The Princeton union., 1879-01-29

She kissed me very heartily before she
got into the gig beside her father, to be
driven to the station, to where her boxes
had already been dispatched, and I felt
more satisfied with myself than had
been since u crossed the Cumberland Dor,
der. N. 5fsll N
| Letters filed with the wonders she had
seen and the places she had visited broke
the monotony oe cur lives. Then came
one from Hastings, in which she told ot
| her introduction to d Mr. Neville.
I think my pulse stopped as Winnie
read ont the name. / know aunt asked
me il was ill if the heat was too much
for me. Bu,I drew myself together,
said nothing was the matter, and tried
to convince myself that the name was II
common one. @ ,5 a# 81 s.*s
Again and again we heard Of this same
Mr.. Neville, and my heart began to be
! torn with doubts and suspicious, and 4
! very demon Of jealousy seemed to take
possession of my breast. / felt assured
that Bella was in love with him, and that
he was the Edgar Neville Of my adora-
tion; all that she stated OF his appeal ence
and family were convincing.
At length d letter came addressed in a
manly hand TO Uncle Ritson, with Edgar's
we'll known crest upon the seal. 1t was
q proposal for my cousin's hand.
My head swan round, but summoned
courage to ask Mr.. Neville's Christian
name. He had merely signed j. E..Ne-
vile. IL
All, that was it, sure enough ohm
Edgar. s=5
I had nv back towards nv ancie,
standing in the doorway, as I asked. No
one noticed how I staggered into the hall,
or how snarcheG nv hat from the stand
and iarted IN the mountain side to cool
my fevered brow and still nv throbbing
pulses. How went or where went +
could never remember: ] have soma re-
collection of falling as / bounded across
a beck. Of old E,spa,s face benfiina OYER
me, and then no more. until ! found III Il
self in nv owa snowy bed, With Winnie
watching me and an arrav 81 phgsic BOT
Ties on the wlnSaw sear,
Elspa had found me where ! had fallen.
half il and half out of the stream" I'm,
able to drag me thence she had ann
moned helm with ! neculiar whistle sha
kent suspensea 10 her o,raIe the shril,
note Of which n, sbenhera 1aren Is diso.
bey. S19
it brought a connie of shenher,ss n the
snnt. nv linbs wara liftaa ou+ of +ho
stream She had already hatba5 nv.
brow and r,Iastered IN nv temrle--a,ns5
then | was carried slowly down :to inter
rupt the answer Uncle Ritson Was send
ing to Bella and Mr.. Neville.
NV fall and the immersion were ac-
creditad with the nrolonred fever which
almost baffied nv GOOD nucIe's skill. #
any Que sus2ected otherwise i was ,.1d
Elspa but she was 100 s.wise Z to. revert 10
the subject when she came 10 ace me eve
nv conyaIascane.
Yery slow was NV recovery. retarded
no doubt bg the scrans Winnie read Il,
M, as 3,zeaSnat nesos from her SISTERS let-
tiers. il WAS now eddie this O, ttEdaie,,
that: and as shut nv ewes and GROUND
nv teeth. the better TO endure. / felt in
dignant tnat nv noble fronted Edoar
should have a pet name like baby. 10
me he had the majesty of g monarch.
How could she address him so?,
I was down stairs before Christmas
camc, able and willing TO assist rny amt
in her multitudino,,s preparations, and
tried to smile and look eratifed during
the Christmas ,aerrymak5nD ri
L had heard hut hardly seemed to real
ize.# that Bella was to be married earlyin
the biew year, and that si1e and ber hag.ys
band would come apd spend the honev5
moon with us. And I was doing NV best
to nerve m lyselfjfor the meeting.
The old year was closing ia. Elspa-
who else?--came up to the house with al
letrcr she had found living in a by-road.
II should have been delivered some days
previously; and it was supposed that the
postrnan had taken more drink than was
good for him during the Christmas
s'camdiugs." and droppaa il by the way.
Goodness! how that letter stunned me
Bella was by that time married. She
aud her husband were to be with us on
New Years day, and they should bring
with them a New Years Off for Cousin
Adela< as. a thank Offering for bringing
them together Their photographs were
enclosed #
saw only the one. Yes. il was Edgar,s.
There was no mistake.
The house was at once IN hustle Of
Aaain r sl;nnad o,+ ~ h;de