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and grace of the young girl.
'P%erceiving his wonder, Mrs. Robbins
said. laughingly.
"You did not know, Mr.. De Voissy,
that l had SO fine a young woman for
a daughter. Thought / would give
you a start some day. But 60 on and
tell me OF your good fortune. / am
impatient to hear all about it."
noticed that my friends usual
self possession had deserted him; and
though he spoke to Mrs. Robbings his
eyes We're fixed on the young girl,
and ne prolonged the conversation
purposely, / fancied. When, at last,
he tore himself away, we had discov-
cred that the young lady's name was
Maggie; that she was living with her
cousins in the country, and had only
come home for a few days.
"What a sweet grill" muttered Ger
aid. "What q pity she is not of good
family! Has she not O. wonderfully
sweet and beautiful expression?"
l quite agreed with him, but banter
ed him not a little by reminding him,
every time he alluded to Maggie, OF
his family pride, and the solemn vow
| had so often heard him make that
the girl he loved must be his equal in
birth and position.
We returned from Long Branch late
that evening, and heard Maggie's sweet
voice singing ar air from La Sonnam-
bula' as we assembled the stairs.
/ noticed during the next few days
that IorolA fAnnI nnnaA .ox.,
reasons for going to speak to Mrs.
Robbins in her apartments. Nothing
could exceed his ingenuity in discover
ing small items which needed her at
tention. Then it suddenly had oc-
Cured to him that he had heard
during the last few days that she and
her daughter were fond of going to the
theater, and he was thoughtful enough
to provide tickets for them taking
care to reserve a seat near them for
himself.
Gerald tried to laugh of my insinu-
ations as to his being in love with
Miss Maggie, but the fact was quite
apparent, and / knew the struggle be-
tween pride and affection which pre-
vented him from declaring his attach
ment.
An event soon occurred which
brought matters to q crisis. A tall,
fine.looking man called at our studio
one morning and seemed particularly
struck with some of Gerald's pictures.
In the course of conversation he in
formed him that he was already the
possessor of two of his best pictures,
which three years before had made g.
sensation in the exhibition at the acad-
envy. After purchasing a little sketch
my friend had just completed he left
us, and we heard him stop and speak
to Mrs. Robbins on his way down
stairs. But l was greatly surprised
and Gerald horribly dismayed when
we saw him ten minutes afterward
enter his carriage with Maggie and
drive away.
Gerald paced up and down thereon
in a fury of jealousy. My curiosity
was considerably aroused as to the
nature OF Maggie's acquaintance with
the stranger.
sI am determined to ask her why
she went out with the fellow, and who
he is, directly she returns" growled
Gerald.
Have you any right to be so in
quisitive?" I yentUred to suggest.
perhaps not, except that she
knows / love her better than any one
else, and that I intended asking her to
be my wife," he retorted, passionate
ly.
"What! marry a girl in her la
tion?" was the question which rose
naturally to my lips.
"Oh, hang family pride in this easel
/ am now rich enough to fling it aside
for once and marry a girl who will, /
know, make me happy. Besides, Mag
gle is q perfect lady. Yet / do not
understand why she drives out with
that stranger" retorted Gerald.
The lover sat anxiously at the win
dow watchingfor her return. An hour
passed, and he grew gradually more
wretched. At length the carriage
drove up to the door. 1t contained
no Maggie, but the coachman handed
a note to Mrs. Robbins. Gerald rush
ed eagerly down stairs and exclaimed,
as he met the housekeeper:
"Where is Maggie gone2'
For answer she placed the note in
his hand. 1t was written in haste, and
was from Maggie. 1t ran as follows:
DEAR Mr.. DE VoIssY: Allow me to
thank you for your kind attention
during my stay in New York. have
been unexpectedly obliged to return
to Long Branch, and cannot, there
fore, have the pleasure of bidding you
good. bye, except by letter.
Yours truly, MAGGIE.
This was all the information poor
Gerald could CLEAN concerning the girl
he loved, for Mrs. Robbins would an
swer no questions, and when at length
he spoke OF his affectionf for her daugh-