Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

and deeper in love with you When 1
thought you were drowned it nearly broke
my heart, and often and often L wished
that were dead, too"
1t was Augustus turn TO be disturbed
now. for, though lady's composure Will
stand her IL good stead up to the very
verge Of an affair of this sort, it generally
breaks down in medals res. Anyhow, she
certainly dropped her eyes and colored to
+, her hair, while her breast began to heave
unanimously.
''Do you know, Mr. Meeson," she said
at last, without daring to look up at his
imploring face, that this is only the fourth
time that we have seen each other. includ-
ing Yesterdays
Eyes, 1 know" he said; ''but don't re-
! fuse me on that account: you can see me
as often as you Eke''-(this was generous
Of Master Eustace)-"and really | know
you better than you think should think
that have read each Of your books twenty
| times.''
| This was happy stroke, for, however
| free from vanity person may be, it is not
| in the nature of a young woman to hear
| that somebody has read her book twenty
times without feeling pleased.
II am not my books" said Augusta.
| s'No: but your books are part of you"
! he answered, land I have learnt more
about your real self through them than
| should have done if l had seen you hun
bred times instead of FOUR
Augusta slowly raised her gray eyes till
! they met his own, and looked at him as
! though she were searching out his soul,
and the memory Of that long, sweet look
| is with him yet
He said no more, nor had she any words;
| but, somehow, nearer and nearer they
| drew one to the other, till his arms were
around her, and his lips were pressed upon
her lips. Happy man and happy girl! they
| will live TO find that life has ioys, (for
chose who are good and are well off, but
| that it has no Joy so holy and SO complete
as that which they were now experiencing
| the first kiss of true and honest love,
| A little While afterward She butler came
| in in horribly sudden manner, and found
Augusta and EuStace, the one very red
| and the other very pale, standing sus-
piciously close TO each other. But he was
| a very well-trained butler and man of
experience, who had seen much and
| guessed more: and he looked as innocent
as a babe unborn.
Just then, too, Lady Holmhurst came in
again and looked at the pair of them with
an amusing twinkle in her eye. Lady
| HolmhHrst like the butler, was also e per-
| son of experience.
S'Won't yea come into the drawing
| rocna?' she said And they did, docking
rather sheepish.
And there Eustace made a clean breast
of it, announcing that they were engaged
to oe married. And although this was
somewhat of an assumption, seeing that nc
actual words of troth had passed between
them, augusta stood there, never Offering
4 q word in contradiction.
''Wetl, Mr. Meeson," said Lady Holm
hurst, II think that you are the luckiest
/ man'of my acquaintance, for Augusta is
not only one sf the sweetest and loveliest
girls that have ever met. she is also the
bravest and She clevereSt. You will have
to look out, Mr. Meeson, Or you Will be
known as the husband of the great AU-
gusta Meeson."
'sI will take the risk, he answered huEn
bly,. 81 know that Augusta has mere
brains In her little finger than I have il
ny whole body. [ don't know how she
Gan look at a fellow like me.''
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