The Penn's Grove record., 1883-12-08

W H N"' D"th hnhuS Win N rhPtu-
GUS cry OF welcome, then L sank back
cola n stern again.
but thascry had brought MN close
oesioe me, ana my we're so tightly
neld IN ms strong clasp, while his great
brown eyes looked into the very depths
OF NINE. tnat trembIed and was stln.
Merciful heavenl what was 1t that |
re@u theref could IL De that ne loVec
me, n that he a wooed and won
Ace ior her gold!
shoulo nave SAID before nat my
sister was an helress. l had no dover
not even that OIL beauty; but Geonry
branscomoe, L would have sworn was
not man 70 De bought andsold, to buy
n sell; . yet: II not. his eyes had
heo, LOT tney hao toid me tina II was
me he loved.
i dont know Just what came TO me
IN that hour. that moment, b though
l realized or thought realized. ms
~oasehess, yet l couid not snatch from
my Ups the cup whose sweetness siaKed
thelr thlrst. l held u mere u aranS.
we spoke no WORD OF love, put every
oay oun mn by my slde. 1 was no
longer nstess; L was prlihaht-even
merry 1 laughed Il sang al the
Ieast OF ueasn.
anu SO fortnight passed, ana sun
ne fingered; put ms return was n&ed
lor the morrow On that last evening
we GOWN upon tpe peacn.
sDVered py moonhgnt. IN
It's rays, ne turned ahd lacea me clasp
ing MS haIio over NINE as y lay upon
MS arm "a,
Mabel ne saio, Il iove you,c nllo.
o are out a ehlld; ana am a mar
VINO mas outs'rlpped you IN Inc race Oh
me oy twenty years. DuI "in you
give yourself to me, deaff has 1t been
my OWL oLnu fancy Wnlcn nus gwen
olrtn 10 the SWEEP nope Inst J. alone
might make your happinessY
he paused tnen, waiting Tor my
answer. Onty minute passed pu. l
had awakened rom my dream. L mao
not a DIS oaseness eve couid
n words; heo not thouRnt my sister
would know nus perjury
Only a Minute, put 4 mao .oIh ou1
my heaft ano tranpiea IL peneath ny
feet turne upon the man with not,
nerce passion; iorgot tnat L nad Ied
nlm; lorgo9 my own paseneSs, my
own oye. Mnat burning, scatnlhg
words used: hno" not, put Wneh
nnlsned ne onereo me again ms arm'
0 when 1 a Withdrawn my Clasp.
and we walked pack IN silence 10 the
house, let, as ne ieI' me sun wi'nou'
saying "oro, 1 Iei. s.iaage W say,
! my own gulie' ne mao ho' porhe
himself IKE one conVicted Oh wrong
Ihe next week } went nome. Allce
wss the nrst ! meet me, aho 1nat nlen.
she crept INTO my room, ana Kneit
down beside me as sne nao none ONCE
before.
"Darlingl sne whispered, mex.
montn 1 am 10 De married, ahu you
are 10 be my only pTioesmala.
Il annotl l answered. Dont
osk me. Aiicei A. wouio XII me- -
reaiiy toYe ne 81 "en. oeai
But you Will not refuse me th,sf IL
would mar all my happiness, Maoe''
and L am so happy. Wnen you nave
seen HarTy-when you learn 10 xno"
0 MN hor yoofseu-y you VIII un-
derstand.
marry gasped: VINO Is hef
"Harry-darry otreston; the man
am t marry. Mhy' Mape you .oiu
me you knew it ALL IL ~ possible you
dad n Q KNOW 49,
q then sne toio me ol the enRase-
ment wnlcn nao pee entereu nh.o uut.
ing her Christmas V,sit-an Engagement
finally ratlheo ana approved ny her
guardian whilst 4 was SO III
II q peen ms NAG Deen apou'
to tell me-thls l naa relusea 10 heaii
!, On, ,he burning ssanie WIN w ~
listened at iasfl AND men a Wna mn
pulse seized me 70 tel an tne 1u..i'
She should know now mean, now plt.
able l mac peen, even 'nouea pDn9
her hate a contempt as ooao'iesS :
had bought .teohrys'
All night ! pattiea WIN my MISERY
and remorse Aiice expected her oveI
the next DAY ieit oaie ho' me0'
HIM.
In the aitelnooh sne caine i"' ny
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