Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-06-15

LIZ wac the UeSl idImcr IN the county ana
owned the model farm of the township.
"Arabellaf" he said, questiouingly, of
Mildred, when they were for q moment
alone.
"She-she is sick to-day" Mildred an
swered; but her truthful eyes dropped and
he saw it.
"Ask her if she cannot see me for few
moments, he said.
Mildred went up stairs. Arabella lay
upon the bed, one arm thrown up, upon
the hand Of which was q beautiful opal
ring Mildred had never seen before.
"Where did you get that lovely ring,
Ara2"
From Mr.. Aston" Arabella said,
quietly.
She did not seem sick and did not speak
again. A tremor ran through Mildred's
delicate limbs. She rested a hand upon a
chair to steady herself.
"Will you come down and see Mr..
Neele, Ara! He wishes it."
"No; make my excuses"
Mildred went dizzily out of the chamber
She was not quite herself, when she en-
tered the room where Adam Neele was.
''She wishes to be excused"
Mildred, this rich German"
"He is not German"
81 Is he anything to Arabellai"
81 do not know. He has gwen her a
ring" stammered Mildred, scarcely know.
ing what she said.
"HumphI That is enough"
Adam Neele went away from the Elms
the next morning. When he had gone,
Arabella came down and ate her dinner.
She took a book and sauntered down
into the garden then. When Mildred had
coaxed her mother to take a nap, she fol-
lowed her sister, and cut gladiolas and
pinks for the vases, which Arabella had
neglected entirely for two dava
When she came around to the arbor,
where her sister sat, she sat down wearily.
"Adam Neele has gone, Ara"
"1 know il.
"Then you prefer Mr. Astoul"
al prefer marrying rich man and go
ing abroad to marrying poor man and
spending my life at Edgetown."
"But you love Mr.. Aston. Ara"
"Love himi Pooh! He is just good
worth two of him. But | shall marry him
if l can. i have meant 1t ever since he
first came here"
Mildred gave little cry.
81 don't love Adam Neele either. But
I'm sick of work and striving to keep up
appearances We shall all go to pieces
soon at this rate. Papa earns nothing
The mortgage will take the Elma / am
going to look out for myself. would ad-
wise you to do the same, Milly."
81 shall look out for myself. lean earn
my living If need be. Earn it 1 will. ]
shall never degrade mysth by marrying for
home-or for money. Ara, / had rather
have my hand burned off than wear that
ring as you are wearing ii ~
There was step upon the gravel, put
ting aside of the clematis vine.
MY ring. Have you found it, Miss
Arabella?"
Arabella grew red, then white. She
pulled the ring from her finger and handed
ii to its owner, Leopold Aston.
"where did you find 7" he asked.
"At the end of the linden path, she an
swered, in a stifed voice. Then, partially
recovering herself: "You are back soon.
Yes" pleasantly.
He had his valise in his hand. He haG
Just come over from the depot, and went
up to his room.
Burning with her sisters shame, yeI
with strange joy in her heart, Mildred
turned and went away from the arbor
She buried her face among the pinks.
"How sweet they arel" she said.
"Are We never going to have any more
music ?" asked the doctor. ''Milly, 90 ny
and play something lively.
"When l have finished picking evel
these blackberries papa"
The twilight overlook the nimble fingers
and Mildred took the pile of jetty fruit ou
upon the doorstep, under the porch honey
suckle.
"Are you always at work :" asked I
gentle voice.
There was no panied blush now. Mil
dred looked up, calm and sweet
"No, am at leisure now," she answer
ed, in moment.
"Then will you walk down this patl
with ME a little wayf'
He took a soft gray shawl from Its peg
and dropped 1t around her. As be did 30
she saw the CLEAN of the opal.
"Do you like my ring?" asked Leopolt
Aston.
at is the most beautiful opal l eve
saw"
81 lost it in the garden, the first day
came to the Elms. Do you know the pro
perties which inhere in gemsf"
"No."
"The ruby restrains wrath, the hyacintl
procures sleep, the topaz banishes sad
ness"
"And the opal 2"
"The opal shsrpens the sight of the pos
SCISSOR. Mildred-httle Milly-do yv,
think do not know what jewel hey ont
price yO,t are2 Darling, look up! l low
you! Could you love me, Mildred?"
She looked up into his eyes.
"Yes, could love you if you were th'
poorest, the most unfortunate, man in th'
world!"
"God bless my brave darling" he cried
They had reached the end Of the long
sweet, dewy path, and turned to com
back
Sand yoa promise to be my wife LIE
there be no mistake. Let me be happy
Mildred!"
81 promise. But, Leopold, though
it was Arabella whom you loved.
"You dids Web. 1 had lost my rim
then and being without its aid, was littl
stupid, =" he replied, with slight blush
And so Mildred went to Italy, and Ara
bella remsined at Edgetown, for Adam
Neele never came back to her.
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