The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-15
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laugh, and ask the most childish, innocent
questions.
We were walking this way on the sixth
day out. had carefully rehearsed my part,
and was about to tell my story. Her con-
versation seemed to lead to it, for she said;
"You will come to see me when you are
in New York, won't you, Mr.. Remington.
"Nothing," said, "would give me great
er pleasure"
"You win come often? Promise to dine at
our house once a week. You won't forget
me?" and the blue eyes sought mine.
looked into them, and my look told
what my tongue had refused to say. press
ed the little hand close to my heart, and
after pause said, below my breath, "For-
get you" and was about to pour forth my
love when she gave little scream, and
cried, ooh, my veil !" There sure enough,
was the confounded blue thing sailing be-
fore the wind, and all the passengers, it SEEM
ed to me, after it. OF course had to go too,
and make believe try to capture it. new
er hated anything SO much as did that
yard Of blue gauze. l couldn't go back and
continue my story from where it was SO sud-
denly broken off, and indeed the widow
seemed quite shy of me.
The incident had given the passengers an
opportunity to speak to her, and when
joined her she was surrounded by group
of people, had no chance that day, nor
the next, to get her to myself | tried to
think of something that could do or show
her that would amuse and detain her. 1t
seemed as though had exhausted all my
resources, when at last brilliant idea oc-
Cured to me; would show her the pres
ents had brought for sister Nell They
were all in my little sea trunk, and knew
that she couldn't resist their attractions
She came up ON dock bright and beautiful
as ever.
"Isn't it delightful" she said, "to think
that tomorrow we shall be homer" l can
and her voice dropped into the dearly
loved soft tone-"the voyage has been a
most charming one, owing to your kindness,
she added, brightly.
longed to launch forth my tale Of love,
but thinking it more prudent to wait until
had secured her wholly to myself, asked
her, in the most ordinary manner, if she
wouldn't enjoy looking at some little trink-
cts that I had picked up in Paris. Her eyes
sparkled.
"Yes, indeed" she said. "Nothng could
be more delightful than to get glimpse of
Paris while at sea-"
went below and got all my pretty mou-
ueautes, and brought them up to her. Plac
ing q chair in a quiet corner, and well hid
from the other people, then drawing mine
up beside her, began showing one by one
my collection of odd things.
"Where did you get them, Mr.. Reming-
ton -? l hunted all over Paris, and found
nothing half so pretty" And she slipped
one after another of my carefully chosen
bracelets on her little plump wrists, and turn
ed them first on one side and then on the
other.
az knew Nell's taste, and had searched
for something uncommon, and was well
pleased with what had bought. But Nell
and everything were forgotten with this be-
witching creature by my side, and when she
she made a move to take off, said laugh
ingly, of course, "Oh, don't disturb them;
they look so well where they are, and it is
so pleasant, you know, to geta glimpse OF
Paris while at sea-"
She kept them on, and opened the other
: boxes. There were rings, crosses, medallons,
chatelaines, and many other ornaments OF
curious design. The widow decked herself
ana was in high glee. a child could not
: have enjoyed it more. watched her with
loving eyes, told her where each one came
from, and helped fasten them on.
81 feel like an an Indian princess" she
said, "and ought to have a throne and q
crowd of kneeling courtiers, and the picture
, would be complete"
Cant you imagine a throne?' l said
"and take me for kneelng courtiers
. Wouldn't my love compensate for the ad
miring crowd?"
f She looked up quickly, and was about tc
e answer, when one of those eternal old bore!
/ that, no matter when you cross, are always
to be found on shipboard, came up, and be-
e gan telling ofhis early "reminiscences wha
:, the sea was twenty years ago-as though the
sea had ever changed-and how, when b,
4 had first crossed, his friends never expected
y to see him again. He had made his will
and they had parted as though he were t
:, be forever lost to them. I assure you thai
! l silently wished in my heart that he hac
4 never turned up again. Without saying {
!. word, got up took my boxes, and left my
. Indian princess. l was thoroughly angry
q with the old fellow for interruptng our tete
j a-tete, and seriously with Mrs. - fo
listening to and answering him. 1 mad,
!, up my mind that that game had been play
= ed long enough. would ask her the sim
: pie question the first chance that l 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 a sick head
i. ache, so she said, and I paced the decl
alone. We were long way up the harboi
q when she made her appearance the follow
ing morning. She had hurried with hel
p. packing, thinking that we were nearer thar
D we really were to the city.
;, oh, Mr. Remington, had no opportun'
" ity of returning your jewelry, and so pack
# ed them with my things. But you are com
ing, you know, TO dine with me on Satur
/ day, and l will then give them to you"
z Certainly" l said. "There is no tim'
a for us to change them now. Wear then
d until | see you again."
e had fully made up my mind that as
d had been bafled so often, would now wal
e until l had seen her own home before
opened my heart to her or rather before
,r asked her my fate She already knew my
r heart There WAS no time 10 talk all wa