The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-20

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"She found herself upon her feet
shiyering in the May sunshine.
Iwould like alittle time, Edwin. =
Certainly, if you wish,n though
his brow slightly clouded. ''The doc
tor viii probably not look for an i'm
mediate answer.
The next moment Rose had es-
capped from the room, and was lock-
ed in her chamber.
During the next two hours she
hardly knew what she was doing.
She found herself walking the floor,
and wringing her hands. At last
she stopped short, with q sense of
pride.
There Is no reason-no reason in
the world. l dare tell my brother
why / viii not marry Doctor Win
grove.
Doctor Wingrove was the noblest
and eentlest of men. singularly
handsome, wealthy, and highly con
nected. and barely thirty years Of
are. Hehad known her since child
hood. never made love To her, but
now that the offer of marriage had
come to her, she realized, somehow,
that he had always loved her.
Rose was conscious of racking
pains i'm her temples, at last. The
( chamber seemed sitting.
Catching up her cloak and hat,
and tving veil Of heavy black lace
/ across her face she went out into the
street in which her residence was
situated, entered the public enclos-
ure. trees and shrubbery which OIL
namented the square 4 fountain
bubblcd in the centre, the stone vase
Of flowers sent sweet perfume upon
the air.
so close to her home, she had no
timiditv, and, sinking upon circu-
lar seat surrounding largetree, she
gave herself up 10 her absorbing
thoughts.
1t was soon dark. vet She had not
stirred. In her black dress. in
shadow. she was quite unnoticed by
two men who crossed the street from
the opposite side and sat down be-
hind her.
She would then have risen and
glidcd away quietly, but that the
movement was arrested by How
ard Manlev's voice.
How soon ," he asked.
Now my dear brother, I'll stand
the risk no longer. I'vepassed false
money enough for you to shut me
up the rest of my life, and l value
my liberty, singularly enough,
sneeringly.
"Wcll, well, ! am willing enough
to 90. Fred. Heaven knows that l
am as sick of the business rs yon
can be. Coming isntall prosperity.
In new country | should feel like
a new man. But
The heiress ?'
i am sure of her. But / don't
like 10 urge hasty marriage. She
has an old fox of Il brother, who
NAV be inconveniently curious re
garding my affairs. If we could
wait till autumn. now, / might en-
ter some respectable business.
Il tell YOU il won't do,
Both rose in their excitement, and
involuntarilv walked away.
Plainly under the gashght, Rose
saw Howard Nanlcy and MS brother
pass over the street. They were
coiners.
More dead than alive, she crept
into the house. But Rose was not
a weak girl. Before midnight she
had placed Howard's gifts in a close
package and sealed them with q
note. briefly stating that she had
overheard the conversation in the
park. The next morning it was dis
patched.
As soon as her brother broached
the subiectof Doctor Wrngrove's pro-
posal. She asked to have the latter
call upon her.
He came. with countenance so
high Of purpose, with eyes 50 full OF
truth. that She inyoluntarily con
trasted Howard's old, reticent face
with it; but she told DR.. Wingrovc
all the truth.
Perhaps it was wrong. but ! low
ed him-loved him purely-and my
heart Is torn and bleeding. l am
wild with a secret pain which L
must hide from everybody. If
had never known him-but | can
not imagine that. This terrible ex-
pericnce bas changed me am not
the free, happy, trusting girl YOU /
knew. cannot love YOU but pity
me-be nv friend. l must talk TO
someone. and, Oh. there Is no one III
the world so kind as you.
Vas Doctor Wingrovc piqued by /
this reception of his proposal? No. /
he was too generous and tender
hearted for that
Poor child r. he said. in . tone
so soothing that, for the first time.
Rose gave way 10 a relieving burst of
passionate weeping.
What shall ] do? What do YOU
think ofme ," she asked
We viii wait. and ! think that | .
love vou ~ he answered quietly.
50 two kept the secret of Roses
sorrow more easily than one. and
though her heart still knew its pangs +
of grief for time the summer
brought change of scene which was
hopeful to a spirit really brave and
innocent
Doctor Wingrove Joined Rose and .
her brother at the sea shore. TO find
brightness in the young girls ewes
again, and to 70 the latter II was
sweet to call so kind and noble a 4
man friend.
Together they climed the rocks. /
drank in the free air, watched the I
sunsets and the sky. OF old they /
had been eongenial, and now they 7
seemed more happily So.
There j. usually sacredness {
about first love. and perhaps it Is
expected ofrne To record the death OF
nv heroine of broken heart. but !
must tell the truth.