The Penn's Grove record., 1884-10-18

ranK-so Ii you will wait tor me Two
years, Mile, | may return with a new
career and perhaps an income before
me-"
"Oh, wait two years to become a sol
dier's wife, aud go out to live in baking
Indian heat ~ exclaimed Mile, pout-
ing. | never bargaiued for that !"
Just at this minute Gertle Brown
came in. She had a message to deliver
to Mile from Mr.. Moyle, and blushed
as she crossed the room to where the
pair OF duarrelling lovers sat miss
hands with her, II will wish you good
bye, for l have just been telling Miss
Moyle that | am going off to the war
in india"
You are going to the war; oh Mr..
de Vray if anything should hap.
pen to you - exclaimed Gertie, and
tears started to her eyes.
"Thank you for those tears - said
George, gratefully. 81 shall know that
one person here, at least, will feel in
terest. Now give me as a keepsake
that red ~book-marker you are holding
in your hand. | will bring back the
ribbon with something hanging TO it."
''The Victoria Cross, perhaps" tit
tered Millie, rather uncomfortably.
81 declare that's quite p~oetical. Well,
goodbye, Mr.. de Vray, we part as
friends, don't We ?"
Excellent friends, answered George,
as he lifted both her hands to his lips,
and kissed them playfully.
That evening when old Mr.. Moyle
was appraised of what had happened, he
rubbed his nose and said I: "Well, well,
it's he who has broken off the match
not we. L suppose we, We heard the last
of him now-for he'll go out to India
and stay there. AS for the new Lord
Beauvray, my dear, | was quite wrong
in my estimate of hun. He is a re-
markedly clever man, and he means to
get me into Parliament -
III.
One year passed. There had been a
triumph of the British arms in India,
and the name of Colonel de Vray was
associated with it. His name was In
everybody's mouth. He had received
promotion and other honors, and was
returning to England, after the termin-
alton of the campaign, as Major-Gen-
eral Sir George de Vray.
AS tor Mile Moyle she was betrothed
to the new Earl of Beauyray /; and
when Sir George arrived in London n
of the first things he read in the papers
was that the marriage between this
young lady and his cousin was to take
place in a week.
He no longer cared now. He went
To Mr.. Moyle's house IN the very day
of his return, in the afternoon, and was
ushered into the dining-room where
luncheon was taking place. He was
received like a hero, for Mr.. Moyle
liked to be on good terms with success
full men and Mile was anxious to OBJ
tain something like forgiveness for her
jiltlng. She received it fully and freely
SO far as could be judged from the
young generals manner, for he was
frank and pleasant ; but after the first
greetings were oveT he addressed him
self principally to poor little Gertie
Brown, who sat radiant and trembling.
To her he ~recounted his adventures /;
and, oh what a brave knight she
thought him with his sun-burnt face
and the modesty of true glory that
breathed in all his words The new
Lord BeauVray was not present.
At last, when a toast had been drunk
to Georges honor and Miles happi-
ness-honest Mr.. MoyIe acting as toast
master-the general drewa parcel from
his pocket and extracted from it Ger
ties book-marker. No longer scarlet
now, but faded pink from exposure to
the air, for it had seen many a battle
entwined with the soldiers sword knot,
There was hanging from it a Cross of
the Bath, a Victoria Gross, and some
thing elsa wedding-ring. "Wll you
take all three. Gertie ?" said George
approaching Miles little cousin.
"Bravo, Sir George" exclaimed Mil
lie, clapping her hands, though she
turned a little pale. 81 always said
that Gertie and you were made breach
other"
so did l." cried worthy Mr.. Moyle;
''but, l say, hullo ! what's that ?"
There had been a loud knock at the
door, and a foOtman entered with a
telegram on a tray. Mr.. Moyle opened
the missive and uttered an exclamation
of horror and dismay ''Great heavens,
my lord, read this ~ he faltered.
The telegram announced that the
new Lord Beauvray had been killed in
a railway accident. So the Indian hero
got his family title and estates again.
He showed no ~elation, but seemed, on
the contrary. much shocked, and was
the first to lend assistance to Millie
when she swooned in a somewhat
forced attack of Mysteries.
Old Movie had sunk ON a chair, help
less, His face was a thing to see.