The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-03-29

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long oyer any resolution. His mind was made up In
war had broken ont in America. A friend there
had written advising him TO go out and make name
for himself ana perhaps fortune too The excite
own practice was almost s nothing All his VJ patents
| were leaving town. Two DAYS suflced him TO make
his arrangements and he LEFT for Liverpool without
one parting word to Dolly. lie had courage for
most things, but not for that farewell
"My dearest Dolly said her friend and chaperone
the day OF the waterparty, "now that the season Is
so far advanced, You must really make mp your mind.
You know that smile from you issu1cicnt to bring
| any one OF them to your feet. You must not keep
us much longer In suspense. I shall be most anx-
ious to know when your choice Is made"
Perhaps II Is made already y and Dolly ran laugh
| ing from the room, having utterly declined to he
"oh Frank why ,lont you ask me toniarry you ~
| dow and leaned out. az think-I am SURGEON love
me. have never loved any one but you Are you
like you all the better for that hut you must not let
pride spoil both our lives II you won't ask me,
year, d 2 soft snpSSS her her
| "Oh Frank, Frank you are very stupid. thought
| made your way plain enough to-day. When shall
| see him againG In q week perhaps. What long
whileto wait wish men were little cleverer.
| They do need such lot of telling, A woman would
know directly. saw he loved mo almost from the
| first believe shall have TO tell him straight out
before he Will understand. on dear! II II were any
OF the others could do It II in moment, with q
SMILE, as Mrs. Graham says, but suppose II Is lust
because he Is quite different from all the rest that
any the way, Dolly" said Mrs Graham four or
i've days later, that handsome Mr. Rivers has gone
| OF to the American war. Mrs Taylor suspects that
| you have something TO do with that sudden move
so he careful, my dear how you break more hearts.
| | hope he won't get killed"
Next day Dolly went back to Tremaine, gravcr
than OF old, and hopeful still and bright; always
sweet and tender to all, but wonderfully Interested
| In the American war.
| Frank Rivers rrospercd on the other side OF the
Atlantic. The tide had turned in HIS favor, and
wealth aud fame lowed steadily In upon hun.
| IN TWO years Time he came back To England, ana
| settled In London once more lie had no lack OF
park. An aunt lately widowed, came to him and
| kept his establishment In order. she visited his
more needy patients. worked assidnously among
| the neigboring poor, and was beloved alike by him
Frank made speedy AMI dlllgcnt inquiries after
| Dolly.
| "Oh, haven't you heard? No, she never married;
no one could make out why; but 1t was great mis-
dreadful bank failures and died from the shock. No
one knows exactly what has become Of the dnugh-
ter They were IN Germany when he del and she
believe There is arich uncle, but he quarrelcd with
| Mr., Tremalne and refused to help them and she
declined help from friends. ! nave heard nothing
OF her for long time. 1dont even know where she
Frank went about looking more grave and thought
"My dear boy said his aunt one day. "you should
| get married You want a wife to make a cheerful
home for you. An old woman IL not companion
enough for young man OF vour temperament.
wish YOU would seriously think Of marrying
| bc ouic VIII, he uHsNtitu, WHth i Huu inc
| right woman"
| Hut he sighed even as he smiled.
one day shortly before Christmas. az he returned
FROM his daily round, his aunt met him in state OF
some anxiety and excitement.
"oh, my dear Frank, hope you will not he ycxed
wrong, but somehow couldn't helpit. You know
Mrs. White who let's lodgings aud was III a few
weeks ago? went to see her to-day and found her
| In great perpexity. young lady who lodges with
her and goes out teaching gave her notice the other
day, because she could not afford the rent of the
rooms now that the holidays had deprived her of her
work; and so Mrs. White let the rooms, and the new
people are to come IN Today. We'll, last night the
so weak and i'll that she was not ht TO go anywhere,
and had M place to to.
the girl and try to settle something TO tell the
truth, Frank. fell in love with her, she was
and helpless it was too pathetic. She had no reia,
tves to go to. The long and short Of 1t isl hope
to have waited to ask your leave, but think lost
my head: and she was SO graceful and sweet about
it, So here SHE is on my bedroom. sofa, and wish
very poorly, though not exactly i'll, I think"
Frank listened with smile 10 this agitated nara
ton, then he stopped his head and kissed the old lady.
| "My dear aunt, this house is yours as well rs
mine, Be sure shall never object to Your CARRYING
on, the dictates of own Kind hearts and now
The old lady led the way in greatconienment. but
she was by no means prepared for what followed.
| Hardly had Frank stepped within the room. before
he paused with great start, and from his lips broke
! the involuntary cry:
DOlly NY uHIHuE!
And the pale, sweel-faced girl lying on the couch
started too, and with smiles andte struggling for
mastery in ner face, flushed now with sudden Joy
| and hope, held ont her hands with the whispered
word
"Frank!'
AT that moment his aunt thought II advisable TO
beat retreat.
"You were too proud to marry me when YOU
were poor" said Dolly, by-andbyc, lifting her head
from its rcstingpacc on his shoulder. and looking
into his face. with eyes that shone with joy and love
through Il mist OF happy tears. "Suppose / am too
DrOuu TO pOOr?h
But Frank stopped her with a kiss.
1--WE have had enough OF pride now,n he said,
"and have been well punished for mine"
Nevertheless 1t was not n portionless maid whom
Frank did eventually marry, for before the great
event took place the rich old uncle died inestac,
and Dolly came in for the whole property. She
bought back her dear old home from the hands OF
strangers. and they divided their happy marricdfe
between Brook street and Tremaine.
Sundays were almost all spent at the country
house, and their favOrite walk one lovely glade
in the old park, where Frank would always pause at
one particular spot to tell her how he had once
fallen In love with beautiful girl he had found
| sleeping there among the wild flowers of spring.