Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-11-17

a -" '"o "oII bGl ICGGIne lFIenIS
An odd expression -honc fora moment
II those deep, dark eyes, but she only
said
lie is considered irresistible, is he
not very fascinating man"
es, such excellent COMPANY: and
you It 9rleyes NE 70 fad YOU so much
alone And Blanche, who tenderlv
loved her friend, beckoncd to a passin..
THO and called: carl, could You be
spared a nomc1t>
AN hour" was the answer ''In
fact. | lave suspicion casting
merry glance at his companion, that
the separation might be permanent and
no greet harm arise therefrom
Md then the handsome head wa.
barred before th: paney eyed woman a.
whose feet he would kneel most viii
ingly.
"Our Helen i, lonely, and to>you in
trust the task OF showing her the sun
shine 7 were Blanche's words and sh,
aett them to them, ,eives
As Helen lall her slender hand upon
his sleeve for ramble, there was cry
IN her heart-"Oh, little Alice do you
know what your mother is planning in
ilitiiClf u YOU 1btll tUt sweet eyes
smiled up into his face, and never word
or glance betrayed the agony that tore
her heart in memory IF her dying child's
last hour
Both were brilliant, cultivated, re
fined both had Travelled extensively, and
could scarcely fail to interest each other
Ard thus began the intimacy which,
during those long, lazy weeks that fol
lowed, rev upon the mans part to alb
Solufe ldolatry; on the woman BUT we
| shall see
Blanche smilingly watched this friend
ship grow, well pleased with her work ;
and one day Ianghingly walnea them
that such Arcadim companionship was
| dangerous pastime, and to this Helen
/ had * M,ee,
Then let me break he spell now, by
! declaring that my lfe holds 30 room for
4 love. | live only to Consummate vow
/ Of vengeance The wrong done to an
! innocent young life lies like a weight
dpon my soul and until that be lifted
my life must know no love"
In his courtlv fashion, bowing low he
fore this smiling a, enger, Carl had
sand
"Thcre is nothing impossible to him
who will"
He did not see the look which swept
athwart the fair, naughty face or the look
which filled the sad, dark eyes.
so be it then, she said. 81 have
warned you"
Summer was waning, autumn tints
a ~ =
world; the sky grew hay, and the all
soft and dreamful; and the Gay party
recovered now from all fatigue, tslrned
longing eyes toward Fashions kingdom
Already the hour Of departure drew near
and merry voices We're chanting Pare
well to Arcadia,' as they packed away
little mcmcntos and kecpsakcs the ac
cumulat!ons of the summers rambIes
Nv shall never forget Arcadia, : >ai6
Carl Lester, bending above some triile:
he was helpmg Helen 70 stow away, on'
drcamful AFTERNOON the last Of the clos
ing vacation days.
''Do we really ever forget ANYTHING
which once has pleased usI' she asked
carefully tying tiny ribbon about a few
faded ransies, and raising her earnes
glance to his face.
Not really, suppose he said
slowly, IF it has peasd us only if some
thing we have ,oyrd--never."
so few really love, She SAID with
rin.s Of pathos III the low, sad voice
Nay, not 50 The world is full o
love, and OF beautiful thing, to awaher
it,, he aid
carl, the voice was low, and tens
with FEELING and the Qut.,tinu eye