The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-04-11
1T must be recent thing" said Kat,

Kennedy, tossing her head.
'Ob, quite recent" acknowledged Mr..
Brabszon.
Love at first siehtH' asked Miss Day.
"N-no, not exactly said Brabason.
''Iu fact. may say that have admired
the young lady since her infancy"
"what q delightful enigma!' said
Belle Vernon. lsoking anything but de-
lighted, "But of course, Mr.. BrabsLon,
you'll tell us her namer"
"Ism pledged to secrecy" said the
engaged man, solemnly.
Aud when he left the mountain notch
in the late autumn, and forgot all about
the wild little woodland sprite who
climbed trees and pelted him with chest
nuts, waded with brown, dimpled feet in
the foamy waters Of the glen torrent, and
conducted him SO mysteriously to the
barn chambers to show him her empty
birds nests, butterfly wings and diamond
bright pebbles, how was he to know that
she remembered the episode under the
yollow-leaved chestnut trees as red let
ter day in her calendar
"He ought to write to me-" said Rosa,
gloomily, us the weeks and months glid-
ed by, and no epistle came. Il do hope
he isn't going to turn out false, like the
wicked cavaliers in story books."
And when Mr.. Brsbnzon bought q
huge wax doll, with its miniature Sara
toga trunk aud complete outfit Of ele-
gautly made dresses, at Christmas, Rosa
few into passion.
''As if I were baby!' said she. IA
doll, indeed, and twelve years old in
O,toberl I wonder if be taxes me for a
childG Who ever heard of q gentleman
sending o doll to the young lady he was
engaged tor
My dear Rosa" said her mother, half
vexed, half amused, "what nonSesne you
are tOlking"
I'VE are engaged!' said Rosa. See
the ring!"
And she slyly pulled it out from the
bosom of her dress.
1T vas only joke" said Mrs Dale.
| TT was sober earnestl' flashed out
Rosa.
my DEAR" said Mrs. Dale, "havent
you heard? Mr.. Brabaz1n is to be mar.
ried to Lady Helen Hartford. Mrs. Pail.
leton's Euglish niece. next month. The
cards are already out"
"What!' cried Rosa. her sapphire
blue eyes blazing, her rosy lips apart
ITO be msrried-and he engaged tc
MEL
And then Rosa rushed away into th'
two hours, to sob out the current of be
childish grief
Mrs. Dale smiled and sighed.
"Who would think the child wonlt
have attached so much importance to
piece of nonsense like that?" said sbe
J Really / am afraid have made a mis-
take in allowing her to read novels
Q But she was always an impetuous littl
creature"
Rosa wrote several narrowing letter
r to Mr.. Brabazon, all OF which she finall
tore mp. aud when she saw the marriaG
e proclaimed in the papers she, gave th
big wax doll to little girl who was onl
. eleven years and six months old.
She won't have any associations COZ
nected with it!'
At about that time she was promote
to higher grade in school. began lessor
on the guitar, and put her unhappy 10,
l. affair out Of her mind.
> 1t could not have been more than eigi
y years subsequently that the collision o.
" Cured on the grand canal at Venice.
! which one Of the Roudolas capsized an
70 beautiful young American lady, nice
OF the United States consul, received .
u Involuntary ducking.
Perhaps the romantically dressed goi
= doliers were intoxicated; perhaps Mi
- Barony had. as they asserted, risen ha
lilly to point out something. and de
10 troyed the balance of the moldy, blat
velvet lined old conveyance. At a
events Miss Barony was upset, direct
> in front of the Palazzo di Silvia, whe
" Mr.. Brabazon occupied the irst floor,
o. marble paved desolation of old picture
broken nosed statues and orange trees
E. tubs.
g. or course, Mr.. Brabazon sent out h
q, valet TO offer his services. or cours
y they carried Miss Barony in, and la
= her on sofa (draped with tApest
ir which somebody said Lucretia Borg
had helped to embroidery, and MAJ
D. m lch Of her.
10 but how ridiculous all this is!' sa
Miss Barony, with merriment gleamiI
r. in her beautiful. dark-blue eyes. ~ a
n little wet, to be sure, but otherwise
am entirely unhaImed. Why oidn't th,
8. put me in the Rondola again aud SCI
me back TO my uuole's palaZzo?"
Mr.. Brabazon, however, was far 4
: nospitable for that His capped al
II spectacled old hOusekeeper was reat
ne with spiced drinks and great baskets
a. grapes and cake, and he himself was {
pOliteness and ohivalrous courtesy.
a Miss Barony gazed curiousIy aroun
OF How angelically beautiful she locke
at wrapped in the violet velyet cloak edg,
~ with srmine. her cheeks flushed wi
softest rose, her eyes sparkling. her ha
lie hanging fringe of dark gold over b
forehead.
IT. "Where is Lady Helen Brabazon?" s.
n asked, abruptly. .t. Oh
d. Mr.. BrabaEon WINGED. H
She has been dead for year."
said, II am a WidoWer. Yuu vera a