The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-28
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!. ON Christmas Day, Lionel Marston at
cepted the invitation OF Mrs. schneeweis
to Join her family circle after dinner; bu
+ in the evening, lust as he was about :
enter the sitting room, he saw, througl
/ the half open door, tall young MAJ
standing with his back TO him, and Rache
J, Warren with her arms around his neck
!, At that sight, he drew back, and oil hi
dreams OF happiness were annihilated, 10
there was the women to whom his sou
had been welded giving TO another proof
OF that love which he had believed b,
might win and possess forever. AT tina
sight he returned to his room, put on bill
great coat and fur cap, and went out Of th,
house. He wandered for an hour through
the dismal streets OF Carlsruhe. A happy
Christmas the day had promised TO b.
when 1t began; but how wretched he fell
now! But Why should he feel thusi
he had indeed spoken to Rachel as an ad.
mirer, as one who revered her, but he had
not asked her whether she was free to be
his wife, nor had he spoken to her in such
q way as to oblige her to tell him that he
was presuming that she was free when
that was not the case. Some mems words
are too hastily spoken, and express too
much; other men are slow to speak all
they would say, and leave unsaid words
which, being true ones, and such as they
could stand by, might well be spoken.
And now Lionel accused himself OF hay-
ing been lukewarm in the expression OF
his thoughts when with Miss Warren.
But surely this man from Heidelberg had
not stepped in and won the prize in these
few days? Why not? Or, he might have
been engaged 10 Rachel before he came TO
Carlsruhe?
With such reflections as these was
Lionel's mind tortured. AS he walked
home he determined to regain his room
and lock the door. What would Mrs.
Schneeweiss think Of him after he had &C.
cepted her invitation? He took card
and wrote on It: "unwohl, ich bite um
entschuldigung'-"Unwell, I beg to be
excused"-and pinned 1t on his door.
Then, after worrying himself for hours,
he at last sought rest.
On the morrow and following days
Lionel avoided what he considered un-
necessary conversation with Mrs. Schnee-
weiss. His Hebrew lesson he put off by
anote to Leczovski, to whom he sent in
advance the payment for January's les
sons, saying that he would begin again TO
study with him on the first Thursday after
New Years Day, and wishing him the
compliments OF the season.
New Years Day drew near, and as yet
no answer had arrived to his telegram TO
Detroit. His ancle's tardiness in reply
ing gave him much concern.
:. The jewellery TO whom Lionel had in
trusted the making Of the present he had
ordered for Miss Warren delivered 1t, and
told him that Her Royal Uighness the
Grand Duchess had seen 1t in his store
and had much admired It. But now he
could not give his present to Rachel; such
q gift was not suitable to offer TO the
locket with chain and bracelet TO match.
The locket consisted OF large emerald
surrounded by pearls, which again were
set off by small diamonds. The pearls, in
cursiye letters round the emerald, read
thus: "Set me as seal upon thine heart"
On the bracelet was an emerald set accor-
ding to the same design es the locket, but
the wording OF the pearls, completing that
verse Of Oanticles viii, 7, were, "as seal
upon thine arm"
The Heidelberg student continued to
frequent the house OF Mr.. Schneeweiss,
and Lionel frequently saw his rival walk
ing out between Bertha Schneeweiss and
her sister Luise. Why didn't he walk
out with Rachel?
1t was late on New Years Eve when
telegram arrived for Lionel Marston. 1t
was from Detroit and ran thus: "Just
back from Nova Scotia; choose wisely;
fix May; will come to wedding"
"Ass that l was" thought Lionel, ITO
ask Uncle Henry's consent before knew
the girls mind"
AS he opened the door to put out his
boots he heard Rachel's voice at the bot
tom Of the passage say, Bertha, tell my
brother to come by 8 o'clock to breakfast
tomorrow" And he caught sight OF the
fairyoung Miss Schneeweiss as she tripped
to the front door and gave the message and
a kiss to the Heidelberg student. The few
words which Lionel had listened to were
the sweetest ever spoken within his hear
ing, and that kiss given at that front door
was the only one he had ever seen given
without indifference. As rule, a kiss
given by one mortal 10 another Is an ut
terly uninteresting performance TO third
party. Here was an exception TO the rule.
It was too late that evening for an explana-
ton. Lionel recognized that he had cut
rathera sorry figure since Christmas Day,
and all because he had not the good sense
to use his tongue and ask few questions,
However, the morrow would be all the
brighter, and, thankful and elated, he fell
asleep on happy New Year s morn.
81 thought you knew he was my
brother" said Rachel, on the morrow.
"And do you like the locket and brace
let?n
you as seal upon my heart from the first
day met youj and learned from Leczo,,
yski that you were as good as / deemed
you 10 be. And let me ask you to wear
this ring. It was my fathers. The stone
Is engraved with a lighthouse, under
which is the word 'MizpahH You know
Its meaning2n
ayes; a watch tower. It shall ever re-
call to me the love which has united us,
and which shall watch over US II we arc
ever absent from one another.