The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-17

of tStCc> v Sne t00RE0 Szyty uP Ncusc saw Mir. Arundel watching her. Could it be that Iennie's maid sas mistaken No. no. ~For if he loved me- thought Nellie, :" he would have found some op- portunity to speak out" l, wAs all true of which she had heard So much men did nifie with innocent girls hearts. Jennie kissed her again and again ai parting. She had come 10 love Nellie as sister. " shall only be gone a month she said, and when l return shall count on having you with me all the time But Nellie shook her head. -Oh. we shall sec about a." rephed Jennie, gayH, shan, ~e. Arundel and she looked smilingly a, him This was the last and mos, singing blow. Yes. i, was really true. for Jennie would not have ap- pealed to Mir. Arundel Tn tha, way unless he was going to be part and parcel of her life. Nellie hardly knew whom she shook hands with. or whether she shook hands with either of the gentle men. She thought. afterwards, that per haps she had been rude to them. When the carriage drove of, and sine stood there alone. the sky suddenly became dark and bliuding nis, rushed over her eyes. She was reused by the sa,irieal tones of Jane. "Oh. we're here at last. are xe .r said the high, shrill, nasal voice. The coach and four has disappeared. and Gin dereila has come back 10 the pots and kettles. wish you roy. Mss. of the change, and she dropped mock eurtesy. What month |, was tha, followed. l, was August. and p.teousiy hot. There k.l e.
 thing was parched up. Nellie wen, about her work, ls,lessly. with aching head of- ten, as well AS aching heart. One day, lane came m with newspaper that pre- tended 10 give fashionable gossip. '' See here" she sad, '' know you have been fool enough to think Mir. Arundel cared for you. and I'd have told you how ridic. ulous the idea was. II 1t would have done any good. But nov read this Or I'll read il 10 you she said. malicleasly, :" and then give you the paper to keep
 "'oE dit, a, the White Sulphur, the en- gagement IS announced of Miss jennie Grosvenor to Mir. Forest Afundel, both we'll known in fashionable circles, and the latter the grea, p.yh of the season. The marriage Is to come oil on the first of October. There. Miss Cinderella, ' spitefully, '.you Il not believe m the prince alter this, guess l'oor Nellie Poor little dlseachan'ed Cinde,ella For the glamour, now, at last, fell who'll, iron, her eyes. Holding this indlsputablc evi- denee Tn her hands, she realized that she had been secretly hoping against hope. all along. oh if she could only die. That night. until the gray morning began 10 dawn, Nellie lay with her face buried m her pillow, fighting down her trouble
 She was proud and af,el the hrst hour or two. her pride came "a her and. |" He shall never suspect Il. cred Neliie
 ienching hci hands until the nails cu, into the flesh. " No, nor she either. will smile and congratulate, and Hi be her bridesmaid even. II she asks me
 And at this climax she broke down again Tn an agony of soos that shook the frau bed. She arose wearied, and with head ache. She went through her household duties listlessly, and was glad to escape
 when the work of the day was over, to a rude, rustic arbor, which she had herself made, al the bottom of the garden. She sal there, her hands eiasped d ross her lap, m her fsvori,e attitude. look ing vaeantly across 10 the distant hills, over which the cold. gray evening vas stealing. The sGinncT had bfesen ~ith Tn day or two, and ;.uiumn was now fairly setting m. The sky ~4s bleak
 clouds were rislng the brown leaves overhead fattlcd m the wlnd. Nellie shisered. Winter was coming. In her heart II was already winter suddenly 4 quick. eager step was heard step she thought she knew. a step that made hei bosom fuiier wildly under i,s modes' white covering. She started to her feet
 IL was Arunde,. His look was so glad
 so like the old times, ,ha, for momen, Nellie forgo, everything but the IoS of his presence. and half took d step io;
 ward 10 mee, him. Hegrasped her h,tle hand between both of his. :. Darling darling" he cried. Bu, a, these words
 so exu!tant, so eager. she remembered sll The hot blood suraed over her face
 What ennie lover and dare to ad
 dress her uIth that word and those tones
 she drew back. haugh'ily. Str,' she sad. and looked as fl she would anaihilats hlm. Arundel staggered As if lac had been siEack. Even through ms branxed iA'c t4!c NcdNHi1 pdaci tHAiH bS seen Al
 al once, ho~evcr. he cried: An l know
 You have seen that lying paper You belIeve the absurd story: You th.nk me scoundrel! am not engaged to len nie; il IS Barclay. never loved her never loved anybody but you and have loved you from the moment first saw you" Ali this huuiedly. "A But, but.
 stammered Nellie overpo~ered witir his rush of words, looking down and pluck. ing al her gown, trembling all over, eager 10 believe him, yet remembering the girls story. Miss Jcnnie's maid said- .
 heard of that. 100. Ii came out the evening before left. she mentioned nc names, the gossipplng wretch, when she congratulated her mistress. and Jennie thought she of course was aiiuding ic Barclay, while he giri had me m hel mind He. having told thIs IS ~ha, ha, brought me here, for you treated me so coidly the night Jeff ,ha; l sas afraid 10 come before. Nellie looked up sud
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