St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-16
Miss L0rrafH-.
TSt. Louis Chronicle I

"Clarence, who is that girl. She Is a per-
feet beauty" The speaker. Percy Anderson,
tall, handsome young man, stood upon the
piazza Of the Ocean house at Long Branch
''She is Miss Lorraine. She Is here as
companion to Mrs. Lansing"
"only a companion" unused Percy.
''Whst pitSl II she were worth hundred
thousand would marry her tomorrow. She
Is girl who could do honor to even an
Anderson
at generally takes two TO bind = bargain !;
no doubt Miss Lorraine would have some
thing to say in the matter"
Clarence Leslie frowned, sud there was
ring Of displeasure in his strong, manly
voice.
Seated in an open window, near which the
young men stood, but concealed from view
by heavy curtains, was Mrs. Lansing; she
had heard all their conversation aud lost no
time in relating II TO Ethel Lorraine when
that young lady entered the room.
She was proud, sensitive girl, and her
eyes flashed as she listened.
II is & year later, and Mrs. Lansing and
Miss Lorraine are again at Long Branch.
Clarence Leslie and Percy Anderson are also
there. The latter, however, had quite for
gotten Miss Lorraine until be saw her in the
evening with Mrs. Lansing in little crowd
in the large psrlor. Clarence Leslie was one
of the crowd, and Percy made his way TO-
ward them to be introduced. She rose,
smilingly, graciously, her soft white dress
elinging closely to her shapely form. There
/ .-fa1atc in h. -
violets in the loose, low-coiled hair. Her
eyes were clear, brave, tender, her face one
that changed with every thought but was
| ever pure and true.
The summer passed, and one night, when
the season was almost ended, Ethel Lor
raine stood upon the balcony in the moon
light, listening to the roar and moan Of TIE
waves.
Percy Anderson found her there, looking
like some still, restful picture; but she turned
with her old smile as he spoke:
Miss Lorraine, have wanted to see you
alone, and this Is my first opportunity. You
must know what it is / have TO tell you, fol
no man can be with you without learning tC
love and respect you VIII you make mt
happy by saying that you will be my wifel''
His face was pale with the great passion
which thrilled his soul; his eyes were burn.
ing and bright as they searched her face fo
one tender look, and his hand closed upon
hers with grasp almost fierce; bat she wai
looking away from his face and out at the
very sea itself as she answered, slowly:
"You would not wed = poor compartment 81
All the seorn and subdued feelings o
those twelve months rang out in the clear
proud voice:
81 DO not care IL you are poor. wantyou
penniless, for have enough for both; and
even IL had not, would work for you
dearest; only tell me l can, Ethel"
''Let me repeat your words Of a year ago
Let me show YOU how well i remember
You said of Ethel Lorraine, Mrs. lansing
supposed companion: Were she worth
hundred thousand / would marry her to
morrow l am worth It, aud was at IN,
time you made that remark / am not Mrs
Lansing's paid companion, but her niee'
aud heiress. II has always been my desir
10 be loved for myself alone, and not for m,
money; and % that end my aunt and sell
came from England here, and l 10 be know
as her companion. a year ago / shoult
have considered your offer to me tonight
but now / am only sorry that any one should
suffer through caring for me-"
The sweet, earnest voice was silent; tn
waves moaued and sobbed on the sand be
low like some doomed, hopeless soul, ant
the music fiosted out 10 them wild and swee
dying in a crash aud vail of anguish.
''Is there no hopel Will you not forgiv
my foolish, mereenary wordsi Oh, Ethel, lie
me 1--we for you, and prove my love by life
long DEVOTION"
She TUNED from him with a sad, pale face
and look of pain in her calm blue eyes
then very softly, with world OF saddene,
tenderness in her voice:
81 cannot be your wife; am engaged
Clarence Leslie; we have loved each othe
for a long time"
Clarence Leslie and Ethel Lorraine hav
been married nearly year, and think the
will agree with me when 1 say that happ
marriage is 4 paradise on earth.