The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-15
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Of course she could not have ar der.
stood a word he said, for she murmurta
to herself, "Poor fellow 80 youL1,
too"
lie rose and held his hand out, Good
night; thank yon ior very charming
evening"
Good night" said Ophelia, tenderly
II should like little memory Of this
meeting; will you give me that rose ?
Eve been longing for it all the evening v
"Of course | will why didn't You asf
for it before ," and she took it from hey
dress and fastened it in his coat 81
shall see you again, there will he another
dance here soon. How is it that | never
saw you before at One?"
"This is my first dance here" h4 sai':
gravely.
Why it was that Ophelia's eyes aud
denly filled with tears he couldn't under.
stand, but she left him with a quiei bow
and went back to the dancing room
You've been enjoying yourself, see,
said the Doctor, as Grayton came Ia say
Soou-pyt, tHouSH LuuSC HtV IL WAi'
rather selfish of both of yOu.''
Selfish why, | did all coull for
her, poor dear girlr'
Poor why, my dear Lord Grayton
she has six thousand year of her own. ;,
Dear me and what is done with
it?
"She does what she likes with it she
helps all the big charities, and she helps
me and Copswood in particular, and she
generally docs a lot of good to our poor
people-picks up some one she takes a
fancy To, and cheers him up bit She's
one of my best tonics, and this is the first
time have noticed that she never danced
once with patient; that was your fault,
you know"
Good gracious, then she-isn n't-~a-
patient herself?"
The Doctor laughed till the tears rolled
down his jolly face. BLESS my heart,
no ! That's Lady Mary Pettigrew,
daughter of old Lord Polonus, and
she's just one of the clcvercst and sweet
est girls in the world thought YOU
knew her"
"Not |, She came over and spoke to
me, and
see it all-took you for patient ,
., this is too lovely ~ and the Doctor
was positively boisterous in his merri-
mcnt.
Grayton bolted to the House, and hav-
ing duly recorded his vote against the
bill, sent up from the Commons, for chic
reforming grouse instead Of shooting
them, betook himself in strange state of
bewilderment to Lady Congletons Ills
hostess welcomed him warmly, like the
returned prodigal that he was, and n
sisted upon introducing him to some oae
in whom she seemed to have a special in
tercst
Really a delightful girl, Lord Graz
ton, quite after your own heart-devoted
to art and philanthropy, you know"
! Grayton was too full of thought to pro
test, so submitted meckly. What were
| girls to him ust then? He was think
ing over Copswood as his hostess took
his arm and they set out on pilgrimage
"Ah, here she is Lady Mary Petit
grew, Lord Grayton. I'm sure YOU tw .
will get along capltally;' and her lady :
ship was of, leaving Grayton staring
vaguely at his fascinating lunatic.
Lady Mary could hardly suppress a
scream az she turned her head and
blushed as deep as the rose he still wore
in his hutton-hole.
"IIow-how did You get out 2" she
asked awkwardly.
" never was in, Lady Mary the fact
is, Pm afraid there has been a little mis-
take on both sides. only found ont
from the Doctor as left that you werep't I
| a"
She put her feathery fan up with a
warning Hush ~ then said, "What
brought you there %
Curiosity and you?" !.
often go there and try to do some
good. cheer them sometimes, but to
night! Oh, how wrong and stupid oi
me -
There was a little pause az he looked at
her with his frank, kindly eyes.
"Let us forget and forgive, Lady Mary
after all, you were very good to poor Ham
let"
"And you were very nice and kind g.
foolish Ophelia. Listen there's tte
Dream Faces again; let us see if We
can dance it in our right minds," she
said, as she rose with nervous smile
quivering in the corners of her lips
And it SO happened that in month
they both came to their right minds, and
the Doctor was at the wedding