The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-04

medallions, chatelaines, and many Other
ornaments Of curious designs. The
widow decked herself, and was in higf
Blee. A child could not have enjoyed il
more. / watched her with loving eyes
told her where each one came from. and
helped fasten them on.
- feel like an Indian princess she
said, and onght TO have q throne and Q
crowd Of kneeling courtiers, and the pic.
ture would be complete
Can't you imagine q throne ?"
said, and take me for kneeIine cour-
tiers. Wouldn't my love compensate for
the admiring crowd?'
She looked mp quickly, and was
about TO answer, when one Of those eter-
nal old bores that, no matter when you
cross, are always TO be found on ship
board, came up, and began telling Of his
twenty years ago, as though the sea had
ever changed, and how, when he had
first crossed, his friends never expected
TO see him again. He had made his will,
and they parted as though he were TO be
forever lost 10 them. / assure you that /
silently wished in my heart that he had
never turned up again. Without saying
q word, got up, took my boxes, and
left my Indian princess. was thor
oughly angry with the old fellow for in
terrupting our tete-a-tete, and seriously
annoyed with Mrs. - for listening TO
and answering him. made up my mind
that that game had been played long
enough. I would ask her the simple
question the first chance got, and know
my fate at once. Bnt the chance did not
come as soon as I expected it would.
She went to her room with n sick
headache, so she said, and / paced the
deck alone. We were long way up the
harbor when she made her appearance
the following morning. She said that
she had hurried with her packing, think
ing that We were nearer than we really
were TO the city"
Oh, Mr.. Remington, had no oppor-
tunity of returning your jewelry, and so
/ packed them with my things. But you
are coming, you know, TO dine with me
on Saturday, and will then give them
10 you."
:" Certainly I said. "There is no
time for us TO change them now. Wear
them until see you again
had fully made up my mind that,
as had been bafiied 50 often, would
now wait until had seen her in her own
home before / open ID my heart to her,
or rather before / asked her my fate.
She already knew my heart. There was
no time 10 talk all was excitement we
were rapidly approaching; handkerchiefs
were waving from the dock. The widow
was straining her eyes, when suddenly
leaving me and going farther forward
saw her throw kiss. How I longed TO
catch it looked with jealous eyes to
see who would take il up and answer it.
Foremost among the crowd was great
big man. six feet. and broad in proper
tion. It was he who was returning her
kisses. Could it be her brother, or
was it friend, and this merely pleas
ant greeting from a distance?
watched him come on board, and
what did the big idiot do but catch her
up in his arms-my sweet one, whom,
though loving, I had never dared to
touch-and kiss her over and over again
could have knocked him down.
ION drawing nearer to them, saw
that neither of them noticed me. She
had forgotten my existence. With a
heartsick feeling / turned away. Was
this to be the end? Why had I come
home? could hear them talking,
though too miserable to listen. They
came nearer, and the same soft voice
that loved so dearly said Mr. Rem
ington, i have been talking about you,
telling how good and kind you have
been, and how utterly forlorn / should
have been had you not always looked
ont for my comfort. have come to
thank you, and my husband wants to
thank You too
Her husband Great heavensl And
thought she was a widow, and had
made love to her listened as though
in a dream, and a deuced unpleasant
one it was too. I believe he thanked
me, and she praised, and he thanked
again, and then they urged me to come
20 see them, and she said Don for
/ get Saturday.
Whether I said anything or whether
remained mute is more than can tell.
was like man asleep, and had to give
myself good shake to come out of the
nightmare / was in. When / looked
around she-they-were gone"
Here Hugh stopped as though he had
finished but his friend Williams, whose
curiosity was aroused, asked:
Did you come with her on Saturday.
No; I sent a regret"
Have you ever seen her since?"
"No, never"
What became of your nouveates de
Paris 2"
Nell went without them and wen
without my English robe"
You don't mean that she never SEN
them to you 2"
g never gave her my address, and
she was not supposed to know where
was"
Williams didn't like to ask any NOR
questions, and Hugh remained quiet 70
time. Then rousing himself up an,
getting out Of his chair, he said:
have never made love since, and
with bitter laugh always avoi,
women in deep mourning. And nov
as the fire has gone out with my story
think we had better go to bed"
Words Of Wisdom.