New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-06

Having received his instructions he fingered
little longer asking trivial questions ths ten
journey, etc.. in q manner which expressed tho Ion
derness Of his concern for her and, wnen he Ivso
a lasG to go, he begged permission 10 return III Se
afternoon to give an account OF MS n.y. naa
In the afternoon he returned, TO ma nei as"n
alone and stayed on and on, talking OF e.ins5b I
tar possible from what was IN his hear1, mn,io
yet his heart showed transparenty thr9ugm Grvo5
word. Before he took his leave he asked PERMISSION
to attend the funeral.
at is exceedingly kind of you but we could NOT
ask you to come back for it from MlilSDoioosn'
she said. ,,, II, All
But am not going back to Millsbor0ugh MI M
after the funeraI-I mean, have business mere tiI
then" he answered ~,
1--WE shall think il very kind Of you to attend
it," she murmured in q confusion which suggesIeat
that she knew what was the business that kepo
hum in Manchester as well as hlmseh.i hour
He saw her daily, and for an nou ud
or more daily sometimes alone -, and
sometimes IN her friends company untll tne
day of the funeral and he fell deeper ana deeper III
love Mt each interview. He was so desperately III
love when the time approached for Their return W
MI lsborOugh when he could hope TO see hef oiten
only through the cOnLlvance of her frlenU, tnat Oh
finding her friend alone he poured out III SUDDEN
flood his whole heart to her.
He said that, after 50 short an acquaintance ana
in this hour of her bereavement he could not even
hint to Miss POnsOnby his love for her. which had
gone deep with him that to part now without
the hope of seeing her often and OF winning ner
one day was unendurable TO him. FOR TINS Ieasoh
he ventured now to open his whole heart 10 her,
Miss Arnott, in the hope that she would approve
and even forward his suit to Miss Ponsonpy Dy CIV
ing HIM opportunities OF seeing her In the IutuIe'
e was poor. certainlyj but he had thus Tar 9ot Oh
so fairly az to have every prospect oil being aole
soon TO offer her comfortable home. For the rest
he really believed that he could make her happy,
aud if tho devotion of his life, etc, etc
This 10 but condensed cold aud conYentlonai
version of DeniSs passionate pleading, wnlch mlghI
have softened even the ossiied heart OF o9ny ora
maid, not TO say that OF our h0rid, fat,
genial and mpulsye fri9nd. Nevertheless she lis
tened to it all in the most chilling silence aud at It's
81 alp and frDm the Without
world Was she offended or insane Denis looked
after her IN breathess bewilderment, from which
he had not yet recovered when, tive minutes later,
the door opened and she re-entered with her friend
" Mr.. DOye. you had better speak TO Miss Arnott
herself" she said. and was gone MISS Arnott
Denis stood daZed and speechless, really thinking
this but another Of the dreams he had had OF late
about the young lady before him.
As he could not speak one word. she began at last
timdy, Miss POnsOnby tells me -"
Miss Ponsonby But surely you are Miss Pom
sonby", ,.,,-
Then he-he was not your brother 7"
"NO; he was her brother"
As he renamed speech.ess trying TO take it all
in, she went on with increasing nervousness: " lie
had written, or had got some one to write, to me
but ] did not like to distress her by showing her
tine note until ! was sure he was really Ill, so
asked you TO take all this trouble"
She spoke with ever-lDcreaslng nervousness,
through her fear that he would be olsen
cianted with her on discovering her TO be
an heiress. lie was JUST the kind Of man TO be
much repealed by Independence and wealth as he
was certainly attracted toward helpless depend
eDce.
II thought thought-Imade mistake STAN
mcred Denis.
BIT there could be no mistake about the girls
blushng tace and dOwncast eyes and timld bear
ing. Besides, Miss PonsOnby must have prepared
her tor a proposal, and she would certainly not
have given hun an interview only to reject him.
BUT 1t was you 1 loved, not your name" h,
added, pluuglug in headlODg. " If dare hope"
Another mon ent and he had her in his arms.
She had merely raised her eyes TO his face only TO
drop them again. but such eyes with such an ex-
presslonl She had just lot love look through them
for a moment; and, though II sbOne dlmned
through the veil of mOdesty, 10 i'ied and Hooded
his heart with an ecstasy of ASSURANCE which need
eel no words for IT'S continuation.
After a long and delrOus love passage, she SAID:
"Iou viii forgive me for being rlch, Denis r
speaking IN simple sincerity. - can't think you
Will ever love ne US much as II was what you
thought me, poor Dependent
Having treasured her with all a lovers speechlcss
elOquencc on tins point, lie asked her II she nad
not known all along Ot his mistake, aud forced her
10 confess that size had.
But how could | act you right when you abused
hciTess-S and ucn people generally IN tho way you
did = she asked with great show of indignation;
" And be idcs-Ucs.deS--' But here she stopped
dead
Besides r. ne asked forcing her to look up into
Besides. thought you would never come to
care for me il you kncw was rich. You SAID that
no man with any scll-rcspect would conde5ceAd TO
owe anything TO ms wife,
Thus Vas ratAcra strong version Of Denis's state
mcut.
Il shall owe everything 10 mime" replied Denis,
too much moved aud much too happy TO speak
lightly or in jest but the least OF ali that shall
owe her l. r.r fortune
And II proved the SIMPLE truth.
Florence Aluott bal been brought NJ in the
wholesome aud severe school of poverty and de-
peudencc, and had como Unexpectedly IntO her
ilrge fortune when her character was already
formed, Al for tue mistake 10 which Denis owed
his great happiness, II originated with hammond,
who had the least doubt TO his lteS end that
10 II alone was due his own loss OF the hCress.-
Basil, in The Beigravla annual