Telegram-herald., 1889-08-08

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cal EIas-iah ores-kisAsg te2. oasl y hat
h4sh czLs-d neclAr. Ana - 0vst fae
t.eSkEzss table they laughed and talked
uatll Il y - glIae for k.ssA ~ say good-
IL. lie had oeen very gas, llefxous.x
g up 70 tins poinE. oat now his courage
failed ann, 2ns Aelen. 40. showed slgns
~ splrlE4 She toiG hisn sAe ~as eoiag
d ialss aim. bus she had n iass how
much shs would miss hin - hsn she
spoke
II Inust give yea something q renem-
Ter me by. for II 40 not you vii forget
ne over there among those pretty Eng
lish girls Ana she lesoked about her fof
something appropriate. All. here Is
JusI the thing, she said going u her
writing desk. Watch seals are coming
into fashion again; here Is a curious old
one Iiaat belonged u my grandfather he
sealed al his love letters 70 my grand
mother with IT, ! don't know whether
! ought 10 give you an heirloom. but
then feel a. II YOU were one of the fam
ly-a younger brother. or cousin. OF
something Of that sort See, isn II odds
And she handed the seal u Rush
lie examined the curious workman
ship, and then turned the seal "a the
hight 1t was not only cid fashioned. II
Was pretty The stone Was saIdonyN.
ana the intagiio represented dove fy
ing With letter tied around IL neck.
Underneath was the legend, IN French,
Prom thy true lover" Rush biushec 10
the roots OF his hair as he read it, but
Helen. who had forgotten what the IN
scription was until che saw him blush,
pretended not 10 notice. Taking the seal
carelessly from his hand. she fastened IL
Un his watch chain
There she said, ''let that be your
talisnan. See that you don't give il
away, and good luck Will attend you
wear IL
"Hou couldn't have given me any-
thing tnat woald please NE more, SAID
Rush. recovering from his embarrass-
ment For you 70 care 10 give me any
parting gift is Of itself fiattery enough,
but 10 give me thing about which there
Is such a pretty family sentiment Is be
yond anything had a right 10 expect
You may be sure that / Will never part
from this talisman. / shall set so fond
of IL that my only fear Is that may use
il for sealing office letters. That would
be horrible, wouldn't il? / should like,
and he hesitaIed: Il should like 10 seal
such letters as L may be allowed TO send
10 you with it," And he looked eagerly
for bar ,er.lxr
Indeed no." she answered him ban
teringly. "What scrape / would find
myself in with my French maid Be
fore two letters were sent you would
find paragraphs in the newspapers about
it. No, indeed. my friend; no practical
jokes at my expense"
Rush felt that his time had not come
yet, so there was nothing left for him TO
do but 10 leave good-by message for
Aunt Rebecca, who was at the Academy
of Music, karassing Maxmann. say good
by 10 Helen and take himself off
"Well, said he, rising, 1.-The best OF
friends must part. little thought when
/ bade you bon voyage last spring that
in few months / should hear the same
words from your lips / shall be aw-
fully homesick, there's no doubt of that:
but if you will occasionally drop me a
line, if it's only business letter. shall
be supremely happy"
"Iou know / am a poor correspond
ent." answered Helen; but YOU can re-
lieve your homesickneSs by writing TO
me. / love to get letters. particularly
such interesting ones as YOU will be sure
TO write; only don't seal them with that
seal" And she laughed merry laugh
You must tell me everything about
your business. fSr l au very much H.