The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-07-06
ORIGINAL STORY.
GYPsIE SUTHERLAND.

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Under the old trees in the orchard
lay Esteile Sutherland, or Gypsie as
she was called by her friends, in her
hammock idly swinging. Was she
pretty! OH nc, if it were not for her
great black eyes, with their fitful
light, she would have been positively
ugly. h.Afs #.la ~ ~
III airing quick step on the grass
she started up, faint rose blush on
either cheek as alyoung man of about
twenty-three years came towards her.
A careless glance would reveal to
| you the fact that handsome Fred Per
ley was one of fashions petted dar.
lings, and what was Sir William Per-
leys nephew and heir to his vast estate
doing at this little vine-clad cottage
down in Kent7 Two months before
while driving through there his horse
had taken fright and he had been
thrown from his buggy and severely
injured Mrs. Sutherland's home be-
ing the only one near he had been TAX
en- in there and kindly cared for by
Gypsie and her mother. Tomorrow
he must leave.
He had been summoned by Sir
William, whose health was failing
rapidly, to accompany him to the south
of France. his physicians advising him
to start Immediately. ...-
He had enjoyed the last month i'm
mensely, carrying on an idle Irritation
he called it but what had it been to
Gypsie9 He was afraid there would
be a scene when he bade her goodbye
and this petted darling hated scenes.
"Well, Gypsie," he said, holding out
his hand, al have come to bid you
goodbye. -
A startled look crept into her dark
eyes. ....,
| "Yes," answering the look, 81 must
leave tomorrow" .f
Wont you bid me FAREWELL"
Raising her head proudly she said
"Good- bye" and turning fled rapidly
toward the house:
"Whew!" calculated Fred, leisurely
following. ....... ..'t....
Seeing nothing of Gypsie that even
ing or the next morning he wrote her a
note telling her he loved her and
would always be her friendly. .
Half an hour alter Mrs Sutherland
going to Gypsie's room found her lying
upon the bed cold and stiff the note
clasped tightly in her hand. Hastily
summoning Susie to 90 for physician
she placed her in bed and reading the
note understood what it had been tc
Gypsie., -.
"Oh, Doctor" she exclaimed turning
towards him as he entered, "What Ii
it? Will she live!" -
| He pronounced it brain fever, bu
said that with careful nursing sh'
would recover, and after nine weeks o
unremitting care, Gypsie slowly re
| gained her health, but the strain hat
been too much for Mrs. Sutherland
Three months after Fred Perley bad
her goodbye, Gypsie stood on the tn
reshold of that vine-clad cottage {
motherless girl.
"Hello, old boy!" exclaimed Valen
tine Boyle shaking Fred Perley by tn
hand, "How are you? When did yo
arrive!"'
J., "One question at a time, please,
laughingly responded Fred. "We al
rived here safely yesterday at on
o'clock, and is the lady mamma we'll?
'Lady Boyle is well, thanks, an
would like you to be at her ball thi
evening. The duchess of Cheswiek
grand daughter is to be there, she
the most beautiful woman in Londo
and | wouldn't have you miss it fo
anything ...-......
,Thanks." said Fred. "I'll be there.
. When he entered the ball room tn
ball room the first quadrlle was i
progress. Making his way up th
,, room he soon came upon Valentin
who was watching the dancers, a yer
unusual thing for him. ..., r..
"Ah, here comes the duchess and tn
; lady Estelle," said Valentine. ...
4 don't see them, said Fred oareles.
ly, "By George!" he exclaimed turnin
end looking down the room, and th
' is what he was looking at; Up tn
center of the long room walked, c
rather swept, the duchess for even {
I her advanced age she moved like
queen and at any other time her al
pearance would in itself have bee
? sufficient to excite remark, but peopl
s were not looking at her grace, bl
rather at the radiant creature who az
companied her and whose statul
: dwarfed her tall as she was. Estel
!. Sutherland, for 1t was she, was dresse
|. i in white sole de Chine, in the bosol
of which was fixed single rose. Th
!, dress was cut low and her splendi
5 neck and arms were entirely withol
ornament In the masses of dark ha
which was coiled like coronet roun
her head there glistened damon
4 star. Simple as was her costume thel
was a grandeur about it that struck Il
= whole room; but in truth it sprut
!: from the almost perfect beauty of tt
/ woman who wore it. Any dress woul
have looked beautiful upon that pc
feet form that lowered 30 high and y,
Y seemed to float up the room with Il
I grace of a swan. But her loveline
did not end there. From those dan
eyes there shone light that few mt
t. could look upon ana forget and y
n there was nothing bold about it.
was like the light of star. 1t toe
v but few seconds for her to walk l
Q. the room and yet it seemed long
Fred before her eyes met his own al
something passed from them into h
heart that remained there all his lii
!. His gaze made her blush little
was so unmistakable.
"Well, here we are at last" she sa
addressing Valentine in her music
voice. Something went wrong wi
the wheel of the carriage and we h
to stop aud have it mended."
81 am very sorry,' said ValentiI
"But, better late than never"