The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1870.

hin face, naked permission To join her TN the
balcony II Mr.. Crichton'a face betrny.sd hlb
mission. he had come there prepared w follow
up tho mute appeal by word " mouth. EN-
lily has sent him on purpose" thought Al
bertn but shh WAN wrong, fnr ho himself hnu
tuspied her from nfnr. and closed With the %.
portunity there and then. They were quite
md undenlnbly alone. NIL except u doll left BY
ona or tho children In ~ corner Of the balcony,
which stared at them IN unbllnknG nstonah-
menL. lilo went To the point MI once with n
tllrectnrHa that mnGo Albsrtnn fencing Ronnas
what difficult hnd with tho onuunncp which
y manly nature thoroughly IN EARNEST seldom
falg ~ find.
ilr was some tsn years older than Albeiln.
and nothing very wonderful. perhaps nelth-
" lali W. drngoon. hnndbpne nH Apollo nor
Witty. but any phyAip9npniHt would have
anid AZ \ glnnen TINT hia rnes whH II good one.
tho eye Lnl smile most notably no ono might
we'll believe that ~ thn wonla who loved
him he would br III 1--we or death, worthy III
hef devotion. Something 81 this wna ~ AZ
hnrtA'a mind. hut was nhn the woman to whom
Mr Crlrhtnn would br MI II ALI ~ whH very
important 10 bs nirr of that.
lla WAS saying. This rnn not - q sIfpftna
tu YOU. for | have let you frr my intentions
plainly md Mr.. iIinmnn too
~ do not nny H. ln wholly 4 hurprao. said
lbeitn who hnh brii %iAHnHglnE, ~ W
speak. In ho replies. ha soon ah she nnnrnd
one dangerous extreme, rushing off In tho
opposite direction. and then ia fnpo. word
III contradiction. oven from tho doll. II II
could have been Applten might hnve mrlho
acceptance rnny and attractive, without IT, II
was lat and tame lcAldaf. wnH Hhn not IN
doubt whether SHE loved hini Shs grow pntua
liant from hai uncertainty.
'rhrn surely yUl Gun give ms an answer.
nlil hn, there rnn hn np difficulty III That.
"No. uf cpurMn" replied Alberta. hastily,
"nnd one thing II u NY right to ray ! Will
not III bothered ma worried ana tnrnnGttrd
about thing Tint y absolutely my own con
rnin
"Nover by me-" Anid Mr.. Chfifhipn, the
smile Ut H moment ago changing NJ sudden
gravity. III am 10 understand TINT yon look
upon my attentions III that light ! love yutl
fnr too wnll ~ give you momsnta pain. ~
you mean that Ia my answer r.
Now Alheiti'n patnniice had boon In reality
ngnilAt Emily ana har own indocltion. but,
like pawn AT rheaH. Biin could mol 20 back.
Since with II mama 'l''ilhe stupidity. he had
nhoHnn IL HngsstHL h"t ntAwnr. he should
have III Ap.
.'fcA. that III nty answer" mid Alberta.
with unnecessary volemunt". land | Inrtin-
nlnrly beg may htnr nu moro upon the sub
irrt.'
THAT you shall not. hr Aure God help ms
to hrti this nH brEt ! may.
Theirs was something I'D Himpia ana manly
Hi the words, nn elrntat III the trne aud tho
look hn gave hrl thHt thr cadcni hnlrt might
have bern stirred. Az thiA Joyful moment tile
lunehnor rinns ont aid Mira Iinxman. open
Ing tho glaah door. exclaimed.
'Dh here you nfn still! Como along, IT
you arc ready" Thereby giving freHh ovi-
siennn oi hon Iitnehh for match making.
The guvernrHa and children, with Mr..
Iisnxnan, awaited them lii the dinug-r room.
nnd the meal Wi,a got through with ihn usual
amount Or conversation. Not That Alberta
helped It much, IL dangerous inclination u
cry hsened a. ihrsntsn hnr accustomed nof-
poHarnnIon. hrt ahe had nothing % complain
III Mi. CREIGHTON. lie covered her sIonce nnd
brought tho children ~ the surface of The
talk an infnl!iby successful russo whore par
snLh nra concerned Thnn, With Hii allHy tran
eltlon from tho subject ~ toys
"Thni'a right. said he. 'yom have spoken
lltHt in time sthmbOurine, gun, doll, drum
md tafly. | am going up To London this
very afternoon. ltns any ono else got COM
nAblUnB fot me-.
Al exclamation 0f surprise from Mr. Hing
nan, who kept directly out Ut plots and do.
Emily To Alberta Tut III. Crichton was
'quhl TO tho occasion, ind had reaBonB ready
made for change OF plnna, On anght besides
Only. us lbs held tho door open Tor thr lndlea
10 pnae out. In Wishing Eood-hy 10 Alberta
he laid IL certain Rrhvs emphasis ON the
parting word, that conveyed Ia her ear. as
1t wAs Intended, something more than what
" usually meant. Emily followed the school-
room party To give some afternoon or
ierY. ind Alberta atraych back To hor bnl-
u
,prner with arms straight down and hcal
,hrown back, smilisg namely. probably at
ler own good fortune Ia being II doll and not
. suffering mortal. Alberta ent dow. look !
ny ut tho calm beauty of lawn md field, at
he rugged mountain rahge. aud nj the smoke
rising above the trees from the chltnnoyA Of
Jrichton Court. Its park boundary came
close 10 tho Hlnxmans' lawn. aeroae which an
,fs-truddtn path wound from tho house. down
u hM-ha, and from the house concealed
therein you entered Mr.. Crichton's grounds
uthing could be more peacefully fair than
Lie scenc. and nothing broke tile stiffness Ut
It except tho bees among the Tower beds be-
low, md tbs more distant cries Of thn lambs
playing IN frolicsome companies upon the
lower lawn
II she did not love him ahc could remember
~ NIL AZ IL picture of idylllc beauty, wharo IL
Corydon and Phyllis might make love. and
Woo and we'd. aud where MIR. CilchtOn would
soon forget tho disappointment Of
to-day. III, OH the other hand, she did not
love him, that scene migt rise ,lp and hn,lnt
her some day. Presently Mr.. Crichton APP
poured making his way through tho wakes,
l,hst the flower beds and croquet ground, to
that path across tbs lawns. lie walked on
not once looking buck to the ho,sn
he hnd lott. with head erect, but with II slower
step, for Ill that, than when liz had come that
way IL the morning. Alberta looked ut hn
spnll-bouna. Tho lawn sluptd III would soon
ha out Of sight. tho ha-ht was reached ana
tho master 81 trichton Court turned OIL and
vanished from Wow ~ he returned to his soil
tary homo.
And then she was quite sure that she loved
him.
IL was Just IL year later. Alberta, with her
parents mad been staying In this same co,ln-
Try, when She got il hotter from Mrs. link
man asking her to spare IL fow days, II no
more, on her way up To London
"Thers are, uf course. few attractions to
tempt YOU. said Tie letter; and iii one line,
ut least, you desplscd what once provided !;
but yon know how welcome you are to III vi
us, and 20 on Then: u nm such 4 wretchcd
correspondent, otherwise should have told
you about our militia ball, which was so good
Little Jessie Eulteel camo out at Ii, and
looked so pretty. Mr.. Crtehton said she was
quito tho belle Of the room, and ! am going
To have h"r stay with me nest month in
hopes tell You thls FOR | am sure you
liked Mr.. Crichton wolf enough to bs glad he
should be- provided with such IL good little
wife Ms l nave u private Idea that Jessie
would make him."
Alberta tltd nD look back with pleasure on
the Year that WAS gone. A London season
and 4 constant round III visits ana pIeaatiring