Telegram-herald., 1889-10-28

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Because yOa came - Lns.
Was thai your 0nly reason s.ee.
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would have suited yoa better than l
shall"
That Is one point oa which l VIII noS
give IN 70 you
She j. clever, ard hzndsons, and p
Dear heart, yoa are ali thai, and
thousand other things besides.
a Thousand bad things. / dare say;
whereas she-she seems - lack nothing.
Beyond the erowning lmperfectlOn
that she Is uOt-yOu.
"And YET She pauses. and casts at
him a glance swift but anxious from
under her long lashes. Sometimes l
veX you, don't r. she says. dropping
her lids again.
No he is beginning, but she stops
him with merry little gesture.
Let Us nave the hole truth and moth
ing bat il, she SAYS. with charming
smile. You were angry with me only
twenty minutes ago"
when, my dearestg
when forgot my dance-this dance
with you; and sgaia when promised
Sir Georgs Grande one later on. Deny
it If you dare"
How do you know thaty'
Your eyes told me. Ahg'-laughing
softly-'I can sec things sometimes"
You are little witch. / confess all.
Your forgetting g1ieved me sorely; but.
besides that, didn't like you to dance
with Sir George"
But whyy'
"EOr many reasons He hesitates.
Why raise unlovely thoughts in the mind
OF this tender child?
He looks as if he could be amusing" :"
says she carelesSly; land he is staying
here with US. you know. lie came this
morning, and viii be hero all the week.
And auntie says Lady Fanny Davenport
is very anxious 10 marry him"
10 BIC. Ntl, ucFSI iulaAd. Act ub
forget him. You arc going to marry
me, are you not? And soon. darlng?"
Il think so" says Miss Disney, with
the utmost serenity. Mamma says
Maudie can't come out until am got
out of the way; so it is unfair 10 her 10
delay too long. And it is all the same
to you, suppose, isn't it?"-anxiously.
The humor of this naive remark might
have struck the young man but for
something else that strikes him still
more keenly, and that has no humor in
il; shade saddens his face
''Is it TO please Maudie or me you give
so ready a consent" he says, tinge Of
bitterness in his tone 1t may be that
the girl marks it and resents it. AT
! least she turns from him with q gesture
that is petulant.
Perhaps TO please myself more than
either" she says; and, though the words
| might be made to convey a compliment,
the delivery Of them spoils the effect.
you love me?' asks Ponsonby, sud-
denly turning to her and taking her
hand.
"Shll a skeptic? Has not this mystic
! flower assured you of my truthY"-nod-
ding her small head at the marguerites
hard by. II should be the one to doubt,
considering the dreadful tale it told me.'
''If ever" says PonsOnby. drawing her
close to him, you should feel that the
the affection you now bear me is less than
you imagined it, and that you could
growing very pale-'give your heart
more entirely TO another, promise me
you will let me know of it in some way,
by some sign, or word, or token"
81 couldn't promise to be as rude as
that" she returns mischievously.
BE serious for once entreats he
Something in his tone touches her. The
smile fades from her lips, leaving only
a sweet reflection of it behind. Coming
closer to him, she lifts one bare round
arm and with very tender little fingers
smooths back the hair from his brow
There is no need for me tomake such
a promise" she says. because / shall
never have to tell you that"
Nevertheless. promiseT
"a willful man must have his way
You have my promise, then; but not in
words shall | redeem it. When / have
! learned to hate you, will send you one
Of these"-again pulling a marguerite
from the tall bunch growing near-"with
not ct ali as its last petal. Poor fowerp'
compassionately postrOphizing it. what
a sad mission | should send 1t onl Do
yoa know | never invoked my fortune
with one Of these until tried it tonight
with you:'
Il am glad Of that; and"-esgerly-
"you never will again, will your
"Whv, how can | now?" SAYS Miss Dis
nev, with upifted brows. "My fortune
is told; ron are Il. How funny that
souuds' it puts you in the neuter gender
u once"
Il shan't see you again for week"
7vs Ponsonhv suddenly 81 GO TO town
by the early train. You will not forget
me during my absence"
NO Take this with you. TO remind
/ vCu of me, every moment. until we meet
4 acaia she places the marguerite in his
coat IS she speaks-"and. when you look
at Il. remember the message it brought
/ you sae SAYS coqueItlshlf.
For that reason its whole tribe shall
+ be sacred 70 mo forevermore. says Pom
sonby. with a smilo that lights his face
into actual beauty.
TT.
Il IS midday. and all the world IA
mad and merry with excess Of sunshine
and the myriad harmonies of natures
gigantic choir. Even through the care
fully closed curtains Of Indian muslin
that shade the morning room AZ Moor