The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26

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me:
.You viii come to see me when
you are 10 New York, won't you, Mr..
Remington p
.Nothing.' | said. would give me
greater pleasure
'You will come often? Promise to
dine with me once a week You won't
forget me ? aud the blue eyes sought
mine.
looked into them, and nv look
told what my tongue had refused TO
say.
/ pressed the little hard close to
nv heart, and after a pause said, be
low nv breath, Forget ven! = and /
was about TO pour forth nv love when
she gave 3 litile scream, and cried,
oh. my veilp There. snre enough.
was the COMPOUNDED blue thing sailing
before the wind, and al the psssen-
gers. II seemed 20 me, after II Ot
course | bad TO go too, and make be-
lieve Try To capture it. never hated
ANYTHING so much as ] did that yard
# blue gauze. | couldn't 60 back
and continue nv story from where !
was so suddenly broken Of, and 10
deed the widow seemed quite shy OF
me.
The incident had given the psssen-
gers an opportunity u speak to her,
and when | joined her she was sur
rounded by q group Of people. had
no chance that day, nor The next, 10
get her to myself. tried to mink of
something that ! could do or show
her that would amuse or detain her.
1t seemed as though bad exhausted
all nv resources, when at last O bril-
liant idea occurred to me | would
show her the presents had bought
for sister Nell. They ali 10 my
little sea trunk, ana 1 knew that she
couldn't resist their attractions. She
came upon deck bright and beautiful
sever.
Isn't it delightful she said, 10
think that o-moIrow we shall be at
home? i cal hardly wait for The
time 10 come, and vet'-and her
voice dropped iato The dearly loved
soft tone-'the voyage has been a
most charming one, owing to your
kindness" she added, brightly.
/ longed to launch forth my tale Of
love, bur thinking il more prudent to
wait until | had secured her wholly
to myself, / asked her 10 the most or
binary manner, if she wouldn't enjoy
looking at some little triDkets that !
had picked up in Paris. Her eye.
sparkled.
Yes, indeed she said. Nothing
could be more delightful TO me than
to get a glimpse Of Paris while at
sea-
] went below and got All my pretty
nou reauies, aud brought them up t.
her. Placing a chair in a quiet cor.
ner, end well hid from the other PEG.
pie, then drawing mine up beside her
| began showing one By n my col
lection of odd things.
Where did you get them, Mr.
Remington hunted all over Par
is, aud found nothing half 50 pretty.
And she slipped one after another o
my carefully chosen bracelets OF tt
her little plump wrists, and turned
them frst on ore side and then on The
other.
| knew Neii's taste, and had search.
ed for something uncommon, and wa;
well pleased with whstI bad bought
But Nell and every thing were for
gotten with this b~ewitching creature
by my side, and when she made a
move TO take them Of, ] said, laugh.
ingly, Of course, '05, don't disturb
them they look so well where they
are, and it is so pleasant, you know,
to get a glimpse Of Paris while al
sea-
She kept them On, and / opened
the other boxes. There were rings,
crosses, medsliions, chatelsines, and
many other ornaments of curious de.
sign. The widow decked herself, and
was in high gles. A child could not
have enjoyed 1t more. ] watched
her with loving eyes, told Der where
each one came from, and helped fast
en- them on.
i feel like sn Indian p~raeess,' she
said, and ought TO have c throne and
a crowd Of kneeling courtiers, and the
picture wonld be complete
Can't you imagine q throne 2 |
said, and take me for kneeiing cour-
tiers. Woulin'I my love compensate
for the sdmiriDg crowd!'
She looked up quickly, end was
about to answer, when one Of those
eternal old bores that, no matter
when you cross, are always to be
found on shipboard, came up sud be-
gau telling Of his early "reminiscences.
what the sea was twenty years ago
AS though tbs sea had ever changed
and bow, when be bad first crossed,
bis friends never expected to see him
sgsiB.
He made his will, and they parted
as though be were to be forever lost
20 them. | assure VOC that / silently
wished IL my heart that be had nev-
eF turned up sgain. Without saying
a word, ! got up, took nv boxes, and
left my Indisa princess. was thor
oughly angry with the old fellow fo-
interrnpting ear tete a-tefc. sad SER
ioasly with Mrs - for listening
to and answering him. | made up
my mind that that game had been
played Dong enough. | would ask
her the simple question the FIRST
chance that | got. and know my fsta
at once. Bat the chance did net
come as soon IS | expected il
would.
Shs vent TO her room with q sick
headache, so she said, and ] paced
the deck alone. We were q long way
up the barber when she made her ap-
pearauce the following morning. She
said that she had hurried with her
packing, thinking that we were
nearer than We really were to the
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