Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09

positively be your last visit before
Her voice. sank and the rest was in
audible. Bat rrpfy cafnhe in man s
toues-low and tender and pleading.
'1ou are sure that you will not fail
me at the last-that | may trust i'm
plicitly to your promise
Then M re- murmuHngs. onl -" brok-
en- sentences. came To the ear of the
unconsciouSly spell houtsaa listener.
What wonId the doctor say If he
knew this -
Why, | think he woniknas s xaellY
soproyr' came ia .Iosigs hpgfiiny
voice, 'butT,t long AZ Lam uunarssest
/ nave right1o consult my. own NJ
Assto papa, he will be
angry with US, Of course, but only for
y time. You viii! vet see him with
his benevolent face glowing with a
smile of satisfaction, while he spreads
out his dear pudgy hands and says:
Bless you, my children!
And then they both laughed.
Just then servants voice was
heard.
Miss Josie, You are wanted in the
parlor, miss
There was n sudden rustling Of the
roses a. the girl sprang up.
Remember. Jack, tomorrow even
ing at precisely. Can, you see the
dress | have on--brown over q striped
underskirto Well. it will be this
dress and thick brown veil. And
you must be standing exactly by that
poplar tree | showed you. Good by !.
You had better leave by the garden
gate instesd of going into the house.
Then the doctor regained sufficient
presence of mind to move away and
seat himself as far rs possible from
the open window.
josie came in flushed, excited and,
despite her evident effort to appear as
usual, shy aud constrained.
The doctor did not remain long.
He felt too shocked and wounded to
know exactly what cour.e to pursue in
this sudden and unexpected state of
things.
He would 90 home and think it
over. Aud the result of his thinking
Was. that he concluded to say nothing
to Josephine just now, but to watch
her movements the next evening and
find out something more definite by
~ hich to shape hi. course.
|, Was q little past Z o'clock the
next evening when, watching from his
office window, be saw Josephine trip
lightly down the steps of her fathers
house, attired in the brown and strip
s-~-- --l i..Ns suud
which Was tied brown veil.
He saw her face before she pulled
the fold of the veil close, an1even
Caught her glance AS she looked shyly
over toward his office. as II fearful of
being seen by him. Then she walk
ed on very fast, while he followed at u
safe distance
She went FIRST to heuse in which
be knew n sister of her father resided
AlHerla Chase-a we'll toto
maiden lady whose prim and severe
aspect he had never liked.
Here she remained about half AN
hour, then reappeared, walking hur-
rledly as before, and taking her way
not homeward, but toward the subur bs
OF the town.
Entering a sort Of lane or marrow
road, ~ith thick hedge on one side,
she came in sight of a poplar tree a,
a turn OF the lane. Here man was
standlng-a tall. handsome young fel-
lo~-who, on seeing her. Came hastily
forward aud received her, apparently
half fsintiug, in his arms.
At the .ame moment be made u
signal, and Carriage. until now hidden
BY the turn Of the lane, came up.
The two hurriedly got in aud they
drove away at rapid pace. They were
clearly going to catch the north bound
train at the nearest station.
The Doctor, although he now un-
derstood the plan. made no motion or
attempt To oppose 1t.
If she prefers him to me, let her
CO. be said, and, in forlorn ~retched,
ucss aHu uitlcl uSss VI sou', io'ai heN
to his Office
The Chase house opposite was smut
up and the windows closed, as though
lts life and light had forever pepar'ed.
Did the parents know as Yet what
had happen d: Should he break il
to them-more gently. = rhaps, than
Others wou!d do aud III thrir Noe lind
some soothing fr his own:
He walked -io~ y "p 'hs "at steps
to th- pnrcn. and t"rIr fingered. lie
could not ti.u 1t in nis t-art {" enter
the house win. her pr sencr Was no
longer, aud 1t Mas Win an EFFORT That
he gave the bell-kn"b u lul.- Inch
SEEMED like the wrehchings ol bis
heartstrlng>.
The door was instantly opened, and
turning he beheld Josie standlug sui
lenly before him.
i have been expecting you for more
than an hour she sail. But. catch
ing sight of his pale and startled lace
" hat is the matter? Are YOU i'll:
NO; but II uou undtl Stahu'-
| did not expect to see you. Thought
you had gone away.
"Gone away
"Yes-~ith Jack Ripley" he said
sternly.
And Josie, to his surprise, broke
into laugh.
Then, changing, she suddenly be-
came very grave aud dignite'l.
How could you have had such q
thought of me, Charlie =
Josie, was it you whom | saw
leave the house about Z o'clock thin
evening, wearing brown dress and
veil ?"
Yes, certainly"
"And you met gentleman in the
parlor lane--'