The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-17


blue eyes, but l cannot flatter you
so far as to say that you are like
him for no one ever was so beautiful
socharming, so captivating. If you
ever see him you will agree with me,
though now / suppose YOU are laugh
ing at me, and no doult you think
| am dreadfully in love. To be en-
tirely frank, i just am but do think
the near fellow gives me some ex-
cuse, for he declares he loves me
just the same
Eugene turned white and then red
as he angerly crumpled up this letter
in his hand smoothing it out he
deliberately and with set teeth-for
every word seemed to stab him
read it all over again.
"The bare faced little flirt !" he
exclaimed. This is your sweet
country simplicity and innocence !
Confound the fellow, some moon
ced BOBBY with saucer eyes and hair
smelling of burgamot, I suppose.
What fool 1 have been, not a
practised coquette in society could
have made more complete idiot
of me And yet 1 deserve it. Wasn't
calmly flirting with her as a sum-
/ NOR arouca,,oant so,,o otl;,,o, 10
while away the time without a
thought of any serious ending to it {?
And now Well I'm punished.
This is what they mean by hoisting
q fellow with his own petard, l sup
pose. Practical illustration to en-
force the lesson"
But storm and fume and philoso-
phize as he would Mr.. Lorillard
could not get the subject off his
mind.
And when he reached the railroad
station on the next day, instead of
buying ticket to New York, he alb
sently mentioned the name of the
little town where Amy lived and
only when the train started and the
conducted came along did he realize
his blunder.
"No matter" he thought, savage
ly. l suppose there's a hotel of
some kind there, and just for once
in way, l would like to see my IL
val. 1t will be a new sensation"
He found Amy prettier and more
charming than ever. The few weeks
since he had said goodby to her
had matured without ageing her,
and without taking away her charm
of girlish simplicity, had invested
her with subtle fascination. 1t
was the charm of being in love and
knowing herself beloved, though
neither of them knew it.
But Eugene soon found out his
own state of feeling, and somewhat
to his dismay he realized that he
was for the first time in his life deep
ly, hopelessly in love.
Amy did not attempt to deny her
regard for him. She had never
felt such deep friendship or any
gentleman in all her life. 1t was
more than friendship, she admitted.
with a deep blush-it was love. Oh
yes, real love but not the same she
felt for his rival.
"My rival-where is he ?" exclaim
ed Eugene, turning pale again. 81
had hoped that was only playful
mockery. have seen no rival
where do you keep him ?"
"Oh, he lives with us" laughed
Amy. "We are inseparable. Who
over loves me must love him ?"
"Amy, l could not have believed
that you were cruel r. exclaimed
Eugene, shocked as well as Jealous.
1 congratulate my rival, but fear
you don't understand mans love,
as he may find out to his sorrow.
IL understand his !" cried Amy
as the parlor door was slyly rushed
open. and a lovely golden haired
little boy peeped in, with great,
wide-open blue eyes.
Amy caught up the child and kis-
sed him with all an elder sisters en-
thusiasm for an only brother
Come and be introduced to this
gentleman, Willie, she said, patting
him on her shoulder. "This is nv
brother, Mr.. I.orillard," she said. de-
murely, adding, with lovely blush,
"and the only rival in my heart that
you will ever have p
"Oh, Amy!" exclaimed Eugen as
a flood of light seemed to break
around him,
"Don't you really think you can
love him ?" she asked.
"Almost as well as his sister.n
said her lover, as his arms enfo!ded
the two.
But it must be added that he kis-
sed Amy first.
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