 10 hnv
always before II thc face of b,s rival, n,
sue*.einl yes. that's IL -hih .nce.s sf,,
rival"
Ny heart gave hound. She w,
love M, then. POOR Charley
And what reply did your sistcr max
~ thatf" | asked.
'Oh shc said nonsense. but Nh
tpok the picture out---(harley'e "a,
know-- and he kissed her hand and Al
carried Il up u her room, and in thcr
now. hanging between tho Hurueno
Lovers aud His Only Friend. He'n
poor bareiootel hoy i lying fast nslccl
IN the road. anil his only friend'a an
--one 81 then, big fellows, you know
" ics, yen, 4 interrupted. rsther In
patiently; II know III about H."