The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-22

gan for this little girl whose romance
was of verify come to her.
Mr.. Pelham was model had al
most written lover, but that is almost
too strong word "a because although there
had.ensued a charming, suggestive In
timacy, there had been no actual love
passages. Butterfly though my Doris
was, she was true as gold to her woman
hood, and Mr.. Pelham was too compare
lively stranger to be accorded the
privilege of knowing how dear he had
become TO the girl into whose black eyes
he had looked so meaningly.
Well, they had parted at Saratoga in
coy, shy way, on Doris part and per-
mission was given for him to see her at
Long Branch, this would-be lover who
silenced Doris, when she insisted upon
knowing If he understood perfectly that
she was only Miss Berangyr's maid.
And five minutes before, on this glori-
Gus, breezy summer morning, Doris had
heard his voice below on the avenue, and
knew he was come. And an hour or so
later, John Tampier's card was sent up
to Miss Berangyr's room for Miss Doris
Warren, and she went down to see him
with glad light in her eyes that, at the
first showing, he thought was for joy to
see him.
"My little Doris, you are SO improved,
so exquisitely lovely, and-happy dear
And glad to see me, dear ?"
To have saved him he could not have
kept the thrill of eager passion from his
voice.
"Am l improved, John 7 Well, it's a
doubtful compliment, because you ought
to have considered me perfection before.
Happy Oh, indeed L am. You can
tell them at home never was so happy
in my life-never !"
"But you have not answered me yet,
Doris, dear. Are you glad to see me 7"
She flashed him frank friendly look, &,
and its very childish candor smote him
cruelty.
"Indeed, I'm CHAD. Tell me all about
everything and everybody !"
OF sudden white flame leaped to
his eyes. John Tampier worshipped
this girl so madly that even his long
control availed him nothing now.
81 came to tell you of myself. have
but one thing to say. oh, Doris, go
home with me; L cannot live without
you any longer"
For one moment she was touched,
humbled by the pain in his face, his low {,
intense tone, then she laughed at him.
"The idea Go homer Indeed, no,
john" and the sweet face suddenly,
flushed, then paled, and her voice lower
ed. 'John,I want to tell you something
oh, SO sweet, John II have low
erl"
A lover--a lover-and not he 1t was
no wonder his pulse almost stopped, and
his face blanched to his very lips, or that
Doris cried out in fear and horror at the
sight of him in his anguish.
Don't speak to me again." he said
huskily.
And then, after moment or or so, he
he managed to make some sort of adieu,
and left her.
She could not but feel girlish regret
for his misery, but that was forgotten a
little later, when there came note from
Barry Pelham-such precious little
note-asking her if she could manage
to accompany him to the hop that night,
that he wanted to see her, etc.
Doris was vision of loveliness, in
her white dress, that evening, as she
stood before her little glass, her bright
eyes shining, her cheeks flushed like a
red rose, her lovely bare arms like pol
ished ivory.
''But so plain in my toilet" she mur-
INJURED, as she tried to fasten yellow
rose in her hair "Of course Mr.. Pei
ham will declare I'm dressed just as L
ought to be; but, oh ! wouldn't L just
love once to wear ornaments of some
Embellishments or pearls. And Miss
Berangyr's are in her casket, and If she
were here know she'd lend them to me,
just for one little hour"
The thought was enough, and with
hot cheeks and compressed lips, and
trembling hands this naughty Doris,
who wanted to look so fair in her lovers
eyes, borrowed Miss Beranger's magnifi-
cent pearls, and certainly looked like a
queen of fairies in them; and was con-
graduated over and over by her lover,
and looked at admiringly by scores of
people in the short hour she remained
in the ballroom-until almost in alarm,
che discovered che vvas outstavinO har