Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-12-02
Youwere Bob's friend she added, -


hastily.
'But not yours, Miss Jeffrey. Icame
here 80 day to ask you something again
that asked you five years ago. If you
can only give me the same answer that
You gave me then, must know it at
once. could not bear to see you and
knov there was no hope for me-" VIII
Dymock was leaning forward, the fire.
light shining on his grave earnest face.
Gtorgie stared at him. her cheeks
pallet. II possible, than they had been
before; she scarcely realized yet what
IL was he was saying.
II have frightened you, have star
tied you'll Will said hurriedly. ''Per-
haps ought not have come so soon;
but felt could not wait any longer
dears / have loved you long and well; is
1t impossible now that you should care
little for me? If it is, say one word,
and will not trouble you any more "
But George did not say 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.
VIII held out his arms, and she went
to him, nesting close to his heart as a
tired child might.
Oaly half an hour before she had
been weary of her life; and now what
Joy iife had in store for herl
81 was afraid you might be married
by row; could not hear. Bob told me
something once about young Sandi-
lands" said the doctor, when he had
released her from his embrace.
II will tell you, WILL" returned
George, reddening a little. 81 thought
once did care for him, and theI 1
coun not-Iot after knew you."
"My darling why did you send me
away then?"
81 don't know. l think l carel for
you even when l sent you away"
''Even though was the ugliest man
you had ever SEEM" whispered Viii
mischievously.
"Ah, you have not forgotten. VIII,
was only silly child. You do not
know how sorry was. Ah,' she cried
lit is not right that you should come
back to me now, when you have every
thing and have nothing. 1t is dark
IN here-you cannot see; you don't
know how changed l am. You woul1
not know me; it is who am ugly now"
''I can see quite enough of you; and
| will not have you call yourself names.
think you are prettIer 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"
ssIVtlT Won y1arrcf - cha in
ted.
every well; l won't. Ii you Will
not speak of yourself as being changed,
we will agree to call each other the two
han isomest people in the world; and
the,, what matters what any one else
thinks?"
: fashionable CAT Home'' towards
the end of the London season. y large
company was present, for Mrs. FItZ-
roy Farquhar's ''At homes" were very
popular. A great Russian tenor, the
lion Of the day, had been singing 'Once
s,-s The last echoes OF the rich pas
SION ilte voice had died away, and the
buzz of laughter, of criticism and con-
yerSation, had broken forth afresh. In
one OF the deep windows knot Of young
men were gathered together.
"Who 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 one |
mean-she came in rather late. BY
Jove, she Is the nicest-looking woman
in the rooml'
''She is Mrs. Dymock," drawled
Captain Sandilands, pulling his NOUS
tache. 81 knew her when she was q
girl; but she's frIghtfully gone off,"
"'Gone of, is she? Well, all l can
say is that. if she is gone off now, she
must have been something worth look
ing at when she was grill l have not
seen such beauty for years"
Frank Sandilands shrugged his shoul-
ders as he moved away.
"Conceited ass that Sandilands!" said
Captain Hunt Grossly. 'Gone off in
deedl Shouldn't be surprised If she had
refused hImln
"Well, he has consoled himself any
how. They say ne is gong to be mar
ried to Justine Farquhar.
''Some women would marry hair
dresser's dummy" remarked Captain
Hunt. SIS that Mrs. Dymock's hus-
band-the fellow with her," he asked
presently-'the ugly fellow with a
stOop?"
Eyes; but you had better not let
his wife hear you. It's an awfully good
joke, Of course; but they say she thinks
him very handsome.
"Ah well, she has good looks enough
for both!"
"He's clever fellow too. hear
certain to reach the top OF the tree one
of these days"
''Do you hear, Georgiep" said Doc.
tor Dymock to his wife as the egossiping
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
"Tbe woman who can never be thank
full enough for her ugly husband" said
George, looking up at her husband
with such light in her sweet eyes as
made Frank Sandilands, looking on
from the other end of the room, turn
away with bitter jealousy in his heart.
A Russian Sect.