Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-25
A mt OF Filtration.
Saturday Night.

n hlt Oh EAihtntAV"
Saturday Night
The sea was IS wonderfully lovely,
this bleak November day. as in the
height OF its summer be2uty.
But there were few people to look
upon II low. Along the deserted
steamboat wharf, at which the summer
steamers landed, there were walking
a man and woman. NeitheY OF them
uere locking at the splendor OF color
that flooded the western sky; they
were only gazing at each other.
"ItAink she was avery silly thing"
the girl was saying with q ccutemptu.
GUS smile, "As Tor NE, ii | only loved
any ONE"
Here the young man caught hand
land held it close, Wills with smiling
ieyes fixed on her face, 10 repeated:
"If you love any enc All, Ruth,
don't put such al 'if' as that in your
sentence, for om not going to bear it,
| assure you. What did you aoknowl'
! edge to me las. week, whom | tried to
tell you how loved youf Don't pre-
lvaricate now | Answer me truly"
Henry RalBton's look held so much
of passionate admiration, in spite O.
his plsylul words, that Ruth's OWL
gaze dropped, and her face dashed
while her heart boat with the sWess
ness Of this new Life which had come
to her.
"Tell me what you told me sheD,'
he insisted, now speaking in tender
tone. "2ay IL to me again; yon can
NOT guess how dear tao3e words ara Il
me, my darling" -,
| He waited, and finally she said
Isoflly:
"Do you wish mo to say again that
love you :"
There was no one near, the wid'
beach was solitary, save for the Sc;
birds tina, fitted about.
| RalstoA suddenly bent his head and
kissed the girl who had jrSt spoken Il
Him.
She looked quickly about her, and
Then drew back.
"Whst II come one saw me" she SAIL
reprovingly. >.
| "They would only envy me, The Sait
smiling.
| Ruth was persistent, and she return
ed to her rem ark.
"That girl who was 50 Jealous mus
have been lacking in good sense" sh'
said. "Now, IS Tor me, il l iOyed any
with an arch look, Il should never b.
Jealous. Ishould truss that person
entirely or e!Ss could not wholly love
MIN"
"Indesdl" said Ral,ton. "You are
happily constituted then. can't saJ
as much for myself. can easily im'
ssine being furious If you should fir
lever so little. 30 warn you noi u
lLY IT,"
| The two wandered about the ahoEt
until night had deepened into darkness
and when at last they went towards
ERu,h's home, it was with footsteps taA'
still fingered.
81 shall write every day, and sEail
be back in q month If possible" wer,
among L al5ton's last woi Hs.
He WAS going to ..ne weetern part o
the state and his business might De
ltai% hin there, but 40 was h0pe'oi ~
IdGuld hasten matters.
Letters came regularly every day
land Ruth found the ab3ence mere en-
durable than she had expected.
| When she was not reading one Q
lher lovers letters, she was writing I
him at every srare moment, 30 tina
she really had not much time TO b
Lonesome.
In the middle OF the fourth week, h
wrote that ho had arranged to com
back two days earlier than he had 81
pected to. Could she come down to th
station, to meet him at the four o'eloo
ltrsin, on Thursday and could sh
come in the carryall for he was to o.
cort a young lady who was coming
visit Mrs. Br gss, and 1t would
pleasanteT If they might all ride BAG
y together.
"Of course will go in the carryall,
th ought Ruth. ,.
And, beyond momentary vexatie
that there should be third person
ride up with them, Bath did not thin
8 Of that part OF Rals,on's note.
Mrs. Briggs lived next door; II
Ierounds adjoined. Whoever this your
lady was, she would be near neisl
Dor, and, If she remained long, But
i. would know her.
When the train drew up at the lit
- lssaside station, Ruth was on the pla
lform. waiting. She saw Rslstnn sligl
land help from the car some one who
face and figure sent a sudden pang
wonder through her heart.
OF course tno feeling was nothing b
wonder.
tbs girl caue forward BY Ralston
iside. Shs was, Indeed, fair to loo
upop-a blonde Of priest type, vii
soft, fluffy hair, lips as SCARLET as vi
i roses. and Looking as fragrant, oil
ewes that gave Ruth glance 80 love
that the latter wondered what ouch
. glance must he to man.
"This Ia Miss Meredith, Ruth" sa
! Ralston, after he had shaken ham
I with his betrothed.
No matter how much he wanted
hiss her, he could not do it now; ar
: Ruth knew very well that he cou
not, but for all that somehow SEEM
like q cold greeting to her.
3 How could any mortal man refra
from being attentive 10 such girl
Miss Meredith