The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-07

which he pinned with the little sprig of scarlet
bean on his coat.
Gertrude gave a little disdainful shrug
| why she asked petulently, "do you pin my
beautiful flower, with that little common weed7
Your word is law" Philip answered laugh.
ingly, and with careless gesture he tossed
| away the spray that Dulce had given him. He
was equally charming to both the girls, and left
| in a few moments with Gertrude, who wished
| TO show him new piece of china she had had
sent to her from Dresden.
When they had gone Dulce rose Eaarily from
the withered blossom he had 't thrown down. She
kissed it as one kisses dead child, and, putting
lt In the breast of her dress, went to her room.
The next day Gertrude came in to her as she
sat by the dining-room window.
Now, Duice, after nights Thought, had come to
the conclusion that she had been a goose to take
so she only blushed very prettily at Gertrude's
question, and did not answer. Gertrude did not
wish wis for reply, for she kept on, and astonished
her little nearer still more by announcing firmly:
"Duice, I'm in love; will you promise to help
msa" sif ,,n , ...r,u,o-,s MI. .....,.,., :.
yond words at the new aspect of Gertrude's
We'll then, to begin," Gertrude continued. in
q busness-like manner "Dulce dear, my birth
day is to- morrow, and papa has promised to give
me whatever wish for. If you'll only help me
to get my lover, who I'm sure loves me from
What ,hs he has has said, why Dulce. IN make papa
Oh, Dull. love Philip so much ~
,onsd D1Ics est started,this girl love PHILIP when she
To aRe Ph from Ser S 5
him Dulce rose, her eyes blazed, but she kept
her lips closed lest she should betray how much
she loved this man, whose love this girl talked
of purchasing. Suddenly she heard her grand
fathers study door open and she saw him come
out into the hall and lean his head upon the wall
as he looked around over the garden and house
he was to leave in two days. And he did this for
flowers away. But he had kissed her and perhaps
for moment. Gertrude watched her with curt
oas on narrow eyes. Dulce turned in the direction
the tears from his eyes with a hand that trem-
bled.
She smiled strangely, as she thought of the
great love that only she and the scarlet flowers
knew, when she told Gertrude that she would
What mean," explained Gertrude, 'fs that
you do not encourage him yourself. dear. I'm
sure he loves me from what he has said, but 1
want him to keep, away from you, for you're
very dangerous with your curls, you little
Philip came that night, but Dulce would not
see him She nodded to him gaily from her win
dow, but threw herself wildly on the floor when
heart against the creaking boards. The next
morning Gertrude tapped at the door of the
mission to enter, she ran into the room, and with
the sweetest manner in the world presented to
place. then out she ran, whispering as she went
past Dulce, congratulate me. dear" The old
mans 10y ~ is hard to describe; he wept and
/ the thought of keeping his dear home He
could @ not see why Gertrude should have given
the deed to him. II have made great mistake"
~ had always considered Gertrude Kent to be
Poor Dulce sat still filled with dumb agony
What had she done? She had sold her love to
once liked her: Her apathy was broken by the
cold cold voice Of 4 her grandmother, who, without
and read in clear. precise tones the story of
Esau,s sa s selling his brthright to Jacob, Then she
stood Why D1ee had aecepted IT, and she p
suited her in this way When he had gone
Grandma" she said, in icy tones. II elv1a see we
UNDERSTAND understand each each, other, and no explanation, is
shall % h e
for year." Mrs. Mason bowed her head; she
was surprised that Dulce, who was so gentle and
tractable, should have resented her insult, but
she only asked, when shall you start?'
Dulce heard of the preparations for the great
again that winter. She was growing thin people
said, and she felt herself that she must do some-
thing to shake off the old love she still carried in
AS the years went by she did not change much.
She was the same sweet woman that she had
been that happy summer She taught and sewed
and kept house for her grandfather, whose wife
porch her grandfather asked her suddenly what
had BECOME ONE of the red beans that used to grow
she replied s to sa gsy yGgtn haHen
planted any for ten years" "That reminds me-
you 90 se ea
little thin. So I've got you excursion ticket
TO op to go % on to our CHURCH
you2" Dulce frightened UP at the prospect and
made haste to get her small stock of clothes in
readiness.
She had done Washington pretty thoroughly
by Saturday evening, and was on her way from
her hotel to the White House grounds to hear
the Marine Band concert. Suddenly there
dashed around the corner an open carriage drawn
by two black horses. whose chains clanked and
jlngled dangerously near her head. AS she
started back she saw the occupants. They did
not see her. though; she was glad of that. There
sat with well-bred ease Gertrude Renolds, her
dainty hand holding carriage parasol, while
with supercilious air she was listening to some
thing her companion was saying The man was
Philip. Dulce leaned against tree-boX. 1t was
come prosperous she could see by his surround
ings, but he was not happy, she that. He
had grown gray and his eyes were stern: but he
was Philip
A little colored boy, with his basket full of
wild flowers, brushed past Dulce, and running
up to the carriage offered his flowers to the oc-
cupants. The gentleman shook his head-then
his eyes rested on vivid patch of scarlet in the
Dulce heard him eNclam quickly. Scarlet run
ners Give me all you haVel" His wife looked on
with a fashionable smile. she said laughingly:
'heally, Philip, didn't know you were senti-
mental" The man remembered Il piazza shaded
with scarlet and green that sent hecks of sun
light on the clustering curls of little back-eyed
girl he kissed so many years ago.
Dulce did not go to the concert, but hurried
back to the hotel, and, going straight to her
room, she took out from the bosom of her dress
little package, which she opened. In it was
little sprig OF dried red and green. She fastened
it in her belt breaking Off few leaves as she did
it. Then she walked to the mirror and looked
long at herself. She saw a small. slender woman
dressed IN black. who seemed to search implor-
ingly for the dmples of her lost youth.
She left the next morning for her home, and
her life went on before. One day in August
her grandfather returned from the store wrought
up to the highest pitch of excitement. There