Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-03-28
The Man She Loved; or, All In Good
Time.


Everybody wondered why Flora
knight did not make brilliant match.
There were many suitors for her hand,
but she was cold to them all and they
accused her of being heartless co.
quette. She was now twenty four and
her cousin, Kate Belmont, had married
rich man, but she showed no signs
or following her dearest friends ex.
ample.
The outside world did not know that
she had once been engaged to a young
man named Wilfred Benedict, whom
In moment of pique, she threw over
because he objected TO her flirting with
rich broker.
He had gone away and she had not
seen him IN years, Bitterly did she
repent her hasty words and would have
gladly called him back if she knew
where he was.
One night Flora attended ball with
her cousin Kate, gwen in honor of the
Grand Duke of Russia. She had
dressed herself so prettily for the occa-
sion that her cousin exclaimed:
Flo, what have you done to your
self? You look like fairy princess. -
Out of cloud of fluffy creamy-col-
ored lace rose face of purest oval out
lines; the dimpled cheeks and chin and
the red smiling mouth, the magnificent
dark eyes AMI the wealth of glossy
hair, out of which scintillated the iri-
descent light from aquivering diamond
spray lhate's gift formed a picture
worthy of An arList's admiration.
Flora was favorite of the hostess.
who kept near her through the early
part OF the evening, so that she was
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distinguished guests.
One tall, fine-looking officer, after a
time, devoted himself almost exclu-
sively to her. He was bronzed from
exposure to the sun, and his heavy
beard and mOustache completely bid
the lower part of his face, but his COM
manding forehead and large, brilliant
eyes, his stately form, decorated upon
the breast with a glltterIng token of
bis soyereign's favor, made him an
object of interest second only to the
young Grand Duke.
In the confusion of hearing so many
strange, unpronounceable names Flora
had caught but the sound of the mill
tary title-General. So she addressed
him by that title alone.
They conversed for time in French,
as Flora knew 1t to be a language ia
mllIar to every educated Russian.
after a time, however, with a sud
den smile in his dark eyes, the General
said playfully, relaxing from the
courtly gravity of his previous man
ner:
Let us descend once more into the
commonplace world Miss knight, and
talk over old times.''
AS Flora looked at him In amaze
ment, he continued evidently enjoying
her mystifcation:
1T Is evident that my memory OF
faces is better than in your own. Let
me reintroduce myself. am WIlfred
Benedict. VIII you give me flower
from your bouquet in token that there
Is peace between us?n
Without moment g hesitation Flora
selected the only rosebud in her nosegay
and gave 1t to him.
With pleasant Look he fastened il
In his buttonhole.
With a little tremor in her voice,
Flora said:
81 did not know you. You are very
much changed"
Yes; the husk has grown pretty
brown and rough, but the kernel is
still the same.''
Lib uccp gave d DcCulldT
significance to his words and made
Flora's color rival the red, red rose, -
but she was not displeased. Old men,
ories we're busy at her heart. She lad
always loved Wilfred, even when, angry
at his supposed neglect, she had sent
him from her so coldly and proudly.
All was soon explained. While trav-
cling In Russia with his pupil it had
been his good fortune to do service to
member of the royal family. and had
thus come under the notice of the
Gar, who seemed specially attracted
by Wllfred. He had been offered a po-
sition in the army; and. as the time
with his pupil had expired, accepted
it. Rising rapidly 20 his present high
rank, he had been honored by being
chosen to accompany the royal youth
on this visit to England.
Flora listened with shining eyes to
the Generals story; then she said:
L always knew you would succeed in
life and L am as glad as though you
were my own brother.''
THE General bent and whispered:
81 am very grasping. a sisterly in
terest will not satisfy me. Flora," and
his manly face grew intensely earnest,
Il have been looking forward to this
meeting during all my years of exile
VIII you not promise to become to me
that nearest and dearest Of all rela-
tions-my wife!''
YES" Wllfred," said Flora softly,
''for L too have loved you through
all.''
In this, the supreme moment of her
life, Flora felt that her lover should be
answered simply and truly, as his loyal
heart deserved.
And the gay fashionable throng
surged by. smiling at the supposed fir
tation between the noble-lookIng young
officer and the beautiful girl, little
thinking they were spectators OF re-
conciliation between lOng-estranged
lovers.
1t was not many days, however, be-
fore Madam Rumor learned the truth,
and with her thousand tongues whis-
pered it about broadcast, so that when
brilliant wedding-party gathered to
witness the nuptials of Wilfred and
Flora. each heart among the guests
beat with a throb of that universal
sympathy which makes the whole
world kin" Oh such occasions
Strychninc for Drunkenness.
Some years since Jarochewski, a
Russian biologist, found by expert
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