The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-09-22
ReveDged.

apple tree, now lal l,n with fragrant
bloss ms on the svtvirg b,igls
frei GIFTED With their fir bu don.
seemed fitting frtns fDr tue fair
young girl standing there 10 lone
lv in hor eager watching. her great
blue eyes 30 full of happiness. Some
time she tol thsro, \ tgoublol
look crept iuto tue sweet eyes, aud
the smiles left her face.
Finally she sess u gentleman's
form in the distance. aud with u chap
Of her hands, she calls joyfully {:
There he is j. aud dats forward IA
step.
AS ho approaches, her lips trem
ble with disappointment anl her
eyes grow din with uushel tears.
The stranger. tall, dark Young
mau, OF ab Iut tsenty- -Jhe, lJf, ui-
hat aud says
Can you tell mo where Mr. Lyle
resides :"
"Ccrtaiuly. sir this /. hi4 io,j.
dence,' glaucing toward the house
u mr. by, do y,n wlsh to sec
him p
"ls this Mss Lyle :" hs At,il in.
qnires.
"it is,' she replied
Then | NiIl tell you nv erran !.
Ir. Lambert is Obliged o. return to
the city in tho morning anl as he -
very busy prepiriut f,r bis depart
ure he nskel mo to deliver this to
yon, aud ne hands hcr letter.
He watches the young girl pde,
soes tae lips quiver aud thinks to
himself Gay > rute !"
IA 20 coming bi,a .yn sho fal
ters.
lie vas SUNNI ,uel very aud leu
ly bya Telegram from nii fa,nor,
and was very blsy IN preptr.uy to
leave
IF yon viii excu,o me, sir, I will
read this now. 40 perhaps J eau Al.
swor it by you.'
'CertaiulN, aud he watches her
as she hastily breaks tue soal. 1t
reads
ny DIrlinJ W.nnie -Ulv can
1 s1s what an alb ,nt To T.? Anl yet
It must be- said. This IN ,rniuy I
received II Telegram from my filhor
requesting my immediate presence
IN New York /; aud nov, Winnie,
comes The hardest pmit OF il all. |
wns engaged To II lady IN New York.
before | ever ko-w ,on. | know
how base my conduct hns been. and
fortune has decreed You should
never he mine. un "a brute ! ask
no mercy can only Say last iare
we'll
Guy LAMBERT.
The ypnng gentl ,min Watching
her, saw her grow pale, nm stagger.
Then with low moan OF pain, her
head sank upon her han Is
II WA p ipfIl to 80 hsr grief.
aud with u pitying hook, he turned
away, Presently he felt ligt toncL
on his arm, aud turning saw her
with p,lo fics ani strained eyes
standing beside him
"rhis, sir. shall he his answer"
and she laid II plain gold circlet 10
his hand.
"Will yon not permit Chester
Earl to be your true friend 7" be
asked, gently.
DO not ask me yon arc very
kind TO offer it, bat have no faith
left
With bow, he touchei his hat.
and walked away, while she entered
the house with slow step.
Guy Lamhert ypu ,ro n4ar.
able hrnte !" Ia exil,in,l. ~ veil-
ing his way slowly back t. town the
girls s,rrow-striken face r,ss mp
before him, Just as she stool there,
the apple-blo'son' framing her
in. .rrr EI tD 5000
*,tla' 'asF
There she il, Guy isn't she love.
ly Chester Earle touched his friend
upou The ann.
Yes, she is beanty who did
you say she is ?
"Niss Revere, that wealthy Mrs
Reyere's niece aud heiress She i,the
belle ut present. Charley Town
promised me an introddc,jo
I'll go anl claim it. There he is,"
and Chester Earle novel away
lie was tall aud ca n'nin lin { ia up.
pearauce, distinguishes boxing, All
favorite in society.
Guy Lambert stood still. gazing in
admiration at the beautiful young
lady pointod out 10 him. She was