Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-23

the woodwork, cries as despairlng'y ~
n broken hearted child.
as it worth such grief as this says
Duedale miserably, following her INTO
the ernbrasure Of the window. III was
only a mistake, when oil is told. Mine
and m inexcusable one, If you will--outt
not worth one Of these cruel tears. 1
cant think hoy it happened how was
SO stupid, but" :, ,
"Don't speak of it. I can't bear it.
cries she, with a stamp OF her small loot
"Far better speak Of it end be done
with il forever" says Dagdale. You
have been making a mountain out OF q
mere mole.hill, and if you won't let me
show it to you as it really is you will 60
on being miserable about it always.
every we'll; I'd rather be miserable,
saws Miss Englethorpe from behind her
handkerchief, Though with another
sob-"if am 10 be as miserable as this
alsays, 1 shall soon die that's one com
fort
mot 10 ME, says Dugdalo. Fave
Won no pity for me ? DO you think
have suffered nothing? That every ner-
vous glance OF yours has not been an
agony TO me? II / deserved punishment
for nv offence which truly was an IN
pocent. one--why | have endured 1t a
thousand times If you could forgive
me now-if--"
"Oh If it had been any one but
non ," SAYS she 50 nGivciH with snch an
unconscious BETRAYAL Of her real feeling
for him. that Dugdale' heart beats high.
Emboldened By tLis yelled admission nc
very gently takes her in his arms and
presses her head down upon his shoulder.
"Why, if it had been, so much the
worse" says he quickly. q" You and ]
can keep the secret to ourselves, can we
not? Lillian, may tell You now, What
YOU surely know already, but what
want SO badly to put into words? Hove
Won! Darling dariinG, do you think
YOU can like me-enough-to marry
mo ..
"Woll, II It hadn't been for Tint,
says she despondently; but considering
she turns To him instead OF IRAN him az
she makes this disheartening speech
Duglaie is not so much crushed by 1t "a
he ought to have been.
"If it hadn't been-yoI couid have
liked mo 2" asks he gently.
ooh : what's the good OF talking Of
il u0ic ?" says she with a heavy sigh.
"Not much :" saws Dugdale mourn
fully. "But just for arguments sake
answer me.
"Well-yes,' reluctantly.
"Then.5 says Dugdale with bese
descent into ordinary gladness, 81 shall
insist on your liking me now, too, II
spite Of that unfortunate--
ooh " cries she hastily. don'I
mind that" She lifts ore hand and lays
II on bis lins. "It j. something else
want to talk to YOU about. DO you
think, n-that is-thot one person could
ever love another person, when those
two persons have only seen each Other
for ten days
elf You and are those two persons
yes" says Dugdale with deep conylc-
ton
ct is a very short time, says she
doubtiuly.
"Ihe man who could sec you for ter
DAYS end he still insensible To-. Well,
never mind him. he would be beneath
contempt says pucdale. AS for me,
the very first time J ever saw you-"
ooh, poS'r." SAYS she, hiding hel
face on his breast.
con our very first in'roduction--
"Dick if you insist on talking about
Hqi-I-f ,rolt marry You, says Che
Indignantly.
"Aniif / don't YOU will?"
"Oh you knoWit,' says she so shyiy
80 svootly, that he feels earth has nc
more to offer him.
And now not another tear, says he
presently, when their raptures and ex
plantations and all the blessed VOWS that
lovers from time immemorial have given
and taken have been gone through
Here, take my handkerchief; yours il
wet through. Bless me, what rIdicu
lous things girls use, 10 be sure , Not
another tear shall you shed all your life
through If Ican prevent It. But there
Is one thing ihat has always puzzled me-
May ask Won about it
isis Il about -'hat2" neryously.
'Yes. ] want to know why both the
rooms were blue
" hat was Augustus fault. She liked
The old room so much, yOu'S, that che
had another done up like it-m'nc /
| wish she hadn't"
well. don't says Dugdale. Gone
/ OF the sweetest recOllections OF my If,
will be Of a little soft, brown curly heaC
! lying
Here Hiss Englethorpe makes such {
desperate effort 70 escape from his en-
circing arms that ne has TO break of il
/ the middle OF his enthusiastic memOrie
| 10 circumvent her
We'll. won tt swear it " declare
/ he. " Not another word on the subjec
shall pass my lips until We are such AZ
ancient Darby and Joan that it will seen
/ like dream to u.s.
Nov, You PROMISE, mind, says sh'
and then pauses, 80 evidently full Of {
desire to say something else, that in
stinciiyely he says:
"Well ?"
There is just one thing that ha
troubled me most OF all, cOnfesses she
falling into 2 little whisper, and SO turn
ing her head that he can't see her eyes
WAS -'h0t Nmc-yOn Bnow-was m.
hair oe.V crumpled? Was. pluckinl
nervousiy at the button OF his coat
&" vas looking cery dreadful "
ooh darling heart Ho1o could yol
look that ?" cries he, straIning her - hi
/ heart.
santa CIau.