The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-06-03
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"Take this, please" she said with

A't'NN 0A4i'2' l'Oe'1N, ~Aso N''i>' "AeA
a blush
He turned it over in his hand and
hesitated. There was something
strangely earnest in the look of the
dark ewes peering from beneath the
white bushy brows in the swarthy face.
Did he guess the truth--that that
silver-piece was the whole Of her pres
ent store Of pocket-money2
As he passed out at the gate, she
looked up into his face with a lovely
expression of sympathy and kindness.
"Good-byl | hope your little Bian-
ca will soon be with YOU" she said,
gently.
He lifted his hat almost rcverently
God bless you, lady!o
The as she closed the gate, he tramp
ed slowly down the street, turned the
next corner, and entered the door Of q
lawyers Office.
Here, lightly swinging his instrument
to the ground, he threw of a white wig
and beard, with u corresponding pair
Of bushy eyebrows, washed away from
his cheeks some artificial tan and
wrinkles, and drew himself erect-a
handsome, dark-complexioned young
man OF fom-and-twenty.
\ gentleman, entering from the next
room, looked at him with a questiona-
bic smile.
Well" he said brieay-lost or
won?"
Both" was the moody answer.
"What has happened? She did not
discover you and take mortal offence,
did she?''
"No; and vet she might more easily
have discovered my identy than l hers
under the circumstances"
"What in masquerade again"
"Out Of masquerade. Enough! l
worshipped a goddess Of clay-com-
monest clay"
"Ah, l understand You have
found out what |, who reside here and
know something Of the family, though
seeing your intatuation did not dare
hint. You would never have believ-
ed it. Did you see that little darling
Minna?"
But for that darling little Minna [
should sraightway lose all my faith
in womankiud. See here." he added,
holding up bright silver piece. 81
shall keep this as tailsman, to re
mind me that there is in reality truth
and goodness and unseIfshness among
women"
Mr.. Aylsbury did not go to Mrs.
Dabney's masquerade party. Some
thing had unexpectedly called him
home. And when, few months after,
he repeated his visit to the little town,
people observed that his attentions
seemed transferred from Miss Gray to
her younger sister.
In time it became known that they
were engaged; and while some wonder
ed how he could have relinquished
that splendid Ada, whom he could Ger
tainlv have won for the asking, there
were others who said he had made q
wiser choice.
Neither Of the girls understood the
matter until one day, some time after
his marriage, Mr.. Avlesbury showed
to the sweet young wife seated upon
his knee a bright new coin.
"Well, " said She, what Of it? Does
any special interest attach to it be-
yond its pecuniary value?"
Certainly there does! Why, it Is a
talisman which has brought me what |
prize beyond all else on earth"
"And what can that be?'
yourself Of course, you little igno-
ramus! Do YOU remember when YOU
gave this to an old Italian organ-ggin-
der at your gardcn-gate?
She coIored.
'HoW do YOU know"
Glow? Why, because ] was my
self that ancient musician
you Philip?7 with big eyes, and
the color deepening over neck and
cheek.
He laughed and then he told her
all about it.
II took your gift darling, but gave
you a full exchange. IN that moment,
| do believe, my heart went out to
YOU as it had never done to and other
woman.
She hid her face on his shoulder. A
moment after she looked up with half
fearful eyes.
Dear, promise me one thing-that
YOU will never let Ada know"
Certainly not. She would never
forgive that innocent little masquer-
ade. even though it was she who defed
me to deceive her by any disguise /
choose to assume. No, she shall never
suspect that the poor, ragged old or
gan grinder, to whom she refused d pen
ny was Sir Walter Raleigh; and ON
my part, / shall try, for your sake, to
think that it was not my exquisite
Lady Of the Lake whom / that
morning beheld in slatlernly dress,
rude to her mother, selfish to-"
But here Ninna placed her hand
over his lips, and he stopped speak
ing to kiss it.