Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-12-20
MahahybwD, Frederick County, Mauand Thursday Dec 20 1885,
interrupting her; "sit down, please; I've
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interrupting her; "sit down, please; I've
something to tell you"
She sat down and he told her about Joes
death and his reading of her letter he
could not reach the necessary papers FOR
day or two, he said, and in the course OF
week would be obliged to visit Jersey City;
if agreeable, he would be happy to wait upoa
her there.
Caught by tears and calmel by time"
there was little more said on either side. Mrs.
Okll was summoned and chartered for about
fifteen minutes, after which her brother-ln-
law attended Miss Southmayd to the little
rose-banked station, pressed her hand, and
bade her goodbye.
Miss Southmayd's parlor was not gorgeous;
it was simply coxy nook in which to do or
to dream great or lovely things. Sitting
there, with roseate lights and violet shadows
fitting over face and figure, Empress
Ermyntrude'sn heart beat true, but she was
on her guard against this much-marrled
lover.
Not so he Seeing her still 90 rarely bea'l-
tlful, SO like the queen of ife's unforSotten
May, memory failed to produce record or
the hard and bitter things written and scaled
against her; later loves and tics were ignored,
and, although self controlled and apparently
cool and at ease, he felt the passion OF that
earlier, better day blossoming redly i'll his
heart.
They parted as they had met, old acquaint-
ances; that, seemingly, was all. 1t was,
nevertheless, odd what vast amount OF "red
tape" Mr. Okill managed to wind ABOUT this
bit Of business. 1t became necessary he should
call again. During this interview, he dashed
into the subject nearest his thoughts and
heart in manner which might strike one as
abrupt, awkward, but every human"
81 think | never saw you look so we'll in
anything as you did that evening i'll the red
dress"
She knew to what he alluded. They had
quaIcled over a dress, which, when she dis
played it in triumph as the one she was to
wear at a coming party, he said would
"extinguish" her; it was too much the color
Of her hair and eyes. One word brought an
other, finally she flashed out:
"lf the way dress don't suit your lordship,
perhaps don't suit you either, and we may
as well break our engagement"
"As you please" he had replied l2ftily.
Two days atterward they met at tho party
aud did hot speak, SO tho affair became COM
mon property. Following close this heart
tragedy came the Southmavds' removal, and
that seemed to be the end of loves young
dream.
"You mistake" she ropliel; ''t was not
red. it was cinnamon-brown. They would
call it terra-cotta row.
There was moments silence. Each had
opened the page of lite's past and was reading
their stories with strained, pained hearts and
eyes
They stool near the breeze haunted bay
window, over which wuoIbine strung her
scented garanlS. Somewhere, a swce
voiced girl sang 'Hom" Sweet Home When
the last note died LnscIinsy on tho sumner
air, Arthur spoke:
"Nor is there in life anything so sweet as
the honey of young love. One may roam
the world over, drinking at every spring;
might even banquet with the gods, and never
find, nor hope to iind such nectar rs ho first
drank from loves golden ohuii e"
Ermyntrule, gathering some fallen white
and creamy blossoms, nIurnurci something
about flowers that never frushcn aud they
stood in silence again, looking into the unfur
gotten land Of youth.