The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-13
THE sEDAIIA BAzOO. TUESDAY DECEMBER ~ 1as1

? hand.
: Would You huy tLe-e :" size asked
simply. iB clear. sweet voice that
stirred the Young man. hear; "a NO
r other wcman's voice had puwer 10 In.
He took the cs-ket, opened IL. and
/ spread ont lis contents. \ watch. All
elegant and costly diamooi ciu.. tro
rubies aud 81 emerald neck ace. Ross
Dunbar barely suppressed cry ~
! surprise a. his eyes fell apon il. lie
turned il over with eager, trembling
fiager-. and there on the clasp HAS
the name that had lived In Ms hesrt
Tor So many years, Little Pansi.."
.'Yeu wish to sell them all 81 he
asked arriving to steady his voice and
the wild throbbing Of his heart.
: The lady hesitated an instant and
then she put cut her slender hand and
drew the emersldis toward her.
Il dislike to part with this" she
said; lit was my fathers gift -and !
but no matter, take them all. |
i,ust have the money
| I'm her csgerneSs she hsl thrown
a-idc her vii revealing lily face. |
! lit hy lu.trious sapphire eyes. Ross /
q, Dunbar stood silent moment |
very nerve al his manly ,
form thrilling With supreme
. d light H., had i".Iai her at last,
tie idol cf hi~ lite. J
These are some ye,'v fine GEMS"
b. said after moment. AMI I am
Hing 10 give y"u fair price-sup-
p"se We -ay one thousand dollars
v Ill that do7"
The girl hashed y dazzling glance
- eurpriSc rom beneath her hesvyi
I'll.
SO much q. that" she sad ;remu-
i:"isly. You size very kind. sir.
Oh. YOU cannot kupw now much this
money will help me The young
man made :. polite rcpis. and pro-
ccsded To put aside ihc jewels and
draw a cheek for the mcney. Tie
March winds were still clustering
without, and tue girl shivered and
drew her wrapper closer a. ale started E
out.
Wont yo; let me rua down to the
hank for vou?" said the ieweier
catching up MS hat. You can play
shop lady the while: It won't be but
4 minute or Two
But An troubling YOU go"
Not a bit: just take the warm seat.
p'ease, you'll no, likely to ha We any
And seating her beside
.he desk. ne took the check and
hurried out
Pansie Fontenay threw back her
veil and leaned her head upon her
lands. puzzled, rehectis. look upon
ler sweet, sad face.
When have | seen this face" size
liked herself over aud over again
1t is 40 familiar: who IN the world
IAN it be-"
His return broke ia upon her {
and after receiving The
non y she hurried TO Ter durable
odgiags.
The following afternoon aas even y
aore clustering and stormy: the wind !.
Jared and the sieet tinsled xg,;uri II
he windows Of the little room in
hich Pansie and her father S,t. z
severe misfortunes and reversel had !
educed them to poverty. and the old q.
nan being sn invalid all the care fell g.
non Fansie's shoulders. She sa. s,'
own with her father, reading aloud
rom new book which che had bought 4
Or him with some Of the money re- (.
eived for her jewels. Her sweet |!
ice Was wan and sad, ard her future q
lre:ched before her, sad, hol o and =.
loomv. There is . ring at the door, e,e bio;
IT servant brought up q package q.
,r Miss FOntenay. An exquisite g.:
unch of pansies. fragrant and golden
done up in tissue paper, and I
ttached to them a card, bearing the s sso'
mple words: Ross Dunbar has no: ni.
,rgotten little Pansie" sSr
Pansie sat amazed for . moment. !os
nd then a rich bloom darted into her the
hite cheeks. cur
"Oh, father" she said, 81 know
i'm! / know him! Oh, We have
und Ross at last" I
An instant later Ross was in the d.
'om clasPing her nut;ering hands in s s.
IS. and into her blue eyes looked . Sso
ith . glance that brought the rosy
Dom into her face.
And few weeks later, when
q clustering winds were over, and s1 =
e golden hearted pansies bloomed ~
! the garden borders, little Pansis
,came Ross Dunbars bride. and for A.
n bridal gift he gave her back her :,r
neratds. ~