The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-07
FOUR LOVE LETTERS.

world, are the one that ought to laugh
Now, l insist on knowing what it is tha
makes you cry ?"
Gerald Knighton bent, with kind, ca
ressing touch, over Juanita Vane's sof
brown curls--and Juanita, always inclined
to play the part of clinging ivy to some on,
elses oak, caught instantaneously at hi
profiered sympathy.
She was glittering-eyed creature, will
a sweet, scarlet mouth, hiding dimples il
each cheek, and rich bloom like the sid
of a nectarie-one of those wild, tropi
beauties, that remind one of the moonlight
plazas Of Havana, or the solemn Alham
bras of the East. And Gerald Knightor
loved and petted her as if she had been
pretty child. ....
"I wouldn't think of marrying her." h
was wont to say to his sister Genevieve
"any more than should think of marry
ing sunbeam, or caging humming bird
But she is a sort of sixteenth cousin o
ours, you know, so that l can pet her a
much as please"
Upon this particular occasion she llftet
her dusky, silk-lashed eyes to Gerald's face
full OF pleading light.
"Oh, Gerald, wish I dared tell YOU"
"DdredP That's curious word TO use t,
me. Out with it, little one."
"You know about Charles?"
"1 know you are going to be married t
Charles MARYLAND, in six weeks, if yo
don't quarrel with him beforehand, whicl
is more than likely"
"And, perhaps" hesitated Juanita, "yo
remember little, t,-ny Irritation ono
had with Harry Frankfeld-"
Knighton nodded coolly.
"But we differed, and Harry sent m
back my letters, by Natalie Wynford bu
Natalie made one excuse and another, an
never restored them. And now, even afte
all these three years." added Juanita, wit
an hysterical catch in her voice, "she ma
turned against me, and threatened to sho'
them to Mr.. MARYLAND and break of ou
engagement. And Charley MARYLAND
SO jealous, and"
ais there anything in these letters thG
you have any cause to fearP" Gerald aske
gravely.
"No, Of course, not but / was sill
school girl of fifteen, and wrote all sorts
gushing nonsense, that l would blush
now, and | did fancy myself desperately
love with Harry's blonde moustache an
greenish blue eyes. And Charley migl
not stop to take into consideration what
child was, and"
"Does Miss Wynford refuse TO return IL
letters?"
"Yes."
Gerald kpit his brows thoughtfully.
"Can't you send lawyer after them ?"
"oh, dare not That would give alt
gether too much publicity to the affair"
"Would you like me to get them for yo
Nita ?"
She clasped her hands together with
low, quivering cry.
OhJ SOAuluy bub 1Ou Cail u
. "Do you think so, little one2 Well, '
will at least make try for it."
And Gerald Knighton resumed his cigf
looking contemplative away into distanc
= while Juanita went back to her rose Gu
tanned bOudoir, with a heart as light as al
feather.
: "Because," she said, to herself, "Gera
can always do anything he chooses"
Miss Natalie wynford sat in her ov
room, before desk strewn with papers
various sorts-a plump,sleek sort of woma
: after the leopardess pattern, with sleep
greenish eyes, hair thick and soft as bla
velvet, and full scarlet lips. She wore
. crimson silk dressing wrapper bordered wi
i gorgeous Persian palm leaves, and L
a plump fingers sparkled with rings.
"WhY are you disturbing me ?" she
manded, looking sharply around, as lig
step hesitated upon the threshold. "DidI
It l tell you l wanted to be left to myself
the next hour ,"
"Please, Miss Natalie, there's q forei
looking woman down stairs" began
maid.
al don't care if there were forty forei
woman. Do go Off and leave me to myself
Migart hesitated. The supple JOINTS
her tongue had been oiled with a little
3 the elixir ofgold, and she was 10th to aba
don the pursuit.
"But, Miss Natalie, if you'd just see
y y one minutel She's got a lot of 10 vsly r
., lace at a bargain, as she's selling to r
3 ladies, as she knows she may depend on
re to get her into trouble. She's got a brotl
ID in the ooasting business between here a
}. France, and it's really worth your while
look at the laces. Real Melchin, miss, a
7, Valenciennes as soft and yellow as crea
and one piece of round point, miss, fit fo
duchess"
Natalie's strong Yisage relaxed. WI
edd woman ever yet was able to resist the
u traction of real lace at a bargain2
lis "Well," she hesitated, "send her up he
I'll look at her wares, at all eYents. T
90 won't cost anything"
III And Migart hurried down stairs, W
snsS the pleasing consciousness that she
IN. earned her dOueeur.
IN. "You're to walk up" she said to the
IL awkward foreign woman, who sat on
hall chair, resting her chin on the han
/. of her basket. "Miss will look at W
= you've got TO SELL"
N "What a strange looking creatur
-. thought Natalie WyIford, as the hg
sed strobe in, with careless, swinging mot
~ with the face all tied up and a complex
ith as dark as a gyPsy's. "Wen, I supI
these smuggling creatures have to keel
some sort Of disguise. So you haYe /