Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08

must have dropped from her finger
when she removed her glove, which she
also lost. Both the glove and the RUG
wtre sent 10 her from Paris rs Q seven
tenth year birthday present, and she
managed 10 lose them on the night Of
the same day on which she received
them.
Tom was entirely overcome with this
disclosure, and could scarcely summon
up couraqes toanswer, and to his great
relief a gentleman came up and carried
rof Mrs. Tremaine for the next dance.
Tora vas alone with the object OF his
romantic attachment. What a puerile
passion Il had been compared with the
love that was now Juggling at his heart
"a love not inspired by the possession
OF the dainty glove nor OF the leweled
ring. He might have worn them next
10 his heart forever and yet never have
known the exquisite feelings aroused by
the half-yeiled yet thrilling glance
that met his from Bella's soft ycilet-blus
eyes. He could not tear himself away
from he-, ard vat he was afraid to stay,
lest he should brighten her by betraying
the violence Of n passion with which she
had inspired him. a. al
And Bella, she felt an indefinable con
tidence in Tom, . feeling OF infinite
friendship for him, as If parting from
him would DO a cruesfw ' Poor little
grill II was. the first dawn. OF love in
her pure young heart.
The evening had passed. 700 quickly
away. The ladies were fast disappear
ing, Mrs. Tremaine, leaning on Harry
E~velyn's arm, came to summon Bella
to the dressing ROOM
II was with diffidence yet With q GER
tain instructive confidence that Tom
drew Bella's arm within his own 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 lovelof Toms gaze
as be pressed her hand at parting, and
bushes sufinsed 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 the
sweet young Bella Tremaine was so
lonesome without him at Westmoreisnd.
The winter passed quickly away, and
in the ensuing spring Tom was offered
q very lucrative position in Washington,
but II he accepted it he would be forced
10 reside there. Here d difficulty pre-
sented itself. Tom and Bella had be-
come so strongly attached TO each 9TH
err 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 o 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 a fegr Of -asseraration.
Mrs Trenaine was rot wiliing that
her only daughter should be given away
without . splendid Wedding. Grandpa
'Tremaine had coniehorie from Psffs 10
be presant at tho celebration OF the
nuptials and everything was progressing
famoGsly 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 ID as o memento Of her grand
fathers love; if he would like to see it
she would bring il TO him, and she ran
off TO get il.
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
il more closely he lifted it from its rest
ing-place and stealthiiy put his own IN
the place Of il with the diamond rinr
inserted in one of its fingers.
at is inst lovely said Bella, as she
took it in her hands, and itis--
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. M ra
What are sSd afraid 81 your own
glove? What a silly little puss you are.
All see what the fairies have done for
your Aud he dyeY from the gloyethe
long lost ring andaplsced it on BsIla's
finger. sks4e
Bella looked up in amazement but il
was only for a moment; the trnth flashed
on her at once. SEEKING Tom by the
AfTii, she cried: =
"Oh, darling You cannot deceive me;
it was You who found my treasurer"
Tom laughed at her im~petuosity.
Come 10 me, pussy, . he said, as he
held out his arms to her, and sit close
beside me while l tell you my fairy tale
III was a long story, because OF the
many Interruptions. Tom had 10 be
kissed so often, he had to be called by so
many pet names, and his hair had TO be
gently pulled when he talked about the
charms OF his lady love! Indeed, the
narrative took up so much time thatthe
evening WA almost spent before the end
came.
Bella was as charming a bride as ever
stood under a marriage bell. Her Bird
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.
u year has now elapsed since the
night of this splendid wedding. Bella
is happy wife and her husband is de-
voted to her. The gloves and ring are
preserved in q casket Of gold, and will
Doubtless serve as heirlooms in the fam
lily.