Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-12-18

skulking away from it"
A momentary silence fell upon us all ..
the Colonel ceased. But as he closed hi.
memorandum book. shutting 10 the strip oI
blood stained, faded silk, voice broke the
silence:
James. gave 1t to m Holland Melroe's
Gordon bieu 2"
You. Patty"
YES, to NE, James," Patty answered.
quite steadily. though white as the dead.
Mechanically, perhaps instinctively. the
| Colonel held out the sacred memento with.
| out word. But the Colonel's wife hsd
no such delicate Instinct Of the truth.
What do you mean. Pattyr she ex.
claimed.
II mean" returned Patty, with grea,
| dignity, "that have a better ri.h, TO uol.
land Melroe's Gordon bleu than any one
| else."
''Oh. Patty. aud all the time you were-''
But Mrs. Kings discretion came back to
her; 1t vas too late, however, to serve her
purpose.
"les. Emily all the time was engaged
to Morton Ex,nes. But you know who
brought me into that. IL was scarcely my
own, and Holland Melroe never soug ht
| me amer he discovered this. l kuew his
heart and mine. When | got news Of his
death broke my engagement 10 Morton.
but could not 90 talking about Holland
then. had no right TO tell the truth then, l.,
who could not tell II before-wbo bad TO
be told by death, what the whole truth
meant even 10 myself"
BY this time we had all been brought up.
a. II were, 10 Patty's revelation-all but
Mrs. King. I noticed vaguely that she
looked disturbed. and glanced uneaslly a,
Major HowEh. But for that | should have
forgotten his presence, yet even then he
did no. seem an Intruder, stranger though
he Was.
The Colonel. always fond OF his little
sister Patty. as be called her. fosnd new
cause for tenderness now. She had been
Melroe's Mciroe. whom he
had loved. And, leaning forward, he took
her In his arms and kissed her.
The next morning got the meaning OF
Mrs. Kings disturbance. She came into
my room with the words:
Just think Of PAuy's making such .
mess OF IT,
What do you meanr' inquired. thor
oushly smased.
Oh, dear, what do mean? Don't you
ace that Major Howih was immensely
pleased with Patty Aud now. just for
that old sentimental nonsense being
dragged up, IL will fall through. he Is not
the man 10 play second fiddle 10 any other
man, dead or alive. Aud 1t would have
been such match ior Patty" wound up
the fascinating but worldly Mrs. King.
turned upon her all the yiais OF my
wrath Patty had come ont most nobly.
and she ought TO be ashamed II she
couldn't appreciate such nobility. de-
clared. But did no good she only reit-
nj. tat k.v
whit disturbed By ms walls OF wrath BOT
in this iteration she was cut shor; By her
husbands voice, as be came In from the
little library which communicated with
the room we occupied:
Emily, you don't know men quite a.
well a. you think yoG do. my dear. when
| went iuto the smoking room last night
Major Howith joined me. and what do you
think he said to m-?''
"Wel, WHAT inquired Mrs. Emily,
making little impatient movement.
''lle said that II Patty was 10 be won by
any living man he should try his best To-
win her. foa see, my dear. your way OF
looking upon things doesn't always TT the
case and the people. uosith Is a mau to
appreciate Just such silent endurance and
iailhin!ness as Patty revealed, aud be
doesn't believe that her heart Is forever
buried in Melroe's grave any more than
do. Il was my story OF Mel ths, made ev-
erythlns fresh and living to her again.
And now. Miss Emily, don't you talk this
over TO Pauy-not q word, mind, or you
may never have Major Howiih for broth
et-in-law,"
Mrs. Emily laughed.
"Oh. ! can keep secret. when Ike. as
well as Patty, aud III keep this; and IN
glad your sentiment has turned out better
than my sense this time, sir, she reiorted,
gayly.
Her husband laughed. too, but he look cd
Al her, thought, q l.,le sadly. AS he re-
piled:
"Ah, En- perhaps yoo'n see some time
that our sentiment, as you call X, Is better
than your sense"
Blu, she Beve, will
Seven years ago this conversation took
place, seven years ago this very day; and
this morning | wen. down 10 the ST. Denis
10 cali upon Mrs. Felix Lundy Howlh.
who had just arrived from England on a
tire. months visit. Before | leh her a
ssret-iacrd English girl came bringing in
II sweet-lsced halt Engiish and hali-Amsr-
iesu baby OF TWO years. though lie iooA ed
fOf all the world As much like young
Cs-,iliaa as his dars-eyed mother.
And what Is his nsme! asked.
Holland Holland Melroe Howith.
Felix named him, and he would have it so :
Wasn't il superb OF hmf But Felix is su
p-rb-vou never saw such man, dear, as
Felix"
II told nv cousin, the Colonel, OF this
conversation. He looked st his wife, that
pretty. light-natured, fascinating little
Emily.
Here's our sentiment against your
sense. Mrs. Emily. You see how well 1t
worksl"
Yes, | see," she answered, but
iaug hing in our faces-"I Was right Ia on
thing. told you the Major wasn't the
man to play second fiddle, and he isn't.
He assigns that part TO bis son, you see -
-Norah Perry, In appleton, Journal.