Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-16

Lax Ito Der doxzcast e7es. Tor
ecSve- 8 SAKE doa't go-te1 ne some
t-ias-w-et5eT an TO 90 on telling yea
wat CARING yo1 are. or whistler it's
I'll up with Ese. I eaa't slzaa ti.is xiad
Of tkiag any more.
She says nothing. Dot sIo~iy sveetiy,
With ce.sciOss 2Ayueza. Lser e-es Ezsst
Els-znd them
Certain eveats happen IA evsry nxns
Efs whieh glorify tise,r surroundings. 10
that the eoElnnonsss things are ever after
ward r1aGe sacred it nay be TOWER,
or tune, or street egea Bl4ks's ple.s
attest lssocia;5oa 40 far IA life has been
baked 70 4 conulon eaoEgA tune. which.
especially u brayea vut with mueh BRAS.
VII bri2g before him tue little LAKE At
Esvreester-lg l4nsi ,4aoli. WIKI sts s-II
waters quiet under the July sna, its
wooded Daass s~lriIing VITA the roaring
crowd. and the crew OF the rival GHiver
sity three length. 1eainG a. the boats
sweep down the last half NILE
But Ia future the freshness Of
calm sumner evening. after a recent
rain. vail GI HIN wsiB foolish reeoiisc-
tioas Of tie perfect bl.ss thai was Lis s0r
a momeat j1st because 9 certain fair
haired giri Lay IN bis arms. and bid her
faces GA bis sl.oal!sr Bat ouly for mo
ulent. Tlsen she sHddeniy slips away
FROM hiGa. and stands rlotb0ning him
away. and says quickly. "So-no-you
must not say another word For Gods
SAKE. cOat tempt ne Il can never.
never To-
There Is short time for explanation or
entreaty, for the sound q wAeels on the
gravel gives warl.iEg Of the return of the
driving party,
What 60 yoa rieaa9' demand. Tom
sayase!y.
Oh. Tom. forgive mel Icidnt dream
that this colld happen. No. it can never
be- lin engaged"
lifted. by I'D beg your pardon
forgot Ly self. should sag. / congrat-
ulate TO man very heartily. May /
Oh, don, ask saything-dont say
anything Eere comes the people.
Tell them | have a headache. And
tiiss Stuart PUSHES up stairs. and
Blake has u saHBter quietly out to meet
tho others. aad 10 hear what delightful
evening 1t Is for dT1siag. and wasn't 1t
very warm walking. and he and Miss
Stuart must have enjoy ed quite a tetea-
to,e and similor platitudes. which are
anything but soothing when one ia hard
hit
Dinner at the Vanvoorsts' is always q
good thing considered solely ss dinner. but
this evening there is n certain amount Of
gioon around the festive board Mrs.
Mackenzie does not trouble herself to be
agreeable. Miss Stuart begs to be excused
for tho ogeails the old gentIeaians most
elaborate compliments and best turned
periods fall fiat. and To evidently has
something on lis mind. his So.l il more
i Ike 81 id.Ct THAI common. and onl Mrs.
| Vaavoorst Is tn good spirits. for LAKE has
| very l.ttle to say. and has nearly lost the
/ fine apostle Le brought home from his
walk. Livery ono IS glad when dinner Is
{ over. Gad every one is disturbed when
! vany0o-st senior begs the ladies' to re
I rlGil uouael. sends tie servant out Of
Z tho room. and Ia apparently about TO MAKE
a-peeca.
DO good on5i- s'i - Gil Mrs. MacSenz.os
+ glass.-I lesl H.: Lere il the privacy Of
/ tho social circle, among ny family sad
: among uiy friends. ana justified in an
nouacing to you what trust you will
acres with re ia saving ID one Of those
events wAiclI-ll fact, 1 may say. Which
should Gil the--tAe mind with tho most
aEli4blo emotions. You will, trust. par
don ule when | speah Of myself, but
among friends all false modesty should
Oe--in fact. dsnissed--yes. an aware
tL2. | I'm not in my bOyhood. but kind
b Providence has endowed me with remark
able viyor Of health and | may say with
youthful bGoyancy Of spirit Wilhelm
fact. has encouraged me to take the
step which | am about to speak Of.
Ny children my dear friends Il
have great pleasure In announcing
to you that | have formed Eat
nmoaiI eug4s sueGt wit! young
LADY. w..o. although considerably ny Iu-
lio:. u2ites ia ra9o Ltsree t-ose quail
ties Of IL, i Gad pg-so1 good sense.
Ga-laS....v. beatty A!cA e. their pos
sesso.. q r-ao Gny nan happy. You
NIL, | trCst. loIn me IN drinking lie
be retted AMI made much Of and ad-
mirCl Whit is there in the world quite
81 pleasant Ell altogether deli htful as a
girl With a clear fresh. pure flcel she
ruly not be exciting. she may even 10
stupid but there is a certain atmosphere
Of purity and tranq iliity about her which
every man feels and is the better for--as
leaig as he does not disturb it by making
loNc to Ter
Dlake. when he cones thoroughly under
the in,lnence Of Miss Stuarts calm gray
eyes and quiet presence. begins to feel
that he is very uuch in love with her.
and rcvolves in his mind whether he shall
longer let concealmeui prey on his damask
cheek. or take his chances now This
question. however. is to be decided for
him
DO you still have the blues some
times, Mr. BlaSeG fou used to talk
nonsense to me about your being tll-
ure-you who are 80 popular, failure"
Sorry bore,i YOU with INV complaints.
Miss Kate. fancy every fellow has got
tits of that kind Of thing. but | always
Try not 10 whine about it.
Don't call it that: | know ron must
get lonely sometimes. though ! don't
think you are sentimental. Yon are very
much alone and only wonder you don't
coniide more-only perhaps you condde in
some one else. | have fancied several
tunes lately. that you were rather dis
trait You must be-what is that charm
ing name you have for it?-'fetched |
adore that word, 1t is so descriptive Of
passionate attachment"
That kind OF thing try to keep out
OF. Miss Kate. says ron,. gazing intently
a, tho leg of the table and trying to shut
ont tho vision OF fair hair. and earnest
eyes loohin. at his brown face I'm too
poor . maa to afford that luxury
Did you never think that that WAS.
after all. rather a selfish argument You
may not DC tine only person VINO has any
feeling about il. Mr. Dake'-very earn
es,ly and softly-"dont you ever expect
20 meet any one you wuI-care for very
muchy"
lie must be more than mortal to stand
that. 81 he speaks out, as his manner Is
looking the di.ieul;y-that is. the girl
straight in tho face.
Miss late. ! never meant to saw q
word to you. but must. Cant you see
that there IS no one In the world care
foras DO for youY I'm bad lot enough.
but there's no man loves you better.
Now that the mischief is done. the girl
rises with sverted faee, and say
Ia. Jointly. "Oh-Mr Blal;e-I never
thought" tries TO put oil the evil day by
nave believed In YOU bester-but lave
50 few truc frieaJs Tom. some one has
bcca telling Mr. Vanvoorst every
thing lie told re this morning that
it Was all over; that he had besn
foolish; tdat lie feared | hal not confdel
II hin as | should have, that our Ives
had been very different, and a quantity Of
sach things In fact" with a sudden
assumption Of her hardest mamie. 'he
declined the honor-in the most civil way,
lis true-but still he declined 1t. II
eoGll have been man for moment |
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