The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-28
You were Bob's friend she added .

You were Bob's friend she added
hastily.
"But not yours, Miss jeffrey. Icame
here to day to ask you something again
that l asked you five years ago. If you
can only give me the same answe that
you gave me then, l must know it at
once. l could not bear to see you and
know there was no hope for me.n Will
Dymock was leaning forward, the fire.
light shining on his grave earnest face.
George stared at him, her cheeks
paler, If possible, than they had been
before; she scarcely realized yet what
it was he was saying.
81 have frightened you, / have star
tied youi'' Will said hurriedly. 'Per-
haps 1 ought not have come sc soon;
but L felt / could not wait any longer
dear. l have loved you long and well; is
1t impossible now that you should care
a little for me2 If it is, say one word,
and | will not trouble you any more 4"
But George did not gay that word;
the face she raised to her lover was ra-
diant with Joy. There was no need for
any words to let him know her answer.
Will held out his arms, and she went
to him, nesting close to his heart as a
tired child might.
Only half an hour before she had
been weary of her life; and now what
Joy life had in store for herl
81 was afraid you might be married
by now; [ could not hear. Bob told me
something once about young Sandi-
lands said the doctor, when he had
released her from his embrace.
81 will tell you, WILL returned
George, reddening a little. ~ thought
once l did care for bin, and then l
could not-not after / knew you.n
my darling why did you seEs me
away them"
81 don't know. l think | cared for
you even when l sent you away"
"Even though / was the ugliest man
you had ever seen2n whispered VIII
mischievously.
"Ah, you have not f~orgottenl Will,
l was only a silly child. You do not
know how sorry l was. Ah,' she cried
''it is not right that you should come
back to me now, when you have every
thing and I have nothing. Its dark
IN here-you cannot see; you don't
know how changed / am. You would
not know me;it is I who am ugly now"
81 can see quite enough of you; and
l will not have you call yourself names.
| think you are p~rettler than ever-at
at all events, you are the only woman
in the world that l ever wanted or ever
shall want to marry; so, If you can get
over my appearance"
"Wlll, you must not!' she Interrupt
ted.
Every well; l won't. If you viii
not speak Of yourself as being changed,
we will agree to call each other the two
handsomest people in the world; and
then what matters what any n else
thinks2"
A fashionable Sat Home'' towards
the end of the London season. Alarge
company was present, for Mrs. Fitz-
roy Farquhar's sat homesn were very
popular. A great Russian tenor, the
lion of the day, had been singing "Once
again. The last echoes of the rich pas
sionate voice had died away, and the
buzz Of laughter, of criticism and con-
yersation, had broken forth afresh. In
one of the deep windows a knot OF young
men were gathered together.
"Wno is that charming woman in
the black and silver dress? Does any
one know?'' asked one. 81 don't see
her now; but you must know the n l
mean-she came in rather late. BY
Jove, she Is the nicest-looking woman
in the rooml'
"She is a Mrs. Dymock," drawled
Captain Sandilands, pulling his nous
tache. 81 knew her when she was a
girl; but she's frightfully gone off,"
"sGone off, is she? Well, all / can
say is that, If she is gone off now. she
must have been something worth look
ing at when she was q grill l have not
seen such a beauty for years."
Frank Sandilands shrugged his shout
ders as he moved away.
Connected ass that SandiIands" said
Captain Hum Grossly. Gone OF in
deedl Shouldn't be surprised If she had
refused hlml'
"Well, he has consoled himself any
how. They say he is gong to be mar
ried to Justine Farqnhar."
"Some women would marry q hair
d~resser's dummy" remarked Captain
Hunt. SIS that Mrs. Dymock's lus-
band-the fellow with her,"he asked
presently--'the ugly fellow with q
stoop?n
"Yes; but you had better not let
his wife hear you. It's ar awfully good
joke, of course; but they say she thinks
him very handsome
"Ah well, she has good looks enough
for both!n
sHe's a clever fellow too. ! hear
certain to reach the top Of the tree one
of these days"
.sDo you hear, Georgie?" said Doc
tor Dymock to his wife as thegossiping
voices reached their ears. Public
opinion is against you; you will be the
pretty woman with the ugly husband
to the end of the chapter
1.-THE woman who can never be thank
full enough for her ugly husband, said
George, looking up at her husband
with such a light in her sweet eyes as
made Frank oandilands, looking on
from the other end of the room, turn
away with bitter jealousy In his heart,