Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-18

tors approach and when Dave
Danton, completely deceived,
STOPPED and laid his cool white hand
upon her head and brow, she, in
feigned astonishnent, started to her
feet, regarding him coIdly, and re-
peIlinsly asked when be had as
sumed guardianship, that he dared
to touch her.
Poor, pursued Pansy! Excited
and trembling, she stood and looked
a. him.
DIR. Dsnton. surprised, stood pet
rified, and saw with alarm that she
was angry and white with passion !;
then he said, with apology in his
voice and manner:
Pardon me, Pansy l saw you
suffering, and my consideration for
your health moved me to assist or
help you if / could
Pansy had grown calm, but her
voice still possessed the hard ring,
and she ret0rted:
You profess to have considera.
ton for peoples feelings, then p
Certainly, p nsy am | not q
physician p
AS request, DR.. Danton, call
me Miss PEARL
And she smiled agaln-the old
smile.
With Sigh. addition of iciness
she slightly bent her head one side,
and looked scernfully at the dis
comfited M. d. DR.. Danton did
not reply, but, provoked at one
whom he thought perfection the
day before, he mentally reviewed
the three happily-spent weeks, and
recalled the fact to mind, how she
bad herself requested him to call
her 'Pansy,' ''cause she did hate
formality.' What had he done TO
call forth this evident bitterness +?
Had he angered her? and what
must he do to atone? Her sudden
hauteur puzzled him-to be told for.
mally, coldly and authoritatively
that the prefix Miss was prefera-
bic.
Ring for lights. doctor. You GER
tainly have the appearance OF
Mephistopheles in this shadowy,
uncertain light. Where are Mr..
and Mrs. Pay ton p
And Pansy laughed 80 brightly
and musically that he half.hour
tinkle of the clock seemed but an
echo of her happiness. Who could
have thought Pansy disconnected
with such look Of joy on her face2
So it ls with many, reader; the
heart is broken, hut mask is held
up: and passers by view il and envy
The wearer. Heigh hol Good it is,
we can't read all the woe aud mis-
cry. What catalogue of hidden
griefsl
'Fred has gone to the postoffice,
and, if yon will excuse me, after the
lights are brought in l will 90 up
stairs and get ready for to- morro w's
jaunt."
Readily DR. Danton. You may
go now you wish to-
PaDsy, Pansy ! what are you say.
ing and what are you doing?
Stephen lighted the gas. and the
two principal occupants were fac.
ing one another Evidently, war
to the end.
DR.. Danton bowed after the with
jrawal of S. sphen; then, as if some
sudden impulse prompted him, he
stepped lightly forward and said:
As | shall not see you again, Mss
Pearl, will bid you goodnight and
good. bye, as tomorrow sees nae on
nay way to NJ and my
My wife, you would say. doctor.
Why have you not mentioned the
lady before p
Pansy broke 10 vehemently and
impetuous1y, as was her style.
My wife Pansy, What do you
mean p
Or. Danton. we, it seems, are
playing at cross purposes. Do you
suppose / am a child p And the
childish figure drew up in the high
est dlsdain. DO you suppose | am
a child, to be played with p
'Pansy-Miss Pearll'-she court.
esied Miss Pearl, you are under
some mistake +
'Dr. Danton, "and her voice shook
with anger, distinctly, at dinner
She paused slightly, and swal
lowed gulp in her throat.
AT dinner che went on, "you
said, Il am Oedded."
Pansy was triumphant; Pansy
was victorious, and she gloried 10
bis defeat. But DR.. Danton did not
suffer from it; what skilled actor
be must be. See, his face is trans.
figured, and to Papsy it is glorified
He advanced swiftly. and. taking
her 10 both arms. tightly closed
around her, aud said passionately
with his dark cheeks and ruby lips
pressed close to hers {:
'Pansy ! Pansyl Welded to my
profession Haven't you heard the
expression before p And be kissed
her before she could answer or
make any attempt at resistance.
PaDsy rec ined, too, passively in
his arms, and she certainly forgot
that she hated HIM but an hour be-
fore.
Ii she bad not been al impulsive
child, Dave Danton would have left
her, and two young hearts that
were made for each other would
have drifted apart forever.
The D Telegraph contained
the following. in October:
MARRIED. - Fertilization - At "Pearl
Plac :, by the Rev. DR.. j. II. Vane, Miss
Pansy Pearl, daughter of the late Hugh Pearl,
ESQ, and DR.. Dave Danton, of NJ