Telegram-herald., 1889-07-17


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scLg Out tue presence of that siteEt record
eF made Ler Essyg2s aud shs WAS coBte1t
with iistsDing W tba rep~tit.0a of s0uae
tFife sna rather disconnected remarks et
Us ossa TIE next few days passed nOt
q4ise happily for Ten Douglss. BE MAS Ia
love, deeply il love, with Dora, bat be did
not dare % tel her 81 yet the secret which
was nevertheless bstr@ysd 20 her keen signt
By his every word and action he spent
good deal If IiIas sl0Ee Ia his study, aEd
amused hlns-sf after . rather sIiy fsseioa
with the paonogrspA.
oas dag hs had gone o1 on Walt tc some
fFieads, and Dora MAS feeling lonely and .
trias ea.sgee her eousla had begged her
u borrow any OF bss books II Al ssy time
she wanted netting 10 read, aud she went
down 10 LIS a.ady 10 set one As sho wsnt
she was thin ktsg of him. and wondering Why
he stlll nesitated 10 ask her the slmpls ques-
ton which she would 50 gladly answer-ihs
question which be was SO constantly asking
himself. aud 10 which his love aad his hu-
miiity bota gave different answers. She
had chosen q book, when her eve fell
oa the photograph lying ready for
use on table. Now that shs was
alone she thought II would be rather
pleasant TO try how her own voice sounded.
She had read lately In one Of the newspa-
pers that people had no idea OF what their
voices really sounded like; aud she rather
wondered whether her singing, OF which
she was inclined 10 think highly, was really
80 good she imagined. Filled with dread
lest tho undattering photograph should
prove 10 her that her voice was harsh and
unpleasant, aud not quite decided as 10
what song she should try, she began TO
move the tread,e which set the cylinder in
motion. " hat sound WAS that which fell
upon her earsi Her cousins voice was
speaking TO her; and after o moment OF
blank astonishment, she listened with o
quiet smile, as though Tom weyo standing
before her in the flesh and saying what ths
phonograph now said for him. This Ia What
she heard: 'Dora, darling, have loved you
ever since the day when first saw you'll
have longed TO tell you every day since then,
but have always been afraid. Will yoa try
to love me just a littler' The voice lapsed
into silence.
With sudden gladness, Dore saw what
had happened. Her cousin had aiso won
dered how his voice sounded 20 o,hers-t0
her-and especially how the question would
sound which he so longed 20 ask. Well, the
voice strucl, her as awkward, constrained,
and quite unlike the cheerful tones TO which
she had become accustomed; but the
words
At that moment she heard her cousins
voice ct the other end OF the gar
den. He had returned homo unex-
pectedly, and was chatting with the
gardener. He would be here presently, no
douhti In 4 moment she had once more set
In motion the cylinder OF the monograph,
and bending over il, spoke few words in
a low, clear voice Then she shifted the CYL
inder back into its original position, and
stepped quickly into tho next room-tho
laboratory.
In few minutes she heard the CONVERSE
ton between Tom ard the gardener cease.
The young man came quickly down the
garden and entered his sanctum- He flung
his hat and walking-stick upon a chair and
then the photograph struck his attention.
He moved towards il and stood looking
down on IL, with his back towards the door
Of the room whence Dora was eagerly
watching him. Then he began absent
mindedly to set the treadle in motion. Once
more the photograph spoke, and as it did
SO, Dora moved silently forward and stood
in the open doorway Of the laboratory.
sDora, darling, have loved you ever since
theday when first saw youl have longed
10 tell you every day since then, but have
always been afraid. Will you try to love
mo just littleF'
Tom heard these words; and then, before
| he had moved his foot from the treadle,
| the phonograph spoke in another voice:
"Why should you be afraid 10 come and
ask me, when you know 1t was Dora S
| voice; aud even while no wondered al
this marvel, he heard the same voice speak
ing again. "Tomi' said the voice; and
turning, hc saw his cousin, standing with
half parted lips and laughing rosy face, only
yard or two away from him.
"DoraY' he cried, 'you have learned my
secretp'
Dora moved towards him and hid her face
in his shoulder; then, as be raised and
| kissed II. she whispered: "Yes, Tom, long
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