The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-12-04
EHENsBURG. PA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER i. 1881.


be set eyes on Grace than be loved her.
Indeed, it was love at FIRST sight on both
sides.
Before a month had PASSED away Grace
wore upon her finger the betrothal- ring.
and as the days passed she seemed 70 get
happier than ever.
One day-it was three days after Ethel
Danvers had cen her with Rowland in
the Row. was in the drawing
room. looking e;lzcriy out Of the window.
HavIaud the previous evening. had
7 se9.t lg,r, a note. which was 10 this effect:
..,fy nARHt e.--I ,-..- -r's' n 'rui 2 l all
/ p g c.f - 1fv d. o.: s'Inr ting one,
you viii y II. vi it the.e will be $ me
ton usri--
il was therefore no wonder that Grace
wa anxious TO know what the present
Wa.
Soon after the appointed time Rowland
drove up. and soon held Grace in his
arms.
You are looking r1ore beautiful than
ever. my love" be CRIED. gazing proudly
down ~ the u-r 1rned face.
.0h Rowland. bow YOU do t1atter'
~ e4a tu-e N aan what I say. There
is no r,,v,fier rirl in society than you.
But row to h-l-iucse. as my father Is in
the habit cf Saving. 1 see YOU are look
in~ a. this parcel have. Well, sit down,
C4r.tcc. ala VIII show You the contents
Grace di5 as hcaesfred, aud Rowland
. conrrencedt 80 unite the parcel OF course
he did a. men usually DO that is to say,
knowing that She va= cuijouS. he took
. lorc-er than was necessary TO unite the
! parcel.
Il was accomplished at last, and there
was displayed a ahoEany box beautiful
Is aud ar,isticalIy bound vi.h bauas Of
solid gold.
Grace o3ened Ter eyes in wonder, and
she found ii iufI5s7l0ie to sit sill any
longer.
Rowland now produced key, unlocked
the Loz. raised the inside silk lid. and
ther-waH, jheu Grace uttered cry Of
wonder.
Nesting amid 1.iIe Of white silk was
p wreath Of oI.anee blossoms, and in the
center of that Tair Of bracelets. the dia-
lnonds upon which flashed and glittered
Ike running brook IN the suns rays.
ooh, how lo.cly~ cried Grace.
(Which do you IN an r. Scd Rowland
The wreath or the bracelet ~
'Oh, both" But even as she said this
her face wore au expression Of wonder.
What wac meant by the wreath Of or
Guge -blos-oms1
Rowland took j: ont Of the box and laid
it carefully upon the table. Then he took
Grace by the hand and led her to q seat,
and sitting beside her, her hand stil
within his own, he said:
my love. ia presenting that TO you
obey the commands Of my dear dead
mother"
Grace started.
* D.. T. y -
YES When my mother was dying she
said: My dear hoy, there Is one thing 1
wish you to promise me. You may think
it rather singular. but it is something I
have always wished You know that in
my cabinet is a mahogany box, bound
with gold. In that is the wreath of or
nnge-blossous wore when your father
married me. There also are the brace
lets wore for twenty years Of my life.
Now, will you promise that the lady you
marry shall wear. that wreath on the day
she is married. and the bracelets Rl=oP
Of course, Grace, promised. And l am
sure you will please me by assisting me
I'm keeping that promise. VIII you not y
'-Oh, Rowland replied Grace. as she
kissed him tenderly, that l will. That
promise must be sacredly kept. And 1
see nothing strange in the idea All Wo-
men have some idea you know. And
when we-when We"
"Are married. Yes, nv dear"
when we are married 1 shall wear it,
and no one will know but what It is quite
new. It does not look old. does It
mo, that it certainly does not
"And the braceletsi they not beau
= tifuIw
> They are indeed Let me place them
4 upon your W'lstS. ,
ana 10" -'.ild u1,u ''e 'eTilS Je"tis
r ulon 6T3ces Whi,e wrists "here she
surVeye' 'n.lh ~ -i',oi"usly' =,
Anu now, SHlu h"" must ot
0n ST. ,''i u - - ,u 49,,
= D.. % 'o' '"'
l.
sswha+ Icon nv bowl how the 1e,c.
f are vo,s wba,e have Won haaD7 vbs,,
are YOU Of "a. and whore On earth bnv,
t YOU been bidingTr
= And Rowland laid his hand lgbfIy u,
. on the sbouldar of TYeon C,fbc7,+ n.
= had not proceeded far from Grace's resi-
deuce when he met him
e Just half moment. Rowland, n,
Y friend,7 replied Leon, as he slowly re
y moved Dis cigar from bis month. Il an
not well up IN memory, you know, and
: nm utterly unused 80 running FIRE Q
J. questions. In the first place how tn
l. deuce am II Well am seedy, and
look it Where am of tol Haven't th
g least IDEA V -eFe nave 1 been hldlng'
= thluE You saldF We'll. We been to Parls
d and as ! found every one over there pre-
y cl5ey tl'r TNl''t SS 'hsy 4Fe neFe' cam