The banner-enterprise., 1883-06-28
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After that 1t was all up with Harry
Browne, and he went back to the Sea-
side house acknowledging that he was
in love at last, and with au unknown,
obscure girl who, doubtless for other
reasons than her dislike for society,
perhaps for pecuniary reasons, was
staying at Sandy Bea h. lie liked her
all the Letter for it, he honored her
good sense, and he fell over head and
ears in love.
The next three weeks were the most
blessed ones he ever had spent in his
lie. He disgusted Adele Fayton and
her friends daily by his persistent
neglect IF them. He continued his
solitary excursions-solitary till he
came to Sandy Beach, where May was
always ready to accompany him, or
entertain him, or bewitch him, until
one day he told her he loved her dearly,
and that it was the one wish of his
life to have her for his wife.
And May, with her soft eyes shaded
with the tenderness of love and trust
unspeakable, looked in his handsome
face and told him she had loved him
from the moment he had rowed up be-
side her that summer day.
AS he took her in his arms and i'm
printed lovers kiss on her red lips
and put his arm around her slim
waist, his heart gave great throbs of
thanksgiving for this blessing on him.
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The piazza of the Seaside house was
bewildering, bright scene, with the
gayly-drtss ssed girls standing in earnest
conversation as Harry Browne came
up to the house.
Adele Fayton tossed her pretty dark
head saucily.
There! Didn't l say Mr.. Browne
would be on hand to greet the heiress :?
You men can't withstand such golden
temptation. Mr.. Browne, she has ar.
rived at last"
"She? Who?"
Adele laughed sarcastically.
There isn't the least use in your
pretending you don't know what l
mean. You know mean the heireSs."
Harry smiled-a sort of pity coming
over him as he remembered how much
happier he was than the one who
should be fortunate with this wonder
full newcomer.
"Yes, l really had forgotten. Ar
rived, has she?"
Bertha Hunter went up to him in
her gushing manner,
II prophesy you will be the very
first to go wild over her. She is just
what | imagine you will like. Great,
dark-gray eyes and the goldenest hair ;
and 50 romantic l wonder you never
came across her in your solitary ram
bles. She has been staying down at
old Jackson's cottage all summer but
then May Harper always had curious
ideas. AT all events, she is here
now, and l am dying to introduce you,
Mr.. Browne.
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while he tried to realize it.
May, his darling, the heiress whom
he had declared he would rather COM
NIT suicide than marry? May, in her
cheap, blue flannel suits, with no gloves
or veil on her hands or face, she the
great heiress whose movements and
sayings were chronicled in the daily
papers whose DIRE ;ses were copied by
less favored mortals, whose presence
was as welcome as the sunshine?'
And she is pretty, too," Adele Fay
ton said, II little venomously, as If it
were quite a shame. 81 saw her as
she went to her room"
Harry glanced composedly up at the
array of faces and said:
81 am glad you think May is pretty.
l think she is the lovelest girl living.
So you did not know that was en-.
gagged to her?
There followed a lull in the merry
chatter that eloquently expressed the
dumbfounded astonishment of Harry's
announcement.