The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09

Poanteu LoWafu a lady VINO was
approaching than.
Your mamma, did you say? Why
she IS an old acquaintance of mine: we
pent q delightful summer together at
Long Branch. hope she still remem-
bers me-
Tom went forward to meet tie lady,
when a cordial grasp ofthe hand showed
that their friendship was not forgotten
on her part"
are q good for nothing little
girl, Bell" Mrs. Tremaine said, as she
tapped her daughter on the shoulder
with her fan, "You have been running
away from me all the EVENING" Sit
down, Mr., Seldep; surely the sofa is
large enough for three, and / want to
chat with you awhile. Bella, where are
your gloves? Why do you take them
from your hands 2"
Because | do not like to make pris-
oners OF my hands. See the red marlks
the tight things have made upon them
already" and she held them up for in
spection.
Tom thought as he looked at the dim
pied white hands that he would like
very much to kiss them and smooth
away the cruel marks.
1t is o breach of etiquette, dear, =
said Mrs. Tremaine; "a lady should al
ways be gloved ia a ballroom. Besides,
1T Is a bad habit. Had you not been
guilty of removing your gloves you
would not have lost your valuable ring
and the pretty paris glove when you
We're here before"
Tom gave a great start and his heart
began to throb violently.
1t was IN exceedingly strange cir
cumstance, said Mrs. Tremaine, as she
turned toward Selden. "A very valua-
bic diamond ring was lost here by Belle.
We offered large rewards for it and did
everything in u power for its recovery
but could never find a trace of it. 1t
must have dropped from her finger
when she removed her glove, which she
also lost. Both the glove and the ring
were sent to her from Paris as a seven
teenth year birthday present, and she
managed to lose them on the night of
the same day on which she received
them.
TN CAbllcly ObcICOIu0 Wlbl GuIo
disclosure, and could scarcely summon
up courage to answer, and to his great
relief a gentleman came up and carried
off Mrs. Tremaine for the mex dance.
Tom was alone with the object of his
romantic attachment. What a puerile
passion it had been compared with the
love that was now Juggling at his heart
Ia love not inspired by the possession
of the dainty glove nor of the ieweled
ring. He might have worn them next
to his heart forever and yet never have
known the exquisite feelings aroused by
the half yelled yet thrilling glance
that met his from Bella's soft voilet- blue
eyes. He could not tear himself away
from her, and vet he was afraid to stay,
lest he should brighten her by betraying
the violence of a passion with which she
had inspired him.
And Bella, she felt an indefinable con
fdence in Tom, a feeling of infinite
friendship for him, as if parting from
him would be a cruelty. Poor little
girl 1t was the first dawn of love in
her pure young heart.
The evening had passed too quickly
away. The ladies were fast disappear
ing. Mrs. Tremaine, leaning ON Harry
Evelyn's arm, came to summon Bella
to the dressing-room.
1t was with difiidence yet with a GER
tain instructive confidence that Tom
drew Bella's arm within his cwn as she
came down from the dressing room IN
her wraps to escort her to the waiting
carriage; her eyes dropped beneath the
intense warmth and love of Toms gaze
as he pressed her hand at parting, and
bushes suffused her face as the carriage
drove away from the door.
And now as week succeeded week,
Tom Selden wac never found at Maiden
unless business kept him there, for the
sweet young Bella Tremaine was so
lonesome without him at Westmoreland.
The winter passed quickly away, and
in the ensuing spring Tom vas offered
a very lucrative position in Washington,
but If he accepted it he would be forced
to reside there. Here a difficulty pre-
sented itself. Tom and Bella had be-
come so strongly attached to each 9TH
en- that a separation was not to be
thought Of, and yet the position was too
advantageous to be sacrificed. One
evening when they were alone in the
drawing-room Tom asked Rella how
they were to solve this problem. The
little maiden blushed and hung down
her head, but finally accepted Toms
proposition that they should be married
and live in Washington together, In or
der that they neye again need enter
tain q fear of a separation.
Mrs. Tremaine was not willing that
her only daughter should be given away
without a splendid wedding. Grandpa
Tremaine had come home from Paris to
be presant at the celebration of the
nuptials and everything was progressing
fainously when Tom drew Bella aside
one day and asked her If she had vet the