The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-03

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twenty years ago, as though the sea hao
ever changed, and how, when he had frat
crossed. his friends never expected TO
zee him again. He had made his Will,
and they parted as though be wers to be
forever lost to them. ] assure you thst
silently wished in my heart that he
had never turned up again, Without
saying word ] got up, took my boxes,
and left my Indian princess, was thor
oughly angry with the old fellow for IN
terruptinc our tete.o,fcte, and seriously
ANNOYED with Mrs. for listening to
J and answering him. ] made up my
mind that that game had been played
long enough. would ask her the simple
question the first chance got, and know
nv tate at once. Hut the chance did not
come as soon as ] expected it would.
She went to her room with q sick
headache, 30 she said, and j paced the
deck alone. We were o long way up the
harbor when she made her appearance
the following morning. She ssid that
she had hurried with her packing, think
ing that we were nearer than we really
were to the city.
"'On, Mr. Remington, had no OPP
portunity OF returning your jsweiry, and
so j packed them with my things. But
you are coming, you know, TO dine with
me on Saturday, and ] will then give
them to you
""Oertainly,' said. There is no time
for us to change them now. Wear them
until j see You again
d" had fully made up my mind that
as mad been banned 10 often, would
now wait until had seen her liz ner own
home before opened my heart to her,
or rather before ] asked her my iate. She
already knew my heart. There was no
time totalk; aIwas ezoitements; we we're
rapidly approaching; handkerchief we've
waving from the ducks. The widow was
straining her eyes, and suddenly leaving
nae and going farther forward, j saw her
throw o kiss. How j longed to catch It'll
j looked with Jealous eyes to see who
would take ii up and answer it. Fore
most among the crowd was greet big |
man, six 1eet, and broad in proportion. |
1T was he who was returning her kisses. |
Gould it be her brother, or was it q
friend, and this merely q pleasant grseta
ing from q 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, Ihad never dared
TO touch-and kiss her over and over
again. could have knocked him down.
Con drawing nearer to them, saw
that neither of them noticed me. She
had forgotten my existence. With q
heart,sick feeling turned away. Was
this to be the endG Why had come
home? j could hear them talking,
though too miserable 10 listen. They
came nearer, and the same soft voice
that j loved 60 dearly said, "Mr. Rem.
ington, j have been talking about you,
telling hew good and kind you have
been, and how utterly forlorn i should
have been had you not always looked
out Tor my comfort. / have come to
thank you, and NY husband wants to
thank you too"
Z" Her hushandl Great heavens 1 And
1 Thought she was a widow, and had
madellove to her i listened as though
in 9 dream, and 5 ,deuced unpleasant one
it was too. i believe he thanked me,
and she praised, and he thanked again,
and then they urged me to eome to see
them, and she said, Don't forget Ssstur-
day
Whether i said anything, or whether
i remained mute, il more than i can
tell. j was like q man asleep, and had
to give myself q good shake TO come out
OF the nightmare 4 was in. When / 4
looked around she--they--were gone"
Here Hugh stopped as though he had
tiniahed !; but his friend Williams, whose
curiosity was aroused, asked
'tDid you dine with her on ,Sasur-
day."
q" No; j sent a regret"
Have you ever seen her since9''
," No, newer" &
What became of your aonseaastes dc
Pariss"
:" Nell went without them, and i went 4