The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-02-13

beautiful head, her slender throat, the
delicate aquiline profile, the dark hair
and eyes that set off so we'll her whole-
somely roseate cheeks And when he
came to know her, and found her a
bright, sweet young creature, full of
sentiment and romance, Jacks rather
impressionable nature melted before
such beauty; he thought he fell in love
with her.
Nelly had heard all about the tender
tokens, the flowers, the volumes of po-
etry, the bits of ornamentation, even
the tiny turquoise ring wrought as a
forget-me-not; but she did not know, for
Laura had some reticence, that although
Jack had taken many of lovers priv
! ileges, he had never in good set terms
asked Laura to marry him. But, in
deed, Laura thought that he meant as
much. Perhaps, had things been differ
ent, and this gay youth been obliged to
study his full term with Judge Lamb,
he would have drifted into matrimony.
Perhaps not, but propinquity does won
| ders.
However, my dear girls, it is safest,
and, mot to put too fine point upon
it," far more decent, never to let any
man, however devoted he may be, dem
| onstrate his affection in Jacks fash
ion. Poor little Laura had given her
girlish heart entirely to this young
scapegrace, when, like others of his sort,
che loved and he rode away" You see
he had inherited half million, had got
his kingdom come," as the country
phrase is, and in the full sense of power,
pleasure and ability at last to follow out
his life's desire, Laura was quite brushed
out of his recollection. He had superb
studio in Rome now, had his valet, his
horses, his fine lodgings, was buon
camarado with all the artists, who smiled
IatShis paintings but enjoyed his dinners;
Fin fact he was no longer lazy Jack
Davenport, but "John Davenport, the
American artist" Laura, law, Swan
field. were all dim shadows; he did not
even sketch her face any more, he was
sprawling at the feet of a massive
l blonde German beauty, sort of splendid
Glumdacfitch who could have strangled
Laura with two fingers, or tossed her in
to Che 1Yber Ikea dead kitten.
-. Laura did not know all this; she was
hurt and surprised that Jack did not
write her, but out of her kind heart and
abundant Affection she made excuses for
him; and out of her remains of self
respect forbore to write first; so she
heard nothing, nor would she have been
edited had she heard all; it was case
where Ignorance is bliss"
Nor did Nelly know it either, or per-
haps she would have forborne her small
|FaHHgg nven thong asheewas girl.
: Naturally, she took sEaura's view of
the -case;s and, though. she suspected let
tiers were at least infrequent between
the pair, she thought if they were the
valentine would be still more of a sur
prise to laura and hoax her more sue
tcsssEul4y'> i.1ai.~ j.. .,t1i&zi
SO in due time thes:verses were con-
coeted., It, takes very little talent to
write such rhymess4-and Mrs. Damon
strongly advised Nelly ITO eliminate
Lamb from her work of art. inasmuch
asitswastnot petice razas and sug-
gested : f.cfam, 81 'shahsss' i allan" and
various other words quite. Ineligible
Therefore the following sentimental
lines were hammered out and intrusted
se s e 2sPy I'll, 5Bgsb tn my new
seal: thatsgot an. old English D on it,"
said Nelly. Laura never saw that, nor