Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-11-25

/ passion of self-immolation and wound
ed pride. managed that Alice and tht
! colonel should be thrown together. Sh,
continued this policy until after lun
eheon, when they all went in a body t
see the picture.
is one OF the many pictures tha
were thrown out of this years Acade
my by jealousy and caballing," SAD
Sir Alfred.
"What is the name?'' asked some.
body.
| AFTER Long Years, answered Sil
Alfred. Don't you see, the old fellow
and the lady with spectacles have beer
lovers in theiG youth, and haze met in
their old age? Look at the wrinkles
aren't they good?-and his bald head
and the fallen leaves and flowers about
them, to show it is nearly winter
| winter of life, don't you know?"
Cant say the subject is very origi-
nal, Bennett" observed Mr.. Dering
| eaptiously. ''Idea borrowed from the
kendals' SIreethearts only comic, and
pot pathetic.
Helen Luttrell was looking at the
picture, all unc yHscious of great
tear standing in each eye Norrey' IS
voice had sounded from the outmost
circle Of the group. There was NOV =
ment made, and she fel; a hand take
lrm hold of hers: then she looked up,
and saw that during her minute of alb
straction the others had left the room,
and she and NorTey5 was alone.
'Helenl' he exclaimed, looking stead
Qy into her swimming eyes with his
steadfaSt gray ones.
She Was so unneryed that the tears
rolled down her cheeks-she could nOt
Keep them back; she could only lower
her eyelIds and try TO turn away her
face.
Have you got over your little fit Cf
hl-humor yetln he asked. "You have
had time enough, surely!'
st is too late" she murmured sadly;
lit would not lie worth while now. All
the summer has gone out IF our liyes;
there is nothing left but bleak winter.
Look"-they were standing now by the
window-''it is like an omen. When
we saw each Oth;r last, it was spring,
and all the flowers were bursting into
blossom. Now the leaves are fallen
around u.s."
She was so overcome by her MOURN
ful imagry that the tears once more
Welled upInto her eyes. He stoo. ed
and kissed her gently and gravely.
Look, indeedl'' he cried Did You
ever see any spring morning as beautI-
fdl us thatr"
The sun, great disc Of shining gold
was low in the west, golden light flood
ed them as they stood together, the
autumn flowers blaZ "a in the beds be-
fore them. Then Alice came to them
with a great bunch Of crimson roses.
''Seel' she cried. you wouldn't
have thought the summer had lef5 US
such flowers as these!''
81 quite thought you would marry
Alice" Helen said one day, some weeks
later.
"Alice! Thank you, my dear; but
should prefer woman for my wife.
t2n't want a chum," the colonel an
swered promptly.
"Alice. quite meant you to marry
Colonel NorreyS.'
This remark preceded the last one
being made on the very
evening of Miss Luttrell's betrothal.
Marry Colonel Norreysl Ny dear
aunt, don't you know that have
pr :or attachment? Dear Aunt Helen,
you are so Happy, and you know what
it $50 throw ones youth away for
to mother, and persuade
her TO let Inc marry Charlie Caryl.n
''ChaTl'e CaryI! l never heard of
him."
"We were drawing the HermeJ to-
gether at the British Museum is SO
clever and 50 nice, and So fond of me"
"a great burst of tears. ''Ile has no
but lie Will be a great artist
some day-and my heart is broken
and do, Aunt Helen, tell mother that
we won't wait twenty four years-there
isn't time Nowadays
my Gear, am So glad! | did not
believe that you girls, amongst all your
arts and science, had time to fall in
love. 1t seems however that | was
one can become victim to
the tender passion amongst the marbles
at the British Museum, and even IN
middle age"