Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-15

very much. lie really Was 90 much
nicer than mos, OF the men We Knew.
"Ar you really sorry" he asked.
looking radiant. for II evidently hat,ered
him ,ha, any one should bewsil his 40.
sence after 90 shor, an acquaintance.
"Awfally sorry !" Irsponded. "How
| wish you could have stopped In Eng
land. You could have married Hattie
then. and have lived quite close TO US
The pleased look vanished from his
face. and he said, impi,ien'ly;
"You like me to marry Hattie. Miss
Nellie, I will. 10 please YOU
"Oh, no :" | cried. quickly.
"You don't consider me good enough
-sh"
"If. no, that" I said. hastily "bu,
IL you married and took her ou, TO Aus.
u.lia. I should lose you BOTH
| .aid ,hi, very dismally. for | began
to wonder II. after all, he had fallen in
love With Hattie. and II. Ia these eireum.
stances. I oagh, to stand in bis ~sy |
could no, wish my dear old Hattie a bet.
ter. more accomplished. nicer husband !;
bu, |, would be bitter grief TO see her
leave US. Besides. | do no, fancy she
va. in love with him, or she would no,
have discussed bis prospective wife with
me S she had done.
"Mi. Doul,on." said Mr.. Glynne. in
strange. constrained voice. suppose
the girl | love ISN'T the one you think
suppose ,ha, ever since your tennis party
/ have Eel, ,ha, there ~as only one NO.
man 10 the world for me. and that"
lie broke off abruptly. aud the fire died
oa, OF bis eyes.
go on I said. sniiOa'ly; "ihe girl
is--"
"one you did no, include among those
va. 10 choose from" he said. very low.
Then IL wa. Hattie h> cared for all the
time.
"Mr. Glynne." | beg,n-and Il struck
me {. quite funny ,hA, my voice ,rembled
-"f you really care for Hattie and
Hattie for you, ! release you from your
promise
"H.,,ie 90 he cried. impe,uOa,ly. I'll,
isn't Hattie mean. It's Hs,,'e's
friend"
"H.uie'. friend = | echoed, 10 won
dsrins tones. "why-" | ". jus,
going TO say he knew none Of Hattie.
friend. exeep, ne; but, looking up. |
saw something In bis ardent eyes which
sen, the blood rushing TO my face aud
lef. me With wide-opened eyes staring
in startled bewilderment at him.
II seemed awful long before ! could
look away but dare say 10 reality !,
va. only second tried to speak out
could could give On.y iain, little gasp,
and. taking advantage Of my silence. he
wen, on huuiedly;
"I think | have cared for you ever
since | frs, me, you a, Lady weir'. !
though, you unlike all the girls had
ever seen. you were 90 bright. so merry
and 90 free from all self'eonsciou.ne.'. !
only agreed TO let you hnd me wife be-
cause | wanted to see you again; and
then, when I did see you again. ! fell In
with your plan. for constantly meeting
yoar girl.friend. because tha, meant
meeting you. Why, my dear. II you
had no, been 80 ador.biy .imple.minded.
90 ben, on doing kindness TO your friends,
YOU would have known thA, none OF them
stood any chance while had you TO
compare them with" lie paused. then
said ia . half.d,f,n, ioae. 81 don'.
know Why am telling you this, for !
am well aware OF your views with regard
to Colonirs. Hut. oh Nellie"-here he
broke of into absolute pleadins-"l
could 70 back to Australia almost happy
IL you would say that you care for me
little, and nigh, have grown 10 care for
me more II thing. had been different. do
you care for me. dear
lie ben, forward eagerly, waiting for
my answer.
"I never though, OF this | 'iammered
but IL dashed upon me with sudden
shock that ough, to have thought OF Il.
and that /. too. without knowing. had
grown TO care for him |. oae cares only
for man one would marry. Oh, how
blind | have been
81 suppose no." he said, in such a
sad. disappointed manner ,ha, my heart
ven, on, TO him.
"Mr. Glynne." | fal,sred-and | fsl,
W. getting erim'on-",housh ! had
never though, Of this-really aud truly
never. never though, Of i,-l am afraid
have been liking you all the time
wi,hou, thinking. IL was quite unin.
,en,ional." | added. spologe,ically, aud
looked half frightened into hi, fae,.
"Nellie. do you mean that he cried;
and then. wi,hou, giving me time to an.
s~er, he caught me 10 hi. arms and
kissed me over and over again.
"You will come with me TO Australia
he asked presently.
III you will take me-" ! replied very
demurely.
/ though, mamma would have raised
some objection TO my marrying a Colo.
mist, but she dill not. |, appeared that
he had scme rather valuable freehold
property in England, all OF which he
settled on me. 30 that, a. mamma said,
we need no. be tied TO the Colonies for
life. The money proceeding from the
property would indeed have enabled US
TO live st home quite comfortably bat
when mamma suggested this TO Arthur,
he looked very stern.
"Nellie," he said "Am ! TO understand
that you wish ,hi, !"
"Ar,hur." cried reproachfally md
then when | saw tha, be W. sorry ,c
have mi,jadged me, added. laughing
"Haven't I learnt cooking. and is no one
no. even q good. for nothing Coloai',, ,C
benefit by my sohievements'' =
He did no, benefit. however. for thre'
or four days after our marriage al uncle
and cousin Of his were drowned, aud. 10
by their deaths. Arthur Glynne bscam'
Lord Kyntaile (! What is more. thai
arch deceiver confdsd to me that he VA
not . Colonist q, al and never bad beef
IL I.