Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-30

offered large rewards for il and die
everything in our power for its recovery,
but could never find a trace of it. II
must have dropped from her finger when
she removed her glove, which she also
lost. Both the glove and the ring were
sent to her from Paris as q seven.
teenth year birthday present, and she
managed to lose them on the night
of the same day ON which she received
them"
Tom was entirely overcome with this
disclosure and could scarsoly summon up
courage to speak a word, but to his great
relief a gentleman came up and carried
off Mrs, Tremaine for the next dance.
Tom was alone with the object of his
romantic attachment. What a puerilc
passion it had been compared with the
love that was tugging at his hcart-a love
not inspired by the possession of the
dainty glove nor of the jewoled ring He
might have worn them next to his heart
forever, and yet never have known the
exquisite feelings aroused by that half
yelled yet thrilling glance that met his
from Bella's soft violet-blue eyes. He
could not tear himself away from her,
and yet he was afraid to stay, least he
should brighten her by betraying the vic.
lence of his passion with which she had
inspired him.
And Bella, she felt an indofinablo con
tidence in Tom, n feeling of infinite
friendship for him, as if parting from him
would be cruelty. Poor little girl 1t
was the first dawn of love in her pure
young heart.
The evening had passed too quickly
away. The ladies were fast disappearing.
Mrs. Tremaine, leaning on Harry Eve.
lyn's arm, came to summon Bella to the
dressing room.
1t was with ditfidence yet with a certain
instructive confidence that Tom drew
Bella's arm within his own rs she came
down from the dressing. room in her
wraps to escort her to the carriage; her
eyes dropped beneath the intense warmth
and love of Toms gaze as he pressed her
hand ut parting, and bushes suffused her
face as the carriage drove away from the
door.
And now, as week succeeded week,
Tom Selden was never found at Maiden
unless business kept him there, for the
sweet young Bella Tremaine vas so lone.
some without him at Westmoreland. The
winter passed quickly away, and in the
ensuing spring Tom was offered a very
lucrative position in Washington, but if
he accepted it he would be forced to
reside there. Here n difficulty presented
itself. Tom and Bella had become 80
strongly attached to each other that u
separation was not to be thought of, and
yet the position was too advantageous to
be sacrificed. One evening when they
were alone in the drawing-room Tom
asked Bella how they were to solve this
problem. The little maiden blushed and
hung down her head, but finally accepted
Toms proposition that they should be
married and live in Washington to-
gethetr, in order that they never
again need entertain a fear of q separa-
ton.
Mrs. Tremaine was not willing that
her only daughter should be given away
without a splendid wedding. Grandpa
Tremaine had come home from Paris to
be present at the celebration of the nup-
tials and everything was progressing
famously, when Tom drew Bella aside
one day and asked her if she yet had the
fellow to the embroidered glove she had
lost on the evening of her seventeenth
birthday. She told him she had always
preserved it as a memento of her grand
fathers love; if he would like to see it
she would bring it to him, and she ran off
to get it.
Bella soon returned bearing an ebony
glove box in her hand, in which, in
folds of blue satin, lay the fellow to
the little glove that had 30 long been
Toms loved companion. On pretense
of examining it more closely he lifted
it from its resting place and stealthily
put his own in the place of it with
the diamond ring inserted in one of its
fingers.
1T is just lovely" said Bella as she
took it in her hands, ''and it is--.
On! Tom, here is something in the finger
that was never there before! What can
it te2 Do look, dear, and see what it isl"
And she dropped it into the box again.
What! are you afraid of your own
glove2 What a silly little little puss you
are! All! see what the fairies have done
for you'll" And he drew from the glove
the long lost ring and placed it on Bella's
finger.
Bella looked up in amazement, but it
was only for a moment; the truth flashed
on her at once. Selling Tom by the arm
she cried:
ooh, darling! you cannot deceive me;
it was you who found my treasured"
Tom laughed at her i~mpetuosity.
Come to me, pussy" he said, as he
held out his arms to her, land l will tell
you my fairy tale"
1t was a long story, because of the
many interruptions. Tom had to be kiss
ed 80 often, he had to be called so many
pet names, and his hair had to be gently
pulled when he talked about the charms
Of his lady love. Indeed, the narrative
took up so much time that the evening
was almost spent before the end came.
Bella was as charming a bride as ever
stood under a marriage bell Her bridal
robe of white satin was draped with lace
point of the choicest pearls. She wore
the celebrated embroidered gloves, and a
single diamond glittered upon he finger.
A year has now elapsed since the night
of this splendid wedding. Bella is "a hap
Ply wife and her husband is devoted to
her. The gloves and ring are preserved