Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-07-01

>'As~~~s>s
look full of reprcach at Hesperia who.
on her side. if it had been lady-like would
have been pleased to box the unconscien-
cious mischicfmaker's ears. The quiver
in Toms face had told her most convin-
cling story. but it would be useless to re-
peat it. Matte now had the bit between
her teeth, and her only endeavor, as Hes
p,ria foresaw. was TO prove herself indif
ferent. She could not even be persuaded
t. treat Tom civily He asked her TO
drive. She was engaged. Tomorrow,
them THAT is promised too Then
she turned her back on him to pin bou-
quet in Mr.. Duncan's button-hole and
very pretty picture it was: for she had
the smallest hands and could make the
mos' hewitching face, of any girl in Fern
Clife: but Tom was turning away. with
something like an oath. when he met Hes
peria's friendly ewes. and some irresistible
impulse made him go up to her with
Il beg your pardon, but did Mattie-1
mean Miss Matte receive a letter from
me just before you came to Fern Cliffe ?"
Then Mrs Hesperia was triumphant
That nights mail took out a letter to the
p'smaster at Shorespoint. and day or
two after Matte found a note on her table
a. forwarded from Shorespont Some
thing in the handwriting made Matte
start and change color. II was only a
copy Of some verses from the Lovers
Quarrel -
woman and will you east,
For word, quite of at last
Me. your own, yoar YOU
since, Is Truth il true,
was you, all the happy past
Ne do you leave aghasf,
With the memories We srnassed:
Love, if YOU knew the light
That vOarfsoul casts in my sight
How look to YOU
For the pure and true
And the beauteous and the right
Bear with moments spite.
when mere mote threatens the white"
And at the foot Of the page, ''Remem-
Der your promise
But then, months before, Tom and Mat
tie had read those lines together, and been
forced by them into a sudden seriousness.
What il rc should quarrel9' he asked
But we cannot" she answered. light
ly.
But we may" he persisted. ..You are
teasing and capricious. We are both
obstinate. Let us make a compact. Ii
such time should come | will send YOU
these verses. If | send them. promise
you will come to me. Not to forgive me-
only to come to me-
And Matte had promised, promising of
course, that it was absurd; but she had
promised She would never have made
the first advance--but her promise. 1t is
astonishing what IN iron shackle promise
is in some cases. Really. you see she had
no free will in the matter. And so-TOnI,-
standing gloomingly and alone at 4 little
window, felt Il hand on his arm. and turn
ing quickly. saw Matte holding out a
letter. half shy, half naughty.
1T only came tonight" she said;
''and-you see keep my promise"
Toms arms were around her in
moment.
Thank God"' he said. huskily II
was going away tomorrow. Your in
difference drove me mad. my darling"
but WAS not Indifferent" whispered
Matte; land am very sorry, Tom. |
believe | was quite wrong. after all"
The two we more in love and happier
than ever. Nothing is quite so sweet as
loves young dream. except perhaps loves
young quarrel. 1t was not to be marred
even by Miss Grierson's charitable COM
ment. that 1t would be strange il Matte
had not caught Mr.. Musgrove; when she
went after him. with her sister to help her,
And kit't-kitty was hard hit, no
doubt but in the mercitul ordering of
events she hal been endowed with an
excellent appetite and a perfect digestion.
and nobody can actually pine on Il series
of good din ers. Nobody without re
liable dyspepsia is capable of three
volume romance. And. alter all. these
little affairs are to belle what measles
and whooping cough are to ones child
hoon. BY degrees, Kitty rallied, and is.
| hear. the reigning belle at the Seashore
House this summer