Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

will keep IL, and she arose with
seeming calmness and retired.
The evening Of the party came,
Ella was respleudent in rose color
ed satin and the most costly pearls.
She wore a tiara Of the same gems
in her hair. She stood for a mo-
ment irresolnte but when the
girls came and raped at the door,
her old nature asserted itself, and
she met their jokes with laughing
remarks; complimented them on
their looks, and finally entered the
drawing room with them ia time TO
receive her guests. The novelty OF
the occasion caused general hilar-
ity, and the evening passed as
many such an evening had before.
Finally Miss B. was called 10 the
piano, and Miss Walton and Mr..
Sherman retired TO the bay win
dow. and as they did so, she made
her preconcerted signal to her
cousins, who accordingly took their
station. Ella held a bouquet Of
rose gersniums, aud turning to Mr..
Sherman, she said: "Mr. Sherman,
will you accept of this bouquet,
remembering its emblem, Thou art
my choice ? 10 fact, will you mar
~ me!"
He besitated a moment, then
said "Sliss Walton, may | IN
derstand by this that you love me
sufficiently to become my wife I"
he bent a searching glance upon
her.
Certainly. That is the senti-
ment / expressed. What is your
answer 7"
"That / will marry you. Will
you not seal the bond 7" be added,
as she made a movement to leave
him. Her lips touched his brow,
and she left the apartment and fed
to her own room, where she, regard
less of satin and pearls, burst into
a food of tears.
Mr.. Sherman arose and left the
room put, on his hat and coat and
lef, the house.
Ella sent down a message by her
maid TO Kitty, to excuse her to the
guests as she was indisposed. In
the morning when she went down
to breakfast, her face was pale, and
the girls ont of pity made no al
lusiou to the occurrence of the night
before.
After breakfast she went 10 her
boudoir, deciding to write him a
note explaining her seeming bold
ness. She was very busily engag-
ed when a servant opened the door,
announcing Mr. Sherman, and that
gentleman Immediately entered.
"Nliss Walton, forgive my seem
ing intrusion f; but / was afraid
you would refuse yourself to me,
and / wish TO explain my conduct
of last night. / was sitting in the
shade of a lemon tree and inadvert-
emily overheard your conversation
that night at Mrs. Ms. Fore
warned is forearmed,' you know,
and was not taken back as YOU
desired or as | should have been
had l not heard your plans. For,
loving you as ] did, would have been
hard to believe your real motive
that Of making me appear ridicul-
Gus 10 the eyes of your friends
and / could not believe that your
proposal was in earnest. loved
you and do still, almost as my life I;
but the remarks you made in the
conservatory, (you probably re-
member them would have prevent
ed my ever making such declara-
ton. leave the city to-day and
will trouble you DO more. Will
you not say before l go, that you
forgive me the deception l prac-
ticed ?" he asked pleadingly. When
he began to speak she had dropped
her head on the table, and now
neither looked up nor replied.
Twill you not at least say good
byep
She made no reply, and he spoke
again, 81 know you despise me.
When you said you hated me, your
actions proved your words. OF
course / will never mention the in
cident Of last night to you again,
or bind you to a promise which
sprang from hatred. Good-day,
Miss Walton" He waited a mo-
ment for her to speak, then turned
away in despair.
"Mr. Sherman" he turned eager