River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-08

love that was now Juggling at his heart
"a love not inspired by the possession
OF the dainty glove nor Of the jeweled
ring. He might have worn them next
to his heart forever and yet never have
known the exquisite feelings aroused by
the half-veiled yet thrilling glance
that met his from Bella's soft violet blue
eyes. He could not tear himself away
from her, and yet he was afraid to stay,
lest he should brighten her by betraying
the violence of passion with which she
had inspired him.
And Bella, she felt an indefinablo 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
EYelyn's arm, came to summon Bella
to the dressing groom.
1t was with difiidence yet with GER
tain instructive confidence that Tom
drew Bella's arm within his own as she
came down from the dressing room in
her wraps 20 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 was never found at Maiden
unless business kept him there, for tho
sweet young Bella Tremaine was so
lonesome without him at Westmoreland.
The winter passed quickly away, and
in the ensuing spring Tom was 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
er 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 never again need enter
tain fear Of 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
famously when Tom drew Bella aside
one day and asked her if she had yet the
fellow to the embroidered glove she had
lost on the evening of her seventeenth
birthday. She told him she had always
! preserved it as a memento of her grand
fathers love; If he would like to see it
she would bring it to him, and she ran
off to get it.
Bella soon returned, bearing an ebony
glove box in her hand in which in folds
of blue satin, lay the fellow to the little
glove that had so long been Toms loved
companion. On pretense OF examining
it more closely he lifted it from its rest
ing place and stealthily put his own in
the place Of it with the diamond ring
inserted in one Of its fingers.
at is just lovely" said Bella, as she
took it in her hands, "and tits - $780,,
| Oh, Tom, there is something in the fin
ger that was never there before! What
can it be? Do look. dear, and see what
it is" And she dropped it into the box
again.
"What! are You afraid of your own
glove? What a silly little puss youare
All see what the fairies have done for
you'll" And he drew IRON the glove the
long lost ring and placed it on Bella's
| finger.
Bella looked up in amazement, but it
was only for a moment; the truth flashed
on her at once Selling Tom by the
arm, she cried:
ooh, darling You cannot deceive me;
it was you who found my treasure"
Tom laughed at her impetuosity
Come to me, pussy, he said as he
held out his arms to her, "and sit close
beside me while j tell you my fairy tale. .
1t was long story. because Of the
many interruptions. Tom had TO he
kissed so often, he had to be called by so
many pot names, and his hair had to be
gently pulled when he talked about the
charms OF his lady lovel Indeed the
narrative took up so much time that the
evening was almost spent before the end
came.
Bella was as charming bride as ever
stood under a marriage bell. Her brid-
al robe of white satin was draped with
lace point of fabulous value. Her Jew
elry consisted OF the choicest pearls.
| She wore the celebrated embroidered
gloves, and a single diamond glittered
upon her finger.
A year has now elapsed since the
Iy Il D
is happy wife and her husband is de
voted to her The gloves and ring are
preserved in a casket Of gold, and will
doubtless serve as heirlooms in the fam
lily.