The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-30
I loved her )" he broke in.

elbow I loved her . he broke in. II
love her vet. That is the worst of Il. that
is what drove me SO wild to-day. After
all that had come and gone, after having
been so cruelty deceived, Knocked, made
a jest Of that I should bessuch q weak
fool that the sight Of her can move me :
but I love her yet--yes, l do--that is
what gals me sol"
"Tell me-. Phil" I urged. aAt least
you know you can trust me, or Judith:
that we love you as if you were cur
younger brother"
"Yes, yes, l know. Well, it is not
much Of a story" he continued with a
hard little laugh. II met her in Rome.
first, nearly three years ago.. I don't
think fell in love. I loved her from the
very first moment I set eyes on her. I
believe I told her so in less than a week,
Well. after a while she gave me reason to
believe she cared for me-" ]
81 may as we'll tell it in a few words.
She was obliged to leave Rome. Her
cousins wanted her to marry some Italian
and they quarreled with me. But the
upshot was that Jeanie and I were en-
gaged-in July her mother was to come
to Europe-Jeanie would be with her at
Blarritz-free from her relations, and
was to Join her there. I had more than
two months to live through. l went
wandering about to pass the time as best
I could. At first I received letters from
her very often; but 0 o they grew more
rare; and then they stopped altogether,
1t was not yet the time she had set for me
to seek her; but I few off to Blarritz,
and" " .>.a
His hesitation quite maddened me.
cried out:
"Well-you saw her9-for Heavens
sake, tell the rest" t<>s4sesss,ss
"Saw her" he repeated, savagely, shut
ting his teeth together till they clicked
like steel springs. "Yes, I saw her j
think I shall not forget it this side the
grave"
"Go on"
"In the train from Bordeaux I met
n OF her cousins, who told me that
Jeanne was to marry the Italian; that she
had informed them of her engagement
to me as a good joke; that she had fooled
me just for the fun of thing; that she
had laid a wager that could do So"
"What did you say" 81"
81 went to the Blarritz( The family
had a house on cliffs. It was even
ing. I went up there, Determined to see
Jeanne. l knew that it was probable
should be refused admittance. Sol Just
walked into the house, for the doors were
open. There was a veranda at the back,
like yours here. I saw Jeanne sitting
there, and the Italian was kneeling at he1
feet"
did you go on" I asked.
"Go on" returned he. II had seen
enough. There was a night train to Pau
l took it. From Pau I wrote to her. ]
was determined that she should not make
an utter fool of me-"
"What did you write2"
"That I had to thank her for our pleas
ant filtration in Rome; that as of course
neither of us had ever considered it seri.
Gus, she would not be surprised that ]
hoped before long to introduce my wife
to her; and that I trusted my sweet gir]
would rank among Miss Morris friends
"Great Heavens, Phil"
"Then l started for Australia, and
went round The world. Well, here I am
and tnat is my story" - G
Sand a pretty one it isl" cried a voice
in the library doorway, which made u.
both jump.
We turned. There stood Judith.
"You're a dreadful fool, Philip she
continued.
"There was no truth in what that lady
told you. The italian did propose t.
Jeanie-she could not help that--I sup
pose you happened to go eavesdroppine
at the very moment"
"Aunt JudithW
"Hold your tongue!" cried the i'm
perious lady. "They bad kept back YOU
letters and Jeanie's, no doubt. Well, sir
the first news she had of you, after week
of silence, was that sweet efusion 70,
sent from Pau. Do you know what 70,
did sir? You nearly broke her hearth"
"If I could believe that" groaned Phil
II would go and find her absence-be!
"Bah?' interrupted Judith. "Com'
herer'
She pushed him into the library, AM
shut the door behind him.
We heard a cry from Phil, echoed by
feminine voice. Then we neither saw
! nor heard our visitors for more than al
hour.
The table had been cleared and lamp
brought, and Judith and I were waitin.
with what patience we might. The doc
opened at last.
There the pair stood. a little shame
faced, but as happy a couple as one coult
we'll find. ..
Judith Rugged them both, and so dit
l. Then W. had some supper. Their
Judith sternly dismissed US all to ou1
respective chambers. .iJ
"This is a respectable house, and I an
a woman of ORDER" said she; 1T il
past eleven O'Clock, and I feel as if W,
had lived about ten years between sun
set and bedtime "-Erchanqe.
The Housem Which Keats Died.
From the Swiss Times.
On the afternoon of February % {
stone with. an inscription commemoratine
the residence and death of John Keats If