The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-10-27
THE C0fUMBtAE, VoI. WI. no a
COLuMbIA pEMbCRRT. Hol XttENo ~


- ff'f fV-' fr-1-r1'T rrrrrrf ~ rf-Tfff-i Ffff
"Yos, ii mustibe hers 7'land a6me lHuu
boring at last 10 thank she young 1han
for returning IT, he stood within the
stone in his hand waiting impatieptly
for n full account Of its recovery. o.
'DoGs Sirj Gresham 1audi .eupiose
that | came here for thespurpose OF tel
ling a midui ght adventure toi him p
thought Homer, as A. look of iantse
ment fitted across hisu face. .s "lfuyou
will be so kind ihe answered, savelgly,
"as'to ask Miss LmId ut she will do me
theifavorto indontifyiher 6rnanse,tt |
.shaIibe most happy 10 tell ly0uj and
her, if she carcs1tc know, h9qW+ came
by It. ~ ','" "l ,''''.', - '''p
Sir Gresham besitat9d only an in
Start st 1s SAsssntedlyl y AAe sqid aa93a1 ana sent
TBGyoaag mans heart beat faster
at the s4nSid, Of light steps behind him
Istppose Violet Were plain hh5I igavy-
ElooEing, Yet stippose-he tiithedhastily,
but not too soon FOR the 'b6a1tiftl face
that was toniihg toward kim,' 'tShc
was hahbd for her eyes. ,th6Hght lIo-
mer and there was sothethikg else he
thought too, but no m6fe eould he
spoken fof a molnent. She "grGdtcd
him, but When She saw fhe medallion in
her, fathers hand She cried: ~'
""Oh, papa my Bracelet cIaspt Where
did you get i i? Have they found ont
| thoirobbers ?' '"''''
iISmafs 1l, :" Gpf GGpfeP9f}if 9} /. Siids s pt her
llt5bbefs eIhd r6pestedod .sThaJ,s. it.
then PeriRpsT o. Ieally did th68t' and
see something Tfttrall @" Aud after n
moment, hi |hitn three4 people stood
facing each other with looks Qi Enquiry,
| he began al account of his EXPEDITION
to The ruin. Tc vas. trttHfHl I'll every
detail, yet the storyAdnnded Remarkably
well as he fold It, Watthhg' Vi6Et's
face and seeing her shiver and glow
pale IN Imagining the blAckn6ss' ~ the
old cellars If she, would but "lpye
him for the dangers ne had passed !?
he knew nothing 6f wars, tobt sbrf,
except Of personal struggles With MS
lfort)lnt, odt'6 place e" BE told here,
| yet having left their inalR upon him in
a CONSCIOUSNESS Of power to dare and
conquer adverse icircumstaiiebS"
1's'1ve no doubt tliey clarified their
booty there" cried Sir Gresham. his
thoughts still in the ruins of an Infinite
distance behind tie young mans #ing-
ed fancy and supplementihg the narpa-
tive which Ashton mad iist finished.
While Violet was listening TO her
fathers account Of daring bttrslary
committed the winter before While the
| family We're in the house, Nshton ha,l
IN opportunity to sttily her face more
critically, or rather more admiringIy.
1t was possible he did not drop all the
7 admiration cnt 'bf 'his.' eXptession de-
| from time to tirhGi She turhe&' to him to
leXplain more fully something That hdr
! father was savinc.oii -1nIfi'n5qfH
i|'Fve no doubtthe Williams bripE their
booty miles Is hide In the ruin said
I Sir Gresham ''dIbiy ine}alljonI 2Sas tie
clasp of a heavy gold bracelet hj It yah
Igiver to my daughter by a friend; and
she is much obliged to you, am sure,
for finding it.e 49, '- Vt
'Indeedi am, said Violet, coloring 1
| little as she spoke. -
at il I who am under obligation,
to fate, answered Homer ~ hhv,
found something thaS Miss HAud? Yal
luesF '-""t- ".H s1t I.t .esod :.
i5'i"'Fbe restof the lraceletshas beell
melted down long ago, ,t-pers led Sil
| Gresham "'Thdt place odgbt 10 be
| searched aaw it4 g7ajsfiI ~ ~.
eyes" said Homer, ni"v.ltef wiz yor
I do il ?''iH IItlHuy uu J'Ai y"
The baronet looked 7son6whaSehkel
aback at this ehergetic SUGGESTION
"No 'd6nbt,m he answered ,1o 'sahd per
haps, DR. Ashton, uy5h would like ID b,
| one Of the party ifI 80 with some D
| my neighbdlA? I suppose''it ought Ii
be done as soon as possible, within
. day or two he went on as Tha 6the,
assented, "lest they would take alarm "a
your intrusion upon themi w hes
should you advise goinS2p ''i ..'" d
z This moment cried Homer 'It'
n wonder that we Americans ltaye no
grass in our couhti,yN h added. smi
ing, "we 'Sftso averse TO lettihg II" 6fo,
Y under our feeE~iL ac1.HED -of
Il He met Niolets eve as he fntshod. ali,
Iread'iii them an admiration antliittcres,
In another 'momeut she hatl' ttlne,
away of'some trfing pretext, But ut
doubtedly,h she was blushing. II9,
was Honiti'to know that sRe MAD ~oitc
declared she would marry tile 8>an sh
brdught her back hen bracelet nc9asP.
That, However, was when siit Wdsdbit
! Sure IL would never lie fsund. .-"GI! B.
> Not until aftefilupch66H,I liaja.n vi
. you ?" she said nW"Youd b2ttetl nb
, take Dr.. Ashton Until after th.Nnn %
Several years later, wh3n the lneda
lion had led to more than tlic Hn,linl c
? stores of plumber in thc-oid ruins w3tG
2 a gang of thieres had taken care t
: mRke.appaar haunted, Homer Ash5oi
$ a physician of high standing, Va
| living in a large American city. \ schol
a mate whom he had not met toAs yea'
r said to him one day'at dihner as the
7 were talking Of marriage and deatt
among their former comrades
4 ''iy the way, Ashton, you nekc
a told me where you first met Jo,r wifi
! | only know that it was in 1Ghgaud
i lie laughed! r....r ...erI
i ~ first met oely' ne said "betin
t Miuervas shield. DidI not Violet r.
v O,U Continent ~ i5I.W.r u ..
+ -."i Dutch Bulbs For Winter
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Az Btha September meeting Oh III
It New York horticultural Socicty, 4
essay on the care OF bulbs ifor dhuu.