Telegram-herald., 1889-06-02
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10Ff ttLfsifI kc-s.
"isn't u5 sister a nics old ulaidy"
stephen Bolton l0ok 81 across ths room
ald frsSusa. Indeed ae had 8eea frowu
iag f0r sle last aalf hear he fsiE dissiueC
~ aasriesed thas Miss R4y burn should
devote 4aess.f 80 exclusively g. entertain
isg sid Dr Wilson aad leave him - tue
teildsf msflsss of Ihs EatAer silly chit u
Nrl.
Dolly Rayharu eauzat The frown snd
erred Come Mr Bolton, what havs
sala ao3 r1ag Yoa aisapprossf
Perhaps ( tnlnk you might spsak llore
respectfully ~ Faar sister
Do.is's eyes dashed
~Asif 4 w8a.d speak disrespectfuIiy Of
Desire ~lth grow ~ lndl asnaGioa. why
j Love her better than az Gle slse Il TIE
world tfom Tue hour suF mother died
Desire bas been both mother aud sister GO
Az. Besides 1 ouly asked you II she Uas
at a alee o.d maid aud she is-lusG
tne lIcest 1ld maid Ia the World"
Eat N0neu don't lac % DC called old
maids
Desire d0n't mind l have often heard
her eall herself 30. she says her old fash
ioled uaine shows thar she w4s desl s,ied
Tor one.
How o'd IS your sister. Miss Doliei
-. tau Cell m-. 1 shoult not have
asked
-Of course Iii tell you. You dour
suppose Desire would care. 10 yous she Is
thirty two"
just HI, age Tie looked across the room
ag4.u. W0uli Dr. Wilson never cease bis
tedious storie-' IL wondered how Mis-
Ltsy bgrn couit listen 80 patiently. even
pleasantly
When be Turned back DoiHe's laughing
eyes met llm ana there WAS something iu
tarm fhat toit him he child Dollis seemed
e child to him despite her niueteeu years
hal t-yiuc, ais secret. he rose aud put
oar bis haEd. lut in the grasp Dolly gave
him there WAS assurance of her sympathy
aud approval lie began 90 think Dolly
very sensible girl. after ALL
rel me. lttis sister, he asked. is
there any chance for m-s"
Dliue booked AZ the Tall, handsome man,
and believed in her heart that the fates
must favor him. StlH. Desire was so
different fsom other w0meu. When the
mother bad diei, twelve. years before. De
ere was che prettirst girl ia the village
everybody s1d .o, but size bad stepped
iuto the vacant place IA the household and
Allied it s~ completely as II She had been
forty anal plain of face There were two
lut grown boys 20 care for and the little
Dollie. and Desire had given herself com
pietelY over 10 the children. II there had
been any thoughts OF love aud marriage
sire had put them all away. Dollie was
almost sure she had never thought OF
Stephen Bolton as q lover But she had
always liked him aud had more than once
expressed admiration for certain traits Ia
h.s character Perhaps she did not care
Tor hiru after all
Dollir was quite honest in her answer.
"Mr Boi-on, I don't think Desire evsr
Thought OK yOu in that way, but I'm not
sure. l know, though. that she cares for
DO one else. and sO-well. / think there
NAV be chance for you" DOllie knew
one thing she could not tell her companion.
Sle new that Desire believed he came
tO see the younger sister, not the elder
To Tell The truth Dollie had thought so
TOO. u WIS not 20 be wondered at, so
many gentlemen did come 70 see Dollie
Desire Ray rose 20 bid her Ia kative
caller goodbye and "A she did 80 her eyes
f-l upon the two standing by the fire
place. seemingly engr0ssed in each other
They made pretty picture, the tall, dark
man aud the graceful. golden haired girl,
and vet Desire felt her heart sink. She
looked upon stephen Bolton IS the most
tes rable OF all Dollie's admirers. for
Desire really believed him devoted 70
DOile- lie was "A man she honestly re.
spectrd, she felt her sisters happiness was
safe in his hands. and yet her heart was
heavy az the thought. Of course it wa.
the Thought of losing DOllie: what else
could it bsi Miss Rayburn gave herself a
littie shake mentally. As IL To say that old
maids should not be foolish, and when
size turned 10 greet Mr. Bolton aud DolHa
o. they crossed the room To Join her. there
vas 40 tr--e % sadness on her face.
stephen Bolton had always thought
Us~ NJ Ray beautiful and as she stood
- the soft iSht OF the western window,
clad in simple gray, with little cluster
Ct purple paus.e- 40 her throat he
wondered how anyone could call Dollia
the more beautiful Then and there he
registered a mental vow that IL he could
not win Desire Bsyburn he would call no
woman wife
something IN their manner told Desire
that they bad nos been talking common-
places. and when Doilie threw her arms
about her FOR au instant and then ran ous
of fae room, sac was quite sure that
Stephen Bolton had proposed. bad been
accepted. and had come % ask her con-
sent Why shouId her heart sink again,
when Dollje's happiness was the ons thing
she held dearsss ia the world
stephen Bolton had NJ thought OF
asking Desire "a be his wife a. he crossed
the room, but Dollis's act said plainly