The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-10
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And St. Elmo, having had his
say, was forever silent, while
; Chauncey, in his perfect love and
trust, went his way, serene and
content, every day thanking hea7-
en- for its mercies.
Until one bright: early autumn
day, when he found himself away
uptown about lunch time, and
stepped into q ladies restaurant
where, q minute or so after he
had given his order, and while lie
was looking halfidly, balf-curous-
ily around him, he suddenly made
the delicious discovery that all
unconscious of his vicinity. Chris
tie Layne was occupying table
not two yards from him, in COM
pany with a lady friend-a bright,
vivacious young lady, in black
satin and jets, who sat facing him,
while Christie's pretty back hair
and sloping shoulders were pre-
sented to his admiring gaze.
Another minute and he would
have acted upon his first impulse
and joined them ; but fate had ar
ranged it all for him, and instead
of obeying the impulse he heard
himself spoken Of in Christie's
own sweet voice, in way that
hushed him into a strange. motion
less silence.
OF course you wouldn't have
Mr.. Chauncey, Jennie-you needn't
tell me that. Neither would !, if
he hadn't money
sBut-so has Phil Devlinton
money, and you know be is dis
consolato because you broke your
engagement with him on Mr..
Chauncey's account
MY middle-aged adorer has
more than Phil, anyhow Christie
asscverated lightly. He is hor-
rid, and there's no use assembling
the fact. He's old as Methuselah,
and grim as church owl, and
whenever be kisses me, I-wish it
was Phil. Oh, l do, Jen, and you
! needn't looE; shocked
:Jen' laughed.
You are an awful girl, Christie,
Oh, you were going to show me
bis photograph ! Lets see it. OF
course you carry it next to your
loving heart
oh, Of course = Christie said,
sneeringly, as she produced pic
ture of him he had given her a
few weeks before, over which she
had gone into such pretty ecstacies
that be had felt a thousand-fold
repaid. There! it does seem RI
diculous to think I should marry
such a looking object, doesn't it ?
And Phil is so handsome ! See here
the contrast"
And, to Jennie's honest aston
isbmens. Christie produced a lock-
et-picture of Phil De7linton.
Christie, you are incorrigible!
Lets have a good look at your
adorable. Great heaven ! and she
leaned her face close to Christie's,
the original of that photograph
isn't three feet away. Right be-
hind you-look !
With little exclamation, Chris
tie looked, her face paling to
ashes, as Mr.. Chauncey bowed,
and stepped forward, and dropped
his head near enough to prevent
any one but they two hearing his
few words.
Il am very fortunate in having
made this charming discovery in
time, Miss Layne. Permit me to
claim my property, and to wish
you goodday. Good-by! and bet
ter success with Mr.. Phil De0lin-
ton than you have accomplished
with me =
4 x x x
Well-Christie went home and
cried herself sick, and almost the
first piece of gossip brought her
was that Phil Devlinton and Jennie
Corraney were engaged; and,
somehow, her spirits were broken
and her beauty faded, and she
grew dull and ill-tempered, and
ceased to be favorite, and, in all
probability, will die an old maid.
While Ralph Chauncey-
We'll, it made life very bitter
thing for him for many long
day. But he was not the man to
sit down and let himself become
the TOW of destiny, He fought