The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-16
very much to kiss them and smooth
away the AYuel marks. - -

very much to kiss them and smooth
away the cruel marks. f F
said Mrs. Tremaine; 80 lady should al
ways be gloved il ballroom. Besides,
it is bad habit. Had you not been
guilty Of removing your gloves You
would not have lost your valuable ring
and the pretty paris glove when you
were here before"
Tom gave great start and his heart
began to throb violently.
ut was an exceedingly strange cir
cumstance," said Mrs. Tremaine, as she
turned toward Selden. "a very valua-
bic diamond ring was lost here by Belle.
We offered large rewards for it and did
everything in our i over for its recovery
but could never find trace Of it. It
must have dropped from her finger
when she removed her glove, which she
also lost. Both the glove and the ring
were sent to her from Paris as seven
tee2th year birthday present, and she
Inarsgeo TO lose them on the night of
the same day on which she received
them.
Tom was entirely overcome with this
disclosure, and could scarcely summon
up courage to answer, and to his great
relief gentleman calne up and carried
off Mrs. Tremaine for the next dance.
Tom was alone with the object of his
romantic attachment. What n puerile
passion it had been compared with the
love that was now tugging at his heart
"a love fitt inspired by tho possession
of the dainty glove nor of the jeweled
ring. He might have worn them next
to his heart forever aud yet never have
known the exquisite feelings aroused by
the halt-veiled yet thrilling glance
that met his from Bella's soft voiiet- blue
syes. He could not tear himself away
FROM 1ier. and vet he was afraid to stay,
lest he should frighten her by betrayine
the violence of q passion with which she
had inspired him.
And bella, she felt an indefinable con-
fidence in Tom, a feeling of infinite
friendship for him. a. if parting from
him would be cruelty. Poor little
girl! It was the first dawn of love in
her pure young heart.
The evening had passed too quickly
away. The ladies' were fast disappear.
ing, Mrs. Tremaine, leaning on Harry
E1elyn's arm, came to summon Bella
to the Dressing room.
It was with 6fRdence yet with GER
tain instructive confidence that Tom
drew Della's arm within his own as she
came down from the dressing room in
her wraps to escort her to the waiting
Carriage; her eyes dropped beneath the
intense wsrmth and love of Toms gaze
as he pressed her hand at parting, and
bushes suffused her face as the carriage
drove away from the door.
And now as week succeeded week,
Tom Seldcn was never found at Maiden
unless business kept him there, for tho
sweet young Bella Tremaine was 30
lonesome without him at Westmoreland.
The winter pass quickly away, and
in the enstting 81 ring Tom was offered
q very lucrative position in Washington,
but if he accepted it lie would be forced
TO reside there. Here difficulty pre-.
sented itself. Tom and Bella had be,
COME 70 strongly attached to each 9th.
er that . separation was not to ba
thnneht If. and yet the nosition was too
advantageous to lie sacrificed. One
evening when they were alone in the
drawinR-room Tom asked Rella how
they were to solve this problem. The
little maiden blushed and hung down
her head, but finally accepted Toms
proposition tlint they should be married
and live in Washington together, in Or
der that they never again need enter
tain o fear of separation.
Mrs. Tremaine was not willing that
her only daughter should be given away
without splendid wedding. Grandpa
Tremaine had come home from Paris to
he present at the celebration of the
nuptials and everything was progressing
famously when Tom drew Bella aside
ane day and asked her if she had yet the
fellow 10 the embroidered glove she had
lost on the evcning of her seventeenth
birthday. She told him she had always
preserved it as memento Of her grand
fathers love; if he would like to see it
she would bring it to him, and she ran
Off to get It.
Bellnsoon returned, bearing an ebony
glove box In her hand. in which in folds
Of blue satin, lay the fellow to the little
glove that had so long been Toms loved
companion. On pretense of examining
it more closely he lifted it from its rest
Ing place and stealthily put his own in
the place Of it with the diamond ring
inserted in one Of its fingers.
"It is just lovely" said Bella, as she
took it in her hands, "and itis--,
Oh, Tom, there is something in the fin
ger that was never there before! What
can it be? Do look. dear, and see what
it is" And she dropped it into the boz
again.
"What! are you afraid of your own
glove? What silly little puss you are.
All! see what the fairies have done for
you!" And he drew from the glove the
long lost ring and placed it on Bella's
finger.
Bella looked up in amazement, but it
was only for a moment; the truth flashed
on her at once. Selling Tom by the
arm. she cried: =
"Oh, darling! you cannot deceive me,
1t was you who found my treasurer"
Tom laughed at her impetuosity.
"Come to ME, pussy" he said, as he
held out his arms to her, "and sit close
beside me while I tell you my fairy tale. ~
It was a long story, because of the
many Interruptions. Tom had to be
kissed SO often, he had to be called by so
many pet names, and his hair had to be
gently pulled when he talked about the.
charms of his lady love! Indeed, the j..
narrative took up so much time that the
evening was almost spent before the end
came.
Bella was as charming bride as ever
stood under marriage bell. Her brid-
al robe of white satin was draped with
lace point of fabulous value. Her jew
elry consisted of the choicest pearls.
She wore the celebrated embroidered
gloves, and single diamond glittered
upon her finger.
A year has now elapsed since the
night of this splendid wedding. Bella
is happy wife and her husband is de-
voted to her. The gloves and ring are
preserved in casket of gold, and will
doubtless serve as heirlooms in the fam