The Newtown bee., 1878-02-07

you wrote was your name Well-.l will call you Alice"
 And 70 Alice became an inmate of the quiet house. Her duties were light, and. she found great deal of time to write loving letters to the dear ones at home.
 Before long she met the gentleman whose face had been the first she saw on her arrival. He was Miss Grey's lawyer, and often spent great deal of time in the old lady's library writing at her dictation, while she knit and her companion read. Youth Is always at. trac,ed to youth, and Roland Hall was young and when his writing was done he would chat animatedly with the little old lady, who evidently thought him perfection, and liked nothing better than to draw him out, and show off to sdvan- tage his fluent conversational powers.
 So 1t was that as time passed, Alice grew to look forward with delight to the young lawyers visits. Her life was mono,onous; but she had grown to love the eccentric old lady who was 90 stern and bitter to the outside world, but 50 tender and kind to her.
 One day, as they were sitting in the library, Roland with them. the bell rang and in moment the door flew open, ,and in rushed radiant vision.
 l. was beautiful girl, tall and ex- quisiiely formed. The golden curls, flowing from beneath jauniy cap, gilt tered down over an elegant cloak, which falling carelessly from her shoulders. showed the snowy fur lining. She sprang to Miss Grey's side, and, claspirg her arms around her neck, literally del. uged her with kisses
 "tIsre am, my dear Miss Grey, back again How glad am to see you. Mamma has given me permission to spend a whole week with you. Isn't that grands''
 Then turning and greeting Roland she smiled up into his face, as she held out her little gloved hand. Just then the quiet figure, in its simple dark dress, by Miss Grey's side. attracted her notice. "And what quiet little body is this r
 Alice crimsoned at the rather contemp- tuous tone of the address, and, raising her dark eyes, calmly surveyed the saucy beauty.
 Julia, let me make you acquainted with Miss Justin. Miss Justin--Miss Luttrell."
 The girls bowed, but a hostile look shot from the wide-open blue orbs as Ju- lia Luttrell mentally said:
 "Only passable as regards looks; but with dangerous eyes. suppose she has been flashing them at Roland before now.'
 She threw off her wraps, aud soon was in the midst of lively, interesting account of the travels from which she had just returned.
 As Alice watched the rose tint come and go in the dainty cheek. and the mis- chievous dimples now disclose and now hide themselves, as the red lips curved away from the tiny pearl-shaped teeth in the charming smiles Miss Lut. irell was very lavish of. she thought to herself, with dull pain at her heart:
 "No inan living could resist such fas. cination.n
 Roland seemed to know his fair enter. .ainer very well, and Alice soon found herself and Miss Grey only spectators, as the two tested and laughed together.
 Alice's was a proud nature. She was one of the kind who guard their love as queen guards her most precious jewel; but that love once bestowed, neither time nor eternity could cause it to falter or change, and she had know for some time that her heart had found its master. She had felt, too. that Rolsnfi Hall cher ished fo! hcrself something warmer thsn mere friendship, although no words had been spoken.
 Roland had to come very often that week, and Julia Luttrell made herself more bcwilching each time.
 One day, when the girls were alone to. gcther, Julia suddenly said:
 "Well. Miss Justin, how do you like Mr. Hall !"
 Alice colored at the unexpected ques ton, and replied ,evasively, that of course she thought him very 6ne young man
 "Oh how glad am every one ad mircs him so."
 Something very significant in ihl speaker tone caused Alice 10 raise be, dark eyes quse,ioningly to her eompan' ions face
 Julia blushed aad laughed, and answer cd the look by holding up Aer chapel, hand On its foreGnger glssmed large solilairci
 Poor Aicef she bore her agony hrase- ly until all alona, and her outburst oi passionate anguish she realized the deptl of her love for es,e wsoin she uoH knew belonged to another, and whom she musi tear from her beart