Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14

view oc politics. they grumble ut the
weather. don't believe that any two
overs. or any form of governni en-
could stand six weeks of settled sun
shins.h
Dion looked mt this strange girl. She
had n metaphysical, dreamy look in her
eyes; there was no ling how she might
turn the commonest subject. lie re-
membered that he had another engage
ment, and made his most graceful apollo
gies. Still he was wondering, all the
time lie was away from Margery. what
she was thinking about him, and tor
menting himself with the memory of
several good things that he might have
said, and did not say.
Perhaps that was the reason that he
called upon Margcry the next day, and
she next, and so on indefinitely. In II
month the handsome Dionysius was no
longer at the general service; he was
devoted tn Miss Haywood. ThCn peo-
pie began to talk. Some very good pco-
pie, professedly anxious to repress mali
Cious rumors, propagnted them; and
though they declared them to be incrcdi-
bile, still, unfortunately, they believed
them to be only too true.
II Is easy to profess indifference to
such ill-natured talk. but people cannot
Dt .lllAiitlFHl lO lIlt IfNulAN bl II. III
this cssr the rumors reached Margcry's
aunt Mt Haywood, and she sent pre-
emptory order for her nicce's return
home Immediately. -
AT this order MargeTy was very cross
She did not want to go back into the
country, and she did think that, in some
way or other. Dion might have prevented
peoples remarks. And his little effort Ia
talk the matter over with her only made
her more angry; for her loving, anxious
heart was waiting 10 hear something
more swectlEpersonal than:
- cannoF imagine, Miss Haywood.
what pleasure people find in gossip
You cannot?" snapped Margcry
"Wcll. then. let me tell you that an
pleasures arc short-livcd except that of
watching the mistakes Of our friends.
and comparing them with our own vir-
tues
Where shall we meet again?'
- am no diyiner." She WAS pale and
angry, hut the tears were ia her eyes
She knew that he loved her. Why could
he not-why would ho not say SOP
"Why?" She asked herself this qucs-
tion all during the next summer. For
Dion. having discovered that Miss Hey
wood was with her Invalid aunt in a
small village in the Pennsylvania noun
tains, abandoned Mt once the delights Of
fashionable hops and drives. and de-
voted himself 10 Miss Haywood and
Miss Iicywoods aunt.
II was a summer to date from all Of
life aflcrward. Such glorious mornings
by the trout streams! Such evenings in
the moon-lit hills Such walks. and
talks. and rides. "a young man SO
handsomc--so very handsome young
man 80 clever end polite. and so respect
ful to age Aunt Haywood had never
seen. Forty years before. she had
had a lover. who went to sea snd never
came back again. and she believed Dion
to be exactly like him. Yes. she was
certain that If ever she had been mar
ried, and had children, all her sons
would have been just ike Dion. The
old woman loved him, in her way. quite
rs much as the young one.
This fair and happy summer at length
came 10 a close. Dion found the ladies
one morning i'm the midst of trunks and
toilets. 4 sudden frost had sci in. and
Aunt Haywood missed the comforts of
her own home. Dion fingered. silent
and sorrowful. till after lunch. and then
he asked MHrgcry to 60 into the woods
for 4 walk with him. He had a confes-
sion To make, he said. If Miss Haywood
permitted It,
Miss Haywood thought he might have
spoken without her permission. Too
much courtesy, too much courtesy" she
whispered her own heart hut she signi-
fled her assent by little nod Of her
head and q se;. -t"adftst look in tht
water.
Miss Haywood Mnrgcry-I want
to confess 90 you what a foolish waste
have made of my life and fortune.
Hitherto have squandered them in the
siilicst Of pursuits"
MArgery began % tap her foot rest
lessly.
., I have been 20 vain Of my good
looks"
She looked half slyly and half admir-
ingly through her eyelashcs at him.
And ] am sorry to say that, in order
to do them justice, have been very un-
just to others. am very deeply in debt. F..
and"
Deeply in dcbtw Was that what he
had to- contest? She colored violently.
and rose. MIR. Harrington. your debts
do not concern me. unless-unless--"
Iexpect you to pay them? | suppose
that Is what you think mean. Miss Hey .
wood. How can YOU misjudgc me 50
/ beg pardon for presuming To-
imagine that you could feel any interest
either in the past or future of so worth
less life as mine has hitherto bccn.n
lie rose TO go, and some dumb, evil
spirit possessed the girl. She longed TO
smile. to speak. TO detain him; hut she I.
could not permit herself to do IL.
Goodbye. Margery--icdr Margcry
When | venture to speak To you again, /.
hope TO he more deserving ot n hearing"
He put ont his hand, and she would not
see it. Oh. IL was hard that he would /
not understand the love and longing and
in her heart She had "a
right to be angry with n man so blind;
and as she could not for very shame 60
into good, womanly passion, she gave
vent to her feelings in very unwomaniy
exhibition Of sarcastic Indifference.
But when Dion had really gone. she
fell with passionate sobbing upon the
ground, until the pines talked sough-
fully among themselves, and walled
back TO her those melancholy tones they
learn / know not where.