Daily Republican., 1881-12-26

ul1iiCulty, Tor he could not slip through
Jam III easil y rs she had done.
Nov, in this fIeer space and pure
air, he hoped to find her.
Buc she was nowhere to be seen
There seemed to be no one in the
garden.
y Nevertheless, he walked down he
n tween the hedges of blooming roses
9 until he saw, in n corner OF the real
: hedge, an arbOr of climbing Roses. in
4 the midst of which his eyes caught "A
gleam of silvery raiment.
He FASTENED directly to the spot, and
= found her there
! She was reclining on the rustic seat,
t and had taken OFT her mask for air re.
! vealiug the fair, proud face OF Led !
= Won kirschbarg
He had not expected this revelation
of her iientity,a and he felt that his pres.
| enc9 at this moment might be consid
cred an inexcusable intrusion upon the
privacy OF the lady.
"Lela," he said, deprecatngly, As
he stood befvrc her and removed his
own mask, "plcase to pardon my indis.
cretion. but have been trying to make
an opportunity for speaking with you
I all the evenlug-in fact all the day
but have not succeeded even in seeing
you antl tonight"
"ruIor, sit down here for little
while. The rooms were 50 warm and
the crowds 50 dense that felt like sut.
tOca ing; so ] came out here to UnlnaSk
and iuhao a breath of fresh air." she
said, as she smilingly made room for
him beside her.
81 am very glad you did so. | pre-
sumed to follow you. DO you forgive
me for my presumption? he inquired,
AZ he bowed aud took the offered seat.
"rha, dep nds, >" she ansHeGd archly.
"How could you know me, TO follow
me" Or were you, perhaps, following
an unknown white domino that had
caught your lifting fancy 80
"Iiow cuu.d | knO| you? ." he re
peat"h, gravtly, taking her hand and
tixins his eyes on her lovely fact
"How could know you? BY the same
simple, universal law Of nature through
which | know myseli-tor you are my
sweeter, purer higher self! Leda, my
quetn, do you imagine that any dis
guise could hide you from my knowl-
edge? My heart would always recog
nize you, Lcda :"
cor, Mr.. Hereward :" sue nurmured
in low, distressed tone, whose mean
ing he could not have perceived, ior he !
went on to plead.
| 81 have been seeking YOU for many
hours, my love, my queen Not to tell
you in set speech that which my whoie |
| lite il your dear presence has been tell |
i,, a ii and |
that meeting recognized each other
All, lady mine Ever since that "a
cred moment of meeting and mutual |
recogni'ion, have been trmp.ed to be-
lieve in the old heathen myth, hat man
and woman were originally one being;
but that Jove, III rage, cleft them III
two, leaving ihu halves to seek each
other sorrDwin. through all the ages.
To seeh in valn-lS we see by all !ht
mismatchcl couples in this lower
world-exccpt in such lappy cases as
ours: for sweet lady, have found ny
completion in you an' you yours i'll me
And We know il now
ooh, Mr.. lIereward" she n.oaned in
an almost in&udihle tone.
"ThuS, dear Leda, have not follow
ed you here to tell you tnat which you
feel and know 50 we'll, but only to ask
your permission to speak, at once, 10
your good father and invoke his bless
ing on our b"truthal. But even This |
scarcely need to mentiou-tor surely | |,
know have yonr sanction for ii.
SOU. MIR. lIcreward Pray, pray DO
not talk to luc in this manner" she
incurred, III agitation,as she Withdrew
a his f,tI ,1uSt, ~ |
cred her white face.
He gaZed on her in surprise, and un.
easiness, yet scarcely taking III tie full
ot her words. !
"But VIII? Why may not Sprak to +
you in this way? Why, Leda? Why?' |
he inquired, trying to take her hand g.,
again. {
She drew it away as she tatered.
ooh, Mr.. Hereward! Because--be-
cause we are only friends! Though |
lope," she added pleadiugly, that we
nay always be such dear friends us we
NAV and haye been. Shall we not?"
'he prayed, dropping her hands and
'aising her eyes appealingly to his Stern
set look.
He met her glace, he gazed on her
White cheeks and trembling form, fix
,dly, inCisively,, with incredulUu
and indignation in every :
ea1ure of his firm, handsome face, for u
10 part Of her previous demeanor TO- u
wards him had prepared his mlnd for !,
his unexnec'e' repulHe. ~
"Miss Won Kirschberg, how is this? !,
t cannot be that hear you arigNt.' VI VI
le said. y
"Ah, yes, you DO, Mr.. Hereward. y
lou hear me Alright" she sigh"'. IL
riends?!" he said dra Ning III IA hard ,,'
reath Il, this trur!' Al
sob, yes Mr.. H"rewtrd' 1t is tru'! m
And it Is hcart-hreaking!" she mo&nen :"
II voic" full Of tears. "
"Lela. Ii th"na Of Heaven. What W
o you mean? EXpl in yourself. i'm o. q,
lne you" he urg a, i'll an agony, anN'
ETY., aud confusion. q.
81 meau-I mean-Oh Tudor. My I"
cart is hrokrn"' And she dropped her Ia
cal on her bosom ard again covered y"
er face with her hands
"Lsda. Leda' he cried with anguish. II
"(io, Tudor. Orr friendship has been
, precious, 40 delightful 10 me. And VI
n,l-all our communion has been SO III
nproving, purifying, elevating to my W W
,ul. | am so much less vain, selfish, VI
nd frivolous than when you first met
le, the spoiled child OF fortune. Our :"
recious, delightful friendship has saw III
aud redeemed me! And-aud-l ue
,av that may enjoy it forever But D..
butt must be only friendship she W. ",
id, while heavy, s)hblng slghS shook w. w.
81 hos n and Streams Ut tears forced '',
emselvps through tho slender rlsers
at covered h"r !ace. VI"
"Lpia" he exclaimed, in bi'ier pain, he
,ou knew my low O.! my hopes. my as Nv Nv
rations. And you led tue on aud on pa
she brink OF this humiIiatng over ""
row. All! how cruelty and biJJerly VII VI,
IL have deceived mc!' IA
'.Qh, do nor + pioich me! DO not I"1
eM bruised and aching heart. If
We deceived you, it was because | first W. W.
ccived mvself. What knew Of my m mahe
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