Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-19

sense of having acted hastily. 1t oc
Cured to me after while, that some mis-
understanding might have arisen, which
another interview, would have set right,
and that had closed the door upon such
an interview was not reassuring. There
was 30 use in saying 70 myself that he
deserved it, The thought that l should
not see him for many weeks oppressed
me distinctly; my anger evaporated, and
in its place came sickening sense of re-
greet.
tried to convince myself that the
country was lovely, and that my health
demanded a change. 1t was useless. The
country was hateful, and my soul yearned
for stone pavements. Regret fast grew
into remorse, ana my sadness became a
savage melancholy.
Rose, whose placid disposition had
often envisd, had sometimes taken de-
light in calling me 'intense" / certain.
~ felt uucomfortably 50 as | was driven
up the shady avenue between the rows of
naples to the house. There was no one
i'll sight, through the wide open door /
could look through the hall intersecting
the old fashioned country house, upon
green things beyond. / rang the bell
and waited gloomiy, until domestic
appeared, when l said in a hopeless
voice:
"Please tell Miss Filbert that Grace Van
yoorst is here"
"Miss Fi,bsIt is not at home"
"Not az homer"
mo, miss; she has gone to Tarrytown
to spend few days"
The radiant smile which broke over my
I s.,
prised the girl.
"When Goes the next train leave for
New York" l inquired eagerly.
She looked at me without speaking for
/ a moment. 1t did not occur TO me that
| to her rustic mind l must seem a little
! inconsistent, to come all this way to visit
Miss Hilbert only to exhibit unconceale5
/ delight at her absence. However, / cared
little for what she thought. The posi-
bility of getting home again was, all in
moment, most delightful to me.
won't you come in and have some
/ luncheonY Mrs. Filbert has gone out to
drive, but she will be home soon"
ooh, no." / exclaimed, as if the notion
were an absurd one. II must get home as
soon as possible l think she smiled.
"Did you come to make Miss Rose a
visitY"
"Oh, no, replied, glibly, without re-
gard for truth. 81 came TO see her about
a matter which we can easily arrange by
mail"
/ then repeated my question, and
! learned that noRld return on a train
! leaving Rye i'll about an hour.
As the carriage had not returned, the
! farm horses were harnessed to the farm
wagon, and soon over the blooming
country roads, whose beasties pleased me
only at the prospect of leaving them, we
cheerfully iolted back to the station.
"How rude of you, Grace" mamma ex-
claimed, after hearing my ex PLANTATION, "to
run off TO Rye without bidding Mr.. Bah
cock good bye. HI came in after break
fast to take leave of us, he said, aud he
plainly aid not know what to make of
your unceremonious conduct. l am sur
prised that you could have been so
| thoughtless. You did not even tell me
he was about to leave us"
"Perhaps he will come back to the
house before taking the train" | sug-
| gested in q random way, land l may be
able 10 retrieve my rudsness."
Eyes; so he said. He asked where you
| had gone, and if it was q sudden fancy,
and when 1 told him that you had been
planning it for weeks, he turned quite
pale and spoke through his teeth, as if
/ he were shivering. | do not wonder that
he was offended"
smiled. And this was just as / would
have it. And now that my rash act had
not proved hopeless, fast regained my
usual confidence. | adjusted my toilet
arranged my bang, and waited. When
be came in / was in the parlor, carelessly
! looking over some music on the piano.
| It was just at that dead hour III the after
noon when my lady sleeps and no one
was about. / met him on the threshold
OF the door, and smiled at his astonish-
meut.
"Why, I thought, he began, grasping
my hand with an eagerness he had never
before shown; his last nights dignity
had disappeared.
"You thoughtgn I Intercepted.
"rhat you had gone to Rye"
$50 had; but Rose was not ct home"
"Theu it could not have been previous
ly arranged
No; had promised to visit her some
time this sUmmef; but this was a sudden
thought In spite of myself my voice
was trembling, and turned and sat down
upon the sofa. He followed me, and we
were both silent for some minutes.
At last he said: "Grace, we may as
well be frank and confess. You went
away this morning out of pure spite, and
came back because you repented your
rashness. | don't mind saying that
am glad you did,
1T seems to me you are confessiug my
sins-not yours" l retorted via my
| eyes still on the carpet.
"Well, then, for mine" He bent down
suddenly, aud sttemp pied to look into my
eyes. Grace, you know why wanted to
leave you'
looked up and frankly met his eyes.
IL do not know"
lis it possible that so sagacious a mind
ga yours can have failed TO discern that
| love your
At this declaration, think as unex-
| pected a moment before to himself as to
me, We both blushed in a kind of mutual
CONSERVATION. | said to myself that
had not suspected this, and My face tx
dressed the same feeling.
II assure you," began, trying 10 speak