Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-08-12
ROMANCE.

lie is young Scotchman,' Leila
said, 'and papa being one, too, they have
certain sympathy in common. We
know nothing Of this Mr.. Donald
Maclane, but we admire him extrava-
gautly, and-well, he is to be at my
ball, SO you will see him, Mollie so
Will you janet" turning suddenly to
the stranger then, a new thought
seeming to strike her. You are Scotch
yourself Douglass is purely a Scotch
name
Miss Douglass shraDk moment, but
faint color stole over her white, per-
feet face as she turned her blue eyes on
I4ela and smiled little.
Half an hour later | was able to ask
LEILA who she was, without being over
heard by tie others, and Leila told me
She had been one of the underteacheIs
in the seminary from which she Lela)
had graduated
Il fell in loYe with her and coaxed
her 10 come here for vacation Leila
said, showing how the world wrohged
her when it called her heartless flirt,
'an1 as she was quite i'll when the sem
mary opened in September we would
not let her think of going back to her
teaching. Ny papa has influence, Mol
lie, and he has used it TO keep her posi-
tion open for her until she is ready to
go back to it, which she tells me she in
tends doing in fortnight
She is lovely 1 said impulsively
she must be about %, Leila. Has she
lover p
Il have a fancy that there is 'braw
lover of hers in the Scottish highlands
some place, Leila answered. i had a
plan, Mollie, dear. wanted this DON
aid Maclane to fall in love with Janet,
but could never induce her TO meet
him he is here often and she always
avoids him. l have thought it might
be because she didn't want to be re-
minded of her Scotch home.'
That night at the ball | met Mr..
Maclane. Inoticed that Miss Douglas
avoided him. While the ball was at
its height found her looking very
beautiful and very pale, dressed simply
in dark gray, and for the moment quite
alone.
The rooms are so warm and my head d
is aching, l said TO her. Would you
mind going out with me a few mo-
ments ? Or are you engaged for The
next waltz p
Il do not waltz, she answered, quiet
ly. Il will be glad of a moment in the
outer air > and arm in arm, we went
along the wide hall, pausing briefly on
the veranda. Below [ saw gleam of
fire, and knew Donald Maclane was
walking there-alone.
"Some gallant pays us poor compli-
ment, laughed. Il perceive the odor
of a cigar very innocently, indeed.
If it should be- she began, and
then the burning point was coming di-
rectly towards Us, and would not let
her turn away. A tall figure became
plainly visible and the fleck of light
took flight, swifter than that of
ireny-Mr. Maclaue had seen us and
flung his cigar away.
Come back come in let me go,'
Miss Douglass said, ,pantingly, as he left
the shadows and she saw who it was,
but l was determined and held her
hand firmly.
1t is only Mr.. Maclane,' 1 said, and
then ! addressed him. You don't
seem very fond of balls Mr., Maclane,'
l said, pleasantly. You came out for
a smoke. Miss Douglas and l came
out for breath Of air.
Miss Douglas = he repeated, start
ing plainly in the moonlight; and
then, gravely and clearly, with touch
of scorn in the sweet voice and a Lew
dignity in the slim figure which had
suddenly drawn to its full height, the
girl spoke
Il haye not been presented to this