The Russellville Democrat., 1883-10-11

fess now that he had never been SO hap
py in all his life; he began to wish the
voyage would last forever. He had
forgotten to ask where he had met her,
who she was, how descended, how
placed
1t seemed to DIR. Harrisse, about this
time. that DIR. Johns was Slways Joining
them; that he had weakness himself
for Miss Lindsay; and Harrisse smiled,
thinking how futile it was.
-Fou remember Captain Hamerton?'
asked DIR. Johns On eng 81 shsse occa.
sions, when the TAX had somehow
drifted upon love and marriage.
..Oh, certainly" said Harrisse, wish
ing Captain Hamcrton and DIR. Johns
were in the Red Sea, figtratively speak
ing. Il remember him-an ancient
mariner, always endowing something
or somebody, eh?''
"Well, you know, he fell in love with
circus-rider! Fact. And he sixty, II
day; real love AFFAIR.""
II think must GO below" said Lu-
Gle; '.the sun is withering." Naturally
enough, Lucille was tired Of the sur
geon' s "reminiscences; naturally she had
no interest in the vulgar loves Of circus
riders and old beaux.
you will miss the sunset he said,
aside, OBTAINING her. s'Dr. Johns will
be gone presently. Let us see the even
ing star come out, together, on this last
night at sea.
And suppose he married her and
lived happily forever AFTER" said Hair
risse, having carried his point, and
turning TO DR.. Johns.
s.No; she wouldn't marry him; but
when he died he left her fortune, and
she left the profession.
"And the Hamertons were Mayfiower
stock.
DIR. Johns left presently, and the sunset
famed in the west. and darkness dropped
down over the wide lonely sea, and one
star softly trembled into view; and far
off sail. like a white wing, shone
against the dark horizon, wan and
ghostly.
The sea has its pearls.
The heaycn has its stars,
But my heart, my heart has its love-"
he sang, beneath his breath. do you
know, can you guess, Lucile-can you
guess who my love is?''
II was never good at enigmas," a lit
tie distantly. '.Dr. Harrisse, do you
remember when you first met me?"
1T seems to me that | have known
you always" he cvaded.
Il thought you remembered when |
first saw you here. I'm afraid you did
not"
could / ever forget you, Lucile?'
at seems so, she said, smiling
family; ..but have confession to
make
80 have l."
"You viii believe that have deceived
you?"
If this is deception, let me be de-
ceived forever And then DIR. Johns
Joined them again. When they parted
next morning, he said: II shall see you,
if may, ut the first available moment
in the week; if anything prevents, |
shall write. =
Sitting down to dine the following
day with his bosom-friend, ssTom,' he
asked, ..you know everything and
everybody; can you tell me where
have met Miss Lucille Lindsay"
..Shc was the person Captain Hamer-
ton wanted to marry. You remember
old Hamerton? Forty years her senior.
Romantic story. He tempted her with
jewels, as Faust tempted Marguerite;
with kindness and luxury; but although
she was only poor little circus-rider,
she wouldn I marry him. When he died
he left her half his estates. heard she
went abroad She broke bone, falling
from her horse, at one time. in the
circus. | suppose you must have set it.
Gone, eho Been on the ragged edge Of
Irritation on the voyage? Fancy a
Harrisse marrying circus rider! How
Beacon street would howl!'
DR. Harrisse was perhaps thankful
that his patients demanded his atten-
ton, and gave him no time to think or
visit at once, and that case of special
and serious Importance importuned him,
and made it utterly impossible. as he
said to himself, to do other than post
pone Miss Lindsay. After all. had he
compromised himself9 Did not many
bachelor whisper tender nothings on
a sea-voyage without Intentions? Was
it not expected OF him To charm away
seasickness and ennui? Should he not
go to see her. naturally. like any other
friend like DIR. Johns when opportu-
nifty offered. and let affairs adjust
themselves? After a months reflection
he adopted this course. Ii seemed to
him that Lucille was tritie paler than
before. but she made up for this defect
by greater yivacity Pesently he
found that when he called for an hour
he was apt TO remain two. After his
1 first visit they never referred to the yoy-
age. One day he met DIR. Johns com
ing away from her presence; he had an
air of suppressed excitement about him.
1t was year since they had parted on
the Malta. 1.-The fellow is almost
handsome, p" thought Harrisse. "and he
is in love with Lucille" Miss Lindsay
was engaged with headache, and
begged DIR. lIarrisse would excuse her.
The words sounded strangely 10 him;
he felt dazed and miserable. and angry
with DIR Johns, as if his visit had some
thing TO do with 1t. All at once the fact
that Lucille had begun life as circus
rider seemed trivial and of no impor-
ance compared with the greater fact
that he loved her. Let those laugh who
win. What did it signify 10 him,
though Beacon street and all creation
disapproyed?
He drove home, and went to his Ii
brary. II seemed rs il there was NJ
time to lose. lie never remembered
having been In such hurry before in
his life Why had he postponed happi-
ness so long? 1t was late in the follow-
/ inc day when he received Luciie's re-