The Jersey City news., 1890-10-31

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you MUST BE GROWING DELIRIoUs AGAIN,
| MR.. F0RkESTE
| Harry Forester looked up, expecting a
| reply, and was struck with pity at her
expression.
"Do sit down." he said, "and let us
talk a little" He reached for chair
and she dropped into it.
care you sorry to be rid of your trou-
blesome charge, Miss Janie?"
eyes" she said. My life has been so
different Of late; but is all over now, and
there will never be any change again
sOh, don't think that; am sure
hope that you viii be very happy"
Her eyes were downcast, and as he
looked at her he was for the first time
struck by the statuesque beauty Of her
face and form, and he began to wonder
If after all she were not the disguised
princess of some fairy story. His
thoughts found expression sI hope you
viii pardon me, Miss jamie, but haven t
You seen better days?"
ssNo," she answered, II never saw any
better days than these, and never shall
see any better. There is no romance
about me, Mr.. Forester, I am not even
founding. My father is machinist
and works in Orquay. We live out here
because it is cheaper. We own this
little place, and the boys run wild in the
woods except when there is school
'sYou have school thenpn he asked, at
loss what to, o,say.
s'Oh, yes; two miles over the bluffs
there is schoolhouse and a sort of
school, three months in winter and three
in summer; am going to teach it this
summer one doesn' 'tneed to know much
to teach it."
"But shouldn't you like to go to a col
lege or something? You see, Miss jamie,
owe you a great debt; you saved my
life, you know
s'Of course, she answered, land If it
had been my little Scotch terrier would
have jumped right in rather than have
had him drown. could have caught on
to the braces of the bridge and climbed
out easy enough. OF course it was a
hard pull, you were SO heavy and nearly
frozen, but it is nothing to make fuss
about. AS to nursing you, it might as
well be you as anyone else. Some of the
neighbors are always sick, and am all
ways well, and take care of them a
good deal. It keeps me from thinking
about myself"
"But why shouldn't you think about
yourself? You could not think of any
thing else half as lovely"
81 would rather think about any one
else" she answered, without betraying
by look or smile that she noticed his bit
of fattery. Il am not very happy
perhaps should like to have a house
like Mr.. Grantley's up on the bluffs. !
mean that should like for father and
mother to have one. They have pretty
carpets ON all the floors, and so many
pictures, and books, and lace curtains as
fine as spider webs, and a piano. Then
the girls have beautiful dresses, and q
great garden full of flowers, and SO many
pets. You see, Mr.. Grantley owns naarly
all the country around here"
As she spoke thought was busy in the
young mans brain. How easily he
could take her to home which would
seem to her as beautiful as dream Of
Paradise. He tried to imagine how she
would look dressed as he could dress
her, but the vision of the fairy in rose
tulle who could waltz SO divinely fitted
across his mental vision and he came
down to reality again.
.sShall 4 build you house here on the
Sender, Miss jamie, and fill it full Of
pretty things?'
ssYoui' she exclaimed, with quick
change to the aspect of an insulted
queen. .You build me a house! You
must be growing deliricus again, Mr..
Forester"
u tell you want to reward You for
saving my life, and you look as if T
wanted to murder you,s he replied.
sI have told You that did nothing for
you that wouldn't It have done for i decent
dog. wanted something to do, and /
think God sent me work. Ihope he will
send me more, although want no one
to suffer; yet if there must be work like
that to do ! want to do it, orI can't
live
Harry Forester resorted to mans
usual refuge and declared to himself that
women were strange beings and he
couldn't understand them Certainly
this one was not so ready 10 accept re-
wards or to drop into bis arms as he sup
posed. But to leave her now was grow
ing difficult. His interest was aroused.
II will not talk of reward then, since
you resent it SO, but may / come and see
/ You next October should like TO hunt
these woods, and shall want to see the
girl who saved my life.p
"Oh, yes" she answered, with an en-
trancing smile, II shallsbe very glad to
see you; the woods are beautiful then.D
The next day DR.. Selwyn came to take
his patient away. 1--WE have troubled
youa great deal. MISC jamie, Z he said,
ssbut now you can rest; we shall not dis
turb you for a long time How he
pitied her as he glanced at her pale face
and quivering lips. r he could only bear
this trouble for her! But the ldndest
thing was to get tho parting over and
this was soon acco omplished.