The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
Dolly's Last Filtration.

Dollys Last Filtration.
am Kitty, and Dolly is my twin-sis-
ter. was always sedate, mother used
to say; but Dolly was giddy, and fond of
flirting.
When we We're seventeen, Dolly be-
came engaged. with our mothers consent,
10 Frank Wllmot. young fellow Of
twenty-tour, son OF a banker, free and
CHEEKY in manner and disposition. He
was very indu}gent to Dolly, for he felt
so confident of her love, and was himself
so loyal and sincere that the admiration
she excited was his triumph the free
dom with which she received and ell
couraged it never panied him, though
mother and | used to watch her with
serious anxiety.
Sometimes our mother would say a
few impressive words then Dolly would
throw her arms round her, and with
KISSES assure her she would be a better
gill, or she would pout little, with Tears
in her bright blue eyes. She would be
very demure through two balls. and It
the third worse than ever scarcely could
Frank gtt one waltz for himself
One evening lie brought to our house
a cousin Of his, barrstcr, man some
years Older than himself He was rather
famous. though only thirty, being an
acute lawyer, and consequently looked
up to a. the Bar
Dolly owned TO me that evening that
Frank had eontiled to her that I was
Jack DacIe's idcal woman.
50 don't blush 50 angrily, darling,
said she, 'tor it would Ne the most de
jightful arrangement. He is Franks
Ideal man and dearest friend. 1t would
be the happitst thing for us ALL And
Dolly gave me d hug and a kiss, and ran
ot1 to- bed
Mr.. Dacre came very often after that
one visit, and soon found that he was
my ideal man, for he strangely resemOied
my father, both in manners and his
chiyalrous courtesy to women, as we'll as
in appearance. 1t was with a chill at
my heart that | was tie first to make the
discovery that he VA, falling in love with
Dolly the soul Of honor, seemed
bewItched by the charms of his bosom
friends aillanccd wife. knew it before
he did, bat of course not before Dolly,
who had a genius for uneTingll detecting
every symptom. however obscure, OF
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M mnthnr ard Frank rara nttarIv
blind tn tine DANCER I was vn,,- nnban.
n,. on1 oynond;5,r1, snr.,, H. n ,1I, fS,
Eronl; fo,. Nr D7cra ana I avn + far
mvselr. f,r tLnngh haJ nat fa llnn in
1--we WIN Fr.nl,s rnn.in nnst ~ No
w.,s tI.a oI'lv ','a,1 had sann whom falt
! o,,ll t.,lf il, Iu,., VIII,
An acriIent h,onrbr m,ttnrs "a = 4l-
MAY
Wn unr, y;t+i,o in ,ho d,a,rine, roo,n
after dinner one p[nnin,r uhan = noisn in
the street drnv IA IA tha vindov The
n,l. nf j ra,ri,oe had entered the sbnrl.
der If - rah-Gorsn DnII,. hecamn IN
and fainf yt thn sirl,t ami Mr. Dacra
who WAS Al her side. threw his arm round
her ia save h4r from ftllinr He led her
to q sofa arl stood asiln rs Frank drew
near her. hpt frnm thar ui,sht he never
..nnc ma Inoro lie and | o7lv 1,,d cean
The half-netnIant w,v IN which DnlIv
had tnrned from Frank h9d canrht
.,,,n+ln, o,.,,,,ass',,, ~, I,nr e,aa laI ,,9n.,
her Vivid ninsh
From thar rypnino she hecame cold
netulaut. teasing TO Franl, At first he
laughed. then was hur1 and finally the
engagement was broken off This is
soon told. but what NV mother and |
suffered mnst he imanined dared
neither 70 tell her the frnth nor +o him
to Dolly that knew 10 whom her heart
was oiycn. thonob I loved her 50 dearly !.
and felt so sure that this was thp tirst
true love of her life This 6ntprmined
decided. somewhat stern man was sure
to charm onr LITTLE hnttertiv If she notic-
ed him at all.
Mother and arranond that Dolly
shoDld % away on 2 short visit Frank
was to come one avenino to retnrn the
letters Dolly had sent him They wonld
NOT feel the abruntness If mis- rnnture
So much AS if they we're nIaced nersonal-
liz by him in nv hands. and I had his
lrttere also tn oiro hin, Notbar va 9
unite unroua] TO SEEING him for She loved
him dearly and tho TASK vas left ia me
I was not sorry. for telt 7 couId say all
that was likely to comfort him LOVING
both Of Them 81 dpnnlv
So moor Franl, nrodncad his sorrovfol
1ittle n,,rknt racnivad thn ona h.d to,,
him. and stood leanino anainst the chim.
npy-niece while 7 sat GI,ita nnahIa to
utter a word. hu+ Win fears dronning
urintlv from my nvos A. last ha tnl6
ma mat hn Lnary D1ll,- hod bna,, f,ithlass
to him lie foIt snrn sbn ana Iacl, D.cre
loved each othar. and ba snol,o sn bnn,l
blv of himself aid rs If i was nnita to
he evnnrted That his eorsin Shd,lI ho
nIefarrnd above anv othnr man tb,t I
VAS greatly tonchrd and NV tears fall
tastar and i,etar
.Jacl, is thn snul of honor L;ttr. l,n+
mnst mako Il ,Iaar ia hin, th,t ho is frao
fn a.. as his haart Gictatns u;s ana hor
hnn,,inoso n,,,St not ha ,,.rooi-od IN
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