Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-03-16
TWO LIV rs.

1t was slow and languid thrilling of
his senses. So Vaughn Dare would have
worded his sensation had he suddenly
been called upon to do so, as. sitting on
the broad piazza Of the Ocean House ut
Newport, he found his attention rivited
upon q woman's face of such rare beauty
that his gaze was fascinated.
She sat quite near him, reclining III n
low chair, her hands holding some soft
deecy work, which however had made
no progress since he had first seen her.
The head, small and dainty poised on
the exquisite, sloping shoulders, was
covered with luxuriant mass of dark
red hair, which the wind blew in innum-
erable little waves floating above the low
white brow. Her eyes when the long
lashes lifted themselves from the carmine
tinted cheek to betray their color, ap-
peared to hold il their brown depths
the same shade of red which was in her
hair landing O sort of smoldering light,
as though only needing some powerful
impulse to have 1t burst forth in fame.
Rer lips richly red and not too full.
parted over the strong cleaning teeth.
Every motion was replete with grace.
A little groupe OF men surrounded her
whose presence she seemed to suffer ra-
ther than court. She rarely laughed.
Now and again she smiled-a faint Ian
guild smile-when her features would
relapse into the old Indifference.
TOO absorbed even to wish me good
morning. Mr.. Dare?" interrupted voice.
There was no outward visible sign of
the man g in ward anathemus, as Vaughn
instantly rising, courteously dotted his
hat to Mrs. Thorne-ayo young and pretty
widow OF but twenty-four.
"Row glad am to see you, she con.
tnued, holding out white, plump little
hand. "When did you arrive? I thought
you still abroad"
''Lives there man with soul SO
dead!" he answered, laughingly "You
see, it was that sort of thing tugging at
my heart-st ing, that brought me back
q penitent to my fatherland. reached
New York some time last week. Really
1t was too hot to keep any account of
time, except as measured by the ther-
mometer. As soon as possible, | came
down here for o. breath of fresh air.
Reached here late last night, aud elready
with low bow ''met my reward"
"Ah, ! see you have not forgotten
your habit of making pretty speachesl
Fortunately, long ago I learned to esti-
mate them at their proper value. But
tell me did you find anything in the gal
leries abroad lovelier than Laura Stern's
face2 Have you met her2"
81 certainly have met with no
greater miracle than the fact of one
woman according to another her
due need Of praise. Dare respond1
or is it merely trap for the unwary2
She is pretty-r0tber. You see I am
timld, I do not know her. Will you
present me2"
"With pleasure Lanra," having
taken his arm led him over to where the
girl sat, ''thls is my old friend Mr. Dare
Mr.. Dare MISS Sterne"
The red brown eyes lifted themselves
for O moment to his face, the carmine
burned an instant to deeper stain on
the beautiful cheek.
With musical laugh, Mrs Thorne
glided away; the other men one by one
followed suit, and the new intruder held
undisputed possession of the prize.
The morning was precursor to the
days that followed. 1t grew to be q
recognized thing that Vaughn Dare had
stepped into the foremost place, and
that when he approached, others must
fall back.
There were many who had made des
perate struggles to gain that which
seemed to fall to him by by sort of un-
conscious right. He had drifted to
Newport without purpose or intent. lie
found himself held there as o vessel to-
its moorings; but he knew his anchorage
lay in Laura Sterns's smile.
How it lit up the lovely face Was it
only his fancy that it always waited his
coming to first dawn in the wonderful
eyes, and then to grow and deepen until
the red lips caught 1t.
"Vaughn Dare is O airt," said Dame
Gossip.
sit is diamond out diamond" said
Dame On Dit
'gEhere is Jaa'scs awaiting in Gotham,
asserted Dame Rumor.
But spite of the three ancient and
worthy () DANES, the lovers wended
their way content.
Were they loversP had they paused to
put the question to themselves? Some
times they would spend hours almost