The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-02-03

Park bis thoughts went back to GER
tain November afternoon. whom he and
Rossiie had ridden home together after
quick run with the Pytchley, and
love had got the better of prudence.
and he had proposed and been refused.
Pretty Rosalie, though she had only the
experience Of single season, had
enough of worldly wisdom to know
.hAt though Vincent BOurchier was
handsome, clever enough to be .
pleasant companion, of good birth,
brave soldier Che had already distin-
guished himself at the age Of five.and-
twenty, was no mate for her. She
was penniless but ambitious girl, de-
pendent upon the whims Of her aunt,
Lady Silverthorne, stern matrOn, who
had preached her pretty niece many
sermon on the folly and wickedness of
girls who married poor men.
81 don't think you are the sort of
woman who wopld be happy with two
new gowns a year" she was in the
habit Of saying. "Thimk of living in a
six-roomed house in the suburbs, with
maid-of-all-work to wait on you. No,
Rosalie, you must marry rich man or
l wash my hands of you.'' s..,s
Miss Dryden had not sufficient
strength Of character to defy her aunt
and marry Vincent Bourchier, whom,
in her heart of hearts, she knew she
loved. A couple Of months or 80 later,
Josiah Ormskirk proposed 10 her and
was accepted. ~
~ wonder if she would remember
me If we met again, "thought Bour-
CHER, as he turned into the Park.
The afternoon being unusually fine,
the drive was thronged with carriages.
Bourchier paused several times, and
leaned on the rails to watch the moving
panorama Of beauty and fashion. The
interminable stream OF vehicles, and
the constant succession Of faces that
looked blankly at him as they passed,
made him feel somewhat melancholy.
He was about to turn homeward when
he became aware Of pair of large
brown eyes regarding him from a
handsome barouche that had just come
to standstill not three PAGES from
where he stood. As his gaze rested on
the piquant face in which the aforesaid
eyes were set, q flashing glance OF
recognition shone from under the deli
cately arched brows, and a pair of fresh
rosy lips parted in bright smile over
set of the most dazzling little teeth
imaginable.
"Rosalie!' ,murmured Bourohier to
himself; land she has not quite forgot
ten me after ALL" rwx
| He raised his hat and went quickly
forward to the side of the barouche tc
greet the woman he had parted from in
bitterness and anger ten years ago.
| "Vincent Bourchier, l declared said
Mrs. Ormskirk. as she extended hel
daintily gloved hand; II thought
could not be mistaken. When did vol
return from Indiap"
"Only the day before yesterday" he
replied, looking her full in the face
ut is q pleasure to find am not quite
forgotten-a pleasure l hardly sntici
pated. l have been in the Park for Al
hour or more, and you are the only
person who has recognized me-"
IL have a good memory for faces
And You are very little altered" sh'
finished, with blush.
That ready blush of pretty Mrs. Orms
kirk gave her an air Of girlish sim
plicity that was more charming thar
real. 1's'7
would you have known mo againp'
she asked with an innocent air, whicl
became her wonderfully.
II should have known you any
where" was his fervent answer.
, ''How crowded the Park Is this after
} noon," remarked the lady, changing
the subject abruptly.
"Isn't it wonderful where all the PEG
.. pie come fromP And such queer-lool
ing people some Of them are! Jus
look at that woman in pink bonnie
and a yellow gown!'
"May call on you, Mrs. Ormskirkp
he asked, when they had talked abor
> mutual acquaintance, criticised tn
/, passers-by, and chatted amicably, afte
!. the manner of friends who meet after
long interval of absence.
"Of course you may. l live at N,
gatherium Mansions when I am
. town. You will generally find N
at home about four o'clock" Ant
with another of her sunny smiles, Mr.
|, Ormskirk drove of.
-
Major Bourchier saw a good deal {
Mrs. Ormskirk during the next fe,
o weeks. On some pretext or other h
contrived to drop in nearly every da
q at Megatherium Mansions. The lu,
: urious suite Of rooms occupied by ii
\ fair widow was on the seventh floor ,
. the huge block of buildings, cons
: quently they were reached by that us
full modern convenience. lift Bou
. CHER soon cherished quite . sent
: mental feeling of affection for the co,
little cage which carried him 20 easil
: and SO swiftly upward to the dwelliu
. of his charming Rosalie, and had
= been Of poetical turn he would &c
- tainly. have penned o sonnet in
praise.
VI He was resolved to try his luck agai
e and, in spite Of the fair Widows occ
: sional fits Of caprice, he believed h
chances of success we're considerab
p better than they were ten years az
o The worst Of it was that Mrs. Ormskil
r had at least half dozen pretendant
v and the name Of her admirers was 1
d gion. Bourchier was often mortih'
IA to find that the attentions Of one or Il
other Of this band Of aspirants seem,
4 moro acceptable 10 the 1ttle coQuet
q than his own. Mere than once he W
6 mp.ed 10 risk everything on sing
: cast of the die, ahd ask her boldly
{" she would marry him. But more pr
+, dent counsels prevailed, and he resolv'
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