New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-16


farther from him ere she laid her hand
IN his, and tell him he was dearer to her
than al the world besides. So she check
ed the tender response that trembled on
her tongue and flinging off his grasp,
with-a knocking gesture and ringing
laugh, darted across the room to the
piano.
So She seated herself. ran her fingers
gracefully over the keys, and broke out
in q Wild, brilliant, defiant song, that
made her listeners ears tingle as he stood
watching her. and choking back the in
Edignant words that came crowoing to his
lips for utterance. fa,
Sophie, listen to- me r. said at
length, as she paused from sheer exhaus
ton. us it generous--is it just to trife
with me so-toa turn into ridicule the
emotion of a heart that offers to you the
most reverent affections? I have loved
you, because beneath this volatile surface
character of yours, I thought I saw
truthfulness and simplicity, purity of
soul, sand a warm current of tender,
womanly feelings that would battle with
blessings 2the whole life of him whose
hand was so fortunate as to touch its Sc
<cret springs You are an heiresa, and
onlysa5 poor student; but it that is the
reason why you treat me so scornfully,
youvare less the noble womann that I
thought YOU"
Sophie's head was averted, and sus-
picious moisture glistened in her eyes as
Harry ceased speaking. All why is it
that we sometimes hold our highest hap
piness SO lightly carrying it carelessly
IN our hands, as though it were but dross,
stakingsit all upon an idle caprice.
Then she turned her countenance to-
ward him again, the same hooking light
was in her eyes, the same coquettish
smile breathed from her lips.
"Speaking OF heiresses,' said Sophie,
!" there's Helen Myrtle, whose father is
worth twice as much as mine. Perhaps
you5had better transfer Yohr aftentionsEto
her, Mr.. Ainslee. The difference in our
dowries would no doubt be quite an in
ducement,a and possibly she might con-
slider your case more seriously than I
have done.''' ~ ~ 4 @ F
Like an insulted prince, Harry Aims
lee stood up before her-the hot fiery in
dignant blood dashed in fierce torrent
over his face-.-his arms crossed tightly
upon his breast, as if to keep his heart
from bursting with uprising indignation
his lips compressed and his dark ewes
flashing. aFsI =
Not till he had .gone-gone without a
single word 35of. explanation, leaving only
a grave sgood-byen and the memory Of
his pale face to plead for him-did the
thoughtless girl wake to a realization of
what she had done. Then q Quick, ter
rible fear shot through her heart, and she
would have given every curl on her
brown head to nave him beside her one
short moment longer.
"Pshaw! what am I afraid of? He
will be back again within twenty four
.hoursfand as importunate as ever" she
muttcrred to herself, as the street door
closed after him; yet with sigh that
was half sob, followed the words, and
could Harry have seen the beautiful pair
of eyes that watched him so eagerly as he
went along the street, or the bright face
that leaned away out through the parted
blinds with such wistful look as he dis
appeared, it might have been his turn to
triumph.
2 In spite Of Sophie's prophecy. twenty
four hours did not bring back Harry.
Days matured into weeks and still he
did not come, nor in all that time did she
meet him. And now she began to think
herself quite a martyr, and acted accord
ingly. In fact, she did almost what any
heroine would have done unaer the cir
cumstances-grewp pale and interesting.
Mariana began te suggest the delicacies
to tempt Sophie's palate. s'The poor
dear child was getting so thin.' In vain
Sophie protested that she had no appe-,
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In vain papa brought dainty gifts and
piled up costly presents before his pet.
A faint smile or distracted ssthank you''
was the only recompense.. IF sister Kate
suggested that, Harry's absence was in
any manner. connected with her altered
demeanor, Sophie would toss her ring
letted head with an air Of indifference,
and gosaway and cry over it hours at a
time. Everybody thought something was,
the matter with Sophie Sophie among
.thss rest. - %
Her suspense and penitence became
unsupportable at last. Sister Kate who
had come SO near the solution of the mys-
tery-- she knew al so said Sophie perhaps
she could advise her what to do, for to.
give up Harry seemed every day more
and more OF an impossibility. :. -
ssWIl you 60 into the garden with
me, Kate?" she asked, in a trembling
voice, Of her sister one day, about m ,nth
after her trouble with Harry; 81 have
something OF Importance to tell you.' s@
ECO, away, darling, and will be with
you in q few moments" replied Kate,
casting SO searching glance at Sophie's