The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-07

81 should hope not" he rejoined, quick
ly-then added in the gentlest tone of re-
proach, II thought you were SO fond of
Maimie?"
$50 am, +" Julia cried, "but-but Stevie,
want to be everything to you"
sAnd so you are-everything." he an
swered.
"You are quite, quite sure?" she cried.
81 am quite sure,' he replied, sturdily.
Everything" she persisted.
Everything" he rejoined. "More than
all the world beside, no. more than mill
ion worlds if could have my choice of
| them all.
Julia sighed, sigh full of contentment
and love-it was delightful to her to be
| loved like this, and she let her head rest
against his shoulder again in ineffabe
bliss and satisfaction. 1T is only because
l love you so,' she sad, that | am so
afraid that l am not quite everything to
you that [ want to be. am awfully stu
pid. but won't be stupid any more
never any more, Stevie.
''Then kiss me-" cried Stevie, taking ad-
vantage of the situation instantly.
And Julia kissed him willingly enough!
Then they went down stairs together, and
Julia was the gayest of the gay and Steph-
en-, as he watched her. blessed her in his
heart and thanked Heaven fervently that
he had seen and wooed and won her for
his very own.
Nor was he careful 10 hide what he felt
II don't know whether you noticed it,
Marky," said Mrs. Oxford to her husband
whilst they were dressing for dinner, but
Julia's husband is perfectly gone, upon
her, he is awfulIy in love with her YET
Isn't it wonderful?'
''Yes-wonderful, think so every time
I look at her." answered Marcus Oxford,
promptly,
''But she is marvellously improved, !"
said she, quickly don't you think SOP"
"Oh, dear, yes! she has grown quite
pretty" he said, with decision.
''And she has grown SO gentle aud good
natured, too" Madge went on. Before,
you know, when we were all girls Julia
used to be bit touchy at tmes-but now,
why she will do any hing for Won at ALL
Just now I asked her where 81 got that
pretty frilling she WIS Waaring and she
said, I got it i'll Regent Street bat forgot
the number. III look it out and write
you the name down."
Now it happened just about that time
that Julia Howard had gone UP to her
bedroom feeling very happy and restful,
aud lest she should forget it afterwards
she went straight to the writing-table and
turned over a little box of flnery which
was lying there, until she found the little
bill which had been enclosed with the
frilling which her cousin had so much adj
mired.
Yes, that is it," she said to herself,
CPL just write the address down and give
it to Madge."
AS soon done as thought almost, and
Julia laid the sheet of paper on which was
written the address between the leaves OF
the blotting-book and smoothed it down
with her hand In doing SO she happened
to notice that the top leaf of the book was
as nearly as possible unmarked by ink
stains ''Whyp' she exclaimed, aloud,
that was where Stevie WAS drawing those
little plans. Yes, surely it was"
She turned the leaves of the book over
and over. No, there was now not the
least trace of those little plans, and there
was distinct trace of leaf having been
torn out.
How very strange-she turned the book
over and over. Yes, it was the same, but
why had Stephen torn the page out? Per
haps he had been drawing idly on the
paper and it was not a blOtting mark at
all. Anyway it was an Odd thing to have
done. and Julia folded the paper on which
the Regent Street address was written and
took it to the dressing table feeling very
much puzzled indeed