Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-07
THE LOST LETTER,

They are standing on the veranda; he
is bidding her good night.
II am going away, Miss Lagrange,
he says, looking earnestly into her face
as he speaks.
Indeed for long?" There is no
tremulousness of tone, nor heightened
color.
He is disappointed; he has hoped that
she would show some reluctance to part
with him. six months or year, per-
haps forever, he adds, a little bitterly.
She is startled, but she is calm and
quiet when she answers: I'VE will all be
sorry to lose you"
will you be sorry, Hiss Rose?" he
questions, directly
''Why, of course; have we not been
good friends?"
Friends! yes; But-wslT good night.
May call again and say good bye9 l do
not start until Monday"
Something seems to fill her throat and
choke her; she does not answer, but
turns suddenly and runs downs the steps.
She pauses before a, white rose bush,
growing beside the walk, and picks one
when she returns to him, she has re-
gained her self-control
''Here is a rose for your buttOnhole:
what was it you said? shall you come
and bid us good-bye?' We SHOULD feel
very much hurt if you did not" She
says all this in ana easy running tone,
perfectly free from emotion,
As she gives him the rose, he takes the
hand that holds it, and kisses it twice,
then hurries away.
GtEoOl 4haf I xxyoo, IN e,,,NVaOea +I,aA che
cared for me-" he mutters, as, lie strides
down the street. What ana / to do
now?" he asks himself, as,he unlocks his
door and enters his bachelor quarters.
"Will she, or wTll she. not consent to
become Mrs. Lawrence2 that is the ques-
tiO.l." He filings himself into = chair
and puts his bootsson the sable. my
scheme has worked far from satisfactory;
nevertheless, if 4 fail, | Will go away,
anyway; | can take "a vacation and !. G,
and see mother"
He gets up diseontsntesdly and PAGES.
the room. "BY Jovei l have it! I'lE
write to her."
Miss LAGRANGE: | cannot see you again
without telling you alk thar is in my heart
lis useless for me to say goodbye without
laying more. Useless 2. Nay, impossible !,
You can guess what l mean If YOU wish me
o call again send me- one word, come
ard | will be with You Saturday night IF
*ou cannot say more, than goodbye. do not
'cply to this, and you4will never be troubled
gain by f. LAWRENCE
There, that win sef9le it. I'll 90 and
pat it in tho office Tonight
Saturday comes, and goes, but bGngs
40 answer to Eugane Lawrence, waiting
and watching for one word. He builds
high hopes in the, morning, anCi feels
ure of success. But it is with an ex-
cexlingly heavw heart that he sees the
sun 60 down, still he does not relinquish
j hope, for there may be some delay.
So he waits as patiently as he Can unit.
| Monday. which wears itself insO night,
without bringing him the welcome mes
age. He waits one more Day, hoping
agaiast hope, but to no purpose. Then
YEARLY packs his belongings and
,ayes town.
And Rose2 Longingly she yaits
.or the goodbye visit, and woader:
much when he comes not.
Time passes, and IN the early sammeI
Mrs. Lagrange Roses mother. dies. leav
ling Rose and her little brother Harry
the care of an uncle, in a distant city
After the funeral, Rose starts for he
ancle's, not knowing what else TO do
but feeling sure that she will not lon.
'emain dependent Her father has beer
lead many years, and it is his brother
20 whom she IS going