The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-03-13
THE LOST LETTER.

They are standing on tne Nefan'
la, he is bidding her good night.
81 am going away, Miss Le-
grange" he says, looking earnestly
into her face as he speaks.
"Indeed for IOug ~ There is no
tremulonSness OF tone nor height
entd color.
He is disappointed be has hoped
that sue would show some reluc-
tance to part with him. " six
months or u year, perhaps forever"
he adds, little b.tterly.
She is startled, but she is calm
anu quiet when sue answers: "We
will all be sorry to lose YOU"
"Will YOU be sorry, Miss Rose n
he questions, directly.
"Why, of course; have we not
been good triendsT
Friends! yes; but-well, good
night. May | call again aud say
goOd.byeP l do not start until
Monday"
Something seems to Gil her throat
and choke her; she does not an.
Swer, but turns suddenly and runs
down the steps. She pauseS before
IA white rose bush, growing beside
the walk, aud picks one; wheu she
returns To him she has gained her
Self-contrOl.
"llere is rose for your button
hole what was it you said I! Shall
yOu come; and bid us good bye 7
We should feel very much hurt il
you did rot" She says all this in
an easy running tone, perfectly free
from emUtiun.
AS she gives bin the rose he takes
the hand that holds i, aud kisses
it twice, then hurripS away.
"Fuol that | was to suppose that
she cared Tor me-" he mutters, as
he strides down the street. "What
am to do now ?" he asks himself
as he uulOcks his door and enters
his bachelor quarters. "Will she,
or will she not consent TO become
Mrs. Lawrence that is the ones
1on." He filings himself into a
chair aud puts his boots on the
table. "My scheme has worked far
from satisfactorily; nevertheless,
if fail, l will go away, anyway; |
can take vacation aud 80 and see
mother"
He gets up discontentedly and
DacPs- the room. BV JoVe /
have it! Ill write to her."
Miss Lagrange: : cannot see you
again without telling you all that
is ia my heat. 'ris useless Tor me
to say good bye without saying
more. Unlessi Nay, impossible
You can guess what i mean. 1t
you wish me to call again, send me
one word, "COme," aud l will be
with you Saturday night. If you
cannot say more than good bye, do
not reply to this, aud you will new
er be troubled again by
Il. LAWRENCE.
"There, that will settle it.. I'll
go and put it in tbc Office to night"
Saturday comes and goes, but
brings no answer TO Eugene Law
renee, waiting aud watching for one
word. He builds high hopes in the
morning, and feels sure Of success.
But it is with all exceeding heavy
heart that he sees the sun 90 down;
still he does not rehnqnlsh all hope,
for there may be some delay. SO
he waits as patiently as he can un-
I'll Monday, which wears itself into
night, without bringing him the
welcome message. He waits one
more day, hoping against hope,
but to no purpose. Then he weari-
Iy packs his belonging aud leaves
town.
Aud Rose 7 Lougingly she waits
tor the good bye visit, aud wonders
much when be comes not.
Time passes, aud ia the early
summer Mrs. Lagrange, Roses
mother, dies, leaving Rose aud her
little Brother Harry TO the care of
an uncle. in a distant city. After
the funeral Rose starts for her
uucle's, not knowing what else to
do, but feeling sure that she will
not long remain dependent. Her
father has been dead many years,
and IL is his brother to whom she
is going.
Mr.. Lagrange receives them cold
ly, aud very soon makes them feel
their dependence. Roses is a sen-
sitive, bigh-strung temperament,