New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-09-17

are the ones that were lost. Oh, how
much obliged to you | ami replied
she, with evident satisfaction. exam
ming them meantime attentively.
Had not her gaze been directed to!
the keys she must have observed Mig
els renewed agitation.
g A friend OF yours?" he faltered.
May ask vino? WHAT'S her name?"
Her name?'' responded. the lady,
looking up with Il smile. 1T is not
a lady, but q gentleman who lost
the KEYS
"A gentleman stammered Nigel,
and by the time his listener began to
perceive that there was something
connected with the bunch of keys
which raised some memories not al
together free from pain.
81 am sure my friend would like to
thank you himself for your kindness
in bringing back his property" she
said. "Will you sit down? He has
only walked up to the ruins with my
daughters"
you are very kind, +" replied Nigel,
his heart beating unevenly as he ac-
cepted Mrs. Gray's offer.
Then, as strangers are wont to do
when they are thrown together. and
civility obliges them to make some
effort at conversation, several COM
monplace remarks were exchanged
between the lady and gentleman,
while Nigels pulses were throbbing
and the question mentally recurring,
'Who is this man who owns her key"
He had hardly waited a quarter of
on hour when footsteps andlaughter
announced the return of the Misses
Grey and their visitor.
Here they are" said Mrs. Grey.
The door was thrown open, and
two young ladies entered, followed
by a very handsome young man.
''Huoh," exclaimed the lady Of the
house, turning to the newcomer,
this gentleman has kindly brought
your keys. He found them in walk
ing from Foreham."
Glow fortunate! Indeed / am
much indebted to you,' said Mrs.
Grey's visitor.
Nigel had sent a piercing look in
the direction of the young man, but
at once saw that he was unknown to
him. There was no excuse for Ringer
ing any longer, but he could not 90
till he had determined something
which tore him with bitterest agony.
{" You will tell mel hope, 'faltered
he, chow this key came into your
possession?" and he indicated the
bright line of gold hanging amid the
steel.
ooh, that one!'' replied the young
man carelessly, ''That isn't mine,
as a matter Of fact, though [ hardly
suppose shall ever have an oppor-
tunity of restoring it to it's owner"
"Where-where did you find it?'''
cried Nigel, now in uncontrolla BILE
agitation-so keen that it commune
Gated itself in part to his hearers.
II picked it up on board the ship
last year when went over to America
tor an autumn trip answered the
other. cit belonged to q younglady
one of the passengers and-and"
"You and she are engaged?' in
terrupted Nigel, in a voice scarcely
audible from the emotion of the
speaker.
''No; we are strangers, the young
man FASTENED to say II have never
been able to restore the key (which l
recognized as hers from having often
observed it hanging from her watch
chain) because pressing business,
coupled with the severe illness of a
near relative who had journeyed out
without me, prevented my tracing
this lady Immediately. Afterward it
was too late; she and her mother
had left the hotel to which / found
they had gone on landing, and so
| placed the key on my own ring.
Suppose Inow transfer it to your
keeping?"
Nigel had sat down again. The re-
vulsion Of feeling had been too strong
for him after believing that his lost
love was eternally divided from him
that she must be. betrothed to the
handsome young man who possessed
her key. Once, three years ago, he
.ihd o1C uotll DSeH Ou Gtie cFt u IIltik-
ing their VOWS together at the altar,
when all at once, through his own
foolish jealousy, this bright vision Of
happiness had vanished. Evelyn
his Evie-had been terrified by his
too strict demands that she should
see no one, think Of no one, when in
his presence, and d quarrel all Of his
making, had ensued. CHANGING back
he could perceive his error. his folly,
his harshness-noW when it was in
deed too late. Such undue proper
tions had his jealousy taken that he
had imagined Evelyn cared not for
him, but his wealth, and he had made
one unguarded exclamation to this
effect. One only, but it was enough
for the high-souled loving girl who
had promised to be his bride. y.
Next day she sent back his gifts
with three brief lines:
This time yesterday nothing but death
could have forced me from you. now nothing
but death can reunite US. EVELYN MORE
Nigel had flown up to town before
His briof ia ,.ox,,o1l yv;rol