The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-06-08

once. sE,f
"OhA t'nsso ahd' 10 meet sou,
said FANNY. al suppose L ought to
start st once.
AID LII go wit, yon ns far M
n -+,where you change carriages,
said Luke Robbins.
Hb saw people stare ut lor as she
passtd ~
l,rto of the staring was at tho
mark, part OF it at The pretty hc,
aud figure
lilo grew very grave.
1t was u terrible btemish.
In those moonlight l,ver3' walk
iu tIo cuuntry TO had forgotten all
yb5ut it, busiu the crowded streets
haw it forced itself upon himl
Every one stared 50.
In the carriage winch they soon
stepped into, little chill oponci
i,s round oyos, and with cmld's iu-
noccnt i,opertineuco, pointed Its lin .
ger straight at the mark on Fanny e
face.
Its uurso slapped the small palm
ut once, and turnci scarlet herself,
but that did not mend matters.
At the statisn there WAS u crowd
Luke bad passed Fanny III lrst,
and stopped 30 pay tho fare.
"rwo. said be.
"Tho old lady T. asked the mau.
mo, said Luke.
"Oh, that one with tho rcd scar on
her fuce,' said ths man, lowering hia
voice. "AlI right
"ConlJuud yoa!" said Luke, in q
ImEe.
But lhe man hal meant no rule
ness. nor bad Fanny heard hiu ;
bat Luke was excited, confused, az
itlted
lIelatdly knew why then.
Xs hhrdld her out Of the canilge,
thcu lac p,osaed her hand.
"GoJd-byc until we meet be
sail, ani stepped to tho platform.
Hero is your train coming mp.
Tharo stood one Of those white
lbrardol, ycd.chrekad oil gentlemen
who affect to be Judges oi wom'u.
in way that is insulting to every
woman, since it places nor on II low
lei With vine aud horses, having
Iuothiug whatever to do with an.s
tuing bat hor personal attractions.
All. how dq do said this oil
gentleman. I'VE Let our sisters aud
cousins tako care of themselves ful
ltuo most part. Pretty tiguro mlheti
slDd step but coufonuded ugly red
mark. \ mau wouldn't like thNu,
n, LlEe ~
NO said Luke ; uNu wouldn'
, Hike it,
Something r1sUod to his elbow
Ill left my parcel, Mr. Rob-
brs," anil coil littIo voice.
Fanny stood there, 81 pale thI,
Itru mark lJoirI plco scui't,
Thanks. Don't truublo yon'-
scli.
Bat he wont back with hor, aud
, DO woall have pressed her hnno
oucc more, only she kept 1t from
him.
She bad heard his speech
"a mau wouldn't like it,"
Sho had heard the speech that
caused the answer.
Aud as he looked aftor as she en-
tered the carriage, two tears came
into his eyes.
Thoy ,ricklod down upon his
checks.
iie wiped thom away.
Suddenly he felt that ho loved
Fanny Rushton from his soul--tha'
his cowardly sort of trouble that Tho
remarks and glances of strangers
had cansod him would meyer make
ashamed of himsolf again.
"Fanny, my darling,' he said &c
himself, Fanny. my love, your fac,
ia dearer to me for its blemish. anr
YOU shall know it before | sleep
You should, were you beggar. IL
hide it from tho worlds cold eyes ol
my bosom, darling ; and I'll lov
YOU all tho more for it.
He followed after her.
lie walked up the garden path il
, the twilight.
He asked for Miss Fanny.
"Sho hasn't come in yet, said th
servant "They are 30 frightene
about hereinafter and missus-bu
: / tell 'em she'll turn up all right.
I,uko's heart stood still.
= A presentiment of evil filed hi
, mind,
Iu the gathering darkness, tw
anxious men went forth, hopin
. against hope
/ She stepped out on the platfori
suddenly. Either she was bewildel
ed, or she did it on purpose. W
were going full speed. She had
y blue dress and white hat, an
Q there's n red mark or hei fac'
Theyll know her by that . r
That was the guards story.
That was tho story that Luke an
D Panuy's father heard at last
Did she step out on purpose, G
was she ''bewildered 7"
0 God .ouly knows--no living being
n Luke tried to believe that wha
she had heard him say had nothln
to do with it.
But it was too late now to tell he
Z what he felt-too late to hide he
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