Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-14

in dreams. She seemed no more con,
scious of his existence than II he had
never lived over the way.
He often wished she would show
the slightest interest in the surround
ing neiyhborhood and the opposite
window in particular, where he re-
sorted to all kinds of experiments to
attract her attention sometimes drop
ping it with a slam enough to waken
the seven sleepers. Then he would
bring his easel exactly in the range
of her vision if she chanced to glance
no from her work, and fall to paint
ing with an industry that was alarm
ing to one Of his constitution.
The long winter passed, day by
| day, bat never with any change over
the way The flowers were tended,
the room swept and busted, and the
needle piled with never varying mon.
otony. Twice week the girl had
taken the small package of fancy
work to the shop for whi@h she Sewed,
and received her money, tail, dark
man always crossing her path, or ma,
king some trllilhS purchase ~ lhe
counter, While she tranSactcd her
business. But she never took any
more notice OF the singular person
wac watched her so mtently, or lis
tened so F"p'"to"Sly 10 ."e zones OF
her muSIca. voice. 'han Il he hao oeeh
mop toad
ire VlnIoWS' so lately hIIea "I'i'
allurlh3 lroIlday gus Wee no" "a!
with valentines and as bIn5ham was
returning nome, one VenInS, brlS!'
idea struck hlm. Why not send tAe
yonn9 lady, over the way, VHIeh-
tine, luSt to Sho" her lh~t she possess,
ed an admlrer, even II the AteS
should tJrbld het ever learning more,
Entering store, ne pnrchasel tie
nioSI pe"UIIl"l one he c''iu HlH' """
returned, With eager leet' to hlS am
gy, cherries home, ana placing 1t IN
an envelope, directed 1t to tie lAlr
unknown ana went out to ilnI So'ne
one whom he conll trust to Ne!i'eF IT..
vi course i BOY was easily secure"
who agreed TO convey 1t to the proper
destination ioI SNAIL sum, bn' IL
order TO Su"f! "5"Ilat hIS''N'' Ding
ham 'ooN hIlu ID n'S own Hoor' al"
ave the most eXpILelt dlrec'lonS
'hememoer' S"id me- 1t IS rI5ht oP-
po5Ite, exactly SO, a''"i You are TO 80
uP three llight OF STAIRS rap at 'he
oo,r OF lne lrohV rooni' ana ueI'Ver 1t
INTO the hands OF the youno lady her-
sell.
Inc iad promised ooe"'ehce' ana
bingham saw MN bound across the
street IN the & ,heFIN9 gloom o' n'9h'
enter The haiI door common TO the
many tenants. ana 1heh returned INTO
MS own room IN d "lid state oI excite
Inent'
Oh that ms VISION could pierce the
thick oInda winch smut out ms neigh
oorS over the way an" reveal 10 nun
'ile la'' 'etn d" ~ was oOMe" over
the beautiful valentine. Nonid she
divine VINO had sent 1t In lmHSIh-
stlon he could see me rich color creep
INTO her pale cheeks as she opened 1t
aud read the sentiments 1t 'ontaInel'
All that night he toasel upon his
pillow. lll3 dreams were in!l OF
hearts ana d"r's' elapsed h"nd8 an'
s,olden circle IN which were painted
IN burning letters, words OF love and
constancy. But morning dawned at
last, and he arose amt dressed NM
self, and, breakiastlrsS, watched the
usual domestic routine across the way.
And ho" lovely she looked as she
bent over her flowers. How soft, and
brown and wavY, her hair; how deli
cate and sheII-Ilke her ears; how
round and eXqolsiteIy tinted her
cheeks Not lance dld she raise
toward him, but resumed her needle
just as calmly as if nothing unusual
had happened to disturb the even ten
Or Of her way.
An Aoar or two later, as Bingham
was returning from a nelghbo'ln3 res,
taurant, where he had broken his fast,
a smal ragged urchln, DASHED across