The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-11-09

SdJc WIN letJeT III ueT manu-, WHICH
had just been left by iian who had
been over to the town.
The grass of the home close was as
soft "a velvet, and the wears foot
steps were unheard, so that he was
close to Fanny Anderson before she
looked up, and he saw that her cheeks
were wet with tears.
A sudden pang, such as he had
never before felt, shot through his
breast at the sight of her panied face,
and he stepped forward and caught
her hand in his.
"rou are In trouble" he said "You
have heard bad news
81 ought not to call it trouble" she
replied, coloring slightly. 81 ought
not, perhaps, to call it bad news but
| have been so happy down here" she
said, with plaintive look in her eyes,
as she gazed round the place with its
verdant fields and changing woods
Everything has been so calm and
peaceful, and | have been so well, Mr.
Layton, that | quite dread poor old
smoky London with its dingy streets
"Yes," said the vicar, in a low
voice, "you are much changed since
you came. Do you leave us soon?"
"My aunt with whom live in town
says she shall expect me tomorrow
night, and | fear | have been very un-
grateful to her in staying away so
long"
"There was minutes silence then,
during which both seemed to be gazing
wistfully at the willows by the little
mere.
"Will you try and finish the sketch?"
he said at last
"Yes," she replied, sadly; and,
going in, she returned with her folio,
which he took from her mechanically
and placed beneath his arm as they
walked slowly and in silence toward
the pool, and then round to the far
tier side beneath the old pollard will
| low trees.
He had never spoke words of love to
her, serious or light. Her intercourse
with him had been that of one of the
sweetest and most ingenious of her
sex, but now it had come upon them
suddenly that this was the last day of
the sweet communion they had enjoy
ed, and all the future seemed to be a
| blank.
John Layton was very silent as they
walked on gazing straight before them,
till, looking round, he saw that Fanny
was walking with her hands clasped
together, and that her tears were fall
ing fast.
"Don't-don't," he cried passionate
ly, for the sight OF her grief unnamed
him, 81 cannot bear to see you like
this
She looked up at him wistfully, and
the folio fell to the ground. Not an
other word was spoken then, but hc
caught her hands in his and stood gaz
ing almost wildly in her soft, wistfu
eyes. Then she snatched them ava,
and covered her face, sobbirg nov
aloud.
"Fanny," he said, laying his han,
upon her arm, "this has come like
surprise. I ought not, perhaps, t.
speak, but am carried out of my OF
} dinary way of thinking by-by thi
shock am so poor-merely a cour
try parson-but l love yon better thai
l can tell"
oh, hush !" she said, between he
, sobs.
81 ought not to have spoken
ought not to have sent you away thinl
ing of my folly, but the words woul
e come out. l ought to have had MOI
| sclf-command, but this news seemed t
$ tell me how necessary you had becom
to my existence. 1t has been so swe,
a time. and now-forgiye met mui
end
"Must end" she said softly, repeatin
e his words.
e II have been cruel to you to spea
as | have, 1t was my want of sci
3, control. Fanny, God bless you! Goo'
u bye. | cannot stay"
He had turned to 60, but faint CT
u arrested him, and as he saw the blau
u despairing face and anguished ey,
d of her whom he was about to leav
e his heart leaped within him, and tt
g next moment Fanny Anderson was sol
a bing upon his breaIt
e 1t was very solitary place fortunat
ly, but they came to their senses aft
sc Fanny had softly owned that it wou
v break her heart to have to leave tn
'e pleasant simple Eden now. Perha
lie if the Adam had been transferred
e. town she might have altered her OPT
s ion, but he was not going to be trar
ferred to town, and so they went G
e. and out among the willow trees, tai
ly ing of their future, when they bo
lr started guiltily as voice behind the
Id said:
Id "Ah, here you are then, eh p
1t was the doctor, and quiet smi
Y, full of drollery, stole over his handso
re face as he SAID
%, Il found a letter at home frC
lis auntie saying you are to 90 back
at once, and | went to tell Layton, bu
he found he had come here, and-is it
nd right ?"
no No one answered.
rt- you'll come back again, won't y
So darling r. said the doctor.
his sob, uncle y she cried and |
tears overfowed once more, as
nd flung her arms around his neck, kis
at him, and then fled toward the {
his tage.
he "Ah !" said the doctor, "I've ne
,av said word since brought you o.
ms that day. l Thought I'd let mat,
in take their own course | prescribed,
all you took the medicine like N
,ad John Layton, you've won about
DIV, best and truest girl ever knew"
mi "Ihe best and trues',' said the VII
her holding out his hand.
"And not the poorest, either, fo
end always look upon her as my child,
ere some day perhaps Wen, tn
John Layton, I'm very, very, ,
H., glad"
ieu ;eo The sequel to this needs no tell
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