The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-22

occupants Of the sleigh with bits Of 10,
and snow dust. Mrs. Derwent nearly
! tainted, and then "came to; = and Ned
Berton nearly sWore, as the sleigh in front
exaggerated him with is silhouette Of
tender couple, and then recovered him
self with = consideration Of pity for hiI
really suffering companion, and with
faith in Dolly.
So they proceeded having o msinterval.
of smooth going and conversation between
long spells Of harassing irregularity in
the conduct OF the horse, and Of sting.
log Jealousy TO Ned, aud Of unfeigned
terror on the part Of Mr.. Derwent, IN
Ill, after = distressing sleigh.ride Of two
hours, they came 10 the aBlue Globe;'
and Mrs. DerWent, Immediately after
alighting, rushed 10 Dolly and said, any
dear, l cannot possibly go back with him.
Ny nerves will be shattered. You will
have to, for you are not afraid OF any
thing, my darling. l will 60 home with
EusiIce Hurd; you must 90 with Ned.
Ouly"-with sudden caution-@you must
promise that you will not speak 8 word
or let him speak word, beyond COM
monplaee.n
And Dolly, only too glad on any terms
TO return with her dear lover, promised
faithfully; %whereupon Mrs. Derwent's
terror subsidized. The young people had
q dance in the rustic ballroom Of the
"Blue Globe" and then lunch; and by
four o'clock the sleighs were ordered for
home, and Mrs. Derwent went with
Eustace Hurd. And Dolly-silent, bliss.
ful Dolly-Was tucked rRpturously into
the cutter with Ned. OF and away
againl 49,,
The afternoon was superb. Even Ned,
who had been blind all the morning, ap.
p~reciated the beauty now The sun
shone Is It never shone before; the sky
was like = sapphire; the icicles melted
and dropped In = million diamonds; the
shadows OF the fr.trees on the FURNISHED
snow were blue as the blue OF the Grotta
Azzurro. The little snow.birds hoped
tamely by the roadside, and chirped
unsteady. And the horse-goiug home
was as gentle as = lamb; Ned was able
To drive him with o hand, and so find
place for the other hand under the sleigh.
robe close TO Dollyis.
Faithful to her promise to keep the
talk perfectly commonplace, whenever
Ned approached any topic deeply inter
esting, Dolly interposed with q light
tremark or laughing jest, until At last
Ned became desperate, and cried, "Oh,
Dolly, will you not listen to q word that
Is earnest7 May l not speak to you one
moment Of that"
And then she answered, quite serious.
ly, even sadly: "Not for the world Of
that, dear Ned. Not to-day. To-mor-
row, perhaps; II there Is such a thing as
tomorrow for me, when ! only wish that
to.day-just as It is now, l mean-could
last toreyerl Tomorrow, perhaps, you
may speak Of that; not before, as you
love me, Ned"
"Then you are not hopsiul7' sighed
Ned.
aHopeiulH Oh, no; SO far from hope.
full But, oh, Ned. hush" He felt I'M
der the sleigh robe her little hands quick
pressure Of his. "Let Us Just be happy
this beautiful day, that seems TO rub out
everything that Is dark and gloomy with
its white gloyed hand. / love these blue
and white winter days. Every one loves
contrast, you know; and, Ned, the colors
Of my life are not these light, gentle col
ore just now"
That evening, when Dolly wa dressed
for the German in her delicate gown OF
pink gauzs and her wreath Of blush roses,
Two notes were brought to her almost
simultaneously; one on q silver salyer BY
JACQUES, who was dismissed Immediately,
and the other produced with some per.
turbatiou from an apron pocket by Patty,
who devoutly fingered.
Dolly had just reached the landing OF
the upper staircase on her way down TO
the drawing room, when these messages
reached her, and she stood in the arch OF
the stained glass window, where Patty
has,ened to light the bracket lamp and
read them both. The fret on lavender
tinted paper, with a monogram tricolor.
ed, was from Eustace Hurd:
Dear Mis- Dzpsnt: At last l have the
permission Of your mother to say to you
. few words that l have long wished TO
say, and that have only been suppressed,
in consideration for your youth and in
experience, until this hour. Will you
grant me the indulgent favor 10 come in.
to the library for a moment before the
dancer
Your devoted EusrAcE HuRp.
The other note-on papa's business pa.
per-was from Ned Berton:-
Ny Darling AHSe: l have done exact.
~ rs rot told meat least in regard 10
your father. A thousand blessings on
that inspiring little card, which ! have
worn upon my heart all day. oh, Dolly!
but for your divine courage l should have
yielded to dispair.
Your father has given me permission
10 address you. Meet me one moment
dearest, before the dance, in the libaary,
Just to let me look at you and kiss your
hand. l promise not to say 4 word oil
that till tomorrow. Your " NED.
Miss Dolly Just turned white and red
like = four.o'clock posy," said Patty, de.
scribipg the scene afterwArd. "And then
when she thought l didn't see, abe kissed
Mr.. Ned's note, and she said TO herself
like, But what can he mean about the
card-,he spiral little card? don't IN.
derstand this And then ! said, oh,
Miss Dolly, do send some answes quick to
Mr.. Ned, for he's walking up and down
the piazza this freezing night without an
overcast And she says, 60 tell him !
will" And ! ran mighty quick-tor
Mr.. Ned may thank me that he did not
catch his death Of cold-and told him
what she said, and he cried out, 'Bles.
YOU, Patty you are = good girl, Patty
And he gave me-but l didn't do 1t for
that. And my amt he a hearty young
gentleman and jus. the one for Miss
Whst,c can he mean about the card1"
thought Dolly again, as, so absorbed in
Ned's surprising note that she quite for
got the other, she went musingly down
stAirs.
For in fact the card was a simple
memorandum made a year ago. But not
until months after the present pregnant
Feb. 10, to which, II proved such an ex.
citing precipitator, did Ned Berton know
that the writing had been made upon the
white surface, Obvious Of the other side Of
the crested card, by his impulsive little
llAdy.loye one day when, with her most intt'