The Somerset reporter., 1886-03-24

Amy But YOU may tlnd frirud.ldp OUT.
side Boncmia. lack. ! don kno& that
my -ympathic- hhvc dr2enera'ed a all. al
though ! pay income tax. OF AZ IHast Mr.
sampson pays it for me-
You will never be- anything Hu Nhaf
You always have been Any the tlsirrst
girl in all the world"
Simple and chiValrou> soul Il, le Wa.
hc could not have conceived male cr4cl
torment than the tone Of the voice AMI
form of words wherein he SPOKE. brlfiz
tadc aud tender regard and playful a'lee-
ton were all expressed there AMI vet The
tears Wcllcd up in the eirl heart a. -he
listened. and. but that they were held re-
olHtcly back. would have dimned thrrye,
that regarded their idol through ihc fast
gathering gloom. She wa, silent fearing
to trust her voice, and Jack. too. held hi,
peace for little time.
.'Ion were always my conhdaute in the
old time. Amy. he said presently
man must have somebody to tell hi ~
crcts to-at least ! must-and | should
like to tell you Il little story
She waited. more than ever afraid Ia
speak, and he went on taking her silence
for consent.
"You have heard of Mrs FarnabY. thr
authoress; \ friend of hers took me 10
one of her receptions and introduced M
and She was kind enough to give me Il
standing invitation for the season. II
was the one house that WAS open to me
in London. and cannot tell YOU how
dear those evenings were to me. and how
they stood out from the rest of the
dreary week one night found myself
seated next to young lady whom had
M tpa tu fit+tl.
larry hy reason of strong lkcue ! saw.
or fancied | saw. in her Ia YOU. spoke
to her on some commonplace topic, and
we fell into Il conversation that lasted the
whole evening until Size went AWAY in
the company of an elderly lady who >ccln-
ed to be ter chaperon, or guardian. or
companion, whatever the phrase Is. She
WIS there next night and every night af
ter, and we were together great deal |
assure You honestly. Amy, that until the
>casoncamc TO Il finish and Mrs. Farnahy's
receptions ceased for the year, had no
potion of my real feelings towards the
elrl But ii struck me suddenly, "a | was
dressing for the last of the evenings. that
WAS in love with her. went to the
l5u~c with the intention of doing some
thing decisive hat. | did not know
myself She did not come. | waited the
wholceyening, hoping for her appearance
long after all reasunabl chance had pass.
ed, and al last went home, feeling Is |
had never felt before. | could not work
or sleep for thinking of her
Nearly four months passed before |
SAW her again. | was walking in the Re
gents Park late one afternoon in Dccem-
Der There was half-frozcn SNOW on the
ground. and more in tie sky waiting 10
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There was silence for moment. hrok-
en- only nv the twitter of the leaves in the
garden without
"A woman worth loving" said ANY
when She could trust her voice.