The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19

heard my story, with which this % woa- d<xtally ccFrespcnd& bead forward inter esaedly and iisaen tor her answer.
 .l have ksps the otAes two haks.s sAe says :. and ! daEesAy they are ssfe nsw in my iewel.hcx."
 " But about yous dream tc-night." urges Dick.
 This evening"" she says, smiling. " l met your friend there as she junction. dreamed that vas with Grandpa De Mezseille again that he wore the same cloak and hat. and that he inquired of yoa," sAe goes ca. addressing nc, [" what time the nsxt train for the city vas due =
 -Wonderfui '" exclaims Miss jsfreys.
 rretesnaturzl - adds ske vassar giri.
 "Aad ,hen," Miss AtAer<na- consiaues, a we started to % into the waiting room. We were just passing in the door when l awoke"
 Would ii be too much trouble. ask. afer the ladies have agaia eNpsssssd the,r astonisAmenl -so ges the two links of the bracelet tha, you still havey
 Not at all. she replies and she leaves us to fetch them
 lf you'll excuse me for a momeat,. say. '' will go to my room iot the hus link. and of go, wondering all the time whether this young woman has van ished for the third time and whether shah evsu sec her again. When l come back. the candles n the sccnces on the chimney piece have been lighted, and Miss A,herton is standing, holding in her hand one link. no, so much bent as the other two. shaped more like a bow. and the ladies and gentlemen of the party arc standing around her. e&amlning it closely. get good look al her now, and sec that she has the same clear pink and white complexion, the same large bright eyes that l saw on Spruce street and al the junction. but there arc no signs of tears as tkefe were before. She looks at me scrutiniringly as l come up. and evidently recognizes my features.
 Would you m,nd shaking hands ~ah me-. say. 1 want ,o make sure ,ha, this Is a woman, and no, a ghost.
 She looks rather astonished she has not heard my story and grants my re- quest.
 :. The other Ink |, gone. she says. AS she shows me the remaining ono. which she holds Upon the gold plate in this ind the cipher De NJ. IL n evidently the middle Ink, and goes between the two which have Tn my pocket.
 cannot describe the expression of amaxemen, on her face when l produce them and tell her how they came into my possession. As she takes them ia her hand, the clock tolls the hour ot twelve The bells m the tower of a neighboring church clang loyously forth the tidiugs that Christmas day has come again and the party, each trying to solve the mys- tery, take up then candies. and. with ' A merry Christmas all around, start of 10 thef respective rooms. to dream of ghosts. goblins and spirits until the san shall be well up Tn the heavens.
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 ta an anyone wonder tha, be- ame strangely interested in the young English girl that ran over to Philadelphia ire quen,ly, and paid long and pleasant visi, ,o the Germantown tesiuenoe that she was making her home? Is i, surprising that we became fas. friends. and tha, at the end of six months th,s friendship had de veloped into love not merely pla,onie Whether II Is surprising oi whether II IS not. Il is nevertheless true. and on Christ mas eve st the year isr9, lust a twelve month from the time tha, we be- anne ac. quainted. we were married. The three inks of the bracelet NC had never been , asle to put together. In the middle of the third llnk was the clasp This could be divided. ku, the small gold nng> were welded hrm in all their par,s. as were ~.fk eff he ..thAs it,L. slblc To on them unless one or the other was oGl. How the, had become separa- ted, unless by supernatural means. II was impossible to discover. Natalie. how ever. refused to have a goldsmith touch them. and 50 they were pnl in A case to. geiher and treasured as a sort of tal.sm an indissolubly connected with our two lives We were married at lacks house. just out of Germantown. The ceremony vas over, and mos, of the guests had de. parted. The clocks had just struck ,~eiye. l had related the strange story of the bracelet 10 some friends that evening. and i l had the case containing the Inks in my pocket as. standing with my wife in the hall. before the grea, hre-p place, we en. changed remarks on the company tha, had JUS, Jeff us. There were aill d fes people in the drawing room. bu, no. a soul was in the hall bu, ourselves. Hap pen,ng 10 look up, l saw pas. ou, from the door of the library and come toward us an old person in long black coat, carrying in his hand Kossuth hat Ii, vas undoubtedly Grandpa de Merveiile There was the same pale face and the same white hair and beard Natalie srzspcd my arm neryously
 Hook she exclaimed. m T voice ueinglous wlth fear.
 The old man came nearer. A smile of pleased contentmeni was on hts features :. he extended hls hand to Natalie. as II to congratulate her. ohe shT,eked, and fell back into my arms. Grandpa Aerscille had disappeared vanished Jus, as had known him ;o do t~ice before My wife recovered herself in a momef1, and looked about her
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