Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-08-19

The na1t corner, and entered the door Of
{. lawyers Office.
Here. lightly swinging the instrument
10 the ground, he threw of white wig
and beard, with 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 four
aud-twentv.
gtntleu.an, entering from the next
room looked at hlm with questionable
smile
well. he SAID briefly, "lost or won
Both, was the moody answer.
what has happened? She did not
discover you and take mortal offen.e,
did she:"
No; aud yet she might more easily
have discovered my identity than l
hers, under the circumstances.
What, III masquerade againH
'Out Of masquerade Enough! |
worshipped a goddess, and find her of
clay ommonest clay"
ALI, 1 understand, You have found
out what l, who reside here and know
something Of the family, though see
ing your lnfatuation, did not dare hint.
You would never have believed it, Did
you see that little darling Minna?'
"But for that darling little Minna |
should stralghtway lose all my faith in
womankind. See here" he added
holding up bright silver piece. Il
shall keep this us a tallsman to remind
me that there is III reality truth and
goolnes, and uuseltishness among
women.
Mr.. Aylesbury did no. go to Mrs
Dabneys masquerade party. Some
thing had unexpectedly called hlm
/ home And when, a few months after,
! he repeated his visit to the Ii tie town,
people observed that his attentions
seemed transferred from Miss Gray to
her younger sister.
In time it became known that they
i were engaged; and while some Won
dercd how he could have relinuuishe /
that splendid Ada, whom he could GER
talnly have won for the asking, there
were Others who said that he had made
q wiser choice.
Neither of the girls understood the
matter until one day, sometime afte1
his marriage, MIR. Aylesbury showed to
the sweet Young wife seated upon his
knee a bright new com.
well, said she, what of It? Does
any special interest attach to it beyond
its pecuniarv valu o.
''Certalnly there does! Why, it is 8
talisman which has brought 1ne what
| prize beyond all else on earth"
.An1 what can that he2"
Yourself, of course, you little igno
ramus! Do You remember when yol
gave this to an old Italian organ -grindel
at your garden gate?'
She coloreu
''How do you know
"How? Why, because l myself wa
that ancient musician"
You, Phillp?' with big eyes, an,
the color deepening over neck an,
cheek.
He laughed, a;ld then he told her al
about it.
Il TOOK your gift, darling, but CAV
you full exchange. In that moment
do believe, my heart went out to yo,
rs it had never done to any othe
woman.
AOut lllu l1tl lace Ou lA1S =
moment after she looked up with half
fearful eyes
Dear, promise me one thing tina
YOU will never let Ada know"
"Ctrtalnly not! She would neve
forgive that innocent little masquerade
/ even though it was she who, defiel m
to deceive her by any Disguise ! chos
to assume. No, she shall never suspec
that the poor, old organ grinder, t
, whom she refused penny, was 81
Walter Raleigh; and on my part, sha
try. for your sake, to think that it ws
not my exquisite La1y OF the Lake
whom that morning beneld i'll slatternl
dress, rude to her mother. selfish to
Bat here Mlnna placed her hand ove
his lips, and he stopped speaking
kiss It,