Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-10-07
p,,L.aI!:eIsR'> LOVE.

She was swinging on tue gate, 4 IA at
,,d,,riGcI acton on tlc rart O :sgiri
wcu III lcr teens, but at inst "iaLce "Ae
could sec that neither dlgi-lt; nor iaJ.
thing approaching it hsloi gea to pretty
Christie Norwcii.
She was small and blonde, With short,
,.,lino Lair. AID merry blue eyes tna'
u.r. never. grave, and rcd lp' that
always smiled
Il wa, quite "a different lace, the one
,a4ositc her, for tic eyes wore aii
earnest, trouble expression, ana ''e
mau,b dropped sorrowfully at tie cor
ncrs.
"Clrlsite, Blanche G!ennon Vas say
ING IN. low, reproachiul tones ~"
could YOU be 50 cruel last ni6h'f
.c,ue,l | would'n harm cream =
,a, the world Christie returned llsAtls,
u know what yon mean. dahceo
,,,h Mr.. Armstrong three tunes ana
-nn1y- once with Paul. What of ti''l
.,.t that alone. You sll9hted
Paul all the evening, knowing, 100 no"
l;slikes Dudley Armstrong, lou
r.oljze it, CHRISTIE, As well as | 40 ''h'.
f vou care anything for Paul Chester o
his loye, YOU must be kinder.
..pnul has 10 reason to dislike Mf'
Armstrong, he is a perfect sehtleil'n'
and ~
.I5o not agree with you, blanche
interrupted. . He Is haiiasonie "'i''
nolishcl but he is not true la'i'
would y, careful if I were You. lest III
an unpunrd.d moment, colihli''''
myself,
Something like anger flashed lhto
,lristie's eyes, enl then faded smiie
,,r,fnl holf-au used, curved hel
lips.
What wise cousin II Is she sai'
mockingly, You always agree '"ftl
Paul. II you were not so ANXIOUS :
have me tie him to my apron strings :
.bonlJ tbinh you were III love with Inn
yourself -
EIonele turned away with h"lghteh
"a color. and her cousin dld ho' SEQ III
look of unhtterabe grief ana lohGni'
,t,at filled the dark eyes.
The words spoken III Jest cohta'ile"
deep and sad Significance i'r 'e'"liei'
,I.nnon for with all the strength All
fervor OF her true, womah'v htaft 81
loved Paul Chester, the man who's
c,us,, she was pleading. And tue too
she crayei, she would have gwen he
liz, tn min. All were bestowed on gay
cnr,l, Is Christie, who valned them
lightly
Christ, s4luggcl her shoulders an
laughed softly when her cousin ie
ifcr. ;,
II wonder what she would say II ST
knew all" She Thought "She wonl
be inexprtsslhly shocked, i'snpp"s
After ali. where's the harm? Put
Paul is kept IN an agony Ct Huspen'
and jcalousy, and the girls are dying
envy. y = =
Aud 50 ll.r thougil,s wan,i' red q
touching On one snb]ect mid tbs
another. What would Paul say il
could know that the rose he ha, lfAste
al IN her hair had found resting pa
IN Dudley ArmstronS's vest poche
What would he say ii he could ha'
seen that gentleman in the ..es oi c!As
ug 4 lravelet Oh CAaisties aIia, sto'
to press his noustaolied hps to t
small. wliitcThand? Above al, wh
would he think when, on, the morrow
seated behind Armstrong splrite't gi:r
she dashed by his oflice window !?
q What III. thought she never kncwsi
u beyond d quick, fspreacAiY': sL's'
from h.s dark eyts &htaa next. they -in
Paul Chester gave no token OF anger
disalroyal.
That glance troubled Christie Ii,
than many vur Is would lave Zone, II
u dim coayi,tion th.st size VAS dol
wrong cnteroi her thoughLess bra
81 Bat With her usual ), lt-wlll and i
81 pctuosltv. she Went Oh, III defiance
III Blancho's pleadlngs and rrmontrauces
# Whether she drove, rowed NJ walkt
w Armstrong was her constant attenda
3 and Paul drew aside, waiting calmly
S tile end to come.
3 He still loved Christie. Sic was
81 cAlldiike and thoughtl,ss he could !
s ceAsute her she was SO tender anu "
6 some at times he could not turn aw