Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-30
ROsalie's Request.
From the Chicago Tribune,

1.-THE dOughnuts are gone"
A look of CHASTITY horror that made the pretty
dimpled cheeks of Rosalie McCloskey take on
an ashen hue of blank despair passed quickly
over the girls face as her sister, who stood
with one voluptuous foot swinging in dreamy,
sensuous fashion over the front yard, while the
other rested on the doorstep. spoke the fateful
sentence with which this chapter opens. Up
from the meadows where the chestnut mare
that with splint Oh her Off fOreleg that Lord
Dacres had traded for last spring was nibbling
the tender blades of grass there came the scent
OF the viOlets and daisies that were Just peeping
from the ground, and away to the westward
were floating great masses of fleecy-white
CLOUDS, whose edges were made radiant by
great shafts OF golden light that streamed up
from below the horizon as ii in holy bene-
dlction upon the dying day. The crickets those
faithful , haroingers Of night were beginning to
crick little in spots, and the lowing kline were
lying down on the sidewalk so that people who
wished to fall Overthem would not have any un-
necessary trouble In doing SO. And while the
swallows that were flying in little circles around
the caves OF Buerton Villa twittered away in a
twilight air the deep. solemn tones of the vii
lage church bell, telling to the little. world of
souls within the precincts of its voice that the
mi-monthly meeting of the Perkinsvllle Home
Missionary Society was about to begin.
And then. as ROSaIe's eyes were becoming
dim with tears of longing and sorrow she saw
approaching the form of the man she loved 80
WELL and in an instant she was by his side, her
pure young face radiant with smiles and her
Sunday hustle on.
20 Regy!' she exclaimed, in her lmpulslve, if
you-harent gOt-any caramels- give-me some
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. way, II was so afraid you
wOnld not come"
"And were you anxious to see me. nv
darling?" he asks. seating himself on rustic
bench and coyly posing one knee so that the
heiress may perch upon it.
You know l was, sweetheart" replies the
girl. looking down coyly and noticing how the
sun glints fell with hectic flush on his rocco
pants. You know that when you are not with
me, when l can not feel the pressure OF your
cheek upon mine and quaff the nectar of your
wo-drinks-fOr-a-quarter breath every hour of
my life goes by with leaden feet, every moment
seems an age"-and placing her arms about his
neck she draws him to her in passionately col
fashion.
II am going away tomorrow, my precious
one" George w. Simpson says presently.
''Shali you be gone long2" the girl asks in
hoarse, agoniZed tones.
"AbOut week." he replies, and then, seeing
that kOsalie has fallen almost fainting into his
arms, he kisses her tenderly back Of the left ear,
and says hurredIy, butt have left orders at
the candy-stOre that you are to have whatever
you want during my absence"
There are no tears on Rosalie's cheeks now.
but her face is pale as the moonlight that is
stealing through the leafy bower above them.
and on it new, deep meaning that George had
never seen there bcfore-a gentle light, as Kind
as death, as soft as holy love-
Alarmed by the expression of her features he
bends over her. Tell me, darling" he says,
lis there anything can do for your
eyes" she answers.
"What ia it?
you can give me promise-a promise that
you will not break"
"Tell me what it is, he says, In anxious, bag
gard tones, that may prove to you my lover"
when does your train leave2'
SAT 8 O'clock"
Promise me-" she says looking into his eyes
with wild, passionate yearnng, that you will
not get left"