The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-06

brother, Nj. Rayenburn, NEXT week, endi
4 consequently very busy, because Why
what Il the matter, Miss Bournein
For Lillian had grown deadly pale AMI
uttered a little cry. j..
aIts-it's my tooth, !" ahe faltered. u
has been filed, and sometimes the cold ai
makes Il Jump so dreadfully! think III
20 home and put 0 little oil OF peppermint
on tn
And so Lily slipped away and erie al
the way home behind her veil.
But b y the time she reached her OWE
little room, however, sorrow had given
place TO anger.
"What have done that he should trea
me 90 2" she asked herself, with indignant
heart-beats.
And then she gathered up all his pres
ents-the bunch Of withered rosebuds, tied
with the faded blue ribbon, the little agate
cross, the copy OF Aldrich's Poems, the
peach stone bosket that he had carved
himself, and the glittering crystals which
be had brought her from Diamond Island,
and the two or three letters and notes he
had written her at one time and another.
~ will send them back !" she declared.
He may take them to Mexico II he likes.
| don't want them any longer!"
By q strange coincidence, however. as
she was setting forth to the village postoi-
fee with the neatly tied packet, she met
Mr.. Dawson himself He stopped. She
STAYED her footsteps also. They both col
oresl, celestial rosy red.
~ am very glad I met you before you
went to Mexicc!" said Miss Bourne
haughtily.
"Are your" said Gilbert Dawson, trying
his best to appear like statue Of ice 4,
~ wish to return you these things" said
Lillian. "0t course, they're Of no. conse'
quence. but l thought perhaps you would
like them back again."
"Thanks!" said Gilbert, ssifIly. "You
we're right. It was exactly what ! was
going to ask you for"
"Ik's pity you ever gave them to me,
since they meant 80 little" said Lily with
a qnivering lip.
lit is hardly worth while to discuss that
question now" observed Gilbert, ~ can
only hope that you will be very happy
with SQUIRE Darlingl And"
"I?" cried LilyS"with Squire Dlrlinel
Why, what on earth have ! got to with
Squire DarlipP?"
AREN'T you engaged to him?" asked
Gilbert.
III? echoed Lily once again.
"Lily, don't trifie with me-" uttered
Dawson. II am in earnest. Have you
promised to he Rufus Darling's vie, or
have YOU not?'
"Of course haven't" said Lily, be.
tween tears and laughter. "How could ],
when he never asked m:2 Aud ii be
had"
"Yesm cried Gilbert, with kindling eyes
"And II he had"
u should have said Mol" whispered
%why" demanded Gilbert, imperi.
ou'ly.
Lily hung down her pretty head.
BECAUSE" she ial.ered-"becauss ]
don't like him. Because l love somebody
elsew
Something there was 10 her look and
tone that set Gilbert D.wson's pulse to
leaping madly through his veins.
lilly" be cried-"my Lily-tell me
whom It Is that you lovew
Aud she answered, in paroxysm oil
bushes:
"YOu, Gilbert"
Miss Lorinda Lsrkins and her friends
were utterly amazed when they heard that
Gilbert and Lily were TO be married as
soon as Miss Peckham could get the wed
ding dress ready.
swell" Mics Lorinda cried, 'this does
beat all. Wealls'posed, as much as could
be, that you was to be Mrs. Squire Oar.
ling"
"Oh, yes" said Lillian, calmly, 81 heard
something Of that silly rumor. Some gossip
heard me say q. Mrs. Medbury's party tina,
was engaged to Squire Darling. Sal was,
but 1t was for quadrille only. It's sur.
tongues OF Pekasset waggingl"
Miss L1rinda turned very red. She
would bavs liked 10 box Lillian Bourne's
ears, but she dared net All che could say
was:
ooh, indeed Well, people will talkl'