Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-01

you yeve rv love You as do; it is not IN her
nI Rut there are depths in Charles nature
,rb;cb have never been fathomed..
" "obi that YOU had seen her first anu
had never loved me. Then couio nave
Unit Knit in the deepest Of her anguish she !,
never does Charlie the injustice 70 .n, ~.
that shehas tried to WIN fh,lip lU,o' ~
that Independent young ia,ay ;reS 20 his
hacIx with Indifference amounting almost
10 rudeness and seems to take oen tn
in vexing him and In disagreeing Win hiii'
~ Rossie and Philip were ont in the flower
,,a,don one morning, and as he talks 70 nel
Che sees that his eyes are wandering
around in search OF something. or some
one, Presently he catches q giinpsee ol u
white dress through the trees; Opmo
here. Charlie" he calls, and tell ine no"
You fixed that new book:
She comes carelessly forward, sWLnsMs
her broad brimmed straw nat by tn9 ~; III
hona Her sunny hair IS blown IN niue
co, crrIine Ioye-locks around her broad,
white brow. and her round cheeks are as
softly mink as the half-blown roses IN her
belt .. TO- NTH HE
heart in his ewes. and taking her hand he
Where have you been keeping your
self? | haven't seen you for an age,
"Do YOU call two days an age!" asks
Charlie, innocently. ,;u
And his heart leaps at the ndtee auiills-
sion that she has counted the time since
she last saw him. =. 49,, ~,
company too agreeable ana mas hept away
from him Intentionally. 80, -:
PhiIip makes no attempt TO hide ms
pleasure at seeing her, and the pam AT
Bessie's heart is so great that she grows
white to the lips. Murmuring something
about being needed at the house, and tell
inc Charlie to entertain Philip. she turns
away, for the torture is moro tnan she Gun
bear. -. III. t.o.
her; II have letter TO write this MORN
ing ,o ;sr,, ;t2u
asks Philip.
her room she locks herself IN, and down
on her knees. with her face in her hands,
she battles with her grief and her wound
ed love. After time she rises 10 her rect
She docs not know how long she has been
there. but it seems hours.
Il must go back" she thinks, my
absence will look strangely"
She smooths her rumpled halr ana com
posing her features goes down to the gar
den, As she draws near she hears fhlup
voice. raising her eyes she sees him through
the shrubbery, only q few feet distant.
He is in the act of placing white rose
bud in Charles curls and his words come
plainly to her ears:
Queen rose of the rosebud garden OF
girls. queen lily and rose in one, ne muir
murs tenderly and there is no mistaklng
the look of passionate love on his face.
Charlie raises her eyes and her lace
hushes hot crimson.
Hush that nonsense, she says, moving
her head away with quick. naughty ges-
ture. Il don't like Iennyson; 1t IS so
silly"
BESSIE turns and goes back 10 the house
with the bitterness of death at her heart.
After awhile she hears Charlie come IN;
and she knows that Philip has gone, with
out seeing her, and her heart tells her
without caring 10 see her.
She sees nothing more of Charlie until
she goes down to dinner. Charlie looks
around and asks where her papa Is and she
tells her that he has been called away ana
Will not be back until night. -.
She makes pretence at eating her dln-
ner. but Charlie sits and crumDles her
bread in her plate without eating amouth-
full. There is preoccupied look on her
usually merry face and she looks pale and
troubled. After dinner she goes off some
where and Bessie returns to her room. In
a short time she hears Charlie come In ana
90 to her room, and in few minutes she
hears her go down again.
Struck by sudden thought Bessie goes
to her room door and looks out. She sees
nothing of Charlie, and she goes down and
out to the stable.
Just as she had feared there stands
Charlie in her riding habit. while BOP IS
just leading from the stable the black
horse. saddled and bridled. He Is mag
nificent-looklng animal, but be. paws the
ground with an impatient hoof and lays
his pointed ears back on his head and rolls
his fiery ewes in manner that would nave
daunted heart less daring than Charles.
"Oh! Charlie" cries Bessie, you are
surely not going to ride Black Prrince!",,
81 surely am" answers Charlie coolly.
bob, bring him here"
bob" commands Bessie, In her most
authoritative tones. take that horse
back TO the stable. Charlie must not ride
him."
Bob" cries Charlie imperiously, stamp
ing her small foot to emphasize heI
words, bring him here to the block this
instant"
Rob looks from her to Bessie in dis
tress. not knowing which one to obey.
"Do as / command YOU" says Bessie
sternly.
Bob" says Charlie threatenlngly, " il
YOU don't bring that horse here this instant
you Will be sorry for it,"
At this dark threat Bob weakens and
Charlie has her own way, as she generally
4 nD1 "a in thn saddle
Don't be uneasy dear" she says, as sht
sees the look of real distress on her sisters
face. 81 can manage MIN, and I'll be back
before you have missed me-"
Hold him tight, Miss Charlie" says
Bob. hes got mighty hard mouth.
DIM put derankest curb on him dat i could
git. Hold him tight and doan let him ~
de bit tween his teeth and you's al
right"
He releases the bride and the big horse
leans forward with bound. But Charlie
mills him down with a firm hand and holds
him steady while she pats his arched neck
and talks to him soothIngly.
She then starts him forward at swift
gallOp.
Bessie watches the graceful figure in il
dark blue habit until 1t is lost TO view II
! the distance and then goes back to the
house to await with what patience she cal
for her sisters return.
Charlie rides on, and does not draw rein
until Black Princes glossy coat Is hot and
moist and the lengthening shadows warn
her 20 return. She has wanted to be by
herself alone with her thOughts-and this
long, swift ride has soothed and calmed
her. She turns her horses head. and he Is
willing enough to start on his homeward
road at gentle pace.
She has nearly reached home and is con-
graduating herself on having returned in
safety. when suddenly from a by-patch
there leaps into the road Philips big St
Bernard. Leo. He comes to view so sud.
denly and looks 80 lion-like that he startles
Charlie, and Black Prince, with a wild
snort of terror, gives o quick sideward
bound and lands his rider in heap by the
roadside.
He runs home, and Bessie. who is on the
lawn. watching for Charlie. sees him as he
dashes up and stops at the closed gates.
Without word 10 any one, and almost
beside herself with terror, she starts of to
look for Charlie. whom she fully expects
to find dead or unconscious on the road.
She has barely left the grounds before
she hears the sound of Philips well-knOwn
voice raised in tones of love and anguish.
She looks ahead of her and there, not
twenty yards away, she sees a picture that
causes her to clutch the nearest object for
support.
There on his knees is her Philip. her
king, in his arms he clasps Charles uncon-
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