Daily globe., 1879-06-08


decked herself, and was in high glee. A
child could not nave enjoyedit more.
her with loving eyes, told her
where each one came from, and helped
fasten them on.
81 feel like an Indian princess, she
said, 'and ought to have a crown and a
crowd of kneeling courtiers, and the pic
ture would be complete. t.
e" Can you imagine throne, II said,
'and take me for kneeling courtiers9
Wouldn't my love compensate for the adj
miring crowd2' Is9 n. &,
''She looked quickly and was about to
answer, when one of those eternal old
bores that, no matter what you cross, are
always to be found on the shipboard,
came up and began. telling his early
"reminiscences what the sea was twenty
years ago as though the sea had ever
changed and when he had first crossed
his friends never expected to SEQ him
again. He had made his will and they
parted as though he was forever lost to
them. ] assure you that silently wished
in my heart that he had never turned up
again. Without saying a word, | got up,
took my boxes, and left my Indian prin-
cess. l was thoroughly angry with the
old fellow for interrupting 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. Iwould ask her the
simple question the first chance I got, and
know my fate at once. But the chance
did not come as soon as | expected it
would
"She went to her room with sick head
ache, so she said, and | paced the deck
alone. We. were a long way up the har-
Dor when she made her appearance the
following day. She said that she had
hurried with her packing, thinking that
city. @sa 8
s:sOh, Mr.. Remington, Ihad no opper-
tun1ty of returning your jewelry,, and 50
l packed them with my things. But you
know, you are coming to dine with me on
Saturday, and will then give them to
you. ... 81. 5..,.a ...s 5,ss. j I, IL I.
"tCertainly,' said, there is no time for
us to change them now. Wear them until
I'see you again
II had fully made up my mind that,
as had been baffled SO often, would not
wait until had seen her in her own
home before opened my heart to her, or
rather before asked her my tate. She
already knew my heart. There was no
time to think; all was excitement; we
were rapidly approaching; handkerchiefs
were waving from the docks. The wild
ow was straining her eyes, and suddenly
leaving me and going forward, saw her
throw kiss How Ilonged to catch it!
looked with jealous eyes to see who
would catch it up and answer it. Fore
most standing in the crowd was a great
big mans six feet, and broad in proper
ton: 1t was he who was returning her
kisses. Could it be her brother, or was
it friend, and this merely a pleasant
greeting from distance?
81 watched him come on board, and
what did the big idiot do but to
catch her up in his arms-my sweet one,
whom, though loving, had never dared
to touch-and kiss her over and over
again! I could have knocked him down.
Son drawing near to them, I saw that
neither of them noticed me.st She had
forgotten my existence. With a heart
sick feeling I turned away. Was this to
be the end? Why had come home2 l
could hear them talking, though too
miserable to listen. They came nearer,
| and the same soft voice that I loved so
dearly said:
s "Mr. Remington, 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 out for my comfort. I have come
to thank you, and my husband wants to
thank you too" aa9s, aas
Her husband! Great heavens! And I
thought she was widow, and made love
to her! listened as though in a dream,
and deuced unpleasant one it was, too.
I believe he thansed me, and she praised,
and he thanked again, and then they
urged me to come and see them, and she
said, Don't forget Saturday.
"Whether I said anything, or whether
I remained mute, is more than can tell
| was like man asleep, and had to give
myself good shake to come out Of the
nightmare I 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;
ssDid you dine with her the next Satur.
day?n
'sNo; I sent a regret
"Have you ever seen her since?'
ono; never"
"What became of your nouveautes d.
Paris?'
'"Nell went without them, as I wen
without my English robe
"You don't mean that she never sen
them to you?''
II never gave her my address, anl
she was not supposed to know where
was"
!; Williams didn't like to ask any NOR,
questions, and Hugh remand quiet for !;
time. Then rousing himself and gettins
out of his chair he said
81 have never made love since, and
with bitter laugh--'I always ayoit
women in deep mourning And now
as the fire has gone out with my story,
think we had better go to bed"
An Arsenic Mine.
A man pulls open an iron door, an,