The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-01
FAREWELL!

"And Is that all you have to say,
Bell?"
II wish you a pleasant journey and
safe RETURN" she said, bending over
her flowers to arrange them. "When
do YOU think you shall be back, Will
iam?"
This was not what / wanted. Cous-
in Bell was too quiet and calm, /
wanted her to feed my craving vanity
bv some look or word, Or tear of love,
that I could carry away with me to
feast on and she would not. | deter
mined to touch her some way, ven at
the expense of the truth.
"Perhaps never, Bell! If / succeed
in BUSINESS shall most probably set
tie there, marry there, and live and
die there"
She did not answer
"Would you care for that, my pref
ty cousin?"
"Hum! | don't know. 1 wish I
could find another violet to match
this. Look what a beauty"
"YOu would care-you do care
though you sit there talking about
yOur tiOwers!" | said, hastily. '"Tell
me, don't you love me alittle bit, dear
Bell?"
drew her nearer, and a softening,
Welding look came over her face.
And if | did, William?"
at would make me happier in one
wav, Bell; for T should feel that my
Journey was only taken foryourgood,
and that IN time you would thank me
for making it,"
"Whatdo you mean, William? Have
you lost your senses? What have l
done, or said, or looked, to make you
think-what-what you have just
said?"
81 was saying it all for your good"
Numbered out, sulkily. "And going
away for your good, too"
because you thought loved you
too much-was that it?"
"Yes!"
"And so you we're kindly going to
take yourself out of sight till had
forgotten your"
| was silent.
"Oh, grant me patience!" she ex-
claimed; and then, as If | had stung
her to the very heart, she buried her
face in her hands. At last she looked
up.
II do not think you are to blame for
this; | suppose all men are So" she
said, so gently that she took me by
surprise. "But | think VIC had better
narf nnu hnnn mhnn xun rnaat
again, you will know women better
than you do now"
"Will you give me q flower, Bell?" /
asked, feeling with a strange perversity,
just at that moment, that l would
have died to win her.
She smiled, and pushed them toward
me with her foot.
Help yourself, William"
Itook up a daisy and a violet and
put it in my bosom.
y
wrote to my cousin several times
after had established myself in my
new home in Ireland, but as she con-
tented herself by sending messages in
answer in my sister Maggie's letters, |
took the hint at last, and followed
her example. But her silence and her
anger did for her what her affection
had never done; and if ever a dream
OF a happy home came into my mind
as l sat alone, it was sure TO be the
face and form of Bell that beautifed
1T. She still remained unmarried.
Three years passed away, and during
the summer of the fourth / went for q
visit to my country home, thinking
fondly to myself that / would bring
my cousin with me when / returned,
n keep her there with me forever.
1t SO happened hal Bell had just
returned from her spring trip tt town
when arrived and my favorite sister
Maggie was only too glad of an excuse
TO call upon her and see the recent
fashions she had brought.
u am obliged to have an excuse,
nowadays" she said, with a merry
laugh, 'for Bell is very proud, and
seems to forget that we used to play
together day after day at school. /
often think / should like to reminder
or, but she has grown such a fine
lady hardly dare"
Bell proud and q fine ladyl Icould
hardly imagine that. u
IL was In the orchard that we met.
well, cousin" she said, smilingly,
when you have looked at me long
enough, perhaps you will talk to me.
"A penny for your thcughts!"
They were not very gallant ones, |
am afraid, for / was thinking that
though you have grown very beautiful
BEL, you have also grown very heart
GIL
81 laughed carelessly.
And a perfect woman ofthe world"
Thank you, sir" she added, witha