Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-12

week If anything prevents shall
write"
Sitting down to dine the following day
with his bosom friend, "Tom," he asked,
"you know every thing and sv, ry body 7;
can you tell me where have met MEs
Lucile Lindsay :"
"she was the person Captain Hsm
erton wanted to marry. fou remember
old Hsmerton Forty years her senior
Romantic story. He tempted her with
Jewels as Faust tempted Marguerite
with kindness aud luxury but although
she was only poor little circus rider,
she wouldn't marry him. When he died
he left her half his estates. heard she
went abroad Sue broke bone, falling
from her horse at one time, in the circus.
| suppose you must have sat it, Gone,
ali Been on the ragged edge OF u ilirta-
tion on the voyage Fancy Harrisse
marrying q circus rider How Beacon
street wonld howl !"
DR.. Harrisss was perhaps thankfn
that his patients demanded his attention,
sn5 gave him no time to think or Wait
at once, aud that case of special and
serious importance importnned him,
and made it utterly impossible, rs lie
said To himsslf, to do other than postpone
Miss Lindsay. After all, had lie conf
promised himselt2 Did not many
bachelor whisper tender nothings on
sea voyage without intentions Was ii
not expected of him to charm away sea
sickness and ennui Should he not go to
see her, naturally, like any other friend
like DR.. JOhns-when opportunity
offered, and let affairs al just themselves
ter months reflection he adopted
thia course. 1t seemed to him that
Lucille was trits paler than before,
but she made mp for this defect by
greater vivacity. Presently he found
| that when he called for an honr he was
| apt to remain two. After his first visit
they never referred to the voyage. One
| day he met Dr.. Johns coming away from
her presence he had all air Of sup
| presssd excitement about him, 1t was a
year since they had parted ON the Malta.
| "The fellow Is almost handsome, ="
| thought uarrisse, land he IL in love
| with Luciie." Miss Lindsay was engaged
with headache, and begged Dr. Har-
rl4ss would excuse her. The words
sounded strangely TO him he felt dazad
snd miserable, and angry with Dir.
Johns, as II his visit had something TO do
| with is. All al once the fact that
Lncile had begun life ~ circus rider
seemed trivial and OF no Importance com
| pared with the greater fact that he loved
har. Lest those laugh who win. What
did 1t signify To him, though Beacon
street AMI ali creation disspproved
He droys home, aud went TO His
library. 1t seemed as II there was ne
time to lose. He never remembered
having been in such harry before in
his life. Why had he postponed happi.
meas 30 long 1t WAS lat. in the following
day when he received Lucile's reply.
Your kind Words" she wrote, ''havt
carried me back to those hsloyOn days
on the Malta, when | believed myself Al
desperately in lows as you believe your
self TO be to Jay. | confessed all this Il
DR.. Johns, when he proposed to me yes
terdsy morning, and he was willing t,
absolve me-"
DR.. usrrisss tossed the letter into tn,
CRATE, and went out to his patients.
1t was perhaps half dozen years latei
when, looking over some old papers, h,
happened upon the charred remnant o
Lucile's letter, which his servant ha,
rescued from the fire and folded away
He opened it curiously, and fingered owe
it, fascinated.
81 confessed all this to DR.. Johns whe,
he proposed to me yesterday morning
and he was willing to absolve me- h
read but if you love me-poo
Or. Johns should like to punish you
should like to quote to you 'Ther
must be Nautch girls and circus-ridert
/, | perhaps, but We do not choose our wiye
, and sweethesrts from among them,' an
refuse your gift-but | love yor
Lucille"
At this date, however, Lucille had Ion
l been Mrs. DR.. Johns.